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(Created page with "{{Status|Canon}} thumb|350px|[[John-117 dual wielding Type-33 needlers, the most common needle weaponry in the Covenant.]] '''Needle weaponry''', or '''needle-based weaponry''',{{Ref/Book|Id=evg128|EVG|Page=128}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=230}} refers to projectile weapons that launch explosive Subanese crystalline shards to do damage to a target. While the Forerunners have dev...") |
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Needle weapons are characterized by their ammunition: the pink crystal substance mined from Suban, one of | Needle weapons are characterized by their ammunition: the pink crystal substance mined from Suban, one of the [[Sangheilios]]' two [[moon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} Upon impaling a target, the shards become chemically reactive, and detonate after a few seconds.{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p479|Enc22|Page=479}} If multiple shards make contact, then a chain reaction occurs—their chemical properties supercombine and the shards detonate simultaneously, causing an immediate and violent explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p479}} While the shards are devastating against living tissue, they are are relatively ineffective against energy shielding.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page= Universe - Weapons - Needler|D=21|M=04|Y=2021}} | ||
Covenant needle weapons break the crystals into needle-like shards, then launch the shards from the weapon. The [[needler]], the most popular class of needle weaponry, contains an additional magnetic auger within the weapon that catalyzes the shards, which then become capable of tracking targeted heat signatures.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} In contrast, the {{Pattern|Gadulo|needle rifle}} was not designed to charge its needles with the ability to home in on a living target,{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=127}} so it likely lacks a magnetic auger. Instead, when fired, the crystalline shards snap off into individual charged projectiles which are launched linearly at the intended target.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needle-rifle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page= Universe - Weapons - Needle Rifle|D=14|M=05|Y=2021}} | Covenant needle weapons break the crystals into needle-like shards, then launch the shards from the weapon. The [[needler]], the most popular class of needle weaponry, contains an additional magnetic auger within the weapon that catalyzes the shards, which then become capable of tracking targeted heat signatures.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} In contrast, the {{Pattern|Gadulo|needle rifle}} was not designed to charge its needles with the ability to home in on a living target,{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=127}} so it likely lacks a magnetic auger. Instead, when fired, the crystalline shards snap off into individual charged projectiles which are launched linearly at the intended target.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needle-rifle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page= Universe - Weapons - Needle Rifle|D=14|M=05|Y=2021}} | ||