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Though ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' references the weapon as a type of artillery, its name is never explained. When contacted by ''Halopedia'', author [[Eric Nylund]] could not explain the weapon's nature to his own satisfaction.<ref name="Letter">[[Archive:Letter - Re:Four Forty Artillery]]</ref> It is possible that the name is shorthand for a 4.40" (~112mm) bore, which would be appropriate for a fairly small artillery piece; however, this would conflict with Dante's description of the weapon as a "big one" unless the explosive yield is greater than the round's size would suggest. Furthermore, Nylund suggested that such a caliber is too small for his intentions.<ref name="Letter"/> Alternately, "four-forty" may simply be a model designation such as "M440". A less likely possibility is that the four-forty is a large-scale mortar weapon, similar to Nazi Germany's 380mm [[Wikipedia:Sturmtiger|Sturmtiger]] and 600mm [[Wikipedia:Karl-Gerät|Karl-Gerät]]. | Though ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' references the weapon as a type of artillery, its name is never explained. When contacted by ''Halopedia'', author [[Eric Nylund]] could not explain the weapon's nature to his own satisfaction.<ref name="Letter">[[Archive:Letter - Re:Four Forty Artillery]]</ref> It is possible that the name is shorthand for a 4.40" (~112mm) bore, which would be appropriate for a fairly small artillery piece; however, this would conflict with Dante's description of the weapon as a "big one" unless the explosive yield is greater than the round's size would suggest. Furthermore, Nylund suggested that such a caliber is too small for his intentions.<ref name="Letter"/> Alternately, "four-forty" may simply be a model designation such as "M440". A less likely possibility is that the four-forty is a large-scale mortar weapon, similar to Nazi Germany's 380mm [[Wikipedia:Sturmtiger|Sturmtiger]] and 600mm [[Wikipedia:Karl-Gerät|Karl-Gerät]]. | ||
In his response, Nylund joked that a 440mm cannon could be used against orbital targets, indicating that he did not intend for the weapon to be so large. Despite this, ground-based mass drivers of similar scale have since been introduced in ''Halo'' canon. Assuming the nickname indeed indicates a bore of 440mm, it is most likely a type of ground-based [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], though this would make the "artillery" reference a misnomer. If this were the case, the weapon's bore would be a quarter again the size of the [[M510 Mammoth|Mark 2547 "Mini-Mac"]], which has a bore of | In his response, Nylund joked that a 440mm cannon could be used against orbital targets, indicating that he did not intend for the weapon to be so large. Despite this, ground-based mass drivers of similar scale have since been introduced in ''Halo'' canon. Assuming the nickname indeed indicates a bore of 440mm, it is most likely a type of ground-based [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], though this would make the "artillery" reference a misnomer. If this were the case, the weapon's bore would be a quarter again the size of the [[M510 Mammoth|Mark 2547 "Mini-Mac"]], which has a bore of 35 cm and is designed to engage suborbital fortifications and vessels. | ||
{{Conjecturalization End}} | {{Conjecturalization End}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||