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[[File: | {{Center|Looking for the closely related Covenant vehicle weapon, the [[fuel rod cannon]], or for the handheld [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|fuel rod gun]]?}} | ||
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{{Article quote|The Mgalekgolo opened fire with their assault cannons, the weapons making a sound that was like the bellowing of some gigantic primordial beast. | {{Weapon infobox | ||
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|name=Assault cannon | |||
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|model= | |||
|type=[[Incendiary weapon|Anti-matériel/personnel weapon]] | |||
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|length={{Convert|2|m|ftin|sp=us}}<ref name="HGOO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 86''</ref> | |||
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|feed = Unlimited | |||
|ammotype=[[Incendiary gel]] | |||
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|rate=Continuous fire <br> | |||
Single bolts <br> | |||
Automatic fire | |||
|accuracy=High | |||
|optics= | |||
|range=Long | |||
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> | |||
[[Great Schism]] <br> | |||
[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] <br> | |||
[[Swords of Sanghelios]] <br> | |||
[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]] <br> | |||
[[Banished]] | |||
}} | |||
{{Article quote|The Mgalekgolo opened fire with their assault cannons, the weapons making a sound that was like the bellowing of some gigantic primordial beast.<ref name="HBC">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 285''</ref>}} | |||
The '''assault cannon'''<ref name="multiple">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 267''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''' ''In-game Upgrade''</ref> is a powerful weapon used by the [[Covenant]]. Functioning based on the same principles of the {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}},{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc|Enc22|Page=298}}, it is most commonly utilized by [[Mgalekgolo]], although the [[Hierarchs]]' [[anti-gravity chair]]s are equipped with a variant of the weapon.<ref name="halo2">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref> | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
Assault | The standard version of the Assault cannon is incredibly heavy, making it suitable only for Mgalekgolo. The weapon is integrated into the right "arm" of the Mgalekgolo's armor. In most models, the nozzle is surrounded by three metal "fingers", which may serve as manipulators or assist in the guiding of the projectile. The weapon has shown three primary firing modes. The first one encountered fires the [[incendiary gel]] in globs similar to the standard fuel rod gun,{{Ref/Game|Id=HCE|HCE}} another one uses magnetic fields{{Ref/Reuse|Enc}} to direct the fuel into a continuous scorching stream,{{Ref/Game|Id=H2|H2}} and the third that unleashes several small homing shots like a machine gun.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|H5G}} The Hierarchs' gravity thrones are also equipped with a form of the weapon, which fires a yellow beam from a muzzle underneath the chair, and its commands are integrated into the throne's armrests.{{Ref/Reuse|halo2}} In all cases, the weapon must charge before shooting. The sound and light emitted during this moment is the only warning to opponents that the weapon is about to fire. | ||
===Ammunition=== | |||
The weapon uses tubes of radioactive incendiary gel, very similar to those fired by the standard fuel rod gun, as ammunition.{{Ref/Reuse|multiple}} This fuel has been seen contained in both drum-like magazines{{Ref/Reuse|HCE}} or glowing spines that dangle over the weapon{{Ref/Game|Id=H3|H3}}. The gel used in the Mgalekgolo's assault cannons has been seen as radioactive green{{Ref/Reuse|HCE}} or deep red{{Ref/Game|HW2}}{{Ref/Game|HI}} in color, while the one used by the Hierarchs' gravity thrones is golden yellow.{{Ref/Reuse|halo2}} | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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*In ''[[Halo 3]]'', the assault cannon is aesthetically very different, but operates much the same as it does in ''Halo 2''. The cannon's beam in can be cut off instantaneously if the target has gone to cover, which allows the Hunter to reposition. Also, the "claws" seem to have hinges, although they are never seen moving in gameplay. Plus, the beam is a bit faster, a lot more damaging, and can blow away movable cover, such as supply crates. | *In ''[[Halo 3]]'', the assault cannon is aesthetically very different, but operates much the same as it does in ''Halo 2''. The cannon's beam in can be cut off instantaneously if the target has gone to cover, which allows the Hunter to reposition. Also, the "claws" seem to have hinges, although they are never seen moving in gameplay. Plus, the beam is a bit faster, a lot more damaging, and can blow away movable cover, such as supply crates. | ||
*In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', Hunters start with the mortar version of the assault cannon. Their last upgrade turns it into the beam version, which severely increases the damage. | *In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', Hunters start with the mortar version of the assault cannon. Their last upgrade turns it into the beam version, which severely increases the damage.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''' ''Instruction Manual''</ref> | ||
