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The '''KG Mk 34 Antipersonnel Flame Mortar Launcher''' is a turret-mounted [[Incendiary weapon|incendiary]] [[:Category:Mortar|mortar weapon]] in the service of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. They serve as an optional mounting on the [[M5 Talos]] prefabricated base turret system, intended for use as an anti-infantry defence to bolster the turret's standard [[M202 XP machine gun]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=Prima|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=30}} In operation, the KG Mk.34 fires a small incendiary charge into the air in a parabolic arc—lighting into flame on contact with a surface and causing a small amount of splash damage.{{Ref/Site|Id=OHWCS|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/firebase.aspx#Turret|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Turret|D=20|M=03|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC#Turret}}


The '''KG Mk 34 Antipersonnel Flame Mortar Launcher''' is an attachable weapon upgrade to a standard [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Firebase|prefabricated base]] [[Base Turret|turret]]. The flame mortar adds a bonus Anti-infantry attack to the turret and possess heavy stopping power to stun hostile infantry <ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 30''</ref>.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HW TurretUpgrades Concept.jpg|Flame mortar concepts (middle row).
File:HW UNSCTurret Concept 1.jpg|A turret with a KG Mark 34 mount (middle-right).
</gallery>


When in range, the mortar launcher shoots a ball of fire onto assaulting infantry. When it makes contact, the fireball bursts into flame and causes a small amount of splash damage. It is presently unknown what kind of ammunition gives the mortar these properties<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/firebase.aspx#Turret]</ref>.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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[[Category:Incendiary weapons]]

Latest revision as of 10:56, December 16, 2023

KG Mark 34 flame mortar
M5 Talos base turret with KG Mark 34 flame mortar upgrade from Halo Wars.
Production overview

Type:

Incendiary mortar weapon

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War

 

The KG Mk 34 Antipersonnel Flame Mortar Launcher is a turret-mounted incendiary mortar weapon in the service of the United Nations Space Command. They serve as an optional mounting on the M5 Talos prefabricated base turret system, intended for use as an anti-infantry defence to bolster the turret's standard M202 XP machine guns.[1] In operation, the KG Mk.34 fires a small incendiary charge into the air in a parabolic arc—lighting into flame on contact with a surface and causing a small amount of splash damage.[2]

Gallery[edit]

  • Flame mortar concepts (middle row).

    Flame mortar concepts (middle row).

  • A turret with a KG Mark 34 mount (middle-right).

    A turret with a KG Mark 34 mount (middle-right).

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide, page 30
  2. ^ Official Halo Wars Community Site, Turret (Retrieved on Mar 20, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]

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