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The '''Plasma Mortar''' is a [[Covenant]] vehicle-mounted ground weapon.
Exclusively outfitted on [[Wraith]]s and [[Brute Wraith]]s, the [[Plasma]] mortar fires huge balls of slowly moving superheated plasma with a large explosion radius and slow rate of fire. It is extremely powerful and usually kills in a single hit.


Exclusively outfitted on [[Wraith]]s and [[Brute Wraith]]s, the [[plasma]] mortar fires huge balls of slowly moving superheated plasma with a large explosion radius and slow rate of fire. It is extremely powerful and kills in a single hit.  
It uses indirect fire, meaning that it can be fired just about anywhere on a battlefield without  having to worry about obstructions such as hills.


It uses indirect fire meaning that it can be fire to just about anywhere on a battlefield without worrying about obstructions such as hills etc.
A giant stationary plasma mortar was seen destroying buildings in the [[Halo 2]] E3 Demo video.  [[Sergeant]] [[Banks]] called in an airstrike and a group of [[Longsword]] fighters flew in and destroyed it.


A giant stationary plasma mortar was seen destroying buildings in the [[halo 2]] e3 demo video.  [[Sergeant]] [[Banks]] called HQ and 3 [[Longsword]] fighters nuked it.


[[Image:Wraith Tank.jpg|left|thumb|A plasma mortar is mounted on the top of the [[Wraith]]|150px]]
[[Image:Wraith Tank.jpg|left|thumb|A plasma mortar is mounted on the top of the [[Wraith]]|150px]]

Revision as of 15:26, June 26, 2007

The actual bolt of a Plasma Mortar

Exclusively outfitted on Wraiths and Brute Wraiths, the Plasma mortar fires huge balls of slowly moving superheated plasma with a large explosion radius and slow rate of fire. It is extremely powerful and usually kills in a single hit.

It uses indirect fire, meaning that it can be fired just about anywhere on a battlefield without having to worry about obstructions such as hills.

A giant stationary plasma mortar was seen destroying buildings in the Halo 2 E3 Demo video. Sergeant Banks called in an airstrike and a group of Longsword fighters flew in and destroyed it.


File:Wraith Tank.jpg
A plasma mortar is mounted on the top of the Wraith
File:P1a5ma m0r7ar.jpg
The stationary version of a plasma mortar

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