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[[File:Halo3_E3_TRAILER_2007_720p30_ST_6300Kbps_002_0001.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[cCS-class battlecruiser|''CCS''-class battlecruiser]] firing an energy projector.]]
[[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 [[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>}}
{{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>}}


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==History==
==History==
The energy projector was first encountered during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]], where it was used by a [[Covenant battleship]]. It was more frequently seen in later years, such as during the [[Harvest]] [[Harvest Campaign|campaign]] and [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. Throughout the course of the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion of Reach]], the population centres suffered tremendous structural damage due to the Covenant's glassing of the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>. Similarly, several frigates fall prey to the energy projectors during the engagement.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>
The energy projector was first encountered during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]], where it was used by a [[Covenant super-destroyer]]. It was more frequently seen in later years, such as during the [[Harvest]] [[Harvest Campaign|campaign]] and [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. Throughout the course of the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion of Reach]], the population centres suffered tremendous structural damage due to the Covenant's glassing of the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>. Similarly, several frigates fall prey to the energy projectors during the engagement.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>


The ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' used an energy projector to destroy the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophet's]] temple after he had been assassinated by [[John-117]] on [[Installation 05]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref> In the [[Battle of Earth]], the city of [[Voi]] was glassed by the [[Fleet of Retribution]] to stop a [[The Flood|Flood]] infestation.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>
The ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' used an energy projector to destroy the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophet's]] temple after he had been assassinated by [[John-117]] on [[Installation 05]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref> In the [[Battle of Earth]], the city of [[Voi]] was glassed by the [[Fleet of Retribution]] to stop a [[The Flood|Flood]] infestation.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>
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===Distribution===
===Distribution===
According to [[Frederic-104]], "Only the big ships have them." [[reverence-class cruiser|''Reverence''-class cruisers]], [[Covenant supercruiser|supercruisers]], [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carriers]], [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarriers]] and [[cCS-class battlecruiser|''CCS''-class battlecruisers]] are known to be equipped with energy projectors. Carriers are armed with one energy projector underneath the bow, one on their dorsal sides, and one near the [[gravity lift]]. ''CCS''-class battlecruisers feature one under the bow and one near the gravity lift.
According to [[Frederic-104]], "Only the big ships have them." [[reverence-class cruiser|''Reverence''-class cruisers]], [[Covenant supercruiser|supercruisers]], [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carriers]], [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarriers]] and [[CCS-class battlecruiser|''CCS''-class battlecruisers]] are known to be equipped with energy projectors. Carriers are armed with one energy projector underneath the bow, one on their dorsal sides, and one near the [[gravity lift]]. ''CCS''-class battlecruisers feature one under the bow and one near the gravity lift.


==Halo Wars==
==Halo Wars==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The color of the energy projector's beam is not the same in every game. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', it is purple. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', it is blue. In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', it is colored red. This may be indicative of different power settings, as the energy projectors of [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s have been seen in all three colors.
* The color of the energy projector's beam is not the same in every game. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', it is purple. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', it is blue. In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', it is colored red. This may be indicative of different power settings, as the energy projectors of [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s have been seen in all three colors.
* The time an energy projector takes to charge is also often quite different. The CCS-class battlecruiser fought at the end of ''Halo: Reach'' takes 20 seconds to charge its energy projector, while ships of the same class in [[New Alexandria]] are shown charging theirs in only two, then sustaining fire for [[seven]] seconds. Likewise, a CSS-class Assault Carrier in ''ODST'' is shown charging its projector in thirty-six seconds, but an earlier one charges its own indefinitely until the player passes through a gate. This could be explained by a difference in operation, such as the cruisers at New Alexandria needing to expend less energy to destroy some buildings at New Alexandria while needing more to cut through the heavily armored ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''.
* The time an energy projector takes to charge is also often quite different. The CCS-class battlecruiser fought at the end of ''Halo: Reach'' takes 20 seconds to charge its energy projector, while ships of the same class in [[New Alexandria]] are shown charging theirs in only two, then sustaining fire for [[seven]] seconds. Likewise, a CAS-class assault carrier in ''ODST'' is shown charging its projector in thirty-six seconds, but an earlier one charges its own indefinitely until the player passes through a gate. This could be explained by a difference in operation, such as the cruisers at New Alexandria needing to expend less energy to destroy some buildings at New Alexandria while needing more to cut through the heavily armored ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Firing Energy Projector.png|A Covenant Assault carrier firing its energy projector in ''Halo 2''.
File:Firing Energy Projector.png|A Covenant assault carrier firing its energy projector in ''Halo 2''.
File:Glassing Upclose.jpg|A close-up to the energy projector used by a CCS-class battlecruiser.
File:Glassing Upclose.jpg|A close-up to the energy projector used by a CCS-class battlecruiser.
File:AC Cargobay.jpg|Large Covenant ships, such as the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', have energy projectors located on their undersides.
File:AC Cargobay.jpg|Large Covenant ships, such as the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', have energy projectors located on their undersides.
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