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{{Quote|Sangheili miners and engineers continue to discover amazing new properties of the Subanese crystals used in Needler ammunition. Advanced Needler that fires carefully calibrated shards that can embed themselves in armor.|In-game description<ref name="REQ">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Requisition system]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Sangheili miners and engineers continue to discover amazing new properties of the Subanese crystals used in Needler ammunition. Advanced Needler that fires carefully calibrated shards that can embed themselves in armor.|In-game description<ref name="REQ">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Requisition system]]''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Talon of the Lost''' is a special variant of the [[Type-56 needler|Type-56D Guided Munitions Launcher]] | The '''Talon of the Lost''' is a special variant of the [[Type-56 needler|Type-56D Guided Munitions Launcher]].<ref name="H5G">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Multiplayer]]''</ref> | ||
== | == Overview == | ||
=== Design details === | |||
The ''Talon of the Lost'' is a named variant of the T-56D GML, upgraded with carefully calibrated red blamite shards that can embed themselves in heavy armor, like those of [[Mgalekgolo]], [[Promethean Knight]]s, or vehicles. It is a result of the continued work of [[Sangheili]] miners and engineers who work to discover more new properties of the Subanese crystals that are used for Needler ammunition.{{Ref/Reuse|REQ}} | The ''Talon of the Lost'' is a named variant of the T-56D GML, upgraded with carefully calibrated red blamite shards that can embed themselves in heavy armor, like those of [[Mgalekgolo]], [[Promethean Knight]]s, or vehicles. It is a result of the continued work of [[Sangheili]] miners and engineers who work to discover more new properties of the Subanese crystals that are used for Needler ammunition.{{Ref/Reuse|REQ}} | ||
Chassis-wise, the ''Talon of the Lost'' remains the same as a normal T-56D Needler, except that it is no longer colored burgundy. Instead, it now has a white main body color with blue and red stripes and Covenant glyphs decorating the weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} | |||
=== Service history === | |||
In [[2558#October|October 2558]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] encountered a copy of the weapon in a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]]-occupied area of [[Genesis]] that they passed through on their way to reunite with [[Cortana]].<ref name="Reunion">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Reunion]]''</ref> The weapon was later integrated into [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} | In [[2558#October|October 2558]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] encountered a copy of the weapon in a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]]-occupied area of [[Genesis]] that they passed through on their way to reunite with [[Cortana]].<ref name="Reunion">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Reunion]]''</ref> The weapon was later integrated into [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} | ||
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Available as a Level 3 Rare [[Requisition system|REQ]] that grants 100 REQ Points when sold, the ''Talon of the Lost'' has the same base functionality as a normal Needler, except that its needles can embed themslves into heavy armor, like those of Hunters or vehicles. In addition, its shards last for 8 seconds instead of 4, making the weapon more forgiving as it allows players a larger time window for supercombine explosions. These advantages make the ''Talon of the Lost'' a brutal weapon against infantry, light or medium vehicles like [[M12B Warthog|Warthogs]] and [[Type-54 Ghost|Ghosts]], and other heavily armored targets, even bosses like the [[Warden Eternal]]. In addition, its low REQ requirements make it a strong early-game or budget power weapon, as it can tear through many bosses and other ground troops easily. This weapon will decimate a Ghost in just 3 supercombine blasts (21 needles) and will destroy a Warthog with 4 supercombine blasts (28 needles). | Available as a Level 3 Rare [[Requisition system|REQ]] that grants 100 REQ Points when sold, the ''Talon of the Lost'' has the same base functionality as a normal Needler, except that its needles can embed themslves into heavy armor, like those of Hunters or vehicles. In addition, its shards last for 8 seconds instead of 4, making the weapon more forgiving as it allows players a larger time window for supercombine explosions. These advantages make the ''Talon of the Lost'' a brutal weapon against infantry, light or medium vehicles like [[M12B Warthog|Warthogs]] and [[Type-54 Ghost|Ghosts]], and other heavily armored targets, even bosses like the [[Warden Eternal]]. In addition, its low REQ requirements make it a strong early-game or budget power weapon, as it can tear through many bosses and other ground troops easily. This weapon will decimate a Ghost in just 3 supercombine blasts (21 needles) and will destroy a Warthog with 4 supercombine blasts (28 needles). | ||
The ''Talon of the Lost'' has a hipfire range of 30.56 m (100.26 ft) and a Smart-Link range of 36.66 m (120.28 ft).{{Ref/Reuse|analysis}} | |||
The ''[[Blood of Suban]]'', ''[[White Scar]]'', [[Sword Warthog|Sword Needler Warthog]], and ''[[Razor's Edge]]'' all have a similar anti-armor needle effect. | The ''[[Blood of Suban]]'', ''[[White Scar]]'', [[Sword Warthog|Sword Needler Warthog]], and ''[[Razor's Edge]]'' all have a similar anti-armor needle effect. | ||