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{{Weapon | {{Weapon | ||
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| operation= | | operation=Destruction of certain target | ||
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| accuracy= Unknown | |||
| range=Large blast radius | | range=Large blast radius | ||
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| affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | | affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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{{Quote|A little slice of Armageddon.|[[William-043|Will-043]], describing FENRIS nuclear warheads}}<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh24">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', | {{Quote|A little slice of Armageddon.|[[William-043|Will-043]], describing FENRIS nuclear warheads}}<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh24">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', chapter 24</ref> | ||
The '''FENRIS nuclear warhead''' is a type of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[nuclear weapon]] | The '''FENRIS nuclear warhead''' is a type of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[nuclear weapon]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
FENRIS warheads had superhardened cases to contain the detonation longer and boost the thermonuclear yield.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', | FENRIS warheads had superhardened cases to contain the detonation longer and boost the thermonuclear yield.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', chapter 1</ref> The hardened cases also made them resilient to small arms and explosions, so resilient in fact that they were regarded as useless without the detonation codes. FENRIS warheads are considered low-yield devices.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', chapter 23</ref> | ||
They may be detonated by remote | They may be detonated by remote<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23"/> or by pressing the warhead's detonator in person.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh39">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', chapter 39</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[2531]], the [[ | In [[2531]], the [[United Rebel Front]] possessed three FENRIS warheads at [[Camp New Hope]] on [[Victoria]]. The weapons were recovered during the [[Raid on Camp New Hope]] by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]].<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1"/> | ||
By [[2552]], the FENRIS was slated for decommissioning. However | By [[2552]], the FENRIS was slated for decommissioning. However as the [[Human-Covenant War]] made a turn for the worse and the UNSC's nuclear stockpile dwindled, they were returned to service.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23"/> | ||
During the [[Battle | During the [[Battle of Earth]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] recaptured 12 FENRIS warheads from the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] at the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. At the top of the elevator, six armed warheads were smuggled aboard a [[Covenant destroyer]] while another destroyer, ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'' was commandeered by Blue Team. The enemy destroyer was destroyed by a combination of internal nuclear detonations and [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo]] fire. Blue Team then made the [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump to [[Onyx]].<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23"/> | ||
As the [[Onyx | As the [[Battle of Onyx]] drew to a close, [[Kurt-051]] manually detonated 2 FENRIS warheads to deny the Covenant access to Onyx's internal [[Dyson sphere|Micro Dyson sphere]].<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh39"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[wikipedia:Fenrir|Fenrir]] is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. | *[[wikipedia:Fenrir|Fenrir]] is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Template:UNSC Heavy Weapons}} | |||
{{UNSC | [[Category:Nuclear Weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Nuclear | |||
[[Category:Bombs]] | [[Category:Bombs]] | ||
[[Category:Human Weapons]] | |||
