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The '''Bident missile''' is a heavy guided munition utilized by the [[UNSC Navy]]. | |||
The '''Bident missile''' is a heavy guided | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Capable of being used at long-range, Bident missiles used to augment a warship's firepower by supplementing their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Using a scaled-down version of a starship's [[Fusion drive|fusion drive]] for propulsion, the Bident uses a nuclear-pumped X-Ray laser warhead as its explosive munition. However, the warhead is capable of being swapped-out with kinetic rod bundles or even fusion warheads for conducting planetary bombardment. | Capable of being used at long-range, Bident missiles used to augment a warship's firepower by supplementing their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Using a scaled-down version of a starship's [[Fusion drive|fusion drive]] for propulsion, the Bident uses a nuclear-pumped X-Ray laser warhead as its explosive munition. However, the warhead is capable of being swapped-out with kinetic rod bundles or even fusion warheads for conducting planetary bombardment.<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
=Trivia= | |||
A bident is a spear with two prongs, similar to a pitchfork. In mythology, the Greek god of the underworld, Hades, carries a bident as opposed to the three-pronged trident wielded by his brother Poseidon. | |||
==Models== | ==Models== | ||
===M4020 Bident=== | ===M4020 Bident=== | ||
The {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} is armed with twenty M4020 Bident pods. | The {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} is armed with twenty M4020 Bident pods.<ref name="warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', pg. 40-41</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{UNSC ordnance}} | {{Template:UNSC ordnance}} | ||
[[Category:Missiles]] | [[Category:Missiles]] | ||
[[Category:Starship weapons]] | |||
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]] | [[Category:UNSC naval weapons]] |