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'''Moray Space Mines''' are explosives built by the [[UNSC]] for use in deep-space combat.  
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The '''M1011 Moray space mine''' is an explosive naval weapon employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for use in deep-space combat.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P160|Enc22|Page=160}}


==Background==
==Overview==
They are dropped from the bays of [[Longsword]] Interceptors to mine locations within space from incursion. They use both proximity and remote detonators and have very high explosive payloads. This may not be a regulsr armmamet as the Master Chief noticed that the Cryo-Tube had been removed to make way for this. During the Assult on Ascendant Justice these were used to destroy the ship's Searph Fighters making way for the Longsword to land on the Covenant ship.
===Design details===
Moray [[space mine]]s carry a high explosive payload and small chemical propellant drives that allow them to track specific targets or maintain a pre-defined coordinate location in space. The system for deploying these mines can be controlled from within the launch craft, with up to three dozen mines coming equipped on a single mine rack.{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS5|HFS|Chapter=5}}
 
===Usage===
Moray space mines are equipped aboard smaller [[prowler]]s and large [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] as a deployable ordnance, similar to the [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear]]-capable [[M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System|M441 Hornet space mines]] on larger prowlers. They may be equipped on [[C718 Longsword|C718]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P160}} and [[C709 Longsword]] fighters, with the latter requiring removal of the fighter's [[cryo chamber]] for the mine rack installation.{{Ref/Reuse|FS5}}
 
{{Class|Winter|prowler}}s are equipped with a single, aft-mounted '''CBU-R68 Moray mine rack''' as a secondary armaments. It is unclear whether the CBU-R68 designation refers to a new model of Moray mine, or the launching system itself.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/oni-acrisius|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=ONI Acrisius|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=129}}{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=46-47}}
 
==Operational history==
===Human-Covenant War===
During [[Skirmish over Threshold|the assault]] on ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', Morays were used to destroy the ship's [[Seraph]] fighters making way for a Longsword to land on the [[Covenant]] ship. They may also have adhesive or magnetic quality to them as they were able to be attached to a remote piloted [[Pelican]] and later deployed from it.{{Ref/Reuse|FS5}}
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{Explosives List}}
{{UNSC ordnance}}
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[[Category:Weapons]]

Latest revision as of 13:32, September 9, 2023

M1011 Moray space mine
Production overview

Type:

Space mine

Specifications

Operation:

Remote or proximity-detonated explosives[1]

Service history

In service:

 

The M1011 Moray space mine is an explosive naval weapon employed by the United Nations Space Command for use in deep-space combat.[2]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

Moray space mines carry a high explosive payload and small chemical propellant drives that allow them to track specific targets or maintain a pre-defined coordinate location in space. The system for deploying these mines can be controlled from within the launch craft, with up to three dozen mines coming equipped on a single mine rack.[1]

Usage[edit]

Moray space mines are equipped aboard smaller prowlers and large strikecraft as a deployable ordnance, similar to the nuclear-capable M441 Hornet space mines on larger prowlers. They may be equipped on C718[2] and C709 Longsword fighters, with the latter requiring removal of the fighter's cryo chamber for the mine rack installation.[1]

Winter-class prowlers are equipped with a single, aft-mounted CBU-R68 Moray mine rack as a secondary armaments. It is unclear whether the CBU-R68 designation refers to a new model of Moray mine, or the launching system itself.[3][4][5]

Operational history[edit]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

During the assault on Ascendant Justice, Morays were used to destroy the ship's Seraph fighters making way for a Longsword to land on the Covenant ship. They may also have adhesive or magnetic quality to them as they were able to be attached to a remote piloted Pelican and later deployed from it.[1]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo: First Strike, chapter 5
  2. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 160
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, ONI Acrisius (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 129
  5. ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 46-47