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The '''Maastricht/Raleigh Ordnance Delivery-Application System''', or '''M/RODAS''' in shortened form, is a weapon deployment system mounted exclusively on the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[B-65 Shortsword]]. Primarily used for [[carpet bombing]], the system is located on the back of Shortsword.
[[File:HW ShortswordBombingRun.png|thumb|300px|right|A B-65 Shortsword using its M/RODAS delivery system to perform a [[carpet bombing]] run on [[Arcadia]].]]
The '''Maastricht/Raleigh Ordnance Delivery-Application System''', or '''M/RODAS''' in shortened form, is a weapon deployment system mounted exclusively on the [[B-65 Shortsword]] operated by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Primarily used for [[carpet bombing]], the system is located on the back of Shortsword.{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=176}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=161}}


The system can drop a wide variety of ordnance, but the most well known ones are the [[Mark 208 bomb|Mark 208 gravity bomb]], the [[XGBU-302 bomb]], and the [[GBU-1105 bomb]].{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=176}}
The system can drop a near-limitless array of ordnance,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} but the most well known are the [[Mark 208 bomb|Mark 208 gravity bomb]], the [[XGBU-302 bomb|XGBU-302 disruption bomb]], and the [[GBU-1105 bomb|GBU-1105 cryo bomb]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}


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A B-65 Shortsword using its M/RODAS delivery system to perform a carpet bombing run on Arcadia.

The Maastricht/Raleigh Ordnance Delivery-Application System, or M/RODAS in shortened form, is a weapon deployment system mounted exclusively on the B-65 Shortsword operated by the United Nations Space Command. Primarily used for carpet bombing, the system is located on the back of Shortsword.[1][2]

The system can drop a near-limitless array of ordnance,[2] but the most well known are the Mark 208 gravity bomb, the XGBU-302 disruption bomb, and the GBU-1105 cryo bomb.[1]

Trivia

It is likely named after the city of Maastricht, located in the Netherlands.

List of appearances

Source

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 176
  2. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 161

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