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The '''Bident missile''' is a heavy guided | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
The '''Bident missile''' is a heavy guided [[fusion rocket]] utilized by the [[UNSC Navy]]. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Capable of being used at long-range, Bident missiles used to augment a warship's firepower by supplementing their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Using a scaled-down version of a starship's [[Fusion drive|fusion drive]] for propulsion, the Bident uses a nuclear-pumped X-Ray laser warhead as its explosive munition. However, the warhead is capable of being swapped-out with kinetic rod bundles or even fusion warheads for conducting planetary bombardment.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
==Models== | ==Models== | ||
===M4020 Bident=== | ===M4020 Bident=== | ||
The {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} is armed with twenty M4020 Bident pods. | The {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} is armed with twenty M4020 Bident pods.{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet|HWF|Page=40-41}} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
A [[Wikipedia:Bident|bident]] is a spear with two prongs, similar to a pitchfork. In [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|Greek mythology]], the god of the underworld, [[Wikipedia:Hades|Hades]], famously carries a bident as opposed to the three-pronged [[Wikipedia:trident|trident]] wielded by his brother [[Wikipedia:Poseidon|Poseidon]]. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{ | {{UNSC ordnance}} | ||
[[Category:Missiles]] | [[Category:Missiles]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]] | [[Category:UNSC naval weapons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:34, September 12, 2023
The Bident missile is a heavy guided fusion rocket utilized by the UNSC Navy.
Overview[edit]
Capable of being used at long-range, Bident missiles used to augment a warship's firepower by supplementing their Magnetic Accelerator Cannon. Using a scaled-down version of a starship's fusion drive for propulsion, the Bident uses a nuclear-pumped X-Ray laser warhead as its explosive munition. However, the warhead is capable of being swapped-out with kinetic rod bundles or even fusion warheads for conducting planetary bombardment.[1]
Models[edit]
M4020 Bident[edit]
The Epoch-class heavy carrier is armed with twenty M4020 Bident pods.[1]
Trivia[edit]
A bident is a spear with two prongs, similar to a pitchfork. In Greek mythology, the god of the underworld, Hades, famously carries a bident as opposed to the three-pronged trident wielded by his brother Poseidon.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo: Warfleet, page 40-41