*In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the Hunters appeared in two different forms in two different colors. This first is the traditional blue-armored Hunter, armed with an assault cannon that fires a continuous stream of radioactive incendiary gel. The other wears gold-colored armor and is armed with an assault cannon that fires a single bolt of radioactive incendiary gel which is similar to the weapon model featured in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | *In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the Hunters appeared in two different forms in two different colors. This first is the traditional blue-armored Hunter, armed with an assault cannon that fires a continuous stream of radioactive incendiary gel. The other wears gold-colored armor and is armed with an assault cannon that fires a single bolt of radioactive incendiary gel which is similar to the weapon model featured in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
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*In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', the assault cannon is much like its ''Guardians'' counterpart, with two firing modes. The primary mode is a single, powerful arching shot. The secondary mode is a rapid fire stream of weaker tracking projectiles. | *In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', the assault cannon is much like its ''Guardians'' counterpart, with two firing modes. The primary mode is a single, powerful arching shot. The secondary mode is a rapid fire stream of weaker tracking projectiles. | ||
==Variants== | |||
*'''Wicked Grasp''': The Lekgolo that remain in this stolen limb retain a feral vestige of their once-expansive composite mind. The Wicked Grasp fires bursts of tracking plasma shots.<ref name="anvil">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/anvil-s-legacy-preview '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Anvil's Legacy Preview'']</ref> | |||
*'''Berserker's Claw''': Spartans are well-versed at sourcing weapons from the remains of their enemies. The Berserker's Claw fires a devastating fuel rod shot after a short charging cycle. This fuel rod will track aerial targets.{{Ref/Reuse|anvil}} | |||
*'''Siphoning Beam''': Mgalekgolo [[Mgalekgolo Captain|Captains]] have a bigger and more powerful Assault cannon with red fuel rods. Upgrades to this cannon can allow it to overcharge, increasing the damage, range and area of effect, while also stealing life from the targets hit by the beam.<ref name="PL">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs#Banished Units|Phoenix Logs - Hunter Captain]]''</ref> | |||
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File:H5G Berserker's Claw.png|Berserker's Claw. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of assault cannons}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of assault cannons}} | ||
*When using the Bump Possession cheat in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' to control a Hunter, holding left click down and repeatedly right clicking allows the controlled Hunter to rapidly fire its Assault Cannon without overheating. Whether this accelerated manner of attack is actually utilized at all in AI controlled opponents' behavioral patterns is unknown. | *When using the Bump Possession cheat in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' to control a Hunter, holding left click down and repeatedly right clicking allows the controlled Hunter to rapidly fire its Assault Cannon without overheating. Whether this accelerated manner of attack is actually utilized at all in AI controlled opponents' behavioral patterns is unknown. | ||
*Some of the novels refer to the assault cannon as a fuel rod gun/cannon, while it is officially named in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H2A Mgalekgolo.png|A Mgalekgolo with an assault cannon in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | File:H2A Mgalekgolo.png|A Mgalekgolo with an assault cannon in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | ||
File:Nakagagalit.png|A Mythic Mgalekgolo prepares to fire its assault cannon on [[March on Stormbreak]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | File:Nakagagalit.png|A Mythic Mgalekgolo prepares to fire its assault cannon on [[March on Stormbreak]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
File:H5G-WickedGraspHUD.png|HUD of the Wicked Grasp. | |||
File:H5G-Venator&WickedGrasp.png|A [[VENATOR-class Mjolnir|Venator]]-clad Spartan-IV using a Wicked Grasp on [[Mercy]]. | |||
File:H5G-BeserkersClawHUD.png|HUD of the Beserker's Claw. | |||
File:H5G-Venator&BeserkersClaw.png|A Spartan with a Beserker's Claw. | |||
File:H5G - Indomitable with assault cannon.jpg|An [[INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir|Indomitable]]-clad Spartan-IV using a Berserker's Claw on [[Temple]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | |||
File:HW2B-1v1.jpg|Banished Mgalekgolo firing their assault cannons in ''Halo Wars 2''. | File:HW2B-1v1.jpg|Banished Mgalekgolo firing their assault cannons in ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
File:HINF AssaultCannon.png|A view of the assault cannon in ''Halo Infinite''. | File:HINF AssaultCannon.png|A view of the assault cannon in ''Halo Infinite''. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Mgalekgolo]] | |||
*{{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}} | |||
*[[Class-2 Projectile cannon|Fuel rod cannon]] | |||
{{Covenant ordnance}} | {{Covenant ordnance}} | ||
[[Category:Incendiary weapons]] | [[Category:Incendiary weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant weapons]] | [[Category:Covenant weapons]] | ||
