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[[File:HTMCC-HR RevenantMortar 1.png|thumb|300px|The Class-2 medium plasma mortar mounted on a {{Pattern|Rizvum|Revenant}}.]]
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The '''Class-2 medium plasma mortar''' is a variant of the [[Covenant]] [[plasma mortar]] mounted on the {{Pattern|Rizvum|Revenant}} and [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder]].{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=154}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p275|Enc22|Page=275}} It is a downscaled version of the [[heavy plasma mortar]] mounted on the [[Wraith]]s. While charging, the plasma possesses a bluish tinge, though it is red when it is fired. The weapon has a less pronounced parabolic arc than its larger cousin. The mortar can fire once every two to five seconds.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_080610|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update 08.06.10|D=7|M=2|Y=2021}}
{{Quote|It’s not nearly as powerful as the Wraith’s cannon, and the arc is less pronounced, but the rate of fire is cranked up a few ticks...|Bungie}}
[[File:Reach_Revenant.jpg|right|thumb|304px|A Revenant firing its light plasma mortar.]]
The '''light plasma mortar''' is the only weapon of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant's]] [[Revenant (vehicle)|Revenant]] infantry support vehicle. It is essentially a downscaled version of the [[plasma mortar]] mounted on the Covenant [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]]. When charging, the weapon's projectile possesses a bluish tinge, though it is red when fired. It can fire one round every two to three seconds. The weapon has a less pronounced parabolic arc than its larger cousin.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_080610 Bungie Weekly Update Bungie Weekly Update ''08.06.10'']</ref>


==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HaloReach-RevenantMortar.png|Render of a Revenant firing its Class-2 plasma mortar.
File:HaloReach - Revenant Firing.jpg|A light plasma mortar being fired at a Wraith.
File:HTMCC-HR RevenantMortar 2.png|A Revenant firing its plasma mortar.
File:Revenant - Gameplay01.png|A Revenant using the weapon against a Wraith.
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''


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==Gallery==
{{Covenant heavy weapons}}
<gallery captionalign="left">
[[Category:Covenant weapons]]
File:CovenantRevenant.jpg|A frontal view of a light plasma mortar being fired.
[[Category:Mortar]]
File:Halo-reach-20100803092818859 640w.jpg|A light plasma mortar being fired at a Wraith.
</gallery>

Latest revision as of 16:12, August 21, 2023

This article is about the medium variant of the plasma mortar mounted on Revenants. For other ground-based plasma mortars, see Plasma mortar.
A Class-2 medium plasma mortar on a Rizvum-pattern Revenant on Halo: Reach multiplayer level Forge World.
The Class-2 medium plasma mortar mounted on a Rizvum-pattern Revenant.

The Class-2 medium plasma mortar is a variant of the Covenant plasma mortar mounted on the Rizvum-pattern Revenant and Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder.[1][2] It is a downscaled version of the heavy plasma mortar mounted on the Wraiths. While charging, the plasma possesses a bluish tinge, though it is red when it is fired. The weapon has a less pronounced parabolic arc than its larger cousin. The mortar can fire once every two to five seconds.[3]

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