Editing Kopasa'mada-pattern plasma launcher

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{{Weapon Infobox

|image=[[File:HReach-PlasmaLauncher-Profile.png|350px]]

|manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 184''</ref>

|model=Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive

|size=Handheld, two handed

|length= {{Convert|108.8|cm|in}}<ref name="vis"/>

|feed=12 bolts

|ammotype=Guided [[plasma]] bolts<ref name="vis"/>

|operation=

|rate=Moderate to Fast

*4-bolt semi-automatic burst

|accuracy=

The '''Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive''' ('''T52 GML/E'''),<ref name="Bnet">[http://halo.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]] before and during the [[Human-Covenant War]].

==Design Details==

This shoulder-mounted weapon is capable of launching up to four large explosive [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|plasma grenade]]-like bolts at a single target. How many shots are fired depends on the charging time. The wielder may release the trigger at any time to fire the charged shots, and the weapon will automatically fire after 4 bolts have been ready for 3 seconds. The bolts track vehicles and bipeds in a similar way to the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]], although slightly differently- a red circle will appear around a target to indicate the Launcher is "locked on". The Plasma Launcher has a 2.5× zoom capability which enables the user to lock onto targets from farther away. The bolts will continue to track until they hit the target or another object, regardless of the death of the operator, being redirected by physical impulses or the target teleporting across vast distances.<ref name="Bnet"/><ref>http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=29703 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L08c3s0JySI</ref> The bolts stick to the target on impact, like plasma grenades. The detonation time is dependent on the amount of bolts stuck to the target, which means that single shots often give  [[Death from the Grave Medal|kills from the grave]].<ref name="Informer"/> The bolts have an arcing trajectory when fired untracked 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.

*The [http://halo.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 build of the game.<ref>[http://halo.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 informal Covenant equivalent of the [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan Laser]], as it requires a charge-up before firing, and is highly effective on vehicles. However, according to [[Chris Carney]] on ''Game Trailers TV'', it is "[...] the Covenant equivalent to the [[human]] [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher|grenade launcher]], firing four plasma-like bolts which stick like plasma grenades." However, the [[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy|concussion rifle's]] presence in the game renders this statement somewhat moot.

*When [[Warzone Firefight]] was made available in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', the plasma launcher was included in this mode and it can be used by the player. However, the shots are not fully rendered and there is no first-person model of the weapon. Other players can see the player holding the weapon, though.

File:H5G-PlasmaLauncher-Render.png|Model shown in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' multiplayer.

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 Multiplayer Beta|''Halo: Reach'' Beta]].

File:Plasma Launcher Halo5 Firefight.png|A Plasma Launcher in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.

File:H5G - Spartan with Plasma Launcher.png|A SPARTAN-IV using the Plasma Launcher in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.

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