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[[File:HTMCC-HR PlasmaWeaponry.png|350px|thumb|A [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Officer|Officer]] firing a [[Nakata'vho-pattern plasma repeater|plasma repeater]] and an [[Unggoy]] [[Unggoy Major|Major]] firing an [[Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol|plasma pistol]] in [[Visegrád]].]] | |||
'''Plasma weaponry''' refers to [[directed energy weapon]]s that utilise [[plasma]] to do damage to a target. [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]] forces use plasma in weapons to great effect. | '''Plasma weaponry''' refers to [[directed energy weapon]]s that utilise [[plasma]] to do damage to a target. [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]] forces use plasma in weapons to great effect. | ||
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=== Mounted weapons === | === Mounted weapons === | ||
*[[Focus cannon]] | *[[Focus cannon]] | ||
*[[Plasma cannon]] | |||
**[[Class-1 directed energy cannon]] | |||
***{{Pattern|Pek|plasma cannon}} | |||
***{{Pattern|Shepsu|plasma cannon}} | |||
***{{Pattern|Shea'p|plasma cannon}} | |||
**[[Class-2 directed energy cannon]] | |||
**[[Heavy plasma cannon]] | |||
***''Murien''-pattern | |||
***''Tevaas Mu''-pattern | |||
*[[Plasma mortar]] | *[[Plasma mortar]] | ||
*[[Shade]] | *[[Shade]] | ||
**{{Pattern|Rizsheda|Shade}} | **{{Pattern|Rizsheda|Shade}} | ||
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**{{Pattern|Bmur'resh|Shade}} | **{{Pattern|Bmur'resh|Shade}} | ||
**[[Bolroci Workshop Shade]] | **[[Bolroci Workshop Shade]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Cheru|Tyrant}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}} | |||
*{{Pattern| | |||
*{{Pattern| | |||
*[[XM4600 Zeus plasma munition howitzer]] | *[[XM4600 Zeus plasma munition howitzer]] | ||
=== Handheld weapons === | === Handheld weapons === | ||
*{{Pattern|Pelosus|energy sword}} | *[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Domotos|energy sword}} | **{{Pattern|Pelosus|energy sword}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|energy sword}} | **{{Pattern|Domotos|energy sword}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Zokotus|energy sword}} | **{{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|energy sword}} | ||
*[[ | **{{Pattern|Zokotus|energy sword}} | ||
* | **[[Unidentified energy sword pattern]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Rohakadu|plasma pistol}} | *[[Plasma pistol]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} | **{{Pattern|Eos'mak|plasma pistol}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Kewu R'shi'k|plasma rifle}} | **{{Pattern|Zo'klada|plasma pistol}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Nakata'vho|plasma repeater}} | **{{Pattern|Rohakadu|plasma pistol}} | ||
*[[Plasma rifle]] | |||
**{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} | |||
**{{Pattern|Kewu R'shi'k|plasma rifle}} | |||
**{{Pattern|Nakata'vho|plasma repeater}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Tufasumo|plasma caster}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Kopasa'mada|plasma launcher}} | *{{Pattern|Kopasa'mada|plasma launcher}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Erudo'ma'keth|pulse carbine}} | *{{Pattern|Erudo'ma'keth|pulse carbine}} | ||
*[[Veporokk Workshop Ravager]] | *[[Veporokk Workshop Ravager]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Elutuzem|stalker rifle}} | *{{Pattern|Elutuzem|stalker rifle}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Kelos'vaarda|storm rifle}} | |||
=== Explosives === | === Explosives === | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Frank O'Connor, Bungie's former head of public relations, stated in 2006 that the plasma used by the Covenant is not plasma as current science knows it, but something "far more dangerous, arcane, and destructive." | Frank O'Connor, Bungie's former head of public relations, stated in 2006 that the plasma used by the Covenant is not plasma as current science knows it, but something "far more dangerous, arcane, and destructive."{{Ref/Site|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive25.pl?read=743326|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: Could Covenant Plasma weapons be disrupted?|D=26|M=3|Y=2023}} This claim has not been elaborated on in later sources and some actually indicate otherwise, with ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' specifically making a note that the Covenant used conventional plasma in imitation of Forerunner particle weaponry.{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Page=103}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Ref/Notes}} | {{Ref/Notes}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||