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This '''artillery piece''' is a weapon emplacement used by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]].<ref name="ops">'''Spartan Ops''', ''Episode 8, Chapter 2: "Majestic Rescue"</ref>
The '''burst artillery'''<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''3D model data (levels/dlc/shared/vehicles/covenant/turrets/storm_burst_artillery)''</ref> is a weapon emplacement used by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]].<ref name="ops">'''Spartan Ops''', ''Episode 8, Chapter 2: "Majestic Rescue"</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
This artillery gun fires three rounds per volley. The plasma rounds would wait a couple seconds after impact before detonating. Each piece of artillery relies on two conduits to keep the gun from overloading. Once the conduits were destroyed, upon the artillery's next firing it would explode. The power sources used for the guns on [[Requiem]] were seemingly of [[Forerunner]] design and construction, consisting of multiple concentric, spinning spheres with intricate patterning which disintegrated in a manner similar to most [[Promethean]] technology upon taking critical damage.<ref name="ops"/>
This artillery gun fires three rounds per volley. The plasma rounds wait a couple seconds after impact before detonating. Each piece of artillery relies on two conduits to keep the gun from overloading. Once the conduits were destroyed, upon the artillery's next firing it would explode. The power sources used for the guns on [[Requiem]] were seemingly of [[Forerunner]] design and construction, consisting of multiple concentric, spinning spheres with intricate patterning which disintegrated in a manner similar to most [[Promethean]] technology upon taking critical damage.<ref name="ops"/>


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:H4 - intact Covy artillery1.jpg|An artillery gun atop a rocky hill.
File:H4 - intact Covy artillery1.jpg|A burst artillery atop a rocky hill.
File:H4 - intact Covy artillery2.jpg|An artillery piece behind one of its energy conduits.
File:H4 - intact Covy artillery2.jpg|An artillery piece behind one of its energy conduits.
File:H4 - energy conduit1.jpg|One of the two energy conduits of an artillery piece.
File:H4 - energy conduit1.jpg|One of the two energy conduits of a burst artillery piece.
File:H4 - energy conduit2.jpg|A conduit's core exposed.
File:H4 - energy conduit2.jpg|A conduit's core exposed.
File:H4 - energy conduit3.jpg|A nearly destroyed conduit.
File:H4 - energy conduit3.jpg|A nearly destroyed conduit.
File:H4 - exploding Covy artillery.jpg|An exploding artillery gun.
File:H4 - exploding Covy artillery.jpg|An exploding burst artillery.
File:H4 - destroyed Covy artillery.jpg|A destroyed artillery gun.
File:H4 - destroyed Covy artillery.jpg|A destroyed artillery gun.
</gallery>
</gallery>

Revision as of 22:15, August 25, 2014

For the Covenant artillery weapon encountered in Halo 2, see Type-48 Weevil.

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The burst artillery[1] is a weapon emplacement used by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction.[2]

Design

This artillery gun fires three rounds per volley. The plasma rounds wait a couple seconds after impact before detonating. Each piece of artillery relies on two conduits to keep the gun from overloading. Once the conduits were destroyed, upon the artillery's next firing it would explode. The power sources used for the guns on Requiem were seemingly of Forerunner design and construction, consisting of multiple concentric, spinning spheres with intricate patterning which disintegrated in a manner similar to most Promethean technology upon taking critical damage.[2]

Operational history

During the Second Battle of Requiem in 2558, the Covenant used three of these artillery guns to fire on Fireteam Majestic. Fireteams Crimson and Kodiak were sent in to destroy the artillery. Upon discovering they were shielded, Crimson destroyed the two conduits near each of them. Once the conduits were destroyed, the weapon overloaded and detonated.[2]

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 4, 3D model data (levels/dlc/shared/vehicles/covenant/turrets/storm_burst_artillery)
  2. ^ a b c Spartan Ops, Episode 8, Chapter 2: "Majestic Rescue"

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