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While the Forerunners could effectively commence direct [[orbital bombardment|planetary bombardment]] via their energy weapons, a peculiar Forerunner weapon used during planetary assaults would cut off and lift up an enormous portion of the planet's crust, overturn it, and drop it back down.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 197''</ref> Single-occupant attack vehicles—some of them classified as forms of [[Combat skin|battle armor]], like [[war sphinx]]es or [[Seeker (vehicle)|seekers]]—could be deployed in swarms across continents and had the ability to destroy entire cities.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 95''</ref> As a more extreme measure, the Forerunners were also capable of artificially inducing premature stellar collapses in the event the Flood overran a star system.{{Ref/Reuse|Terminals}} To combat the Flood, the Forerunners equipped their starships with a mechanism known as [[Modular Dispersal Technology]], a means to efficiently scuttle sections lost to the Flood while maintaining the integrity of the rest of the ship. This technology was later appropriated for use by the Covenant.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/modular-dispersal-technology/e10ac7c3-932c-4b3a-91e5-3bf79c179b68?page=2 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Modular Dispersal Technology'']</ref> | While the Forerunners could effectively commence direct [[orbital bombardment|planetary bombardment]] via their energy weapons, a peculiar Forerunner weapon used during planetary assaults would cut off and lift up an enormous portion of the planet's crust, overturn it, and drop it back down.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 197''</ref> Single-occupant attack vehicles—some of them classified as forms of [[Combat skin|battle armor]], like [[war sphinx]]es or [[Seeker (vehicle)|seekers]]—could be deployed in swarms across continents and had the ability to destroy entire cities.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 95''</ref> As a more extreme measure, the Forerunners were also capable of artificially inducing premature stellar collapses in the event the Flood overran a star system.{{Ref/Reuse|Terminals}} To combat the Flood, the Forerunners equipped their starships with a mechanism known as [[Modular Dispersal Technology]], a means to efficiently scuttle sections lost to the Flood while maintaining the integrity of the rest of the ship. This technology was later appropriated for use by the Covenant.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/modular-dispersal-technology/e10ac7c3-932c-4b3a-91e5-3bf79c179b68?page=2 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Modular Dispersal Technology'']</ref> | ||
As with the rest of their technology, Forerunner ships were superior to those of the modern civilizations in most respects. A [[Forerunner Dreadnought|single]] [[Keyship]] could power ''[[High Charity]]'', a structure the size of an entire moon,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> by using less than a tenth of its total power output.{{Ref/Reuse|CH}} In a [[UNSC Navy|UNSC naval]] assault against the Covenant in the [[Battle of Voi]], three [[UNSC frigate]]s fired their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s at the Forerunner Dreadnought, in addition to a massive salvo of missiles by numerous [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]], but it remained completely intact, sustaining no visible damage.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> This makes it even more powerful than a [[ | As with the rest of their technology, Forerunner ships were superior to those of the modern civilizations in most respects. A [[Forerunner Dreadnought|single]] [[Keyship]] could power ''[[High Charity]]'', a structure the size of an entire moon,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> by using less than a tenth of its total power output.{{Ref/Reuse|CH}} In a [[UNSC Navy|UNSC naval]] assault against the Covenant in the [[Battle of Voi]], three [[UNSC frigate]]s fired their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s at the Forerunner Dreadnought, in addition to a massive salvo of missiles by numerous [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]], but it remained completely intact, sustaining no visible damage.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> This makes it even more powerful than a [[Kewu-pattern battleship|some of the most powerful]] Covenant ships, which could only barely take the impact of three special light MAC rounds and five hundred [[Archer missile]]s. | ||
Forerunners could also create [[upgrade seed]]s to upgrade vessels of other species into seamless hybrids of their original technology and Forerunner technology. This was done in cases where Forerunners encountered other races with more rudimentary ship technology, but resources would not support using a [[design seed]] to create a vessel of Forerunner design. The inclusion of a Forerunner [[slipspace flake]] would give the vessel a Forerunner slipspace drive. Other known upgrades include stealth capability, upgraded weapons, comm and navigational systems kept within the framework of the ship's original operating functional capability.<ref>''[[Halo: Renegades]]'', pg. ??</ref> | Forerunners could also create [[upgrade seed]]s to upgrade vessels of other species into seamless hybrids of their original technology and Forerunner technology. This was done in cases where Forerunners encountered other races with more rudimentary ship technology, but resources would not support using a [[design seed]] to create a vessel of Forerunner design. The inclusion of a Forerunner [[slipspace flake]] would give the vessel a Forerunner slipspace drive. Other known upgrades include stealth capability, upgraded weapons, comm and navigational systems kept within the framework of the ship's original operating functional capability.<ref>''[[Halo: Renegades]]'', pg. ??</ref> | ||