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===Operation===
===Operation===
[[File:Halo3 E3 TRAILER 2007 720p30 ST 6300Kbps 002 0001.jpg|thumb|300px|A {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} using its energy projector to help contain the [[Flood]] outbreak in [[Voi]].]]
[[File:Halo3 E3 TRAILER 2007 720p30 ST 6300Kbps 002 0001.jpg|thumb|300px|A {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} using its energy projector to help contain the [[Flood]] outbreak in [[Voi]].]]
Energy projectors employ the use of [[gravitics|gravitic impellors]] and magnetic lensing to accelerate, focus and direct beams of high-intensity plasma generated by the ship's [[pinch fusion reactor]]. The most powerful energy projectors form tight beam lances for excavation and cutting, while lesser mechanisms emit streams of plasma which are bent towards targets using magnetic fields.<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]'', Glossary - p.90</ref> When preparing to fire, energy projectors employ targeting vanes that iris into position around a magnetized muzzle, ready to direct the plasma they fire.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''</ref>
Energy projectors employ the use of [[gravitics|gravitic impellors]] and magnetic lensing to accelerate, focus and direct beams of high-intensity plasma generated by the ship's [[pinch fusion reactor]]. The most powerful energy projectors form tight beam lances for excavation and cutting, while lesser mechanisms emit streams of plasma which are bent towards targets using magnetic fields.<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]'', Glossary - p.90</ref> When preparing to fire, energy projectors employ targeting vanes that iris into position around a magnetized muzzle, ready to direct the plasma they fire.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''</ref>


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===Distribution===
===Distribution===
According to [[Frederic-104]], "Only the big ships have them". {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}s, [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carriers]], {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}s, {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}s, {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s, and [[Kewu-pattern battleship|an unidentified class]] are known to be equipped with energy projectors. Assault carriers are armed with one energy projector underneath the bow, one on their dorsal sides, and one near the [[gravity lift]]. ''CCS''-class battlecruisers feature one under the bow and one on the underside of the gravity lift platform.
According to [[Frederic-104]], "Only the big ships have them". {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}s, [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carriers]], {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}s, {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}s, {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s, and [[Kewu-pattern battleship|an unidentified class]] are known to be equipped with energy projectors. Assault carriers are armed with one energy projector underneath the bow, one on their dorsal sides, and one near the [[gravity lift]]. ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers feature one under the bow and one on the underside of the gravity lift platform.


Covenant {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s carry their own ventral beam weapons - most likely smaller, less powerful versions of the energy projectors used by their larger cousins. This weapon charges up like an energy projector, but glows green. In [[2557]], a Covenant light cruiser orbiting [[Requiem]] attempted to destroy the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} using its ventral energy weapon, but was stopped when John-117 destroyed the cruiser with a [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|Hyperion-class nuclear missile]].
Covenant {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s carry their own ventral beam weapons - most likely smaller, less powerful versions of the energy projectors used by their larger cousins. This weapon charges up like an energy projector, but glows green. In [[2557]], a Covenant light cruiser orbiting [[Requiem]] attempted to destroy the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} using its ventral energy weapon, but was stopped when John-117 destroyed the cruiser with a [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|Hyperion-class nuclear missile]].
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'''Excavation beams'''
'''Excavation beams'''
*''Pherex''-pattern - Used on the [[Hekar Taa-pattern blockade runner|''Hekar Taa''-pattern blockade runner]].
*''Pherex''-pattern - Used on the [[Hekar Taa-pattern blockade runner|''Hekar Taa''-pattern blockade runner]].
*''Profero''-pattern - Used on the ''Ket''-pattern [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s.
*''Profero''-pattern - Used on the ''Ket''-pattern {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s.


'''Superheavy excavation beams'''
'''Superheavy excavation beams'''
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The color of the energy projector's beam is not the same in every game. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', it is purple. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', it is blue. In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', it is red, In ''[[Halo Wars]]'' it changes depending on what the team color is. This may be indicative of different power settings, as the energy projectors of [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s have been seen in all three colors.
*The color of the energy projector's beam is not the same in every game. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', it is purple. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', it is blue. In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', it is red, In ''[[Halo Wars]]'' it changes depending on what the team color is. This may be indicative of different power settings, as the energy projectors of {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s have been seen in all three colors.
*The time an energy projector takes to charge also varies. The ''CCS''-class battlecruiser fought at the end of ''Halo: Reach'' takes 20 seconds to charge its energy projector, while ships of the same class in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] are shown charging theirs in only two, then sustaining fire for [[seven]] seconds. Likewise, a ''CAS''-class assault carrier in ''ODST'' is shown charging its projector in thirty-six seconds, but an earlier one charges its own indefinitely until the player passes through a gate. This could be explained by a difference in operation, such as the cruisers at New Alexandria needing to expend less energy to destroy some buildings at New Alexandria while needing more to cut through the heavily armored ''{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}''.
*The time an energy projector takes to charge also varies. The ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser fought at the end of ''Halo: Reach'' takes 20 seconds to charge its energy projector, while ships of the same class in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] are shown charging theirs in only two, then sustaining fire for [[seven]] seconds. Likewise, a ''CAS''-class assault carrier in ''ODST'' is shown charging its projector in thirty-six seconds, but an earlier one charges its own indefinitely until the player passes through a gate. This could be explained by a difference in operation, such as the cruisers at New Alexandria needing to expend less energy to destroy some buildings at New Alexandria while needing more to cut through the heavily armored ''{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Firing Energy Projector.png|A Covenant assault carrier firing its energy projector in ''Halo 2''.
File:Firing Energy Projector.png|A Covenant assault carrier firing its energy projector in ''Halo 2''.
File:Glassing Upclose.jpg|A close-up to the energy projector used by a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.
File:Glassing Upclose.jpg|A close-up to the energy projector used by a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser.
File:AC Cargobay.jpg|Large Covenant ships, such as the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', have energy projectors located on their undersides.
File:AC Cargobay.jpg|Large Covenant ships, such as the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', have energy projectors located on their undersides.
File:Mombasa Glassing.jpg|A Covenant assault carrier glassing [[New Mombasa]] with an energy projector.
File:Mombasa Glassing.jpg|A Covenant assault carrier glassing [[New Mombasa]] with an energy projector.
File:Glassinglaz0r.jpg|The Cleansing Beam in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:Glassinglaz0r.jpg|The Cleansing Beam in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HaloReach - Glassing.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser glassing [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]].
File:HaloReach - Glassing.jpg|A ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser glassing [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]].
File:Energy_Projector.jpg|The {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' using its energy projector on the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|Battle of Viery]].
File:Energy_Projector.jpg|The {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' using its energy projector on the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|Battle of Viery]].
File:Infinity attacked.... by a third time.jpg|The [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant battlestation]] at [[Oth Lodon]] fires its main energy projector at the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.
File:Infinity attacked.... by a third time.jpg|The [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant battlestation]] at [[Oth Lodon]] fires its main energy projector at the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.
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