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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Magnetic Accelerator Cannon is twice mistakenly referred to as the "Mass Accelerator Cannon" in the [[Halo Universe]] - in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', and in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', in which it is referred to as a "Mass ''Accelerated'' Cannon", which seems to be a simple typo as it does not make sense grammatically. It may be a confusion between the MAC and the [[Mass Driver]], a non-military application of similar technologies. | *The Magnetic Accelerator Cannon is twice mistakenly referred to as the "Mass Accelerator Cannon" in the [[Halo Universe]] - in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', and in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', in which it is referred to as a "Mass ''Accelerated'' Cannon", which seems to be a simple typo as it does not make sense grammatically. It may be a confusion between the MAC and the [[Mass Driver]], a non-military application of similar technologies. | ||
*The colony ship-turned-warship [[UNSC Spirit of Fire]]'s MAC cannon is revealed to be unable to penetrate a [[Citadel (Covenant)|Citadel]]'s [[Shield Generator (Covenant)|shield]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' in one hit. This might be the result of a weaker, earlier version of the Cannon, or that the Shield is very powerful. It is likely though that the ''Spirit of Fire'', being a colony ship refitted for battle, had a weaker MAC gun. Another possiblility is that since its MAC gun was designed for ground support and not ship-to-ship engagements, it may fire lighter MAC rounds, as normal sized rounds would be too powerful and would cause friendly causualties. This also could explain why the cannon could fire so many shots in quick succesion. Alternatively, it may only be for gameplay purposes. | *The colony ship-turned-warship [[UNSC Spirit of Fire]]'s MAC cannon is revealed to be unable to penetrate a [[Citadel (Covenant)|Citadel]]'s [[Shield Generator (Covenant)|shield]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' in one hit. This might be the result of a weaker, earlier version of the Cannon, or that the Shield is very powerful. It is likely though that the ''Spirit of Fire'', being a colony ship refitted for battle, had a weaker MAC gun. Another possiblility is that since its MAC gun was designed for ground support and not ship-to-ship engagements, it may fire lighter MAC rounds, as normal sized rounds would be too powerful and would cause friendly causualties. This also could explain why the cannon could fire so many shots in quick succesion. Alternatively, it may only be for gameplay purposes. Or most likely because the round loses its mass as it travels through the atmosphere from orbit. | ||
*According to calculations, the total impact force of a MAC round weighing 600 tonnes and traveling at .49''c'' is more than 88 trillion Newtons. To put this in perspective, 1 Newton is the force exerted on you every day by Earth's gravitational pull. | *According to calculations, the total impact force of a MAC round weighing 600 tonnes and traveling at .49''c'' is more than 88 trillion Newtons. To put this in perspective, 1 Newton is the force exerted on you every day by Earth's gravitational pull. | ||
*In [[Halo Wars]], it is possible to obliterate half of a Hunter's body by hitting it directly with a MAC round. The Hunter's bottom half will remain-surrounded by [[Blood|blood]]-While the top half(where you hit it) is gone | *In [[Halo Wars]], it is possible to obliterate half of a Hunter's body by hitting it directly with a MAC round. The Hunter's bottom half will remain-surrounded by [[Blood|blood]]-While the top half(where you hit it) is gone | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
