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The '''Bident missile''' is a heavy guided [[fusion rocket]] utilized by the [[UNSC Navy]].
The '''Bident missile''' is a heavy guided munition utilized by the [[UNSC Navy]].


==Overview==
==Overview==

Revision as of 14:46, April 30, 2023

The Bident missile is a heavy guided fusion rocket utilized by the UNSC Navy.

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 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

M4020 Bident

The Epoch-class heavy carrier is armed with twenty M4020 Bident pods.[1]

Trivia

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

  1. ^ a b Halo: Warfleet, page 40-41