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[[File:Halo3-Valhalla-ManCannon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A man cannon on [[Valhalla]].]]  
[[File:Halo3-Valhalla-ManCannon.jpg|thumb|300px|A man cannon on [[Valhalla]].]]  
A '''man cannon''', more formally referred to as a '''conveyor lift''',<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]'' ([[Cortana]]: ''"Conveyor lift, end of the ramp. If we time it right, our momentum should carry us through the low gravity."'')</ref> is a device that launches an individual or object through the air over a long distance.<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3'''</ref> In the case of [[human]]-built man cannons, this is typically accomplished by means of some form of air vent or jet thruster, whereas [[Forerunner]] or [[Covenant]] man cannons commonly employ more sophisticated technology, such as [[anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity emitters]] similar to that used in [[gravity lift]]s.
A '''man cannon''', more formally referred to as a '''conveyor lift''',<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]'' ([[Cortana]]: ''"Conveyor lift, end of the ramp. If we time it right, our momentum should carry us through the low gravity."'')</ref> is a device that launches an individual or object through the air over a long distance.<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3'''</ref> In the case of [[human]]-built man cannons, this is typically accomplished by means of some form of air vent or jet thruster, whereas [[Forerunner]] or [[Covenant]] man cannons commonly employ more sophisticated technology, such as [[anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity emitters]] similar to that used in [[gravity lift]]s.


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* Throwing [[Bubble Shield]]s into the Man Cannons is an effective way to protect your flag carrier in the air, and while waiting for a Hornet or other transport to arrive.
* Throwing [[Bubble Shield]]s into the Man Cannons is an effective way to protect your flag carrier in the air, and while waiting for a Hornet or other transport to arrive.
* Explosive objects, such as [[Fusion Coils]], will almost always explode upon impact of landing after being launched from a Man Cannon. Doing this can basically give your team a sort of improvised mortar (particularly in Valhalla in Custom games).
* Explosive objects, such as [[Fusion Coils]], will almost always explode upon impact of landing after being launched from a Man Cannon. Doing this can basically give your team a sort of improvised mortar (particularly in Valhalla in Custom games).
*In Valhalla, it is useful to fly a [[Type-32 Ghost]] into a Man Cannon while simultaneously activating the boost. This will send the Ghost completely across the map, albeit somewhat beat up or completely destroyed upon impact of landing.
*In Valhalla, it is useful to fly a {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}} into a Man Cannon while simultaneously activating the boost. This will send the Ghost completely across the map, albeit somewhat beat up or completely destroyed upon impact of landing.
*Though it requires amazing timing and a degree of luck, it is possible to [[hijack]] an incoming enemy [[Banshee]] or [[Hornet]], preferably from the side of the vehicle. This action can easily turn the tide of a game. But note that this is nearly impossible if you attempt to hijack head-on, as the speed which you are moving can easily get you splattered.
*Though it requires amazing timing and a degree of luck, it is possible to [[hijack]] an incoming enemy [[Banshee]] or [[Hornet]], preferably from the side of the vehicle. This action can easily turn the tide of a game. But note that this is nearly impossible if you attempt to hijack head-on, as the speed which you are moving can easily get you splattered.
*In CTF games on Valhalla, the man-cannon is an essential tool, that can get your player with the flag almost halfway across the map.
*In CTF games on Valhalla, the man-cannon is an essential tool, that can get your player with the flag almost halfway across the map.
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File:H4 Ragnarok-3.jpg|Forerunner-made man cannons on [[Ragnarok]].
File:H4 Ragnarok-3.jpg|Forerunner-made man cannons on [[Ragnarok]].
File:H4-Haven-ManCannon.jpg|A Man Cannon on [[Haven]].
File:H4-Haven-ManCannon.jpg|A Man Cannon on [[Haven]].
File:H4-Concept-Forerunner-GravLift.jpg|Concept art of one type of Forerunner man cannon.
File:H4-Concept-Forerunner-Man-Cannon.jpg|Concept art of one type of Forerunner man cannon.
File:H5G-Forerunner man cannon.png|A Forerunner man cannon in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-Forerunner man cannon.png|A Forerunner man cannon in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:HINF Concept UNSCManCannon.jpg|Concept art of a UNSC man cannon in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF Banished Man Cannon.png|A [[Banished]] man cannon at [[Riven Gate (location)|Riven Gate]] in ''Halo Infinite''.
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*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''


== Sources ==
== Sources ==