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A CCS-class Battlecruiser firing its Pulse Laser Turrets.

The pulse laser turret is a light Covenant ship-to-ship weapon system. These pulse weapons are known to have been mounted on most Covenant ships and starfighters.

Design details

Specifications

The pulse laser turret is one of the Covenant's primary weapon system, often classified as a point-defense weapon and compared to the UNSC's point-defense guns. These pulse weapons are affixed to most Covenant ships, including artifact retrieval ships such as the Minor Transgression, and starfighters such as the Type-31 "Seraph"-class.

Firing operation

Main article: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

The pulse laser turret fires by means of laser. Before the weapon fires, it must first charge, during the charge a sphere of light energy forms around the charging weapon. After finishing charging, the weapon expels a cyan/purple beam of energy. The ship's shielding system must be dropped to allow the pulse weapons to fire completely.^[1]

Damage

Like most Covenant weapons, the pulse laser turrets are rated in the kilowatt range. ^[2]

Damages dealt by the pulse laser turrets are known to be serious threats to most, if not all UNSC ships; a pulse laser salvo is capable of melting through 45 cm of Titanium-A battleplate in a single shot.^[3] In one such instance, the UNSC Commonwealth, a UNSC Frigate, received severe armor damage in sections three and four to a quarter the original width.^[3] As such, it is believed that UNSC ships with thicker armor would have to take multiple pulse laser salvos to show the same results.

Trivia

Strangely enough, UNSC Prowlers are also mounted with pulse laser weaponry, but this version is likely an independent UNSC development rather than reverse engineering of Covenant technology - pulsed laser technology was available to Humanity as early as 1960, and at least as early as the year 2000 in weapon form.

Sources

^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 27
^ ^a ^b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??

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[1] Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??

[2] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 27

[melt-3] Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??

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 [[File:CCS_weapons.png|thumb|A [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] firing its Pulse Laser Turrets.]]
-The '''Pulse Laser Turret''' is a light [[Covenant]] ship-to-ship weapon. These pulse weapons are known to have been mounted on most Covenant ships including artifact retrieval ships such as the ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' and [[Seraph-class Starfighter|Seraph Fighters]]. The weapon can be used against Starships but is also a likely candidate for a Covenant point defense weapon. Strangely enough, [[UNSC Prowler]]s are also mounted with pulse laser weaponry, but this version is likely an independent UNSC development rather than reverse engineering of Covenant technology - pulsed laser technology was available to [[Humanity]] as early as 1960, and at least as early as the year 2000 in weapon form.
+The '''pulse laser turret''' is a light [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship-to-ship weapon system. These pulse weapons are known to have been mounted on most Covenant ships and starfighters.
-==Physics==
+==Design details==
+===Specifications===
+The pulse laser turret is one of the Covenant's primary weapon system, often classified as a point-defense weapon and compared to the UNSC's [[point-defense gun]]s. These pulse weapons are affixed to most Covenant ships, including artifact retrieval ships such as the ''[[Minor Transgression]]'', and starfighters such as the [[Type-31 XMF|Type-31 ''"Seraph"''-class]].
+===Firing operation===
 {{Main|Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation}}
-Before the weapon fires, it must first charge, during the charge a sphere of light energy forms around the charging weapon. After it is finished charging, it expels a cyan/purple beam of energy. According to the Halo novels and combat observations, a section of the ship's shields must be dropped for it to fire completely.
+The pulse laser turret fires by means of laser. Before the weapon fires, it must first charge, during the charge a sphere of light energy forms around the charging weapon. After finishing charging, the weapon expels a cyan/purple beam of energy. The ship's shielding system must be dropped to allow the pulse weapons to fire completely.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
+===Damage===
+Like most Covenant weapons, the pulse laser turrets are rated in the kilowatt range. <ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 27''</ref>
-==Damage==
+Damages dealt by the pulse laser turrets are known to be serious threats to most, if not all UNSC ships; a pulse laser salvo is capable of melting through 45 cm of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate in a single shot.<ref name="melt">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> In one such instance, the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, a [[UNSC Frigate]], received severe armor damage in sections three and four to a quarter the original width.<ref name="melt"/> As such, it is believed that UNSC ships with thicker armor would have to take multiple pulse laser salvos to show the same results.
-Pulse Lasers are rated in the kilowatt range. <ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 27</ref>
-The weapon is said to have reduced the [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'''s armor in sections three and four to a quarter the original width, which would mean (as frigates are known to have 60cm-thick armor) that a pulse laser salvo is capable of melting through 45cm of Titanium-A battle-plate in a single shot.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref> This means that pulse lasers pose a serious threat to UNSC frigates and smaller, lighter armored UNSC ships as it would only take one salvo to melt through parts of its armor. However, it is believed that larger UNSC ships with thicker armor would have to take multiple pulse laser salvos to show the same results. The [[Halcyon-class]] cruiser class&nbsp;can only&nbsp;resist 4-5 pulse lasers&nbsp;but&nbsp;[[Supercarriers]] would be able to&nbsp;resist over 20 shots (10 meters of armor, 45 centimeters melted off&nbsp;per shot), making tactics come before strength in the mind of a [[UNSC]] ship captain.
+==Trivia==
+*Strangely enough, [[UNSC Prowler]]s are also mounted with pulse laser weaponry, but this version is likely an independent UNSC development rather than reverse engineering of Covenant technology - pulsed laser technology was available to [[Humanity]] as early as 1960, and at least as early as the year 2000 in weapon form.
 ==Sources==
 <references/>
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+{{Covenant Weapons}}
 [[Category:Covenant Weapons]]
 [[Category:Starship Weapons]]