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[[File:Covenant_Pinch_Fusion_reactor.jpg|thumb|A [[Covenant assault carrier]]'s pinch fusion reactor]] | [[File:Covenant_Pinch_Fusion_reactor.jpg|thumb|A [[Covenant assault carrier]]'s pinch fusion reactor]] | ||
'''Pinch fusion reactors''' are fusion reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships. | '''Pinch fusion reactors''' are [[Nuclear fusion|fusion reactors]] that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships. They are much more advanced than [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] fusion reactors, and use [[tritium]] to generate [[plasma]] that is heated by [[Wikipedia:Pinch (plasma physics)|pinched]] magnetic fields.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 193''</ref> If their cooling systems are disabled or their maximum heat loads are exceeded, they can often fail explosively.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 305''</ref> | ||
Small pinch fusion reactors are used to power the Covenant's [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|Type-38 "Tyrant" anti-air cannons]]. | Small pinch fusion reactors are used to power the Covenant's [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|Type-38 "Tyrant" anti-air cannons]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Power generation]] | [[Category:Power generation]] | ||