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<center>''Were you looking for the | <center>''Were you looking for the shoulder-mounted [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] or for the [[Assault cannon|Hunter's variant]]?''</center> | ||
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| vehicle = [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]] (1P) [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Air Wraith]] | | vehicle = [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]] (1P) [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Air Wraith]] | ||
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The '''fuel rod cannon''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] vehicle-mounted projectile weapon.<ref name="vis9"/> | The '''fuel rod cannon''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] vehicle-mounted projectile weapon.<ref name="vis9"/> It is a larger and more powerful version of the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Type-33 LAAW]], with anti-vehicle and anti-air applications. It is employed by a variety of vehicles, including [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Air Wraiths]] and a variant of the [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|T-26 Shade turret]]. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
Banshees are equipped with a single fuel rod cannon for attacking hardened ground targets, while Anti-Air Wraiths are fitted with two pods of three. [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun#Fuel rod Shade|Fuel rod Shades]] are equipped with a single fuel rod cannon. | Banshees are equipped with a single fuel rod cannon for attacking hardened ground targets, while Anti-Air Wraiths are fitted with two pods of three. [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun#Fuel rod Shade|Fuel rod Shades]] are equipped with a single fuel rod cannon. All of these variants fire Class-2 rounds, with Banshees being capable of also firing Class-3 projectiles. | ||
The [[Mgalekgolo]]'s [[assault cannon]] uses similar technology, as it fires bolts of green incendiary fluid. | The [[Mgalekgolo]]'s [[assault cannon]] uses similar technology, as it fires bolts of green incendiary fluid. | ||
Banshees often use the weapon to wipe out groups of infantry, or to soften heavily armored targets before finishing them with its [[Class-2 Energy Gun|medium plasma cannons]]. The projectiles are especially lethal to light vehicles, such as a [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]] or [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|Mongoose]], which will be sent flying by the explosion. | |||
The | The automated [[Covenant automated plasma turret|Turrets]] used to defend Covenant bases are sometimes equipped with Fuel Rod Cannons, in order to better defend the base against vehicular assault. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |
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Template:Weapon The fuel rod cannon is a Covenant vehicle-mounted projectile weapon.[1] It is a larger and more powerful version of the Type-33 LAAW, with anti-vehicle and anti-air applications. It is employed by a variety of vehicles, including Banshees, Anti-Air Wraiths and a variant of the T-26 Shade turret.
Design
The weapon fires fuel rods, caseless projectiles which contain radioactive, highly explosive material encased in a transparent shell. The colloquialism "fuel rod", commonly used by the UNSC to refer to the weapon's ammunition, is technically incorrect;[2] it originates from the projectiles' resemblance to how nuclear fuel rods are commonly depicted in popular culture.[3]
This weapon functions in a similar fashion to the man-portable Type-33 LAAW, but the fuel rods fired by the cannon are larger and more damaging. Most fuel rod weapons, including the T33 LAAW, fire ammunition designated as Class-2, which is effective against armor and infantry on short ranges. For anti-air combat, however, the Covenant employ a more effective type of fuel rod, designated as Class-3. Although visually identical to the Class-2 rounds, Class-3 fuel rods are more powerful, have a greater range, and are capable of tracking the heat signatures of vehicles.[1]
Usage
Banshees are equipped with a single fuel rod cannon for attacking hardened ground targets, while Anti-Air Wraiths are fitted with two pods of three. Fuel rod Shades are equipped with a single fuel rod cannon. All of these variants fire Class-2 rounds, with Banshees being capable of also firing Class-3 projectiles.
The Mgalekgolo's assault cannon uses similar technology, as it fires bolts of green incendiary fluid.
Banshees often use the weapon to wipe out groups of infantry, or to soften heavily armored targets before finishing them with its medium plasma cannons. The projectiles are especially lethal to light vehicles, such as a Ghost or Mongoose, which will be sent flying by the explosion.
The automated Turrets used to defend Covenant bases are sometimes equipped with Fuel Rod Cannons, in order to better defend the base against vehicular assault.
Trivia
- In Halo 3, on Heroic or Legendary, if an Anti-Air Wraith gets a direct hit on the player, it will kill him/her instantly. However, it is rather rare for an Anti-Air Wraith to attack ground targets.
- In Halo 2 and Halo 3: ODST, T-33 LAAWs or Fuel Rod Guns are referred to as Fuel Rod Cannons.
Gallery
The fuel rod variant of the T-26 ASG turret.[5]
Sources
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- ^ Bungie.net: Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
- ^ Halo: Landfall
- ^ Halo: Reach