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{{Quote|Sir? Permission to leave the station.|[[John 117]]}}
{{Quote|For what purpose, Master Chief?|[[Lord Hood]]}}
{{Quote|To give the Covenant back their bomb.|[[John 117]]}} 

==Covenant Bomb==

The Covenant Bomb was a type of large tactical ordnance. They were the counterpart to the [[UNSC]]'s tactical [[Nuclear weapon]]s.

==History==
These bombs were used during the [[Battle of Earth]] to assault the  [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s. There were several boarding parties which consisted of many Elites, Grunts, and Drones. The Boarding parties delivered the ordnance and destroyed [[Athens Station]] and [[Malta Station]]. The bomb that was on [[Cairo Station]] was secured by [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]]. The [[SPARTAN-II|Spartan]] performed a micro-gravity maneuver to deliver the device to a Covenant [[Assault Carrier]] with shields down and a 'hole' created by a pair of [[Longswords]]. The chief entered the hole and detonated the bomb in the core resulting the destruction of the assault carrier.<ref name="H2_CairoLevel">''[[Halo 2]]'', [[Cairo Station (Level)]]"</ref>

==Appearance==
The Covenant bomb's appearance is of a long bulbous shape with many spikes protruding from it. It has a central control hub located at the top of the bomb. 

==Trivia==
*[[Jason Jones]] of [[Bungie]] referred to the bomb as the "Giant Covenant Space Pickle".
*When the bomb is reactivated by [[John-117]] it takes [[7]] seconds to explode.
*It appears in [[Halo Zero]], a fan-made 2D Halo game made for the PC.
*The bomb only appears in [[Halo 2]].
* It is possible that it uses [[Antimatter]] and is the [[Antimatter Charge]] Cortana refers to.

*The bomb's appearance looks like a present-day naval mine (sea mine)
*The bomb was not originally going to be included in Halo 2, instead there would be a level were the Master Chief would board the Covenant Assault Carrier and destroy it from within, but due to deadlines, it was cut and Bungie decided to add the bomb.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:H2_covbomb_mchief.jpg|[[John-117]] removing a bomb from [[Cairo Station]].
Image:Covenant bomb and core.jpg|[[John-117]] delivering a bomb to a Covenant [[Assault Carrier]].
Image:H2_covbomb_destroyathens.jpg|[[Athens Station]] is destroyed by a bomb during the opening stages of the [[Battle of Earth]].
</gallery>

==Sources==
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==Links==
===External===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1opGjdOwjs Final Cut Scene of Cairo Station, featuring the infamous ''Covenant Bomb''.] 

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