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The '''Howler missile''' is a ship-to-ship missile used by the [[UNSC Navy]].
The '''Howler missile''' is a ship-to-ship missile used by the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22Carriers|Enc22|Page=126-127}}{{Ref/Site|Id=THB 10.10.12|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12|D=10|M=10|Y=2012}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
Warships usually carry Howler missiles to complement their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s. Howler pods usually carry twenty missiles each.
Warships usually carry Howler missiles to complement their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s. Unlike missiles such as the [[Archer missile|Archer]], the Howler does not pack as powerful a punch individually, but is instead designed to overwhelm enemy defenses in mass saturation attacks against dense anti-missile networks. Accordingly, they are extremely fast and agile but lack many of the warhead options available to other systems like the Archer.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-encyclopedia-extravaganza|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza|D=01|M=06|Y=2022}}


==Models==
==Models==
===M96 Howler===
===M96 Howler===
The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} is armed with 500 pods of twenty M96 Howlers.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref> One hundred M96 Howlers can easily neutralize a fully shielded [[Covenant destroyer]], as occurred to ''[[Defender of Faith]]'' in [[2553]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 302-303''</ref>
The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} is armed with 500 pods of twenty M96 Howlers, while its preceding class of supercarrier, the {{Class|Punic|supercarrier}}, has 20 pods.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Carriers}}{{Ref/Reuse|THB 10.10.12}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4VG|H4EVG|Page=188}}One hundred M96 Howlers can easily neutralize a [[Covenant destroyer]], as occurred to ''[[Defender of Faith]]'' in [[2553]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TW12|TTW|Chapter=12}} The refit [[Able-class heavy destroyer]] has 4 pods.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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[[Category:Missiles]]
[[Category:Missiles]]
[[Category:Starship weapons]]
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]]
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]]

Latest revision as of 11:47, October 8, 2023

Howler missile
Production overview

Type:

Ship-to-ship missile

Specifications

Ammunition type:

High explosive

Operation:

Tube-fired

Service history

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The Howler missile is a ship-to-ship missile used by the UNSC Navy.[1][2]

Overview[edit]

Warships usually carry Howler missiles to complement their Magnetic Accelerator Cannons. Unlike missiles such as the Archer, the Howler does not pack as powerful a punch individually, but is instead designed to overwhelm enemy defenses in mass saturation attacks against dense anti-missile networks. Accordingly, they are extremely fast and agile but lack many of the warhead options available to other systems like the Archer.[3]

Models[edit]

M96 Howler[edit]

The UNSC Infinity is armed with 500 pods of twenty M96 Howlers, while its preceding class of supercarrier, the Punic-class supercarrier, has 20 pods.[1][2][4]One hundred M96 Howlers can easily neutralize a Covenant destroyer, as occurred to Defender of Faith in 2553.[5] The refit Able-class heavy destroyer has 4 pods.[6]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]