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Multiple several-meter-long particle cannons similar in appearance to Z-8060s were positioned around<ref name="Osiris"/> an access point to the [[Domain]] on an [[Astroengineering|artificial]] Forerunner world, known as [[Kamchatka]] to [[human]]ity.<ref name="Kamchatka">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/kamchatka '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Kamchatka'']</ref> The cannons were reactivated during an [[Battle of Kamchatka|invasion]] by [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] in [[2558#October|October 2558]] and fired bursts of particle energy at the attacking aircraft and spacecraft.<ref name="Osiris"/>
Multiple several-meter-long particle cannons similar in appearance to Z-8060s were positioned around<ref name="Osiris"/> an access point to the [[Domain]] on an [[Astroengineering|artificial]] Forerunner world, known as [[Kamchatka]] to [[human]]ity.<ref name="Kamchatka">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/kamchatka '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Kamchatka'']</ref> The cannons were reactivated during an [[Battle of Kamchatka|invasion]] by [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] in [[2558#October|October 2558]] and fired bursts of particle energy at the attacking aircraft and spacecraft.<ref name="Osiris"/>


Particle cannons were also positioned across the surface of [[Installation 00]], "the Ark." The firing mechanisms of these cannons were embedded in the surface of the Ark and fired a blue particle beam upwards between three "prongs."<ref name="Hold the Line" /> In [[2559]],<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> Professor [[Ellen Anders]] of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} learned the location of one of these particle cannons from the Ark's [[Cartographer#Installation 00|Cartographer]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Cartographer]]''</ref> As part of [[Isabel]]'s plan, Anders assumed control over the particle cannon in order to help destroy the [[Banished]] {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' though the cannon by itself was not powerful enough to destroy the ship. Instead, the cannon was used to immobilize the ship and drain its [[energy shield]]s. However, even with Anders drawing as much power as she could into the cannon, it still took around half an hour to fully drain the carrier's shields during which time [[Douglas-042]] and UNSC forces were forced to fend off a massive Banished attack. Once the carrier's shield was down, the UNSC forces abandoned the cannon to the Banished.<ref name="Hold the Line" /> With the shields down, [[Jerome-092]] was able to board the ''Enduring Conviction'' where Isabel provoked the Ark's defending [[Sentinel]]s to destroy the ship.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Under the Dark]]''</ref>
Particle cannons were also positioned across the surface of [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark. The firing mechanisms of these cannons were embedded in the surface of the Ark and fired a blue particle beam upwards between three "prongs."<ref name="Hold the Line" /> In [[2559]],<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> Professor [[Ellen Anders]] of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} learned the location of one of these particle cannons from the Ark's [[Cartographer#Installation 00|Cartographer]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Cartographer]]''</ref> As part of [[Isabel]]'s plan, Anders assumed control over the particle cannon in order to help destroy the [[Banished]] {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' though the cannon by itself was not powerful enough to destroy the ship. Instead, the cannon was used to immobilize the ship and drain its [[energy shield]]s. However, even with Anders drawing as much power as she could into the cannon, it still took around half an hour to fully drain the carrier's shields during which time [[Douglas-042]] and UNSC forces were forced to fend off a massive Banished attack. Once the carrier's shield was down, the UNSC forces abandoned the cannon to the Banished.<ref name="Hold the Line" /> With the shields down, [[Jerome-092]] was able to board the ''Enduring Conviction'' where Isabel provoked the Ark's defending [[Sentinel]]s to destroy the ship.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Under the Dark]]''</ref>


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File:H4-Concept-ParticleCannon.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner anti-air particle cannon in ''Halo 4''
File:H4-Concept-ParticleCannon.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner anti-air particle cannon in ''[[Halo 4]]''
File:H4-Concept-Mantle-MegaCannon.jpg|Concept art of the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s point-defense particle cannons in ''Halo 4''
File:H4-Concept-Mantle-MegaCannon.jpg|Concept art of the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'s'' point-defense particle cannons in ''[[Halo 4]]''
File:Particle_cannon_-_right.jpg|A view of a particle cannon on Requiem
File:Particle_cannon_-_right.jpg|A view of a particle cannon on [[Requiem]]
File:H4 Particle Cannon firing.jpg|A Z-8060 firing on a [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]].
File:H4 Particle Cannon firing.jpg|A Z-8060 firing on a [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]]
File:H5G-Kamchatka particle cannon.jpg|One of Kamchatka's particle cannons
File:H5G-Kamchatka particle cannon.jpg|One of [[Kamchatka]]'s particle cannons
File:HW2_ParticleCannon.png|A particle cannon on Installation 00.
File:HW2_ParticleCannon.png|A particle cannon on [[Installation 00]]
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