Mortar weapon: Difference between revisions
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The paradox of mortar weapons is that all projectile weapons are limited to arc-traveling projectiles, except the mortar is a classification of which that arc is incredibly profound. This arc allows mortars to fire over obstacles that may stop normal weapons. | The paradox of mortar weapons is that all projectile weapons are limited to arc-traveling projectiles, except the mortar is a classification of which that arc is incredibly profound. This arc allows mortars to fire over obstacles that may stop normal weapons. | ||
The only mortars in Halo that are mentioned are of [[Covenant]] make: the two examples are the standard [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]]'s [[ | The only mortars in Halo that are mentioned are of [[Covenant]] make: the two examples are the standard [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]]'s [[plasma mortar]] and the [[Fuel Rod Gun]] from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] multiplayer. There are also portable plasma mortars that [[Grunts]] set up near the core of [[Onyx]], though these were never fired because their crews were all killed. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although the [[Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher]] is commonly believed to be a mortar gun, it actually fires anti-air surface-to-air missiles (AA-SAMS) instead. Mortar weapons are usually heavy weapons. | *Although the [[Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher]] is commonly believed to be a mortar gun, it actually fires anti-air surface-to-air missiles (AA-SAMS) instead. Mortar weapons are usually heavy weapons. | ||
[[Category:Artillery]] | [[Category:Artillery]] | ||
