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'''HORNET Mines''' are a type of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ordnance commonly carried aboard [[UNSC prowler|UNSC Prowlers]]. They are stealthy, plutonium-cored, nuclear devices with a nominal yield of 30 megatons.
'''HORNET Mines''' are a type of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ordnance commonly carried aboard [[UNSC prowler|UNSC Prowlers]]. They are stealthy, plutonium-cored, nuclear devices with a nominal yield of 30 megatons.


During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} laid a field of HORNETs, destroying twelve and damaging four [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships. This helped to prolong the survival of [[Battlegroup Stalingrad]], which was facing an overwhelming number of Covenant ships at the time. The severe reduction in the number of Covenant ships allowed the UNSC fleet to score a brief victory, before Covenant forces arrived and destroyed the surviving human ships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 325</ref>
During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} laid a field of HORNETs, destroying twelve and damaging four [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships. This helped to prolong the survival of [[Battlegroup Stalingrad]], which was facing an overwhelming number of Covenant ships at the time. The severe reduction in the number of Covenant ships allowed the UNSC fleet to score a brief victory, before Covenant forces arrived and destroyed the surviving human ships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 325''</ref>


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