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===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
====MAC platforms==== | ====MAC platforms==== | ||
The primary and crucial armament is a Mk. V "''Super''" [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] capable of causing near-fatal damage to even a shielded Covenant capital warship with a single slug. The slug can weigh up to 3,000 tons and is launched at 4% the speed of light,<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 283</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010 edition)]]'', p. 320</ref> | The primary and crucial armament is a Mk. V "''Super''" [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] capable of causing near-fatal damage to even a shielded Covenant capital warship with a single slug. The slug can weigh up to 3,000 tons and is launched at 4% the speed of light,<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 283</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010 edition)]]'', p. 320</ref>{{Ref/Note|While the [[Halo Encyclopedia]] lists the velocity as 40% the speed of light, the figure remains unchanged in the reissue of ''The Fall of Reach'', a more recent source.}} ensuring the complete annihilation of the target.<ref name="armory"/> As with starship-mounted MACs, a platform's cannon is commonly controlled by an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]. Due to the immense power of the MAC, a large recoil dampening system is situated at the base of the cannon.<ref name="cairo"/> The weapon is vulnerable to the detonation of nuclear weapons, as their superconductive coils could be burned out from their electromagnetic pulse.<ref name="TFORC34">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Chapter 34</ref> | ||
====Point defense guns==== | ====Point defense guns==== | ||
