Fury tactical nuclear weapon: Difference between revisions

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The Fury tactical nuclear weapon is a battlefield nuclear weapon used by the UNSC, and has been described as the closest equivalent in the UNSC arsenal to "a nuclear [[grenade]]". It is the size and shape of an over inflated football. Its yield has been stated to be slightly less than one megaton. The nuclear blast has been described as extremely clean and has a radius of about 1.3 kilometers.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 20''</ref> The Fury is relatively effective at destroying anything from a Covenant base to a [[Covenant cruiser]], although the Fury would have to be inserted into the ship prior to detonation.

An MFDD was used by [[Noble Team]] to destroy a {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} during the [[Battle of Fumirole]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The attack was carried out by [[Thom-A293]], who infiltrated the warship's internal hangar bay where he deployed the weapon, completely destroying the vessel and all hands aboard at the cost of his own life.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''': ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer</ref>

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In [[2526]] during the [[Battle of Seoba]], a one-megaton Fury in the engineering compartment acted as the [[self-destruct]] device for the [[Prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}}. Activated by [[Linda-058]], the explosion destroyed both the Prowler and the Covenant ship attempting to capture it.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''chapter 15''</ref>

Later, during the attack on the Covenant world of [[Zhoist]], the Spartans and the [[21st Space Assault Battalion|Black Daggers]] working with them armed themselves with one Fury per team along with their other nuclear ordinance. After reaching a Covenant [[space elevator]], Lieutenant [[Small Bear]] planted [[Blue Team]]'s Fury near the elevator on a forty minute timer on [[John-117]]'s command.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''chapter 25''</ref> Blue Team and some of Third Platoon managed to reach a transit tube in time at the elevator's terminus in the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]]. When the Fury detonated, the shockwave traveled up the [[gravity lift]] tens of thousands of kilometers to the Ring, though it was much reduced in power when it arrived.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''pages 347-353''</ref> [[Green Team]] also planted a Fury by the space elevator they used and the detonation of both destroyed two of the Ten Cities on Zhoist.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''epilogue''</ref>

*The first visual appearance of the Fury MFDD in the ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer was designed by Bungie's veteran concept artist [[Isaac Hannaford]].<ref name="bwu"/> The concept art of the Fury shows framework attached to the underside of the device, while the prop in the trailer has this framework removed. This was for the purpose of making the prop easier to carry around during acting.<ref name="bwu"/>

File:CCS Shield Collapsing.jpg|The effect of a Fury on a Covenant ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.

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