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'''Gravitics''' is the science and technology of generating and manipulating gravity.<ref name="WFG">''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'', Glossary - p.90-91</ref> This science is employed by the [[Forerunners]], [[Covenant]] and [[Humanity]] alike, with common applications including [[Anti-gravity technology]], lenses to precisely focus energy and presses for manufacturing highly compressed forms of matter.<ref name="WFG"/>
'''Gravitics''' is the science and technology of generating and manipulating gravity.<ref name="WFG">''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'', Glossary - p.90-91</ref> This science is employed by the [[Forerunners]], [[Covenant]] and [[Humanity]] alike, with common applications including [[Anti-gravity technology]], lenses to precisely focus energy and presses for manufacturing highly compressed forms of matter.<ref name="WFG"/>


Gravitic technology is commonly employed in weaponry, with the [[Jiralhanae]] (especially the [[Banished]]) employing the use of [[gravitic accelerator]]s, or "gravitic catapults", for the operation of their Spike weaponry.<ref name="OSFM45">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p.45</ref><ref name="OSFM190">''Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual'', p.45</ref> The Forerunners employed specialised weapon systems aboard their spacecraft such as the [[torsion driver]], designed to use gravity to rip spacecraft apart and subject their innermost components to concentrated fire from [[directed energy weapon]]s.<ref name="WF81">''Halo: Warfleet'', Dragoons - p.80-81</ref> [[Pulse laser turret|Pulse laser]] weapon systems employed by the Covenant use [[gravitic-lensing focal array]]s, and [[energy projector]]s employ the use of [[gravitic impellor]]s to create their plasma beams.<ref name="WFG"/> The Covenant employ [[gravitic web]]s inside their [[drop pod]]s to protect their occupants from sudden deceleration<ref name="WF66">''Halo: Warfleet'', Insertion Pods - p.66</ref>, a technology similarly mimiced inside some UNSC armor systems including the [[AVIATOR-class Mjolnir]].<ref name="H4EVG">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.147</ref> The {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} employs gravitic technology to accelerate/ decelerate small craft such as [[space fighter]]s and [[dropship]]s.<ref name="WF32">''Halo: Warfleet'', Destroyers - p.32</ref>
Gravitic technology is commonly employed in weaponry, with the [[Jiralhanae]] (especially the [[Banished]]) employing the use of [[gravitic accelerator]]s, or "gravitic catapults", for the operation of their Spike weaponry.<ref name="OSFM45">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p.45</ref><ref name="OSFM190">''Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual'', p.45</ref> The Forerunners employed specialised weapon systems aboard their spacecraft such as the [[torsion driver]], designed to use gravity to rip spacecraft apart and subject their innermost components to concentrated fire from [[directed energy weapon]]s.<ref name="WF81">''Halo: Warfleet'', Dragoons - p.80-81</ref> [[Pulse laser turret|Pulse laser]] weapon systems employed by the Covenant use [[gravitic-lensing focal array]]s, and [[energy projector]]s employ the use of [[gravitic impellor]]s to create their plasma beams.<ref name="WFG"/> The Covenant employ [[gravitic web]]s inside their [[drop pod]]s to protect their occupants from sudden deceleration<ref name="WF66">''Halo: Warfleet'', Insertion Pods - p.66</ref>, a technology similarly mimicked inside some UNSC armor systems including the [[AVIATOR-class Mjolnir]].<ref name="H4EVG">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.147</ref> The {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} employs gravitic technology to accelerate/ decelerate small craft such as [[space fighter]]s and [[dropship]]s.<ref name="WF32">''Halo: Warfleet'', Destroyers - p.32</ref>


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Revision as of 14:06, May 2, 2020

Gravitics is the science and technology of generating and manipulating gravity.[1] This science is employed by the Forerunners, Covenant and Humanity alike, with common applications including Anti-gravity technology, lenses to precisely focus energy and presses for manufacturing highly compressed forms of matter.[1]

Gravitic technology is commonly employed in weaponry, with the Jiralhanae (especially the Banished) employing the use of gravitic accelerators, or "gravitic catapults", for the operation of their Spike weaponry.[2][3] The Forerunners employed specialised weapon systems aboard their spacecraft such as the torsion driver, designed to use gravity to rip spacecraft apart and subject their innermost components to concentrated fire from directed energy weapons.[4] Pulse laser weapon systems employed by the Covenant use gravitic-lensing focal arrays, and energy projectors employ the use of gravitic impellors to create their plasma beams.[1] The Covenant employ gravitic webs inside their drop pods to protect their occupants from sudden deceleration[5], a technology similarly mimicked inside some UNSC armor systems including the AVIATOR-class Mjolnir.[6] The Halberd-class destroyer employs gravitic technology to accelerate/ decelerate small craft such as space fighters and dropships.[7]

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Warfleet, Glossary - p.90-91
  2. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, p.45
  3. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, p.45
  4. ^ Halo: Warfleet, Dragoons - p.80-81
  5. ^ Halo: Warfleet, Insertion Pods - p.66
  6. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, p.147
  7. ^ Halo: Warfleet, Destroyers - p.32
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