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{{Quote|The Covenant must have brought something with them. A bomb.|[[Cortana]]}} | {{Quote|The Covenant must have brought something with them. A bomb.|[[Cortana]]}} | ||
[[File:Halo2-AntimatterCharge.png|right|300px|thumb|The | [[File:Halo2-AntimatterCharge.png|right|300px|thumb|The antimatter charge from ''Halo 2''.]] | ||
The ''' | The '''antimatter charge''' is a [[Covenant]] weapon utilizing [[antimatter]] as an explosive. Sizes and uses varied, with some being a counterpart to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s tactical [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref name="HaloTheFloodCh1">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 27''</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Little is known of the smaller variant used by Covenant troops to breach UNSC vessels, though the larger variant has been seen close-up. 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. Nearly one hundred percent of the energy in the matter is released in a massive explosion, in contrast to the mere seven percent released by a UNSC nuclear fusion warhead. | Little is known of the smaller variant used by Covenant troops to breach UNSC vessels, though the larger variant has been seen close-up. 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. Nearly one hundred percent of the energy in the matter is released in a massive explosion, in contrast to the mere seven percent released by a UNSC nuclear fusion warhead. | ||
==Operational | ==Operational history== | ||
The bombs were used by the Covenant during an [[The Package|operation]] that was being conducted by the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]]. One of the Spartans, [[Solomon-069]], was lured onto a Covenant [[CCS-class battlecruiser|Battlecruiser]] and subsequently killed when an anti-matter charge aboard was detonated.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Package]]''</ref> | The bombs were used by the Covenant during an [[The Package|operation]] that was being conducted by the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]]. One of the Spartans, [[Solomon-069]], was lured onto a Covenant [[CCS-class battlecruiser|Battlecruiser]] and subsequently killed when an anti-matter charge aboard was detonated.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Package]]''</ref> | ||
In another event, [[Cortana]] believed Covenant boarding parties used such a weapon to disable the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] during the opening of the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="HaloTheFloodCh1"/> | In another event, [[Cortana]] believed Covenant boarding parties used such a weapon to disable the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] during the opening of the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="HaloTheFloodCh1"/> | ||
These weapons were used during the [[Battle of Earth]] to assault [[Earth]]'s [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]]. The boarding parties delivered the ordnance and destroyed [[Athens Station]] and [[Malta Station]]. The bomb that was on [[Cairo Station]] was secured by [[John-117]] and Cortana; John-117 later performed a micro-gravity maneuver to deliver the device to a Covenant {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} with shields down and a fresh 'hole' created by a pair of [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]]. The Chief entered the hole and detonated the bomb in the core resulting in the destruction of the Carrier.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | These weapons were used during the [[Battle of Earth]] to assault [[Earth]]'s [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]]. The boarding parties delivered the ordnance and destroyed [[Athens Station]] and [[Malta Station]]. The bomb that was on [[Cairo Station]] was secured by [[John-117]] and Cortana; John-117 later performed a micro-gravity maneuver to deliver the device to a Covenant {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} with shields down and a fresh 'hole' created by a pair of [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]]. The Chief entered the hole and detonated the bomb in the core resulting in the destruction of the Carrier.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||