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[[File:Halo3_E3_TRAILER_2007_720p30_ST_6300Kbps_002_0001.jpg|thumb|300px|A | [[File:Halo3_E3_TRAILER_2007_720p30_ST_6300Kbps_002_0001.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[CCS-class Battlecruiser|''CCS''-class battlecruiser]] firing an energy projector.]] | ||
{{Article Quote|The titanic vessel Keyes had seen before was back. It fired its brilliant blue-white beam - a lance across space - that struck the destroyer Herodotus, one hundred thousand kilometers distant. The beam cut clean through the ship, stem to stern, dissecting her.<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 320</ref>}} | {{Article Quote|The titanic vessel [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] had seen before was back. It fired its brilliant blue-white beam - a lance across space - that struck the destroyer [[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]], one hundred thousand kilometers distant. The beam cut clean through the ship, stem to stern, dissecting her.<ref name="for">'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', page 320</ref>}} | ||
The '''Energy Projector''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] weapon used exclusively by large ships. It fires a thin beam of energized matter which has a very long range and is extremely accurate and destructive, capable of destroying ships effortlessly and "[[Glassing|glassing]]" planets, systematically rendering them sterile and incapable of sustaining life. | The '''Energy Projector''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] weapon used exclusively by large ships. It fires a thin beam of energized matter which has a very long range and is extremely accurate and destructive, capable of destroying ships effortlessly and "[[Glassing|glassing]]" planets, systematically rendering them sterile and incapable of sustaining life. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The | The energy projector was first encountered during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]], where it was used by a [[Covenant Battleship|Covenant battleship]]. It was more frequently seen in later years, such as during the [[Harvest]] [[Harvest Campaign|campaign]] and [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. The [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Regret's Carrier|assault carrier]] used one to destroy the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophet's]] temple after he had been assassinated by the [[John-117]] on [[Installation 05]]. Later, the city of [[Voi]] was glassed by the [[Fleet of Retribution]] to stop a [[Flood]] infestation. | ||
===Operation=== | ===Operation=== | ||
The weapon | The weapon fires a thin beam of extremely powerful and energetic particles. It is possible to predict when it an energy projector is about to fire as it typically charges the beam before firing, creating a visible maelstrom of energy. The beam has an effective range of over 100,000 kilometers. They resemble pulse lasers but are tinged silver white, which is similar to the scintillation effect that is seen when a Covenant ship's energy shields are hit. The energy projector's beam is seen as only a needle-thin beam that travels at light speed. The energy projector's long range allows a ship armed with such weapons to 'snipe' targets during ship-to-ship combat. The weapon has been observed to gut UNSC ships from stem to stern, as happened to the [[UNSC Frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCship|Gettysburg}} over Reach.<ref name="for"/><ref>'''''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''''</ref> | ||
===Effects=== | ===Effects=== | ||
The | Against UNSC vessels, the weapon is able to pierce dozens of centimeters of [[Titanium-A]] armor with comparative ease, rendering any form of physical defense useless. Therefore, a single hit or perforation can potentially disable or destroy vital systems, such as the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] or engines, as seen during the [[Battle of Earth]] when a single pulse from an [[Assault Carrier|assault carrier's]] dorsal energy projector crippled a [[Marathon-class Cruiser|''Marathon''-class cruiser]]. If an energy projector strikes in a critical area, such as the reactors of a ship, it could destroy the ship completely. The energy projector's beam is also able to take down the shields of a [[Covenant Frigate|Covenant frigate]] or [[Covenant Destroyer|destroyer]] with a single hit.{{Citation needed}} | ||
The beam is functionally similar to the infantry-issued [[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System|particle beam rifle]], albeit on a vastly larger scale. It is also speculated that the beam can be focused to varying degrees. In space, the beam can be focused to a smaller, more concentrated, and thus more powerful beam generally used to decimate enemy fleets from afar. It also seems to drain all or most of the energy in a Covenant ship for a brief period unless the ship is big enough to supply the power without too much of a drain. | |||
When [[Glassing#Low range bombardment|glassing]] a planet, the beam causes atmospheric and biospheric destruction by exciting the atoms in the air, thus scorching land and air life, and evaporating water with ease, suffocating aquatic life and destabilizing the planet's surface temperature. Therefore, merely firing it through the air would cause biospheric destruction on a planetary scale. In addition, the excitement of atoms could chemically alter the atmosphere or even blow it away.{{Citation needed}} The combined effect can make the planet permanently inhospitable to life, as was the case with [[Harvest]]. | |||
===Distribution=== | ===Distribution=== | ||
According to [[ | According to [[Frederic-104]], "Only the big ships have them." [[Reverence-class Cruiser|''Reverence''-class cruisers]], [[Covenant Supercruiser|supercruisers]], and [[Assault Carrier|assault carriers]], and [[CCS-class Battlecruiser|''CCS''-class battlecruisers]] are known to be equipped with energy projectors. Other large ship classes, such as the [[Covenant Supercarrier|Covenant supercarrier]], are likely to have them as well. Assault carriers one energy projector underneath the bow, one on their dorsal sides, and one near the [[Gravity Lift|gravity lift]]. ''CCS''-class battlecruisers feature one under the bow and one near the gravity lift. | ||
====Halo Wars==== | ====Halo Wars==== | ||
{{Main|Halo Wars}} | {{Main|Halo Wars}} | ||
In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the [[Prophet of Regret]] uses the '''Cleansing Beam''' as his leader power. An orbiting vessel "[[Glassing|glasses]]" the target, and has the power destroy almost anything. The weapon's capabilities can be upgraded to progressively increase power and decrease supply usage at the [[Temple (Covenant)|temple]]. The upgrades are named ''Regret's Sentence'', ''Regret's Doom'', and ''Regret's Condemnation'', respectively. | |||
To use it, the player must select the Prophet of Regret and press the '''Y''' button. The player can then use the left thumbstick to move the beam around the Prophet's field of view. The Cleansing Beam can damage all units, including the player's and allies' forces; however, Regret himself cannot be damaged by the beam. The beam's color is dependent upon the player's team color. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | <gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | ||
File:AC Cargobay.jpg|Large Covenant ships, such as the [[Shadow of Intent]], have | File:AC Cargobay.jpg|Large Covenant ships, such as the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', have energy projectors located on their undersides. | ||
File:Mombasa Glassing.jpg|A | File:Mombasa Glassing.jpg|A covenant Assault carrier glassing [[New Mombasa]] with an energy projector. | ||
File:Glassinglaz0r.jpg|The Cleansing Beam in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | File:Glassinglaz0r.jpg|The Cleansing Beam in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Covenant Weapons}} | {{Covenant Weapons}} | ||
[[Category:Covenant Weapons]] | [[Category:Covenant Weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Starship Weapons]] | [[Category:Starship Weapons]] |