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The Fuel Rod Cannon is a mighty powerful weapon, thus [[vehicles]] equipped with it are very dangerous especially on higher difficulties. The [[Banshee]] in [[Halo]] and [[Halo 3]] often use the weapon to soften you up before firing it's Plasma Cannons, especially if you are using a LAAG or [[Shade]]. If using a very light vehicle (Ghost or Mongoose) the enemy Banshee may just use its Fuel Rod Cannon, sending you cart-wheeling into the air. It will not bother with it's Plasma Cannons, especially if it is in a group of Banshees as they can fire almost continuously among them. It is possible and desired to avoid the shot entirely, as they often fire it while they are still far away. This is harder in Halo 3, as the shots now partially home in, while in a Banshee/Hornet in Halo 3, shots from an Anti-Air Wraith home in quite fully, but shots from a Banshees only partially home in, as you can see them curving round in the air. In the [[Halo 2]] campaign, enemy [[Banshees]] never use the weapon and the issue does not come up.  

The AA Wraith's Fuel Rod Cannon's are extremely powerful and can bring down Hornets in just a few shots. In Halo: First Strike, a pair of [[Hunters]] are described as using Fuel Rod Cannons, indicating that at least one variant of their [[Assault Cannon]] can be considered to be the same class as the Fuel Rod Cannon.