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440 mm artillery piece or "four-forty" as they were refered to be [[UNSC]] troops, was recently introduced prior to the [[Battle of Onyx]].<ref>"Big one," Dante muttered. "Artillery? One of the new four-fourties?"</ref>
The colloquially named "'''four-forty'''" is an artillery piece weapon used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces. It had been introduced recently as of [[2552#October|October 2552]]. [[SPARTAN-III Program|Spartan-III]] trainee [[Dante-G188]] mistook a powerful, distant explosion on [[Onyx]] for the testing of a four-forty, which he claimed is a "big one"; however, whether he was referring to size, explosive yield, or both is unclear.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 116''</ref>


A '''.440''' is a [[UNSC]] [[weapon]] developed around [[2552]]. As an artillery piece, it is most likely used to destroy [[Covenant]] bases, or possibly to target [[vehicles]]. During a training mission on [[Onyx]], one of the [[SPARTAN-III]] candidates mistook an explosion caused by an [[Onyx Sentinel]] for a .440. It may be an explosive shell, or, more likely, an artillery rocket.
==Type==
{{Conjecture}}
Though ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' references the weapon as a type of artillery, its name is never explained. 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. 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]].
{{Conjecture end}}


When contacted, even [[Eric Nylund]] could not explain such an oddity. [[Letter - RE:Four Forty Artillery|He mentioned]], however, that a 440mm cannon could be used against orbital installations.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Fm}}


{{Conjecturalization}}
==Sources==
The size discrepancy, being an apparently .440 round, poses a problem in terms of firepower. However, if the .440 artillery uses [[mass driver]] technology, like that of Harvest, then the size makes much more sense - the kinetic energy imparted by a railgun or coilgun means that the projectile does not need to be particularly large, or even explosive, to inflict tremendous damage upon a target. This is one of several theories, but remains conjecture for now.
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Conjecturalization End}}


==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 18:49, August 28, 2023

"Four-forty"
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Human-Covenant War

 

The colloquially named "four-forty" is an artillery piece weapon used by the United Nations Space Command armed forces. It had been introduced recently as of October 2552. Spartan-III trainee Dante-G188 mistook a powerful, distant explosion on Onyx for the testing of a four-forty, which he claimed is a "big one"; however, whether he was referring to size, explosive yield, or both is unclear.[1]

Type[edit]

Though Halo: Ghosts of Onyx references the weapon as a type of artillery, its name is never explained. 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. 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 Sturmtiger and 600mm Karl-Gerät.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 116