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{{Title|XM4600 ''Zeus'' plasma munition howitzer}} | |||
{{Title|''Zeus'' | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Weapon infobox | |||
|name=XM4600 ''Zeus'' plasma munition howitzer | |||
|image=[[File:HW-M145DRhinoMAAP.png|300px|right]]<br>A ''Zeus'' cannon equipped on an M145D Rhino. | |||
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|type=[[Plasma mortar]]{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP15|EVG|Page=155}} | |||
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|service=[[2531]]{{Ref/Level|Id=Dome|HW|Dome of Light}} | |||
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|ammotype=320mm [[fuel rod]] shells{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
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|range=100 kilometers{{Ref/Book|Id=guide|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=28}} | |||
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The '''XM4600 ''Zeus'' plasma munition howitzer''' is a [[human]] [[:Category:Mortar|mortar weapon]] capable of focusing and directing plasma as a projectile like most [[Covenant]] [[Covenant weaponry|weapons]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP15}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=141}} | |||
During the [[Battle for Arcadia]], the cannons of five Rhinos in conjunction were used to take down a portion of | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
On the [[M145D Rhino]] the Zeus cannon is mounted to a large turret, the weapon is capable of traversing upward at a roughly forty-five degree angle.{{Ref/Reuse|Dome}} The Zeus 320mm plasma cannon has a range of 100 kilometers,{{Ref/Reuse|guide}} and as with all plasma-based weapons, the ''Zeus'' is potent against [[energy shielding]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dome}} The weapon operates via use of reverse-engineered [[fuel rod]]s placed inside a modified artillery shell, fired from a custom-built howitzer.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
The ''Zeus'' has a bore of 320mm.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|guide}} | |||
===Development history=== | |||
During the [[Harvest campaign]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] procured numerous specimens of Covenant [[fuel rod]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}, and made quick work beginning to reverse engineer it. One project resulted in the [[M145D Rhino]], a basis for the Zeus 320mm plasma cannon, a cannon which could make use and direct plasma energy.{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP15}} | |||
===Usage=== | |||
By February [[2531]], the Rhinos and their plasma cannons were being field-tested and the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} carried some prototypes on board.{{Ref/Reuse|Dome}} | |||
During the [[Battle for Arcadia]], the cannons of five Rhinos in conjunction were used to take down a portion of a giant energy shield, allowing the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} to take down the Covenant shield generators and air defenses below, exposing the Covenant operation on [[Arcadia]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dome}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HW_Rhino_Firing.png|A Rhino firing its main ''Zeus'' in the Battle for Arcadia. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Plasma weapons]] | [[Category:Plasma weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Directed-energy weapons]] | [[Category:Directed-energy weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Mortar]] | |||