Fougasse: Difference between revisions

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A '''fougasse''' is an improvised weapon that generally takes the appearance of a barrel or tube that is buried about a foot beneath the ground. It has [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade|grenades]] or some other form of propellant in the bottom of it and can be filled with napalm ([[Wikipedia:Flame fougasse|"fire" fougasses]]) or spent shell casings and various bits of metal ("shrapnel" fougasses). They can be remote detonated, sending fire and shrapnel upwards, cutting down anything above them for up to several meters. Normally they are used to destroy ground targets, but the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[Blue Team|his team]] of [[SPARTAN Program|Spartans]] used ten fougasses to destroy five [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]] fliers during an [[Battle of Jericho VII|engagement]] on [[Jericho VII]]. He activated it when the fliers were still close to the ground on a strafing run so the blast hit them perfectly.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 5''</ref> During the [[Onyx Conflict]] in [[2552]], [[Team Saber]] used fougasses to ambush a pair of [[Onyx Sentinel]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 249''</ref>