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A '''440mm''',or '''"Four-Forty"''' as referred to by UNSC troops, is a UNSC artillery weapon developed around [[2552]].<ref name="fourforty">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 116''</ref> As an artillery piece, it is most likely used to destroy | A '''440mm''', or '''"Four-Forty"''' as referred to by UNSC troops, is a UNSC artillery weapon developed around [[2552]].<ref name="fourforty">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 116''</ref> As an artillery piece, it is most likely used to destroy enemy forces from a distance, providing indirect fire support for ground troops. It may be an explosive shell, or, more likely, an artillery rocket. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
During a training mission on [[Onyx]], one of the [[SPARTAN-III]] candidates mistook an explosion caused by an [[Onyx Sentinel]] for a 440mm piece.<ref name="fourforty"/> | During a training mission on [[Onyx]], one of the [[SPARTAN-III]] candidates mistook an explosion caused by an [[Onyx Sentinel]] for a 440mm piece.<ref name="fourforty"/> | ||
==Size issue== | ==Size issue== | ||