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Little is known of the smaller variant used by Covenant troops to breach UNSC vessels, though a larger variant has been seen with more frequency. The charge's appearance is that of a long bulbous shape with many spikes protruding from it. It has a central control hub located at the top of the bomb. It utilizes the annihilation of matter and antimatter to create an explosive. | Little is known of the smaller variant used by Covenant troops to breach UNSC vessels, though a larger variant has been seen with more frequency. The charge's appearance is that of a long bulbous shape with many spikes protruding from it. It has a central control hub located at the top of the bomb. It utilizes the annihilation of matter and antimatter to create an explosive. | ||
Some warships, such as the {{ | Some warships, such as the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Mayhem]]'', are armed with '''antimatter mines''' which are supposedly a specialized form of antimatter charge.<ref name="hitd">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 145''</ref> | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
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A number of these weapons were used during the early stages of the [[Battle for Earth]] to destroy [[Earth]]'s [[orbital defense platform]]s. Covenant boarding parties manually delivered the ordnance and detonated them from a safe distance, destroying both [[Athens Station|Athens]] and [[Malta Station|Malta]] stations. The bomb destined for [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] was secured by [[John-117]] and Cortana. John-117 later performed a micro-gravity maneuver to deliver the device to the Covenant {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', entering a breach in the ship's hull created by a pair of [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]]. The charge was activated within the ship's reactor core, and John launched himself from the vessel shortly before its destruction.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | A number of these weapons were used during the early stages of the [[Battle for Earth]] to destroy [[Earth]]'s [[orbital defense platform]]s. Covenant boarding parties manually delivered the ordnance and detonated them from a safe distance, destroying both [[Athens Station|Athens]] and [[Malta Station|Malta]] stations. The bomb destined for [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] was secured by [[John-117]] and Cortana. John-117 later performed a micro-gravity maneuver to deliver the device to the Covenant {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', entering a breach in the ship's hull created by a pair of [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]]. The charge was activated within the ship's reactor core, and John launched himself from the vessel shortly before its destruction.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
During [[Operation: FAR STORM]], [[N'tho 'Sraom]] ordered that his {{ | During [[Operation: FAR STORM]], [[N'tho 'Sraom]] ordered that his {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Mayhem]]'' deploy a collection of low-yield antimatter mines against attacking [[Retriever Sentinel]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|hitd}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||