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[[File:Covenant_Pinch_Fusion_reactor.jpg|thumb|A [[Covenant assault carrier]]'s pinch fusion reactor]] | [[File:Covenant_Pinch_Fusion_reactor.jpg|thumb|A [[Covenant assault carrier]]'s pinch fusion reactor]] | ||
'''Pinch fusion reactors''' are [[Nuclear fusion|fusion reactors]] that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships. They are much more advanced than [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] fusion reactors, and use [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] fusion. The process generates [[plasma]] that is compressed and heated by [[Wikipedia:Pinch (plasma physics)|pinched]] magnetic fields.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 193''</ref> If their cooling systems | '''Pinch fusion reactors''' are [[Nuclear fusion|fusion reactors]] that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships. They are much more advanced than [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] fusion reactors, and use [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] fusion. The process generates [[plasma]] that is compressed and heated by [[Wikipedia:Pinch (plasma physics)|pinched]] magnetic fields.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 193''</ref> If their cooling systems become disabled or their maximum heat loads are exceeded, they can often fail explosively.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 305''</ref> | ||
Small pinch fusion reactors are used to power the Covenant's [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|Type-38 "Tyrant" anti-air cannons]]. | Small pinch fusion reactors are used to power the Covenant's [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|Type-38 "Tyrant" anti-air cannons]]. |
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Pinch fusion reactors are fusion reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board Covenant warships. They are much more advanced than UNSC fusion reactors, and use deuterium-tritium fusion. The process generates plasma that is compressed and heated by pinched magnetic fields.[1] If their cooling systems become disabled or their maximum heat loads are exceeded, they can often fail explosively.[2]
Small pinch fusion reactors are used to power the Covenant's Type-38 "Tyrant" anti-air cannons.
List of appearances
- Halo 2
- Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Reach