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[[File:Halo2-AntimatterCharge.png|right|300px|thumb|The antimatter charge from ''Halo 2''.]] | [[File:Halo2-AntimatterCharge.png|right|300px|thumb|The antimatter charge from ''Halo 2''.]] | ||
The '''antimatter charge''' is a [[Covenant]] weapon utilizing [[antimatter]] as an explosive. Sizes and uses | The '''antimatter charge''' is a [[Covenant]] weapon utilizing [[antimatter]] as an explosive. Sizes and uses of antimatter charges vary, with some being a counterpart to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s tactical [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref name="HaloTheFloodCh1">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 27''</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Little is known of the smaller variant used by Covenant troops to breach UNSC vessels, though the larger variant has been seen close-up. The charge's appearance is that of a long bulbous shape with many spikes protruding from it. It has a central control hub located at the top of the bomb. It utilizes the annihilation of matter and antimatter to create an explosive. Nearly one hundred percent of the energy in the matter is released in a massive explosion, in contrast to the mere seven percent released by a UNSC nuclear fusion warhead. | Little is known of the smaller variant used by Covenant troops to breach UNSC vessels, though the larger variant has been seen close-up. The charge's appearance is that of a long bulbous shape with many spikes protruding from it. It has a central control hub located at the top of the bomb. It utilizes the annihilation of matter and antimatter to create an explosive. Nearly one hundred percent of the energy in the matter is released in a massive explosion, in contrast to the mere seven percent released by a UNSC nuclear fusion warhead.{{Citation needed}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
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File:Covenant bomb and core.jpg|[[John-117]] delivering a bomb to a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}'s [[fusion reactor]]. | File:Covenant bomb and core.jpg|[[John-117]] delivering a bomb to a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}'s [[fusion reactor]]. | ||
File:H2-MasterChief-ArmingBomb.jpg|Master Chief John-117 arming the Covenant antimatter charge. | File:H2-MasterChief-ArmingBomb.jpg|Master Chief John-117 arming the Covenant antimatter charge. | ||
File: | File:Athensstation.jpg|[[Athens Station]] is destroyed by an antimatter charge during the opening stages of the [[Battle of Earth]]. | ||
File:HaloLegends-AntimatterCharge.png|[[Solomon-069]] in front of an Antimatter Charge in ''[[The Package]]''. | File:HaloLegends-AntimatterCharge.png|[[Solomon-069]] in front of an Antimatter Charge in ''[[The Package]]''. | ||
File:HaloLegends-AntimatterCharge-ArmingScreen.png|The arming screen of an Antimatter Charge in "The Package". | File:HaloLegends-AntimatterCharge-ArmingScreen.png|The arming screen of an Antimatter Charge in "The Package". | ||
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File:HaloLegends-ArmScreen2-Postblast.png|The antimatter charge's arming screen, detonating. | File:HaloLegends-ArmScreen2-Postblast.png|The antimatter charge's arming screen, detonating. | ||
File:H2A - Master Chief and antimatter charge.png|Master Chief dragging the antimatter charge, as it appears in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''. | File:H2A - Master Chief and antimatter charge.png|Master Chief dragging the antimatter charge, as it appears in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:H2A-JohnWithCovenantBomb.jpg|John-117 with the antimatter charge into an assault carrier's core in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''. | |||
File:H2A-AntimatterChargeActivate.jpg|John-117 arms the antimatter charge in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||