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*''Jaet''-pattern - [[CPV-class heavy destroyer]]s are armed with six of these silos, while [[DSC-class support ship]]s are armed with eight.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 61, 68''</ref> | *''Jaet''-pattern - [[CPV-class heavy destroyer]]s are armed with six of these silos, while [[DSC-class support ship]]s are armed with eight.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 61, 68''</ref> | ||
* ''Litrex''-pattern - [[Hekar Taa-pattern blockade runner]]s are armed with 16 of this type of silo.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 78''</ref> | * ''Litrex''-pattern - [[Hekar Taa-pattern blockade runner]]s are armed with 16 of this type of silo.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 78''</ref> | ||
* ''Qur''-pattern plasma torpedo silos - | * ''Qur''-pattern plasma torpedo silos - {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}s are armed with 16 of this type of silo.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 64''</ref> | ||
* ''Serpens''-pattern - The ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' is armed with 16 of these silos, while other [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s may be armed with them as well.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 63''</ref> | * ''Serpens''-pattern - The ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' is armed with 16 of these silos, while other [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s may be armed with them as well.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 63''</ref> | ||
*''Sintra''-pattern - {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s are armed with six of these silos. The specific type of torpedo employed by these silos is described as extremely swift in flight but almost impossible to control. They are considered to be best employed in a bombardment role rather than normal ship to ship combat.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 72-73''</ref> | *''Sintra''-pattern - {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s are armed with six of these silos. The specific type of torpedo employed by these silos is described as extremely swift in flight but almost impossible to control. They are considered to be best employed in a bombardment role rather than normal ship to ship combat.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 72-73''</ref> | ||
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''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' depict Covenant starships firing blue or blue-purple bolts of plasma which are seemingly unguided. Meanwhile, the novels consistently describe plasma torpedoes as being red as well as highly maneuverable. Given these differences, it is likely that the plasma weapons depicted in the games are in fact representative of the "plasma cannons" listed in the ''Song of Retribution''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s arsenal rather than plasma torpedoes. ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' depicts the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} being struck by numerous blue plasma bolts. In ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] remarks that the Covenant cannot be targeting the ''Autumn'' with plasma torpedoes, or else the ship would have been reduced into ''"free-floating molecules"'';{{Ref/Reuse|tf molecules}} thus, the plasma weapons in question must be some other form of starship plasma weapon. Halo Waypoint's article for Covenant corvettes corroborates this distinction, listing "plasma cannons" as the corvettes' sole weapon system.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/universe/vehicles/covenant-corvette '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant Corvette'']</ref> The distinction between "plasma cannons" and "plasma torpedoes" is carried over to ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', where many classes of Covenant ships are listed as being armed with both types of weapon systems. | ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' depict Covenant starships firing blue or blue-purple bolts of plasma which are seemingly unguided. Meanwhile, the novels consistently describe plasma torpedoes as being red as well as highly maneuverable. Given these differences, it is likely that the plasma weapons depicted in the games are in fact representative of the "plasma cannons" listed in the ''Song of Retribution''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s arsenal rather than plasma torpedoes. ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' depicts the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} being struck by numerous blue plasma bolts. In ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] remarks that the Covenant cannot be targeting the ''Autumn'' with plasma torpedoes, or else the ship would have been reduced into ''"free-floating molecules"'';{{Ref/Reuse|tf molecules}} thus, the plasma weapons in question must be some other form of starship plasma weapon. Halo Waypoint's article for Covenant corvettes corroborates this distinction, listing "plasma cannons" as the corvettes' sole weapon system.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/universe/vehicles/covenant-corvette '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant Corvette'']</ref> The distinction between "plasma cannons" and "plasma torpedoes" is carried over to ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', where many classes of Covenant ships are listed as being armed with both types of weapon systems. | ||
''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'' establishes that many types of Covenant starships such as [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s, | ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'' establishes that many types of Covenant starships such as [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s, {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}s, and [[CPV-class heavy destroyer]]s are armed with both plasma torpedo silos and plasma cannons. These plasma torpedo silos can only be assumed to be the "plasma turrets" that are described in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', while the separate plasma cannon weapon systems seem to explain the multiple instances in-game of Covenant starships firing unguided blue bolts of plasma. | ||
In light of these deductions, and for the purposes of categorization, this wiki assumes that the blue, unguided bolts of plasma are plasma cannon projectiles, while the red or purple and guided plasma bolts are plasma torpedoes. | In light of these deductions, and for the purposes of categorization, this wiki assumes that the blue, unguided bolts of plasma are plasma cannon projectiles, while the red or purple and guided plasma bolts are plasma torpedoes. | ||
