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The '''Antimatter Charge''' is a powerful explosive [[weapon]] used by the [[Covenant]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]''</ref> | The '''Antimatter Charge''' is a powerful explosive [[weapon]] used by the [[Covenant]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]''</ref> | ||
They use antimatter charges in a variety of ways, such as to | They use antimatter charges in a variety of ways, such as to create an opening in ship armor during boarding action, or as anti-vehicle and anti-personnel weapons. These appear to be the choice explosive of [[Ranger Elite]] teams, as they have sometimes been used to destroy [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] aboard ships. | ||
Any contact between antimatter and normal matter causes a complete conversion of mass to energy, causing a release of electromagnetic radiation. | Any contact between antimatter and normal matter causes a complete conversion of mass to energy, causing a release of electromagnetic radiation. | ||
Revision as of 17:29, May 31, 2008
The Antimatter Charge is a powerful explosive weapon used by the Covenant.[1]
They use antimatter charges in a variety of ways, such as to create an opening in ship armor during boarding action, or as anti-vehicle and anti-personnel weapons. These appear to be the choice explosive of Ranger Elite teams, as they have sometimes been used to destroy Magnetic Accelerator Cannons aboard ships.
Any contact between antimatter and normal matter causes a complete conversion of mass to energy, causing a release of electromagnetic radiation.
Only one kilogram of antimatter reacting with one kilogram of matter would yield an explosion of 42.96 megatons, which is almost equivalent to three thousand Hiroshima-bombs (45 Mt combined). An antimatter-matter explosion is the most efficient way of liberating energy, with a 100% yield in the form of radiation.
Trivia
- An antimatter particle colliding with a matter particle releases an intact 100% of the energy contained within the particles, while an H-bomb (Hydrogen bomb) only releases about 7% of this energy. This gives a clue to how effective and powerful this force really is.
- Jen Taylor, as Cortana, had trouble recording the Halo: Combat Evolved line, "It must have been one of their boarding parties - I'd suggest an antimatter charge!", joking that "It sounds so weird!".
