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A typical ship-based MAC fires slugs of either ferric [[Tungsten]] or depleted uranium at | A typical ship-based MAC fires slugs of either ferric [[Tungsten]] or depleted uranium at 0.0001% (1/10,000) the speed of light, 30,000m/s. The high muzzle speed gives the 600 ton slug the kinetic energy and momentum necessary to damage a target and partially mitigates the unguided nature of the slug and its lack of maneuverability. [[ODP|Orbital Defense Platforms]] fire a 3,000 ton slug at nearly 50% of the [[Wikipedia:Speed of light|speed of light]] about 150,000 km/s, enough to pierce the shield of a Covenant ship, destroy it and keep going (as seen in ''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' pt 4.) (similar to the Stanchion Rifle of ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' on how it pierced office buildings and its trajectory and velocity were unchanged). Hence demonstrating the ability of the MAC round to pierce multiple obstacles before fully stopping the projectile, if needed. | ||
The Super MAC Slug can be seen on the level [[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]; Go out of the elevator to the bomb and immediately turn left, then go into the hollow rail in the middle of the room, you will see the 3,000 ton slug being placed into the firing chamber. In other words, stare down the moving thing in the middle of the room. Consequently, walking into the firing chamber will result in the [[Master Chief]] being crushed by a slug as it is loaded into the chamber. | The Super MAC Slug can be seen on the level [[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]; Go out of the elevator to the bomb and immediately turn left, then go into the hollow rail in the middle of the room, you will see the 3,000 ton slug being placed into the firing chamber. In other words, stare down the moving thing in the middle of the room. Consequently, walking into the firing chamber will result in the [[Master Chief]] being crushed by a slug as it is loaded into the chamber. | ||