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'''12mm Comets''' are oversized pistols manufactured by the [[New Tyne Armory]] in [[New Tyne]], [[Venezia]].<ref name="R1"/>
'''12mm Comets''' are oversized pistols manufactured by the [[New Tyne Armory]] in [[New Tyne]], [[Venezia]].{{Ref/Reuse|R1}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
Due to their unwieldy size, using the pistols may put one at a significant disadvantage in a quick-draw fight. [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] combat instructors have been known to derisively refer to Comets as "hand cannons".<ref name="R1"/>
Due to their unwieldy size, using the pistols may put one at a significant disadvantage in a quick-draw fight. [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] combat instructors have been known to derisively refer to Comets as "hand cannons".{{Ref/Reuse|R1}}


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
[[Black market|Gunnrunners]] employed by [[Ross Nyeto]] on [[Venezia]] used 12mm Comets in [[2553#December|December 2553]] when the [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Blue Team]] crashed a staged meeting between Nyeto and the [[Ferret]] team of [[Spartan-III]]s led by [[Veta Lopis]].<ref name="R1">''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' ''chapter 1''</ref> [[Ash-G099]] secured one of these Comets for himself and took it with him after hostilities had concluded.<ref name="R3">''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' ''chapter 3''</ref>
[[Black market|Gunrunners]] employed by [[Ross Nyeto]] on [[Venezia]] used 12mm Comets in [[2553#December|December 2553]] when the [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Blue Team]] crashed a staged meeting between Nyeto and the [[Ferret]] team of [[Spartan-III]]s led by [[Veta Lopis]].<ref name="R1">''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' ''chapter 1''</ref> [[Ash-G099]] secured one of these Comets for himself and took it with him after hostilities had concluded.<ref name="R3">''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' ''chapter 3''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Pistols]]
[[Category:Pistols]]

Latest revision as of 15:03, September 10, 2023

12mm Comet
Production overview

Manufacturer:

New Tyne Armory

Specifications

Ammunition type:

12mm rounds

 

12mm Comets are oversized pistols manufactured by the New Tyne Armory in New Tyne, Venezia.[1]

Overview[edit]

Due to their unwieldy size, using the pistols may put one at a significant disadvantage in a quick-draw fight. Office of Naval Intelligence combat instructors have been known to derisively refer to Comets as "hand cannons".[1]

Operational history[edit]

Gunrunners employed by Ross Nyeto on Venezia used 12mm Comets in December 2553 when the Spartan-IIs of Blue Team crashed a staged meeting between Nyeto and the Ferret team of Spartan-IIIs led by Veta Lopis.[1] Ash-G099 secured one of these Comets for himself and took it with him after hostilities had concluded.[2]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Retribution chapter 1
  2. ^ Halo: Retribution chapter 3