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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 fusion reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships. | '''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 [[tritium]] to generate [[plasma]] that is heated by [[Wikipedia:Pinch (plasma physics)|pinched]] magnetic fields.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 193''</ref> If their cooling systems are 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]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
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A Covenant assault carrier's pinch fusion reactor
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 tritium to generate plasma that is heated by pinched magnetic fields.[1] If their cooling systems are 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
