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==Dynamics== | ==Dynamics== | ||
Shredder rounds are designed to splinter on impact, tearing through light armor and "shredding" targets into ribbons. They are usually fired from [[ | Shredder rounds are designed to splinter on impact, tearing through light armor and "shredding" targets into ribbons. They are usually fired from [[MA2B Assault Rifle|assault rifles]] as a replacement for [[armor piercing rounds]]. However, shredder rounds have a severe lack of penetration power and they are all but useless against [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Shields#Covenant_Shielding|personal shields]]. They are most often used against massed enemies with light armour such as grunts. | ||
The [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] can also be equipped with a round that acts similar to a shredder round. The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} was the only known UNSC ship to be armed with this type of ammunition of MAC weaponry.{{fact}} | The [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] can also be equipped with a round that acts similar to a shredder round. The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} was the only known UNSC ship to be armed with this type of ammunition of MAC weaponry.{{fact}} |