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==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
The systems used to fire | The systems used to fire plasma torpedoes are known as Plasma Torpedo Silos, which are located along the hull of the ship.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 62-63''</ref> The torpedoes are typically described as red or purple in color and short, with a ball-like head and a trail. | ||
The | The torpedoes themselves are initially stored aboard [[Covenant]] vessels as inert cores, which are described as roughly cylindrical objects that range between 3-5 meters in total length. For Ket-pattern [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s such as the [[Truth and Reconciliation]] and probably other large Covenant starships that are armed with Plasma Torpedo Silos, thousands of these inert cores are carefully packaged and stored in munitions racks before each deployment of the vessel. <ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 62''</ref> | ||
==Plasma Torpedo Silos== | ==Plasma Torpedo Silos== | ||
