Cindershot
Cutout of the Cindershot.
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Ferrarius Assembler Vats[1][2]

Type:

Grenade launcher-like hardlight projector[1][3]

Variants:

Backdraft Cindershot

Specifications

Length:

107 centimeters (42.1 in)[1]

Ammunition type:

Hardlight ionised particles[1]

Capacity:

6 explosive bolts[1]

Operation:

Semi-automatic

Optics:

No magnification[1]

Service history

In service:

 
The Cindershot fires hard light projectiles with an embedded metastable energy charge that detonates when it hits vehicle or humanoid targets, while the main projectile continues on its path.[4]

The Cindershot is a hardlight grenade launcher designed and created for use by the Forerunners.[3][5][6]

OverviewEdit

Design detailsEdit

The Cindershot fires ionized particle grenades consisting of "hyper-charged splinter cores", which explode seconds after launching, damaging anything caught in its explosion.[3] When fired while the optics are engaged, the weapon is able to guide the projectile with its aim, allowing the operator to manually guide the projectile onto a target.[1]

When reloading, the front of the Cindershot is pulled back, allowing more hard-light grenades to move to the front of the barrel, before it snaps back to its original position.[5]

VariantsEdit

  • Backdraft Cindershot: A white-painted Cindershot variant which employs a modified firing core with three-phase sequential detonation.[1] It deals significantly more damage per shot than its standard counterpart. Carried by Myriad during the Battle for Zeta Halo, though it's unknown how the Mgalekgolo pair used it in combat.

In-game informationEdit

Hardlight grenade launcher with a deadly, implosive blast. Can control projectile mid-flight while zoomed in.[7]

The Cindershot is a hardlight grenade launcher that serves a similar role to that of the Tufasumo-pattern plasma caster, but its explosion pulls in targets in close proximity. The projectile must ricochet from a surface once before detonating at the next point of impact. The Cindershot has an alt-fire mode that allows the projectile to follow the wielder's direction. The projectiles are capable of killing a Spartan in two direct explosions.

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SourcesEdit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 392
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Didact's Delight (Retrieved on May 18, 2023) [local archive] [external archive]
  3. ^ a b c Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "Effectively a hard light grenade launcher, the Cindershot’s hyper-charged packets of splinter cores and their subsequent detonation is deadly in close and long-range engagements. When zoomed in, splinter cores can manually track targets too. #FictionFriday" (Retrieved on Sep 2, 2022) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo Infinite, Forge - Cindershot description: "The Cindershot fires hard light projectiles with an embedded metastable energy charge that detonates when it hits vehicle or humanoid targets, while the main projectile continues on its path."
  5. ^ a b Halo Infinite, Cindershot in-game weapon
  6. ^ Halo Support, Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory (Retrieved on May 5, 2023) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo Infinite, Academy - Weapon Drills - Cindershot description