Fuel Rod Gun: Difference between revisions

forms. It is often wielded by higher ranked Grunts, and occasionally by higher-ranked Elites and Brutes.  Although the existence of the “dead man’s switch” — a mechanism that sabotages the weapon if it is dropped without first engaging a safety — has only been theorized, it would be difficult to believe that every single Unggoy and Sangheili that was killed while using one fired the weapon right at their feet the moment they died. The dead-man's switch was confirmed in one of the Halo novels. In the later games, it had no fail-safes allowing the player to pick up the weapon in Campaign. All of the incarnations of this weapon fire bolts of deadly radioactive incendiary gel that explode on impact with targets or surfaces. Some variants are homing. It is often wielded by [[Grunt]]s.  Unlike many Covenant weapons, most incarnations of the the Fuel Rod Gun fire ammunition that comes in magazines of 5. Up to 25 additional Fuel Rods can be carried for a total of 30 shots. The weapon's projectiles also travel in an arc like form, unlike the human [[Rocket Launcher]] so one must aim slightly above the target in long range firing.