25x130mm
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25x130mm is a calibre of ammunition primarily employed by the gauss cannons used by the United Nations Space Command and Colonial Military Authority.
Overview[edit]
25x130mm rounds are primarily employed by gauss cannons, which are capable of firing the projectiles at velocities of up to Mach 40.[1] Gauss cannons capable of firing the 25x130mm include the following models;
Variants[edit]
Anvil round[edit]
When fired, Anvil rounds create an EMP pulse at the point of impact.[3] The rounds also deal more damage than the standard Gauss cannon munitions. Sergeant John Forge modified his own personal Warthog to fire these rounds.[3]
25x130mm APLP/F[edit]
The 25x130mm armor-piercing, limited penetration/frangible (APLP/F) is employed on M68 and M68B Gauss cannons.[4]
M485 HV/FTHPP[edit]
The M485 High-Velocity/Ferric-Tungsten Hollow-Point Projectile (HV/FTHPP)[5] is a specialised 25x130mm projectile used in M68, M68B and M70 coilguns.[2][6][7]
Gameplay[edit]
Halo Wars 2[edit]
In Halo Wars 2, the Anvil round is available as the first upgrade for the Forge's Warthog hero unit.
- Forge's Warthog upgrade: Anvil Round
- Info: Fires an EMP round, Slows enemy vehicles
- Tier: 1
- Cost: Supplies 0, Power 325
Once unlocked, the Anvil round can be fired as the vehicle's Y ability.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 3
- Halo Wars
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo: Reach
- Halo 4
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo: Ground Command
- Halo Wars 2
Sources[edit]
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Palace Hotel
- ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 181
- ^ a b Halo Wars 2: Phoenix Logs -Forge's Warthog
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 321
- ^ Halo Waypoint, The Halo Encyclopedia is Out Today (Retrieved on May 15, 2022) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Gauss Cannon (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 80
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