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|weight= *Empty: {{Convert|3.74|kg|lb}}<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3needler '''Bungie.net''': ''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher'']</ref> | |weight= *Empty: {{Convert|3.74|kg|lb}}<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3needler '''Bungie.net''': ''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher'']</ref> | ||
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*o/a: 57.8 | *o/a: 57.8{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} - 74.3 centimeters<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 128''</ref> (22.8 - 29.3 in) | ||
*Barrel: {{Convert|16.26|cm|in}} | *Barrel: {{Convert|16.26|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} | ||
|width={{Convert|21.6|cm|in}}<ref name="H4VG">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 85''</ref> | |width={{Convert|21.6|cm|in}}<ref name="H4VG">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 85''</ref> | ||
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|ammotype= 4.8 - 6.3mm [[Blamite|crystalline explosive projectiles]]<ref name="h4evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> | |ammotype= 4.8 - 6.3mm [[Blamite|crystalline explosive projectiles]]<ref name="h4evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> | ||
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*22 needles/magazine<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> | *22 needles/magazine<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> | ||
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|rate=Automatic (510 RPM) | |rate=Automatic (510 RPM){{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Needler'']</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|Anything stuck with enough needles will blow sky high—and if a Foxtrot is unlucky enough to be carrying grenades, those are gonna cook off too.|Anonymous serviceman}} | {{Quote|Anything stuck with enough needles will blow sky high—and if a Foxtrot is unlucky enough to be carrying grenades, those are gonna cook off too.|Anonymous serviceman}} | ||
The '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''', | The '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''',{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 323''</ref> more commonly known as the '''needler''', is a Covenant infantry weapon. | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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[[File:ReachSchematic - Needler.png|150px|thumb|left|A blueprint of the needler in ''Halo: Reach''.]] The Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher is a Covenant projectile weapon that fires long, sharp crystalline shards that are guided until they impale a target — hence the “needler” moniker. Several seconds after coming to rest in their target, the needles detonate, creating severe and in most cases fatal wounds. The needler's top plate has 14 holes, with the needles protruding out of the holes. When the trigger is pulled, the needle is fed from the top into the "barrel" of the weapon, and fired at high speed. The Type-33 GML is used by Covenant foot soldiers of nearly all types. [[Yanme'e]] are also fond of this weapon, and their efficiency with it is high as their flying capabilities and large numbers make the needles harder to dodge. When the trigger is held down, the rate at which the 'needles' are fired increases. | [[File:ReachSchematic - Needler.png|150px|thumb|left|A blueprint of the needler in ''Halo: Reach''.]] The Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher is a Covenant projectile weapon that fires long, sharp crystalline shards that are guided until they impale a target — hence the “needler” moniker. Several seconds after coming to rest in their target, the needles detonate, creating severe and in most cases fatal wounds. The needler's top plate has 14 holes, with the needles protruding out of the holes. When the trigger is pulled, the needle is fed from the top into the "barrel" of the weapon, and fired at high speed. The Type-33 GML is used by Covenant foot soldiers of nearly all types. [[Yanme'e]] are also fond of this weapon, and their efficiency with it is high as their flying capabilities and large numbers make the needles harder to dodge. When the trigger is held down, the rate at which the 'needles' are fired increases. | ||
Unlike most Covenant weaponry, the needler does not incorporate reverse-engineered [[Forerunner]] technology. | Unlike most Covenant weaponry, the needler does not incorporate reverse-engineered [[Forerunner]] technology.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The needler was one of the most unusual weapons in the Covenant arsenal and the least understood; how the weapon functions remains a mystery to human military experts and scientists. Like most Covenant weapons, the T-33 GML lacks any kind of electronic, physical or radiative connections between its "trigger" and firing mechanism.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> However, post-war analysis and study have shown that the shards track their targets by homing in on the specific heat signatures of sighted targets.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/Halo4Guide '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref> The physics behind the weapon were apparently not well known as joint human and Sangheili teams were known to be studying the weapon some time after the war.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012145601/https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx'''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 2969311)]</ref> | ||
===Ammunition=== | ===Ammunition=== | ||
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Razor-sharp crystalline projectiles made of Subanese crystal, or blamite, are fired from this elaborately designed Covenant weapon; it is widely believed that these needlers use heat or organic signatures to home in on targets, and may have some relation to the [[Plasma Grenade]] and the [[Plasma Pistol]]'s charged shots, which also react to living tissue and [[Sentinel]] mechanics. The needles appear to have some sort of "identify-friend/foe" function, as they will home in on hostile targets but not allies of the wielder. Once fired, a needle will seek its target until impact, entering the victim's body violently. After several seconds, the contents of the crystalline shard will detonate; injuries inflicted from the exploding shard are gruesome, as microscopic pieces of shrapnel can become embedded in tissue. | Razor-sharp crystalline projectiles made of Subanese crystal, or blamite, are fired from this elaborately designed Covenant weapon; it is widely believed that these needlers use heat or organic signatures to home in on targets, and may have some relation to the [[Plasma Grenade]] and the [[Plasma Pistol]]'s charged shots, which also react to living tissue and [[Sentinel]] mechanics. The needles appear to have some sort of "identify-friend/foe" function, as they will home in on hostile targets but not allies of the wielder. Once fired, a needle will seek its target until impact, entering the victim's body violently. After several seconds, the contents of the crystalline shard will detonate; injuries inflicted from the exploding shard are gruesome, as microscopic pieces of shrapnel can become embedded in tissue. | ||
The crystalline projectile appears to contain some type of gas or energy, which is released upon impact with a target; after [[seven]] or more needles have struck a target in the same general area, the needles will react to each other, triggering an explosion that kills the victim instantly. The explosion of multiple needles is a result of proximal resonance instability. | The crystalline projectile appears to contain some type of gas or energy, which is released upon impact with a target; after [[seven]] or more needles have struck a target in the same general area, the needles will react to each other, triggering an explosion that kills the victim instantly. The explosion of multiple needles is a result of proximal resonance instability.{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} When either a single or multiple needles detonate, they release crystal shrapnel, which can embed itself in nearby organisms; thus, friendly fire is often a necessary consideration in close quarters combat. | ||
===Advantages=== | ===Advantages=== | ||