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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Development history=== | ===Development history=== | ||
During the [[Harvest campaign]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] procured numerous Covenant technology and made quick work beginning to reverse engineer it. One project resulted in the [[M145D Rhino]], a basis for the Zeus | During the [[Harvest campaign]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] procured numerous Covenant technology and made quick work beginning to reverse engineer it. One project resulted in the [[M145D Rhino]], a basis for the XM4600 Zeus plasma munition howitzer, a cannon which could make use and direct plasma energy.{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP15}} | ||
===Design=== | ===Design=== | ||
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 | 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 XM4600 Zeus plasma munition howitzer 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}} | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||