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[[Image:UNSC Laser Designator.png|300px|thumb|right|The Laser Designator.]] | [[Image:UNSC Laser Designator.png|300px|thumb|right|The Laser Designator.]] | ||
The '''Laser Designator''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] piece of equipment.<ref>[ | The '''Laser Designator''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] piece of equipment.<ref>'''[[Halo: Landfall]]''' - ''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''</ref> The designator uses the same butt-stock, pistol grip and main section as the [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS-99D S2 AM Sniper Rifle]], with the only difference being the absence of an ammunition magazine and barrel, and the replacement of these with a laser designator and different optical scope.<ref>[http://wetaworkshop.com/projects/filmography/galleries/halo3 WETA Workshop gallery]</ref> | ||
It was first seen in use during the short video, ''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'', by an injured [[UNSC Marine]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], [[S. Hartley]], during the [[Battle of Sector Six]]. Though injured, he used it to acquire the trajectory information of the [[John-117]]'s descent through [[Earth]]'s atmosphere, pinpointing his eventual crash site. | It was first seen in use during the short video, ''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'', by an injured [[UNSC Marine]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], [[S. Hartley]], during the [[Battle of Sector Six]]. Though injured, he used it to acquire the trajectory information of the [[John-117]]'s descent through [[Earth]]'s atmosphere, pinpointing his eventual crash site. | ||
== | ==Target Locator== | ||
In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', there is a new weapon similar in function to the laser designator called the Target Locator.<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/109/1098584p1.html '''IGN''': ''E3 2010: Firefight in Halo: Reach – Bigger & Better'']</ref> When the trigger is held down for several seconds, a blue circle appears on the ground and large blasts fall from the sky, doing a large amount of area damage.<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14276699/halo-project/videos/e310_halor_gmp_mortarstrike.html '''IGN''': ''Halo: Reach Xbox 360 Gameplay - E3 2010:Mortar Strike (Off Screen)'']</ref> | |||
In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||