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{{Weapon Infobox | |||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Plasmalauncher_front.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[ | |name=Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive | ||
| | |manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire]] | ||
|model=Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive | |||
|type=Plasma-based explosives launcher | |type=Plasma-based explosives launcher | ||
|cost= | |cost= | ||
| | |size=Handheld, two handed | ||
| | |damage per hit= | ||
|magazine= | |||
| | |maxammo= | ||
| | |fire=4-bolt burst | ||
| | |ammotype=[[Plasma]] | ||
|ammotype= | |||
|operation= | |operation= | ||
|rate=Moderate to Fast | |rate of fire=Moderate to Fast | ||
|velocity= | |velocity= | ||
| | |accuracy= | ||
|range= | |range= | ||
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
|counterpart= | |||
|counterwep= | |||
|affiliation=Covenant Empire | |||
}} | }} | ||
The ''''' | The '''Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive''' ('''T52 GML/E''')<ref name="Bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25435 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach - Ordnance Page'']</ref>, more commonly known as the '''Plasma Launcher'''<ref name="Informer">[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/31/exclusive-interview-on-the-halo-reach-sandbox.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''Exclusive Interview On The Halo: Reach Sandbox'']</ref>, is a [[plasma]]-based explosive launcher used by the [[Covenant Empire]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | ||
==Design Details== | |||
[[File:ReachSchematic - PlasmaGL.png|150px|left|thumb|A blueprint of the Plasma Grenade Launcher.]] | [[File:ReachSchematic - PlasmaGL.png|150px|left|thumb|A blueprint of the Plasma Grenade Launcher.]] | ||
The | The weapon is capable of launching up to four large explosive [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|plasma grenade]]-like bolts at a single target, these can be fired individually or all at once if charged for a short time. The bolts track vehicles and bipeds in a similar way to the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]. These bolts will continue to track even if the operator is killed or if the bolt is redirected by a gravity hammer.<ref name="Bnet"/>They will also stick to the target on impact, like plasma grenades. They also have a slight delay on them which makes the weapon very capable of "[[Death from the Grave Medal|from the grave kills]]".<ref name="Informer"/> The bolts have an arcing trajectory when fired over long distances. It has an appearance slightly similar to the [[Fuel Rod Gun]], as they are both Covenant heavy weapons, though the Launcher is blue and the Fuel Rod Gun is brown/gold.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]'''''</ref><ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''' - ''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Trailer|Multiplayer Trailer]]''</ref> The Plasma Launcher is carried in combat by high-ranking Grunts, Elites, and Brutes. | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
Plasma | *The [http://www.bungie.net/images/games/reach/audio/Mystery.mp3 sound file] for the Plasma Launcher was first released in the [[Bungie Weekly Update]] 1/29/10, with the title "Mystery Weapon", though it sounds subtly different in the final buid of the game.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910 '''Bungie.net''' - ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01.29.10'']</ref> | ||
*The Plasma launcher can be considered the Covenant equivalent of the [[Spartan Laser]], as it requires a charge-up before firing, and is highly effective on vehicles. However, according to [[Chris Carney]] on "Game Trailers T.V. with Geoff Keighley," it is "the Covenant equivalent to the [[Human]] [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher]], firing four plasma-like bolts which stick like [[Plasma Grenades]]." | |||
*The Plasma Launcher can actually lock onto targets from incredible distances when using the scope; done right, it is fully capable of hitting a slow moving vehicle from halfway across Hemorrhage, for example. | |||
*With the recent addition of the Covenant [[Concussion Rifle]] as a counterpart to the Grenade Launcher, it appears that the Plasma Launcher can be considered more of a cross between the Spartan Laser and the Grenade Launcher than a direct counterpart to either weapon. | |||
*[[Unggoy Heavy|Unggoy Heavies]] can be seen wielding these on occasion in Campaign and Firefight depending on what difficulty has been picked. However in Firefight's Versus mode they can't be traded for a Plasma Pistol or a Needler, and most interestingly they're much smaller than the version wielded by the Sangheili. Unggoy SpecOps can also be seen wielding them on [[Legendary]] from time to time too, but not as commonly. | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | ||
File: | File:Plasma Launcher.png|A render of the Plasma Launcher. | ||
File:T52_GML.png|A first-person view of the pre-alpha build of | File:Plasma_Launcher Cropped.png|Another view of the Plasma Launcher. | ||
File:Halo- Reach - Plasma Launcher Firing.jpg|The Plasma Launcher being fired in the | File:T52_GML.png|A first-person view of the pre-alpha build of the Plasma Launcher. | ||
File:Halo- Reach - Plasma Launcher Firing.jpg|The Plasma Launcher being fired in the Halo: Reach Beta. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Covenant | {{Covenant Weapons}} | ||
[[Category:Covenant | {{Appearances|Halo: Reach}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:The Covenant]] | ||
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[[Category:Halo: Reach Weapons]] | |||
