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*Plasma mortars may have been inspired by the Plasma Bugs in the film adaptation of ''Starship Troopers''.
*Plasma mortars may have been inspired by the Plasma Bugs in the film adaptation of ''Starship Troopers''.
*In Halo 3, if you play on the [[Legendary]] difficulty setting, even a glancing blow from the Plasma Mortar can kill you.
*In Halo 3, if you play on the [[Legendary]] difficulty setting, even a glancing blow from the Plasma Mortar can kill you.
*It is unknown why the plasma of the mortar arcs, since plasma is a ionized gas and gravity shouldn't have that much effect on it. Though it is likely the covenant simply engineered it to have an arcing flight path so it can be used to shoot over obstacles.
*It is unknown why the plasma of the mortar arcs, since plasma is a ionized gas and gravity shouldn't have that much effect on it. Though it is likely the Covenant simply engineered it to have an arcing flight path so it can be used to shoot over obstacles.


== References ==
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