Antigravity plate
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The Antigravity Plate was a technology invented by the UNSC. It was designed to create Antigravity, but was used in the novel Ghost of Onyx to create 10Gs of pressure, thereby incapacitating a group of Spartans. For this to happen, the plate must have been mounted above rather than below the Spartans.
Background
As of 2531, it was old technology, and they never quite panned out, but some were still around. What exactly they were intended to be used for was never specifically stated, but it is possible that they were to be used to lift heavy ordinance by causing it to float, lifting it up, and making it levitate for easy transport. UNSC starships clearly have a form of Antigravity, demonstrated by their ability to hover in mid air without rocket propulsion being directed below. It's possible that only very large power plants can generate the power needed to produce antigravity, and the antigrav plate may be an early attempt to miniaturize the system found on starships.
Operational History
In 2531, the United Rebel Front acquired one of these and used it in an elaborate attempt to capture a team of Spartan-IIs. With a focused beam from the plate, in the MJOLNIR Armor sensor systems were tricked into thinking they were in a 10-G environment. The armor increased internal pressure to compensate and rendered them unconscious, allowing the rebels to capture them with Neural Inhibitor Collars. [1] Although the tactic was remarkably effective, it failed because Kurt-051 had not been caught in the ambush, and was able to free his fellow Spartan II's.
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Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 36
