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{{Weapon | {{Weapon infobox | ||
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| name=Howler missile | | name=Howler missile | ||
| manufacturer= | | manufacturer= | ||
| model= | | model= | ||
| type= | | type=Ship-to-ship missile | ||
| cost= | | cost= | ||
| size= | | size= | ||
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| ammotype=High explosive | | ammotype=High explosive | ||
| operation= | | operation=Tube-fired | ||
| rate | | rate= | ||
| accuracy=High | | accuracy=High | ||
| range= | | range= | ||
| | | service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
| affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | |||
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The '''Howler missile''' is a ship-to-ship missile used by the [[UNSC Navy]]. | The '''Howler missile''' is a ship-to-ship missile used by the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22Carriers|Enc22|Page=126-127}}{{Ref/Site|Id=THB 10.10.12|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12|D=10|M=10|Y=2012}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Warships usually carry Howler missiles to complement their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s. Howler | Warships usually carry Howler missiles to complement their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s. Unlike missiles such as the [[Archer missile|Archer]], the Howler does not pack as powerful a punch individually, but is instead designed to overwhelm enemy defenses in mass saturation attacks against dense anti-missile networks. Accordingly, they are extremely fast and agile but lack many of the warhead options available to other systems like the Archer.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-encyclopedia-extravaganza|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza|D=01|M=06|Y=2022}} | ||
==Models== | ==Models== | ||
===M96 Howler=== | ===M96 Howler=== | ||
The {{ | The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} is armed with 500 pods of twenty M96 Howlers, while its preceding class of supercarrier, the {{Class|Punic|supercarrier}}, has 20 pods.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Carriers}}{{Ref/Reuse|THB 10.10.12}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4VG|H4EVG|Page=188}}One hundred M96 Howlers can easily neutralize a [[Covenant destroyer]], as occurred to ''[[Defender of Faith]]'' in [[2553]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TW12|TTW|Chapter=12}} The refit [[Able-class heavy destroyer]] has 4 pods.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}} | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Missiles]] | [[Category:Missiles]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]] | [[Category:UNSC naval weapons]] |