Light of Urs

Light of Urs
Production overview
Manufacturer:	Venezian multi-species workshops
Model series:	Type-58
Type:	Light Anti-Armor Weapon
Specifications
Length:	114.5 centimeters (45.1 in)
Width:	20.6 centimeters (8.1 in)
Height:	48.5 centimeters (19.1 in)
Weight:	18.7 kilograms (41 lb)
Ammunition type:	Fuel rods
Feed system:	5 round magazine
Operation:	Recoil-operated
Rate of fire:	180 RPM (semi-automatic)
Muzzle velocity:	76.25 m/s (250.2 ft/s; 274.5 km/h)
Effective range:	Medium to long 24.38 m (80.00 ft) (unscoped) 53.89 m (176.80 ft) (scoped)
Service history
In service:	Post-Covenant War conflicts

"The war on Sanghelios has led to unprecedented advances in fuel rod technology. Improved Fuel Rod Cannon that fires faster-moving projectiles that do more damage."

— In-game description

The Light of Urs is a special variant of the Gespu-pattern fuel rod gun.

Overview

Design details

The Light of Urs, deriving its name from the Urs system, is a named variant of the T-58 LAAW, which fires faster-moving fuel rods that can be fired more quickly, can lock on to both ground and air vehicles, and have a larger blast radius. Its chassis is also exactly identical to that of the normal T-58, although it now features white and red stripes painted around the weapon's main housing, as well as red Covenant glyphs at the top part of the weapon. The Blooding Years led to unprecedented advances in fuel rod technology, resulting in new creations like the Light of Urs.

Service history

In October 2558, Fireteam Osiris and 031 Exuberant Witness found a copy of the weapon next to Kit Pitlimp's corpse and a Covenant data pad housing the last portion of his four-part adventure log in an area on Genesis during their mission to reunite with the SPARTAN-IIs of Blue Team at the Gateway. The weapon was later added to the UNSC Infinity's War Games simulations for use by Spartan-IVs.

Gameplay

Halo 5: Guardians

The Light of Urs is a special weapon that can be found in the campaign mission Genesis.

The Light of Urs is available as a Level 5 Rare REQ granting 100 REQ Points upon being sold. Gameplay-wise, it operates exactly identically to a normal Fuel Rod Cannon except that it fires more quickly, has faster-moving fuel rods with a larger blast radius of 8.60 m (28.22 ft), and can lock on to enemy vehicles. These upgrades enable players with the Light of Urs to more quickly take down their opponents before they get a chance to react. However, to balance out the effects of its improvements, the Light of Urs deals slightly less damage per fuel rod, although it still deals just enough splash damage to fully drain a Spartan's shields. In addition, the Light of Urs exhibits somewhat weak tracking behavior against vehicles, making Rocket Launchers and Hydra Launchers more viable anti-vehicle choices.

In the campaign mission Genesis, the Light of Urs can be used to take down the various enemies in the mission, namely Promethean Knights, Focus Turrets, Wraiths, and even the Warden Eternals encountered later in the mission. Unloading at least two full magazines on a Warden will severely damage, if not outright kill him.

Changes from the Type-58 Light Anti-Armor Weapon

• Faster rate of fire, up by 80%.
• Faster projectile velocity, up by 50.45%.
• Larger blast radius, up by 3.6 m (11.8 ft).
• Can lock on to both ground and air vehicles.
• Slightly less damage per hit, although direct hits will still instantly kill a Spartan.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  First-person view of Light of Urs by Edward Buck in the Halo 5: Guardians campaign.

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  Edward Buck with the Light of Urs.

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  First-person view of Light of Urs in Halo 5: Guardians.

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  A Centurion-clad Spartan-IV wielding Light of Urs on Torque.

Halo 5: Guardians REQ cards

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  Light of Urs Certification.

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  Light of Urs.

List of appearances

• Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)