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<center>''This article is about a weapon. For the [[VTOL]] aircraft, see [[AV-14 Hornet]].''</center> | <center>''This article is about a weapon. For the [[VTOL]] aircraft, see [[AV-14 Hornet]].''</center> | ||
''' | '''M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System''' is a type of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ordnance commonly carried aboard [[UNSC prowler]]s. They are stealthy, [[plutonium]]-cored, [[nuclear weapon|nuclear devices]] with a nominal yield of 30 megatons. | ||
During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} laid a field of HORNETs, destroying twelve and damaging four [[Covenant]] warships. This helped to prolong the survival of [[Carl Patterson|Admiral Patterson]]'s [[Patterson's battle group|battlegroup]], which was facing an overwhelming number of Covenant ships at the time. The severe reduction in the number of Covenant ships allowed the UNSC fleet to score a brief victory, before overwhelming Covenant reinforcements arrived and destroyed the surviving human ships, with the exception of the ''Dusk''.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 325''</ref> | During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} laid a field of HORNETs, destroying twelve and damaging four [[Covenant]] warships. This helped to prolong the survival of [[Carl Patterson|Admiral Patterson]]'s [[Patterson's battle group|battlegroup]], which was facing an overwhelming number of Covenant ships at the time. The severe reduction in the number of Covenant ships allowed the UNSC fleet to score a brief victory, before overwhelming Covenant reinforcements arrived and destroyed the surviving human ships, with the exception of the ''Dusk''.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 325''</ref> | ||