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The '''Antigravity Plate''' was a technology invented by the [[UNSC]]. It was designed to create Antigravity, but was used in the novel [[Ghost of Onyx]] to create 10Gs of pressure, thereby incapacitating a group of Spartans. For this to happen, the plate must have been mounted above rather than below the Spartans.
An '''antigravity plate''', or '''grav plate''', is a small form of [[anti-gravity technology]] developed by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. As of [[2531]], they were considered old technology and they never were widespread. Grav plates were designed to be attached to other objects, thereby enabling them to float off the ground.<ref>''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', ''[[Into the Fire]]''</ref>  Notably, an antigravity plate was used in [[Operation: SMOKING ACES|one instance]] by [[Insurrectionist]]s to incapacitate [[Blue Team|a group]] of [[Spartan-II]]s by simulating the force of 10 g's of gravity, which caused their [[Mjolnir]] armor's compensatory mechanisms to drastically increase the internal pressure of the suits.{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=1}}


==Background==
Zenostium plasma is a critical component in the manufacturing of antigravity plates. The [[Wikipedia:Flux tube|flux tube]] between the gas giant [[Hephestes]] and its [[natural satellite]], [[Nephis]], is a source of zenostium that is mined by the [[Nephis Coalition]]. Due to the importance of the flux tube to the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s infrastructure, any threat of civil unrest on the moon or commercial rivalry between the Nephis Coalition and competitors is taken very seriously.{{Ref/Novel|Ret|Chapter=2}}
As of [[2531]], it was old technology, and they never were widespread, but some were still around. What exactly they were intended to be used for was never specifically stated, but it is possible that they were to be used to lift heavy ordinance by causing it to float, lifting it up, and making it levitate for easy transport. UNSC starships clearly have a form of Antigravity, demonstrated by their ability to hover in mid air without rocket propulsion being directed below. It's possible that only very large power plants can generate the power needed to produce antigravity, and the antigravity plate may be an early attempt to miniaturize the system found on starships.  


It's unlikely that this technology is based on magnetism, as such a device would be extremely dangerous around metal objects commonly found on UNSC ships. It's more likely that both gravity and antigravity devices somehow convert energy into gravitons and antigraviton particles respectively, which are then focused into a highly directional beam. This would mean the human and Covenant technology were not that far apart in this regard, with humans lacking the technology needed to miniaturize gravity/antigravity generators. This would also explain why the UNSC was able to so rapidly reverse engineer and implement artificial gravity systems on board their starships: they may have been on the verge of doing so already.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Into the Fire]]''
*''[[Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Undefeated]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''


==Operational History==
==Sources==
 
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In 2531, the [[United Rebel Front]] acquired one of these and used it in an elaborate attempt to capture a team of [[Spartan-II]]s. With a focused beam from the plate, the [[MJOLNIR Armor]] sensor systems were tricked into thinking they were in a 10-G environment. The armor increased internal pressure to compensate and rendered them unconscious, allowing the rebels to capture them with [[Neural Inhibitor Collar]]s. <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 36</ref> Although the tactic was remarkably effective, it failed because [[Kurt-051]] had not been caught in the ambush, and was able to free his fellow Spartan-II's.
 
==Related Articles==
*[[United Nations Space Command]]


==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 05:33, April 25, 2023

An antigravity plate, or grav plate, is a small form of anti-gravity technology developed by the United Nations Space Command. As of 2531, they were considered old technology and they never were widespread. Grav plates were designed to be attached to other objects, thereby enabling them to float off the ground.[1] Notably, an antigravity plate was used in one instance by Insurrectionists to incapacitate a group of Spartan-IIs by simulating the force of 10 g's of gravity, which caused their Mjolnir armor's compensatory mechanisms to drastically increase the internal pressure of the suits.[2]

Zenostium plasma is a critical component in the manufacturing of antigravity plates. The flux tube between the gas giant Hephestes and its natural satellite, Nephis, is a source of zenostium that is mined by the Nephis Coalition. Due to the importance of the flux tube to the United Nations Space Command's infrastructure, any threat of civil unrest on the moon or commercial rivalry between the Nephis Coalition and competitors is taken very seriously.[3]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Fractures, Into the Fire
  2. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 1
  3. ^ Halo: Retribution, chapter 2
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