M39 rocket turret: Difference between revisions
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Each reload cycle of the 102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret consumes 4 seconds, which is vital in combat situations. Presumably, it has an automatic reload system as the gunner does not have to do anything during the reload cycle. Partial reloads when only 1 or 2 rockets have been fired are also available, but will still use up the entire reload cycle- there is no time difference between reloading a empty launcher, or a launcher with 1 rocket left. | Each reload cycle of the 102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret consumes 4 seconds, which is vital in combat situations. Presumably, it has an automatic reload system as the gunner does not have to do anything during the reload cycle. Partial reloads when only 1 or 2 rockets have been fired are also available, but will still use up the entire reload cycle- there is no time difference between reloading a empty launcher, or a launcher with 1 rocket left. | ||
Its role as the primary anti-armor [[weapon]] mounted on UNSC LAAVs is usurped by the more flexible and faster firing Gauss Cannon in ''Halo 2'', which uses similar technology as the Magnetic Accelerator Cannons and eliminates the need for a reload cycle. | Its role as the primary anti-armor [[weapon]] mounted on UNSC LAAVs is usurped by the more flexible and faster firing Gauss Cannon in ''[[Halo 2]]'', which uses similar technology as the Magnetic Accelerator Cannons and eliminates the need for a reload cycle. | ||
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