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Slipspace drives may also be used as improvised, if highly expensive, weapons of mass destruction. By momentarily generating an uncontrolled slipspace rupture within a kilometers-wide radius, the device forcibly transitions any matter in the affected area into slipspace.<ref name="reach"/> Projections of the [[Insurrection]]'s escalation into a major war suggested that with unrestricted access to slipspace-capable craft, any hostile colony would turn them into weapons against [[Unified Earth Government|Earth]].<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''December 4, 2510''</ref> | Slipspace drives may also be used as improvised, if highly expensive, weapons of mass destruction. By momentarily generating an uncontrolled slipspace rupture within a kilometers-wide radius, the device forcibly transitions any matter in the affected area into slipspace.<ref name="reach"/> Projections of the [[Insurrection]]'s escalation into a major war suggested that with unrestricted access to slipspace-capable craft, any hostile colony would turn them into weapons against [[Unified Earth Government|Earth]].<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''December 4, 2510''</ref> | ||
In [[2531]], the | In [[2531]], the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} reused the nuclear reactor from its slipspace engine as an improvised bomb, in order to induce a supernova in the miniature star at the heart of [[Shield 0459]]. Sergeant [[John Forge]] was forced to stay behind and detonate it manually due to damage to it and the improvised bomb worked perfectly, destroying the Shield World after ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Reactor (level)|Reactor]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref> In the same year, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] used a partially deconstructed drive to cause [[Kurt-051]]'s [[thruster pack]] to malfunction and send him flying into space so he could be secretly rescued and recruited into the SPARTAN-III program.<ref name="Ghost"/> | ||
During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]], remembering an accident involving an improperly-mounted slipspace drive, [[Kat-B320]] of [[SPARTAN programs|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] devised a plan to use the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}'s slipspace drive as an improvised "bomb" to destroy the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', in lieu of [[nuclear weapon]]ry, which was unavailable at the time. The bomb was transported by a [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] into the hangar bay of the [[SDV-class heavy corvette|Covenant corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', which was then hijacked and set on a refueling track with the supercarrier. The activation timer for the "bomb" was damaged in a firefight, so [[Jorge-052]] stayed behind to activate it manually, while [[SPARTAN-B312]] was forced out of the ship. When the slipspace drive was activated, a massive slipspace rupture was created, which caused ''Ardent Prayer'', along with a large portion of ''Long Night of Solace'', to be teleported into oblivion. With its entire midsection missing, the remains of ''Long Night of Solace'' crashed onto the surface of the planet [[Reach]].<ref name="reach"/> | During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]], remembering an accident involving an improperly-mounted slipspace drive, [[Kat-B320]] of [[SPARTAN programs|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] devised a plan to use the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}'s slipspace drive as an improvised "bomb" to destroy the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', in lieu of [[nuclear weapon]]ry, which was unavailable at the time. The bomb was transported by a [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] into the hangar bay of the [[SDV-class heavy corvette|Covenant corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', which was then hijacked and set on a refueling track with the supercarrier. The activation timer for the "bomb" was damaged in a firefight, so [[Jorge-052]] stayed behind to activate it manually, while [[SPARTAN-B312]] was forced out of the ship. When the slipspace drive was activated, a massive slipspace rupture was created, which caused ''Ardent Prayer'', along with a large portion of ''Long Night of Solace'', to be teleported into oblivion. With its entire midsection missing, the remains of ''Long Night of Solace'' crashed onto the surface of the planet [[Reach]].<ref name="reach"/> | ||