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This '''light point defense gun''' is a close-in weapon system built and used by the [[Forerunner]]s. These weapons were mounted on the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the [[Ur-Didact]]'s flagship. A sphere of energy surrounded by floating, angular sections, the weapon fires bursts of [[hard light]] bolts.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref>
 
The '''light artillery''' is a [[Forerunner]] close-in weapon system that comprises the '''Z-8250 Anti-Ship Exterior Defense Network''' along with the [[Z-8250 heavy artillery|heavy artillery]]. The weapon fires bursts of ionized particles and has an unlimited energy capacity.<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 104''</ref> These weapons were mounted on the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the [[Ur-Didact]]'s flagship.  
 
==Design details==
The weapon is composed of both physical matter and sustained energy, its visible components being a series of floating angular booms with patterns of light. In its active state, the booms are further apart and a large sphere of energy appears in the center.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref>
 
==Gallery==
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File:Forerunner light CIWS.jpg|Two light artillery guns firing upon [[John-117]]'s [[Broadsword]].
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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The light artillery is a Forerunner close-in weapon system that comprises the Z-8250 Anti-Ship Exterior Defense Network along with the heavy artillery. The weapon fires bursts of ionized particles and has an unlimited energy capacity.[1] These weapons were mounted on the Mantle's Approach, the Ur-Didact's flagship.

Design details

The weapon is composed of both physical matter and sustained energy, its visible components being a series of floating angular booms with patterns of light. In its active state, the booms are further apart and a large sphere of energy appears in the center.[2]

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 104
  2. ^ Halo 4, campaign level Midnight