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{{Title|''Zeus'' | {{Title|XM4600 ''Zeus'' plasma munition howitzer}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|name=''Zeus'' | |name=XM4600 ''Zeus'' plasma munition howitzer | ||
|image=[[File:HW-M145DRhinoMAAP.png|300px|right | |image=[[File:HW-M145DRhinoMAAP.png|300px|right]]<br>A ''Zeus'' cannon equipped on an M145D Rhino. | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
|series= | |series= | ||
|type=Plasma mortar{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP15|EVG|Page=155}} | |type=[[Plasma mortar]]{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP15|EVG|Page=155}} | ||
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|height= | |height= | ||
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|ammotype=[[ | |ammotype=320mm [[fuel rod]] shells{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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|feed= | |feed= | ||
|operation= | |operation= | ||
|rate= | |rate= | ||
|velocity= | |velocity= | ||
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|range=100 kilometers{{Ref/Book|Id=guide|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=28}} | |range=100 kilometers{{Ref/Book|Id=guide|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=28}} | ||
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The '''''Zeus'' | The '''XM4600 ''Zeus'' plasma munition howitzer''' is a [[human]] [[:Category:Mortar|mortar weapon]] capable of focusing and directing plasma as a projectile like most [[Covenant]] [[Covenant weaponry|weapons]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP15}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=141}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
On the [[M145D Rhino]] the Zeus cannon is mounted to a large turret, the weapon is capable of traversing upward at a roughly forty-five degree angle.{{Ref/Reuse|Dome}} The Zeus 320mm plasma cannon has a range of 100 kilometers,{{Ref/Reuse|guide}} and as with all plasma-based weapons, the ''Zeus'' is potent against [[energy shielding]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dome}} The weapon operates via use of reverse-engineered [[fuel rod]]s placed inside a modified artillery shell, fired from a custom-built howitzer.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
The ''Zeus'' has a bore of 320mm.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|guide}} | |||
===Development history=== | ===Development history=== | ||
During the [[Harvest campaign]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] procured numerous Covenant | During the [[Harvest campaign]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] procured numerous specimens of Covenant [[fuel rod]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}, and made quick work beginning to reverse engineer it. One project resulted in the [[M145D Rhino]], a basis for the Zeus 320mm plasma cannon, a cannon which could make use and direct plasma energy.{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP15}} | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{ | {{UNSC heavy weapons}} | ||
[[Category:Plasma weapons]] | [[Category:Plasma weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Directed-energy weapons]] | [[Category:Directed-energy weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Mortar]] | |||
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The XM4600 Zeus plasma munition howitzer is a human mortar weapon capable of focusing and directing plasma as a projectile like most Covenant weapons.[1][2]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
On the M145D Rhino the Zeus cannon is mounted to a large turret, the weapon is capable of traversing upward at a roughly forty-five degree angle.[4] The Zeus 320mm plasma cannon has a range of 100 kilometers,[3] and as with all plasma-based weapons, the Zeus is potent against energy shielding.[4] The weapon operates via use of reverse-engineered fuel rods placed inside a modified artillery shell, fired from a custom-built howitzer.[2]
The Zeus has a bore of 320mm.[2][3]
Development history[edit]
During the Harvest campaign the Office of Naval Intelligence procured numerous specimens of Covenant fuel rods[2], and made quick work beginning to reverse engineer it. One project resulted in the M145D Rhino, a basis for the Zeus 320mm plasma cannon, a cannon which could make use and direct plasma energy.[1]
Usage[edit]
By February 2531, the Rhinos and their plasma cannons were being field-tested and the UNSC Pillar of Autumn carried some prototypes on board.[4]
During the Battle for Arcadia, the cannons of five Rhinos in conjunction were used to take down a portion of a giant energy shield, allowing the UNSC Spirit of Fire to take down the Covenant shield generators and air defenses below, exposing the Covenant operation on Arcadia.[4]
Gallery[edit]
A Rhino firing its main Zeus in the Battle for Arcadia.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo Wars (First appearance)
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