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[[File:H3_Hunter_AssaultBeam.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[Mgalekgolo]] firing incendiary gel from its [[assault cannon]].]]
[[File:H3 Hunter AssaultBeam.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[Mgalekgolo]] firing incendiary gel from its [[assault cannon]].]]
The [[Covenant]] utilize various types of '''incendiary gel''' as ammunition in their weaponry.<ref name="hch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 267''</ref><ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fourthgrenade '''Bungie.net''': ''Incendiary Grenade'']</ref>
'''Incendiary gel''' is a form of munition employed by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH16|CH|Chapter=16}}


Green, radioactive incendiary gel is used in the [[Mgalekgolo]]'s [[assault cannon]]s and in [[fuel rod]] weaponry.{{Ref/Reuse|hch}} The Mgalekgolo's assault cannons are able to fire the gel in mortar-like globular projectiles or in a searing stream of fire,{{Ref/Reuse|hch}} whereas the fuel rods are compressed canisters of the material which explode upon impact. A perfected form of the incendiary gel was known to the [[Forerunner]]s,and was pumped around the bowels of [[Installation 00|The Ark]] for unknown purposes. In [[2559]], the [[Banished]] were able to take advantage of this [[Infusion gel]] in the form of their [[Jiralhanae Grenadier|Grenadiers]], [[Infused Huragok|Huragok]] and [[Infusion Mine|mines]], among other nefarious purposes.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]'''</ref>
==Overview==
Incendiary gel is a radioactive composite created by the Covenant from the energetic meta-materials and strained-bond lattices present in the [[infusion matter]] developed by the [[Forerunners]], and present throughout their installations. The Covenant's incendiary gel is considered an inferior copy of the Forerunners' own perfected forms, though is widely employed across many different weapon systems.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=298-299}}{{Ref/Site|Id=II|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/infusion-invasion|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update - Infusion Invasion|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}


The [[Type-3 firebomb]], a type of native [[Jiralhanae]] grenade, uses a form of adhesive incendiary gel; a stable yet hazardous chemical mixture containing [[Wikipedia:Caesium|caesium]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 68''</ref> It burns at approximately twenty-two hundred degrees Celsius, and will not burn underwater.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
The adhesive forms of incendiary gel found in Covenant firebombs are considered stable, yet hazardous nonetheless, and contain [[Wikipedia:Caesium|caesium]].{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=68}} In this application, incendiary gel burns at approximately 2200<sup>o</sup>C, and will not burn underwater.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
 
==Usage==
Incendiary gel is utilised in a wide array of applications across the [[Covenant military]], though perhaps the most famous is that used in the [[assault cannon]]s wielded by the [[Mgalekgolo]].{{Ref/Reuse|CH16}} Some assault cannons fire their incendiary gel in individual bolts or magnetically-guided streams of gas.{{Ref/Reuse|CH16}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Incendiary gel is also used as the filler in Covenant explosive ordnance, including the [[fuel rod]]s fired by various [[fuel rod gun]]s and [[fuel rod cannon]]s, and as the primary filler inside the [[Orgudam Workshop Firebomb]] employed predominantly by [[Jiralhanae]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=306}}{{Ref/Site|Id=bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fourthgrenade|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Incendiary Grenade|D=31|M=01|Y=2021}}
 
Infusion gel, the original material that incendiary gel was derived from, is widely employed by the Brute forces of the [[Banished]] - most notably the [[Clan of the Long Shields]] under [[Voridus]].


==Sources==
==Sources==

Latest revision as of 08:47, September 1, 2022

A Mgalekgolo firing incendiary gel from its assault cannon.

Incendiary gel is a form of munition employed by the Covenant.[1]

Overview[edit]

Incendiary gel is a radioactive composite created by the Covenant from the energetic meta-materials and strained-bond lattices present in the infusion matter developed by the Forerunners, and present throughout their installations. The Covenant's incendiary gel is considered an inferior copy of the Forerunners' own perfected forms, though is widely employed across many different weapon systems.[2][3]

The adhesive forms of incendiary gel found in Covenant firebombs are considered stable, yet hazardous nonetheless, and contain caesium.[4] In this application, incendiary gel burns at approximately 2200oC, and will not burn underwater.[5]

Usage[edit]

Incendiary gel is utilised in a wide array of applications across the Covenant military, though perhaps the most famous is that used in the assault cannons wielded by the Mgalekgolo.[1] Some assault cannons fire their incendiary gel in individual bolts or magnetically-guided streams of gas.[1][2] Incendiary gel is also used as the filler in Covenant explosive ordnance, including the fuel rods fired by various fuel rod guns and fuel rod cannons, and as the primary filler inside the Orgudam Workshop Firebomb employed predominantly by Jiralhanae forces.[2][6][5]

Infusion gel, the original material that incendiary gel was derived from, is widely employed by the Brute forces of the Banished - most notably the Clan of the Long Shields under Voridus.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 16
  2. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 298-299
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Community Update - Infusion Invasion (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 68
  5. ^ a b Bungie.net, Incendiary Grenade (Retrieved on Jan 31, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 306