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[[File:1211317365 Fuel Rod.jpg|thumb|250px|A fuel rod in mid-flight.]] | [[File:1211317365 Fuel Rod.jpg|thumb|250px|A fuel rod in mid-flight.]] | ||
'''Fuel rod''' is a colloquial name for a form of explosive munitions used in several [[Covenant]] weapon systems.<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 77''</ref> | '''Fuel rod''' is a colloquial name for a form of explosive munitions used in several [[Covenant]] weapon systems.<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 77''</ref> | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Fuel rods are most often used in an anti-armor or anti-air role, but are also devastatingly effective against infantry.<ref name="vis"/> They are essentially the Covenant equivalent to the [[UNSC]]'s [[M19 surface-to-surface missile]]s. | Fuel rods are caseless, transparent projectiles,<ref name="vis"/> containing a green, radioactive substance composed of energetic meta-materials and strained-bond lattices -- an imperfect form of [[Forerunner]] [[infusion gel]].<ref name="II">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/infusion-invasion '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Community Update: Infusion Invasion'']</ref> Once they strike the target, the radioactive materials contained in the projectile detonate. The contents and effects of the fuel rods are similar to the [[incendiary gel]] used in [[Mgalekgolo]]'s [[assault cannon]]s.<ref name="t33laaw">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fuelrod '''Bungie.net''' - ''Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon'']</ref> Fuel rods are most often used in an anti-armor or anti-air role, but are also devastatingly effective against infantry.<ref name="vis"/> They are essentially the Covenant equivalent to the [[UNSC]]'s [[M19 surface-to-surface missile]]s. | ||
At least two UNSC classifications of the Covenant's fuel rods are known. | At least two UNSC classifications of the Covenant's fuel rods are known. | ||
===Class-2=== | ===Class-2=== | ||
The Class-2 fuel rods are unguided, 38mm in diameter, and are used in the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]].<ref name="vis"/> | The Class-2 fuel rods are unguided, 38mm in diameter, and are used in the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]].<ref name="vis"/> | ||