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<center>''This article is about a weapon. You may be looking for the [[Attack VTOL-14 Hornet]] aircraft.''</center> | <center>''This article is about a weapon. You may be looking for the [[Attack VTOL-14 Hornet]] aircraft.''</center> | ||
'''HORNET Mines''' are a type of [[UNSC]] ordnance commonly carried aboard [[UNSC Prowler]]s. They are stealthy, plutonium-cored, nuclear devices with a nominal yield of 30 Megatons. | '''HORNET Mines''' are a type of [[UNSC]] ordnance commonly carried aboard [[UNSC Prowler]]s. They are stealthy, plutonium-cored, nuclear devices with a nominal yield of 30 Megatons. | ||
During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} laid a field of HORNETs; destroying 12 and damaging four [[Covenant]] | During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} laid a field of HORNETs; destroying 12 and damaging four [[Covenant]] warships. This prolonged the survival of [[Battlegroup Stalingrad]], which was subsequently destroyed by the overwhelming Covenant reinforcements.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 325.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:48, May 4, 2009
HORNET Mines are a type of UNSC ordnance commonly carried aboard UNSC Prowlers. They are stealthy, plutonium-cored, nuclear devices with a nominal yield of 30 Megatons.
During the Battle of Onyx, the UNSC Dusk laid a field of HORNETs; destroying 12 and damaging four Covenant warships. This prolonged the survival of Battlegroup Stalingrad, which was subsequently destroyed by the overwhelming Covenant reinforcements.[1]
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- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 325.
