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The mega turret is a massive Covenant [[plasma]] turret that was in service during and after the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It is capable of dishing out considerable damage against hostile forces. It fires three bolts of superheated plasma in quick succession, doing considerably high damage to nearby enemy units. | The mega turret is a massive Covenant [[plasma]] turret that was in service during and after the [[Human-Covenant War]]. During the height of the empire, the turret was used by the Covenant to protect Covenant military and religious installations, but these massive cannons have also been encountered at remote colonies and outposts guarding nothing of obvious value and reflexively attacking all who approach without long-forgotten authorization codes. The [[Banished]] deploy the Mega Turret as a straightforward anti-siege weapon at [[Outpost|war camps]] on the [[Installation 00|Ark]] which have the necessary infrastructure and permanence to support their use.<ref name="PLWI">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', Phoenix Logs, Banished Buildings ''Mega Turret''</ref><ref name="BACK">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/back-mentality '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Back Mentality'']</ref> It is capable of dishing out considerable damage against hostile forces. It fires three bolts of superheated plasma in quick succession, doing considerably high damage to nearby enemy units. | ||
Its appearance, design and function is similar to that of the [[Type-48 Weevil|Type-48 Weevil Artillery Platform]]. | Its appearance, design and function is similar to that of the [[Type-48 Weevil|Type-48 Weevil Artillery Platform]]. | ||
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During the [[Battle for Arcadia]], the Covenant deployed a mega turret near one of [[Pirth City]]'s spaceports shortly before [[Unidentified civilian cargo ship|the evacuation ships]] were due to launch. The turret failed to stop the launch and two of the ships escaped.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Another mega turret was deployed in the outskirts of Pirth City, but was destroyed by the UNSC forces from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]], the Covenant forces abandoned one of their mega turrets near the exit that led to the surface of the [[shield world]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape]]''</ref> | During the [[Battle for Arcadia]], the Covenant deployed a mega turret near one of [[Pirth City]]'s spaceports shortly before [[Unidentified civilian cargo ship|the evacuation ships]] were due to launch. The turret failed to stop the launch and two of the ships escaped.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Another mega turret was deployed in the outskirts of Pirth City, but was destroyed by the UNSC forces from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]], the Covenant forces abandoned one of their mega turrets near the exit that led to the surface of the [[shield world]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape]]''</ref> | ||
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File:SCN05 MegaTurret-screenshot.jpg|The Covenant mega turret firing upon attacking UNSC forces in ''Halo Wars''. | File:SCN05 MegaTurret-screenshot.jpg|The Covenant mega turret firing upon attacking UNSC forces in ''Halo Wars''. | ||
File:HaloWars-CovenantMegaTurret.png|A Covenant mega turret. | File:HaloWars-CovenantMegaTurret.png|A Covenant mega turret. | ||
File:HW CreviceBattle.jpg|A Mega turret on the map [[Crevice]] in an early build of ''Halo Wars''. | |||
File:Battle for Epsilon Expanse.png|The Covenant mega turret on Draetheus V in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | File:Battle for Epsilon Expanse.png|The Covenant mega turret on Draetheus V in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | ||
File:HSA-MegaTurret-Closeup.jpg|Closeup of a mega turret in ''Halo: Spartan Assault''. | File:HSA-MegaTurret-Closeup.jpg|Closeup of a mega turret in ''Halo: Spartan Assault''. | ||
