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{{Weapon | {{Weapon | ||
| image=[[File:13101574-Medium.jpg|300px]] | | image=[[File:13101574-Medium.jpg|300px]] | ||
| name=Archer | | name=Archer missile | ||
| manufacturer=[[United Nations Space Command]] | | manufacturer=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
| model= | | model= | ||
| type=Missile | | type=Missile | ||
| cost= | | cost= | ||
| affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | | affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
| size= | | size= | ||
| damage per hit=Very | | damage per hit=Very high | ||
| fire=Tube | | fire=Tube fired | ||
| ammotype=High | | ammotype=High explosive | ||
| operation=Ship-to-ship missile | | operation=Ship-to-ship missile | ||
| rate of fire= | | rate of fire= | ||
| accuracy=Computer | | accuracy=Computer guided | ||
| range= | | range= | ||
| era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | | era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
| counterpart=Covenant [[ | | counterpart=Covenant [[plasma turret]] | ||
| counterwep=Covenant | | counterwep=Covenant pulse laser turret | ||
| affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | | affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Archer | '''Archer missiles''' are ship-to-ship missiles carried by [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] [[warship]]s for engaging enemy warships in space combat. UNSC ships usually carry large numbers of them, their sheer numbers making up for their underperformance against [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Energy shielding|shield technology]], though unprotected ships are able to be destroyed by Archer missile strikes to the hull and superstructure. | ||
Prior to the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC found the missiles to be effective against combatant | ==Background== | ||
Prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]], the UNSC found the missiles to be effective against [[Insurrectionist]] combatant ships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> Against the Covenant, however, they realized that the defensive measures employed by the enemy ships such as energy shields and [[point defense laser]]s suddenly rendered Archer missiles near-obsolete - lasers were able to pick off up to half of the missiles launched, and those that hit were rarely enough to penetrate the shields.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> At least one Covenant ship class, the [[Covenant stealth corvette|stealth corvette]], possesses [[Electronic countermeasures|jamming measures]] that interfere with the guidance systems. Tactics were developed to counter this, using the more devastating but slower-firing [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s to break through the shields, rendering the hulls vulnerable, but on the whole Archers proved to be ineffective weapons against the Covenant. Smaller ships, such as [[Covenant boarding craft|boarding craft]] or fighters, are much easier targets,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref> and Archers may be used in support of ground forces, launched from orbit to strike a ground-based target.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> | |||
Archer missiles are usually stored in pods of thirty, although | Archer missiles are usually stored in pods of thirty, although [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] and cruisers employ oversized missile pods to carry a larger payload. Both [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] and destroyers carry twenty-six pods, though as mentioned, destroyers carry a larger number per pod. The [[Halcyon-class cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} may have possessed as many as 300 missile pods. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*''Halo: Contact Harvest'' quotes that "A single Archer missile can disable all but the most heavily-armored UNSC ships." The UNSC fires hundreds of missiles at ''each'' Covenant ship giving testimony to the incredible defensive capabilities of their shields. | *''Halo: Contact Harvest'' quotes that "A single Archer missile can disable all but the most heavily-armored UNSC ships." The UNSC fires hundreds of missiles at ''each'' Covenant ship giving testimony to the incredible defensive capabilities of their shields. | ||
*When the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad]]'' arrived at [[Delta Halo]] from Slipspace, a bridge officer under the command of [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] says, "Archer pods are cold. I'll need to rekey the system." This is the first of the 2 mentions of Archer | *When the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad]]'' arrived at [[Delta Halo]] from Slipspace, a bridge officer under the command of [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] says, "Archer pods are cold. I'll need to rekey the system." This is the first of the 2 mentions of Archer missiles in all the games. The second reference is in [[Halo 3]] during the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. | ||
*During the [[Battle of Reach]], there was an enormous and deadly [[Covenant]] ship that Captain [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] tried to stop. The Archer missiles only "scratched" the armor. He later destroyed it with a [[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile|Shiva nuclear warhead]]. | *During the [[Battle of Reach]], there was an enormous and deadly [[Covenant]] ship that Captain [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] tried to stop. The Archer missiles only "scratched" the armor. He later destroyed it with a [[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile|Shiva nuclear warhead]]. | ||
*There is a "Radioactive" symbol on the silver plates opposite of every Archer pod opening. | *There is a "Radioactive" symbol on the silver plates opposite of every Archer pod opening. | ||
==List of | ==List of appearances== | ||
{{Appearances|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo 2|Halo: First Strike|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo 3|Halo: Contact Harvest|Halo Wars: Genesis|Halo: Evolutions}} | {{Appearances|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo 2|Halo: First Strike|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo 3|Halo: Contact Harvest|Halo Wars: Genesis|Halo: Evolutions}} | ||
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==See | ==See also== | ||
{{Template:UNSC Heavy Weapons}} | {{Template:UNSC Heavy Weapons}} | ||
[[Category:Human Weapons]] | [[Category:Human Weapons]] |