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The '''Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System''' ('''Z-520 EMS'''),<ref name="universe"/> known simply as the '''Splinter Cannon''' or '''Splinter turret''', is a [[Forerunner]] weapon that saw use during the [[Forerunner-Flood War]] and centuries later by [[Promethean Soldier]]s at the outset of the [[Created conflict]]. It fires a wide projectile that releases multiple small explosives upon impact that will explode shortly after.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>
The '''Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System''' ('''Z-520 EMS'''),<ref name="universe"/> known simply as the '''Splinter Cannon''' or '''Splinter turret''', is a [[Forerunner]] weapon that saw use during the [[Forerunner-Flood War]] and centuries later by [[Promethean Soldier]]s, especially the [[Soldier Officer|Officer]] variants, at the outset of the [[Created conflict]]. It fires a wide projectile that releases multiple small explosives upon impact that will explode shortly after.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
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File:H5G-Z520.png|A render of the turret.
File:H5G-Z520.png|A render of the turret in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-WarzoneCaptain&Soldier.png|A Promethean [[Soldier Officer]] using a Splinter turret on [[Escape from ARC]].
File:H5G-Z520HUD.png|The HUD of a stationary splinter turret in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
FIle:H5G-Z520HUD1-Campaign.png|Third-person view of [[Fred-104]] using a detached Splinter turret in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-Z520HUD1.png|The HUD of a detached splinter turret in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-Deadeye&Z520.jpg|A Spartan-IV wielding the splinter turret.
File:H5G-WarzoneCaptain&Soldier.png|A Promethean Soldier Officer using a Splinter turret on [[Escape from ARC]].
File:Splinter Turret 2.PNG|A Soldier Enforcer with a Splinter turret on Escape from ARC.
File:Splinter Turret 2.PNG|A Soldier Enforcer with a Splinter turret on Escape from ARC.
File:H5G-Deadeye&Z520.jpg|A Spartan-IV wielding the splinter turret.
File:H5G-Z520HUD.png|The HUD of the splinter turret in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-Z520HUD1.png|The HUD of a detached splinter turret in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
FIle:H5G-Z520HUD1-Campaign.png|Third-person view of [[Fred-104]] using a detached Splinter turret in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:Splinterturret.png|REQ card of the Splinter Turret.
File:Splinterturret.png|REQ card of the Splinter Turret.
</gallery>
</gallery>

Revision as of 21:05, February 13, 2019

Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System
H5G-Splinter Turret.png
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Forerunner

Specifications

Ammunition type:

Light mass[1]

Feed system:

30 shots

Muzzle velocity:

72.86 m/s (239.0 ft/s; 262.3 km/h)[2]

Effective range:

Medium to medium-long

  • 47.2 m (155 ft)[2]
Service history

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System (Z-520 EMS),[1] known simply as the Splinter Cannon or Splinter turret, is a Forerunner weapon that saw use during the Forerunner-Flood War and centuries later by Promethean Soldiers, especially the Officer variants, at the outset of the Created conflict. It fires a wide projectile that releases multiple small explosives upon impact that will explode shortly after.[3]

Overview

Used by Forerunner forces serving in Builder Security during the Forerunners' war with the Flood, the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable light mass projectiles that ricochet on the ground and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments. This design devastated massed Flood infection forms. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by Soldier constructs or instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a translocation beacon. UNSC forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations.[1]

Absent from use during the conflict on Requiem for unknown reasons, the Splinter Cannon is one of many long-lost weapons that Cortana reclaimed from the Forerunner archives on Genesis.[1]

Gallery

List of appearances

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