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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 create an opening in ship armor during boarding action | They use antimatter charges in a variety of ways, such as to create an opening in ship armor during boarding action or as an anti-vehicle and anti-personnel weapon. These appear to be the choice and trademark explosives of [[Ranger Elite]] teams or boarding parties , as they have sometimes been used to destroy [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] aboard ship-to-ship engagements. | ||
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. |
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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 an anti-vehicle and anti-personnel weapon. These appear to be the choice and trademark explosives of Ranger Elite teams or boarding parties , as they have sometimes been used to destroy Magnetic Accelerator Cannons aboard ship-to-ship engagements.
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!".