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|velocity = 72.86 m/s (239.0 ft/s; 262.3 km/h)<ref name="H5G-Aozolai">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urC6dEmRuso '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | Splinter Turret Analysis'']</ref> | |velocity = 72.86 m/s (239.0 ft/s; 262.3 km/h)<ref name="H5G-Aozolai">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urC6dEmRuso '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | Splinter Turret Analysis'']</ref> | ||
|range = Medium to medium-long | |range = Medium to medium-long | ||
* 47.2 m (155 ft) | * 47.2 m (155 ft){{Ref/Reuse|H5G-Aozolai}} | ||
|service = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |service = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
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The '''Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System''' ('''Z-520 EMS'''), | The '''Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System''' ('''Z-520 EMS'''),{{Ref/Reuse|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 == | ||
Used by Forerunner forces serving in [[Builder Security]] during the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood War|war]] with the [[Flood]], the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable [[hardlight|light mass]] projectiles that ricochet on the ground and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments. This design devastated massed [[Flood]] [[Pod infector|infection form]]s. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by [[Promethean Soldier|Soldier constructs]] or instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a [[Slipspace translocation|translocation]] beacon. [[UNSC]] forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations. | Used by Forerunner forces serving in [[Builder Security]] during the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood War|war]] with the [[Flood]], the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable [[hardlight|light mass]] projectiles that ricochet on the ground and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments. This design devastated massed [[Flood]] [[Pod infector|infection form]]s. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by [[Promethean Soldier|Soldier constructs]] or instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a [[Slipspace translocation|translocation]] beacon. [[UNSC]] forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
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]]. | 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]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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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
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A render of the turret in Halo 5: Guardians.
Third-person view of Edward Buck using a stationary Splinter turret in the Halo 5: Guardians campaign.
Third-person view of Frederic-104 using a detached Splinter turret in the Halo 5: Guardians campaign.
John-117 firing a splinter turret at Promethean forces on Genesis.
Fred-104 with a splinter turret.
The HUD of a stationary splinter turret in Halo 5: Guardians.
The HUD of a detached splinter turret in Halo 5: Guardians.
A Spartan-IV wielding the splinter turret.
A Promethean Soldier Officer using a Splinter turret on Escape from ARC.
A Soldier Enforcer with a Splinter turret on Escape from ARC.
REQ card of the Splinter Turret.
Concept Art
List of appearances
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
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