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|operation=Continuous beam<ref name="Regret">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref> | |operation=Continuous beam<ref name="Regret">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref> | ||
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{{Article quote|The titanic vessel [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] had seen before was back. It fired its brilliant blue-white beam - a lance across space - that struck the destroyer ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]'', one hundred thousand kilometers distant. The beam cut clean through the ship, stem to stern, bisecting her. | {{Article quote|The titanic vessel [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] had seen before was back. It fired its brilliant blue-white beam - a lance across space - that struck the destroyer ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]'', one hundred thousand kilometers distant. The beam cut clean through the ship, stem to stern, bisecting her.{{Ref/Reuse|for}} | ||
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An '''energy projector''', also known as a '''cleansing beam''',<ref>''Halo Wars''</ref><ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', 'p.???''</ref> ''plasma lance'', | An '''energy projector''', also known as a '''cleansing beam''',<ref>''Halo Wars''</ref><ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', 'p.???''</ref> ''plasma lance'',{{Ref/Reuse|FB}} or ''ventral beam'' due to its most common placement on warships,<ref>''Halo: Mortal Dictata''</ref> is a [[Covenant]] weapon used exclusively by large [[capital ship]]s. It fires a thin beam of the energized matter known as [[plasma]],{{Ref/Reuse|FB}} capable of destroying ships effortlessly at long range{{Ref/Reuse|for}} and "[[glassing]]" planets, systematically rendering them sterile and incapable of sustaining life. | ||
==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
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Energy projectors employ the use of [[gravitics|gravitic impellors]] and magnetic lensing to accelerate, focus and direct beams of high-intensity plasma generated by the ship's [[pinch fusion reactor]]. The most powerful energy projectors form tight beam lances for excavation and cutting, while lesser mechanisms emit streams of plasma which are bent towards targets using magnetic fields.<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]'', Glossary - p.90</ref> When preparing to fire, energy projectors employ targeting vanes that iris into position around a magnetized muzzle, ready to direct the plasma they fire.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''</ref> | Energy projectors employ the use of [[gravitics|gravitic impellors]] and magnetic lensing to accelerate, focus and direct beams of high-intensity plasma generated by the ship's [[pinch fusion reactor]]. The most powerful energy projectors form tight beam lances for excavation and cutting, while lesser mechanisms emit streams of plasma which are bent towards targets using magnetic fields.<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]'', Glossary - p.90</ref> When preparing to fire, energy projectors employ targeting vanes that iris into position around a magnetized muzzle, ready to direct the plasma they fire.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''</ref> | ||
The weapon fires a thin beam of highly energetic particles, or plasma. It typically requires a brief charging period, during which a visible maelstrom of plasma appears around the emitter. The beam has an effective range of over 100,000 kilometres. | The weapon fires a thin beam of highly energetic particles, or plasma. It typically requires a brief charging period, during which a visible maelstrom of plasma appears around the emitter. The beam has an effective range of over 100,000 kilometres.{{Ref/Reuse|for}} The beam varies in color, possibly according to power output, but it generally appears as a silver-white color, similar to the scintillation effect that is seen when a Covenant ship's energy shields are hit. Beams in the red, purple, orange and blue spectra have also been observed. | ||
The energy projector's long range allows a ship armed with such weapons to 'snipe' targets during ship-to-ship combat. The weapon has been observed to gut UNSC ships from stem to stern, as happened to the [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} over Reach. | The energy projector's long range allows a ship armed with such weapons to 'snipe' targets during ship-to-ship combat. The weapon has been observed to gut UNSC ships from stem to stern, as happened to the [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} over Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|for}} | ||
===Effects=== | ===Effects=== | ||
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The energy projector was first encountered by the [[UNSC]] during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]], where it was used by a [[Covenant super-destroyer]]. It was more frequently seen in later years, such as during the [[Harvest]] [[Harvest Campaign|campaign]] and [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. Throughout the course of the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion of Reach]], the population centers suffered tremendous structural damage due to the Covenant's glassing of the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref> Similarly, several frigates fell prey to the energy projectors during the engagement.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | The energy projector was first encountered by the [[UNSC]] during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]], where it was used by a [[Covenant super-destroyer]]. It was more frequently seen in later years, such as during the [[Harvest]] [[Harvest Campaign|campaign]] and [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. Throughout the course of the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion of Reach]], the population centers suffered tremendous structural damage due to the Covenant's glassing of the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref> Similarly, several frigates fell prey to the energy projectors during the engagement.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | ||
In a bid to kill [[John-117]], the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' used an energy projector to destroy the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s temple after his assassination by the Spartan on [[Installation 05]]. | In a bid to kill [[John-117]], the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' used an energy projector to destroy the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s temple after his assassination by the Spartan on [[Installation 05]].{{Ref/Reuse|Regret}} In the [[Battle of Earth]], the city of [[Voi]] was glassed by the [[Fleet of Retribution]] to stop a [[Flood]] infestation.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> According to Lord Hood, half of the African continent was glassed shortly after, though it was almost certainly an exaggeration given the lack of damage when Voi is later seen<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> and his distaste for the Sangheili. | ||
In order to destroy ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', [[Professor Anders]] and [[Douglas-042]] immobilized the carrier and depleted its shields, allowing [[Isabel]] and [[Jerome-092]] to enter the ship with [[Alice-130]]'s assistance. Hijacking the weapon systems, Isabel fired on [[Installation 00]] to trigger the defense network.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[Under the Dark]]''</ref> | In order to destroy ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', [[Professor Anders]] and [[Douglas-042]] immobilized the carrier and depleted its shields, allowing [[Isabel]] and [[Jerome-092]] to enter the ship with [[Alice-130]]'s assistance. Hijacking the weapon systems, Isabel fired on [[Installation 00]] to trigger the defense network.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[Under the Dark]]''</ref> | ||