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[[Image:Covenant bomb and core.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Master Chief]] is seen about to detonate the bomb.]] | |||
The [[Covenant]] uses an '''Antimatter Bomb''' (similar to the [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon|tactical nuclear weapons]] used by the [[UNSC]]) to take down large structures or targets. <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', The Covenant placed antimatter bombs on the [[MAC gun]]s in order to destroy them.</ref> The bomb is about 2 meters long, 1 meter high and is covered in very large spikes that keep the bomb in place. These bombs are equipped with timers on their detonators and contain [[antimatter]]. Antimatter is extremely unstable, any contact between destabilized antimatter and normal matter causes an instant, massive explosion of gamma rays. | |||
It is a larger version of the [[Antimatter Charge]]. The Covenant carry these on their ships, likely for use by the ships' [[Elite]] [[Rangers]]. They are capable of destroying entire ships and even space stations, an example being the [[MAC]] stations above [[Earth]]. If placed near a reactor, the bomb is even capable of destroying an [[Assault Carrier]], as was done by the [[Master Chief]] in [[Halo 2]] during the [[First Battle of Earth]]<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', During the [[First Battle of Earth]] SPARTAN-117 placed an antimatter bomb near the reactors which resulted in the destruction of the [[Assault Carrier]].</ref>. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*It is referred to by [[Jason Jones]] of [[Bungie]], as the "Giant Covenant Space Pickle". | |||
*An antimatter particle, colliding with a matter particle releases 100% of the energy contained within the particles, while an H-bomb (Hydrogen Bomb) releases only about 7% of this energy. This gives a clue to how effective and powerful this force really is. | |||
*Its explosion is proficient enough to destroy a Covenant Assault Carrier, as seen in the ending of the [[Halo 2]] level, "[[Cairo Station]]". | |||
*It is used particularly for boarding, mainly to disable defenses or ships that are slowing down Covenant assaults, like Orbital MAC Platforms. | |||
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