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The '''Bident missile''' is a heavy guided munition utilized by the [[UNSC Navy]].
The '''Bident missile''' is a heavy guided [[fusion rocket]] utilized by the [[UNSC Navy]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
Capable of being used at long-range, Bident missiles used to augment a warship's firepower by supplementing their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Using a scaled-down version of a starship's [[Fusion drive|fusion drive]] for propulsion, the Bident uses a nuclear-pumped X-Ray laser warhead as its explosive munition. However, the warhead is capable of being swapped-out with kinetic rod bundles or even fusion warheads for conducting planetary bombardment.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
Capable of being used at long-range, Bident missiles used to augment a warship's firepower by supplementing their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Using a scaled-down version of a starship's [[Fusion drive|fusion drive]] for propulsion, the Bident uses a nuclear-pumped X-Ray laser warhead as its explosive munition. However, the warhead is capable of being swapped-out with kinetic rod bundles or even fusion warheads for conducting planetary bombardment.<ref name="warfleet"/>
=Trivia=
A bident is a spear with two prongs, similar to a pitchfork. In mythology, the Greek god of the underworld, Hades, carries a bident as opposed to the three-pronged trident wielded by his brother Poseidon.


==Models==
==Models==
===M4020 Bident===
===M4020 Bident===
The {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} is armed with twenty M4020 Bident pods.{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet|HWF|Page=40-41}}
The {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} is armed with twenty M4020 Bident pods.<ref name="warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', pg. 40-41</ref>
 
==Trivia==
A [[Wikipedia:Bident|bident]] is a spear with two prongs, similar to a pitchfork. In [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|Greek mythology]], the god of the underworld, [[Wikipedia:Hades|Hades]], famously carries a bident as opposed to the three-pronged [[Wikipedia:trident|trident]] wielded by his brother [[Wikipedia:Poseidon|Poseidon]].


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{UNSC ordnance}}
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[[Category:Missiles]]
[[Category:Missiles]]
[[Category:Starship weapons]]
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]]
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]]

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