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A UNSC Defense Platform typically mounts larger and more powerful version of the standard Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, nicknamed ''"Super"'' MACs or the ''"big stick"''.

These cannons fire a 3000-ton ferric-tungsten round at nearly 50% the speed of light, impacting with a massive amount of relativistic kinetic energy, which at 50% of the speed of light is of equal energy to 9.98 teratons of [[wikipedia:Trinitrotoluene|TNT]]. No known ship, UNSC or Covenant, has been shown to survive the impact of one of these rounds. Against Covenant shield technology, the rounds possess enough kinetic energy to punch through shields, cut through the ship, and, upon exit, still retain enough energy to ~~cripple or~~ destroy a second ship.

These cannons fire a 3000-ton ferric-tungsten round at nearly 50% the speed of light, impacting with an insanely massive amount of relativistic kinetic energy, which at 50% of the speed of light is of equal energy to 9.98 teratons of [[wikipedia:Trinitrotoluene|TNT]]. No known ship, UNSC or Covenant, has been shown to survive the impact of one of these rounds proving its almost uncomprehendable power. Against Covenant shield technology, the rounds possess enough kinetic energy to punch through shields, cut through the ship, and, upon exit, still retain enough energy to destroy a second ship and badly cripple a third one.

It is theorized that if a ship's armor or shields were to absorb all the kinetic energy of a MAC round, the release of thermodynamic energy would still vaporize the ship. By receiving power from [[Orbital Defense Generator|ground-based power plants]], orbital platforms could achieve recharge and reload times as short as five seconds.<ref group="notes">Using Ek=½mv2

It is theorized that if a ship's armor or shields were to absorb all the kinetic energy of a MAC round(doubt that will ever happen), the release of thermodynamic energy would still vaporize the ship. By receiving power from [[Orbital Defense Generator|ground-based power plants]], orbital platforms could achieve recharge and reload times as short as five seconds.<ref group="notes">Using Ek=½mv2

Ek=(0.5)(600,000)(119,040,000)

The amount of kinetic energy from a regular MAC round weighing 600 tons (600,000kg) and travelling at 40% the speed of light:

The amount of kinetic energy from a regular MAC round weighing 600 tons (600,000kg) and travelling at 20% the speed of light:

(119,040,000ms-1),

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 A UNSC Defense Platform typically mounts larger and more powerful version of the standard Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, nicknamed ''"Super"'' MACs or the ''"big stick"''.
-These cannons fire a 3000-ton ferric-tungsten round at nearly 50% the speed of light, impacting with a massive amount of relativistic kinetic energy, which at 50% of the speed of light is of equal energy to 9.98 teratons of [[wikipedia:Trinitrotoluene|TNT]]. No known ship, UNSC or Covenant, has been shown to survive the impact of one of these rounds. Against Covenant shield technology, the rounds possess enough kinetic energy to punch through shields, cut through the ship, and, upon exit, still retain enough energy to cripple or destroy a second ship.
+These cannons fire a 3000-ton ferric-tungsten round at nearly 50% the speed of light, impacting with an insanely massive amount of relativistic kinetic energy, which at 50% of the speed of light is of equal energy to 9.98 teratons of [[wikipedia:Trinitrotoluene|TNT]]. No known ship, UNSC or Covenant, has been shown to survive the impact of one of these rounds proving its almost uncomprehendable power. Against Covenant shield technology, the rounds possess enough kinetic energy to punch through shields, cut through the ship, and, upon exit, still retain enough energy to destroy a second ship and badly cripple a third one.
-It is theorized that if a ship's armor or shields were to absorb all the kinetic energy of a MAC round, the release of thermodynamic energy would still vaporize the ship. By receiving power from [[Orbital Defense Generator|ground-based power plants]], orbital platforms could achieve recharge and reload times as short as five seconds.<ref group="notes">Using Ek=½mv2
+It is theorized that if a ship's armor or shields were to absorb all the kinetic energy of a MAC round(doubt that will ever happen), the release of thermodynamic energy would still vaporize the ship. By receiving power from [[Orbital Defense Generator|ground-based power plants]], orbital platforms could achieve recharge and reload times as short as five seconds.<ref group="notes">Using Ek=½mv2
 Ek=(0.5)(600,000)(119,040,000)
-The amount of kinetic energy from a regular MAC round weighing 600 tons (600,000kg) and travelling at 40% the speed of light:
+The amount of kinetic energy from a regular MAC round weighing 600 tons (600,000kg) and travelling at 20% the speed of light:
 (119,040,000ms-1),