Mark 2488 Onager: Difference between revisions
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The '''15cm Mark/2488 1.1GJ MAC''', also known as the '''Onager''' or often just referred to as a "'''[[ | The '''15cm Mark/2488 1.1GJ MAC''', also known as the '''Onager''' or often just referred to as a "'''[[mass driver]]'''", was a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="stats">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Game Stats''</ref> | ||
==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
During the [[ | During the [[Fall of Reach]], a group of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] installed the Onager cannon on top of one of Reach's [[Aszod ship breaking yards|industrial facilities]] in [[Aszod]] to protect the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} while drydocked. [[Emile-A239]] manned the mass driver to fend off incoming Covenant [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] before the ''Autumn'' could take off.<ref name="reach">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> However, the SPARTAN-III was killed by two Sangheili warriors, prompting [[SPARTAN-B312]] to commandeer the cannon and successfully delay the Covenant assault on the ''Autumn'' by crippling an incoming [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] with a shot to the ventral energy projector.<ref name="reach"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*It's named after a [[Wikipedia:Onager (siege weapon)|medieval siege weapon]], which in turn takes its name from a [[Wikipedia:Onager|horse subspecies]]. | *It's named after a [[Wikipedia:Onager (siege weapon)|medieval siege weapon]], which in turn takes its name from a [[Wikipedia:Onager|horse subspecies]]. | ||
*For the [[Bungie.net]] weapons statistics, the description for the Onager is simply "I need a weapon", a reference to the line delivered by [[John-117|Master Chief Petty Officer John-117]] in the opening cinematic of the level [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]] in ''[[Halo 2]]''. | *For the [[Bungie.net]] weapons statistics, the description for the Onager is simply "I need a weapon", a reference to the line delivered by [[John-117|Master Chief Petty Officer John-117]] in the opening cinematic of the level [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]] in ''[[Halo 2]]''. | ||
*The Onager has "S-239" painted on it's hull. The service tag of [[Emile-A239|Emile]]. | *The Onager has "S-239" painted on it's hull. The service tag of [[Emile-A239|Emile]]. | ||
