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[[File:H4-MP-Longbow-MAC-02.jpg|thumb|230px|left|A ground-based mass driver station on Concord. Note the device's closer resemblance to a [[railgun]] than to a coilgun.]] | [[File:H4-MP-Longbow-MAC-02.jpg|thumb|230px|left|A ground-based mass driver station on Concord. Note the device's closer resemblance to a [[railgun]] than to a coilgun.]] | ||
The mass driver on Harvest was originally used for firing nuclear waste into [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi]], Harvest's sun, and also used during solstice celebrations on Harvest. | The mass driver on Harvest was originally used for firing nuclear waste into [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi]], Harvest's sun, and also used during solstice celebrations on Harvest.{{Ref/Reuse|contact}} Additionally, it could be used as an impromptu weapon, as demonstrated in the [[First Battle of Harvest]]; its magnetic induction technology could be used to propel projectiles at extremely high speeds with a high degree of accuracy, even going so far as to disable the Covenant ship ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' in two well-placed shots. Later in the battle, the UNSC [[Planetary Security Intelligence]] [[Loki]] used a mass driver to destroy Harvest's orbital facility, the ''[[Tiara]]''. | ||
Sometime after the colonization of Harvest, the shipping operations [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Sif]] had a critical failure in her data center's power supply. Trying to be as helpful as possible, another AI, [[Mack]], used the mass driver to boost the component into orbit - literally shooting the power supply into the ''Tiara''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s coupling station. | Sometime after the colonization of Harvest, the shipping operations [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Sif]] had a critical failure in her data center's power supply. Trying to be as helpful as possible, another AI, [[Mack]], used the mass driver to boost the component into orbit - literally shooting the power supply into the ''Tiara''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s coupling station.{{Ref/Reuse|contact}} This was a very risky move, seeing as Mack could have easily destroyed Sif's main data center, effectively "killing" her. | ||
[[Longbow Station]] in the northern polar region of [[Concord]] had a number of channel-based mass drivers, used by the [[Unified Earth Government]] to deliver deep-space monitoring relays to study remote star systems before the [[Human-Covenant War]]. At least one of Concord's mass drivers appeared to be based on [[railgun]] technology, as opposed to the coilgun technology used by other known mass drivers.<ref>'''Halo 4''', multiplayer map ''[[Longbow]]'' description</ref> | [[Longbow Station]] in the northern polar region of [[Concord]] had a number of channel-based mass drivers, used by the [[Unified Earth Government]] to deliver deep-space monitoring relays to study remote star systems before the [[Human-Covenant War]]. At least one of Concord's mass drivers appeared to be based on [[railgun]] technology, as opposed to the coilgun technology used by other known mass drivers.<ref>'''Halo 4''', multiplayer map ''[[Longbow]]'' description</ref> | ||
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[[The Rubble]] possessed two mass drivers which were used to break up larger [[asteroid]]s to make mining them easier. They were later used to disable the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}, but were later destroyed by the Covenant ship ''[[Infinite Spoils]]''.<ref name="CP">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page ??''</ref> | [[The Rubble]] possessed two mass drivers which were used to break up larger [[asteroid]]s to make mining them easier. They were later used to disable the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}, but were later destroyed by the Covenant ship ''[[Infinite Spoils]]''.<ref name="CP">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
During the [[Siege of New Alexandria]] in the [[Fall of Reach]], [[New Alexandria|the city's]] mass driver was used to unsuccessfully stop an approaching {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} within "danger close" range.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> On the last day of the invasion, [[Emile-A239]] manned a [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark 2488 Onager]] mass driver to fend off Covenant forces assaulting the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} at the [[Asźod ship breaking yards]]. | During the [[Siege of New Alexandria]] in the [[Fall of Reach]], [[New Alexandria|the city's]] mass driver was used to unsuccessfully stop an approaching {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} within "danger close" range.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> On the last day of the invasion, [[Emile-A239]] manned a [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark 2488 Onager]] mass driver to fend off Covenant forces assaulting the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} at the [[Asźod ship breaking yards]].{{Ref/Reuse|reach}} However, Emile was killed by two [[Sangheili]] warriors, prompting [[SPARTAN-B312]] to commandeer the cannon and destroy an incoming {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} in order to allow the ''Autumn'' to escape.{{Ref/Reuse|reach}} | ||
During the [[Raid on Ivanoff Station]] in the summer of [[2557]], several mass drivers were used to defend the [[Composer]] from invading [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant remnant]] forces under the auspices of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] and his ship, the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''. Ultimately, they failed to prevent him from acquiring the Composer.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]''</ref> | During the [[Raid on Ivanoff Station]] in the summer of [[2557]], several mass drivers were used to defend the [[Composer]] from invading [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant remnant]] forces under the auspices of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] and his ship, the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''. Ultimately, they failed to prevent him from acquiring the Composer.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]''</ref> | ||