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{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|name=Mark 2555/20cm heavy railgun | |name=Mark 2555/20cm heavy railgun | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:HW2 Blitz Colossus.jpg|300px]]<br>The Mark 2555 railgun mounted on the left shoulder of a Colossus. | ||
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|ammotype=20cm rounds{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |ammotype=20cm rounds{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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The '''Mark 2555/ | The '''Mark 2555/20 cm heavy railgun (HRG)''' is an electromagnetically-operated heavy artillery piece in the service of the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=146}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The Mark 2555 follows the older [[Mark 2547 heavy railgun|Mark 2547]] model, operating as a heavy [[railgun]]. The weapon was originally designed to fire from a fixed position, and was intended to be mounted atop static structures and fortifications.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Colossus}} However, they have since been installed on the modular hardpoints of the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II (J) Colossus]] walker, with the vehicle's most common configuration mounting a Mark 2555 on the left shoulder, above the [[M193LP autocannon]]. In this configuration, the weapon is capable of targeting only ground units. | The Mark 2555 follows the older [[Mark 2547 heavy railgun|Mark 2547]] model, operating as a heavy [[Railgun (fiction)|railgun]]. The weapon was originally designed to fire from a fixed position, and was intended to be mounted atop static structures and fortifications.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Colossus}} However, they have since been installed on the modular hardpoints of the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II (J) Colossus]] walker, with the vehicle's most common configuration mounting a Mark 2555 on the left shoulder, above the [[M193LP autocannon]]. In this configuration, the weapon is capable of targeting only ground units. | ||
The Mark 2555 railgun fires a | The Mark 2555 railgun fires a 20 cm slug from its rails, and is considered a long-ranged weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
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[[Category:Railguns]] | [[Category:Railguns]] | ||
[[Category:Artillery]] | [[Category:Artillery]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | |||