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| {{Weapon infobox | | {{Weapon infobox |
| |name=M4131 rapid-fire howitzer | | |name=M4131 rapid-fire howitzer |
| |image=[[File:HW2 Blitz Kodiak.png|300px]]<br>A Kodiak firing its M4131 howitzer. | | |image=[[File:HW2_Blitz_Kodiak.png|300px]]<br>A Kodiak firing its M4131 howitzer. |
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| |ammotype= | | |ammotype=152mm high-explosive shells{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} |
| *152mm munitions{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| **High-explosive artillery shells{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| **Unmanned drones{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| **Precision-guided munitions{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| **[[Sentinel]] beacon "lures"{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}
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| The '''152mm M4131 rapid-fire howitzer''' is a kind of [[Wikipedia:Howitzer|howitzer]] employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=141}} | | The '''152mm M4131 rapid-fire howitzer''' is a kind of [[Wikipedia:Howitzer|howitzer]] employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=141}} It is employed as the main cannon on the [[M400 Kodiak]] and as an optional mounting on the [[M5 Talos]] weapon station.{{Ref/Game|HW2}} |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Design details===
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| The M4131 is a 152mm indirect-fire artillery piece used for long-range bombardment. The weapon uses an electromagnetic catapult-assist system capable of launching standard 152mm high-explosive artillery shells or more specialised payloads. These include unmanned drones, precision-guided munitions,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and beacon warheads designed by [[Ellen Anders]] to serve as "lures" for [[Sentinel]]s.{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Kodiak}} As such, the M4131 can be used to fire upon enemy positions and, once the shell has detonated, attract flocks of Sentinel automatons to continue harassing targets who survive the initial attack.{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}
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| Some research into [[Cryonics|cryotechnology]] by [[Serina]] has additionally yielded a simulated cryonic shell for the M4131 howitzer capable of freezing units caught near its blast.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Cryotech Advances in-game upgrade}} This variant, like other cryotech investigated by Serina (such as the [[ZAV-48 Frostraven|Frostraven]] or [[M88 Bison|Tundra Bison]] projects), has presumably yet to see application outside of specialised simulations.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFrosty|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Stay Frosty|D=17|M=06|Y=2017}}
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| ===Usage===
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| M4131 howitzers are predominantly used as long-ranged artillery mounted as the primary armament on the [[M400 Kodiak]] self-propelled artillery truck.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} They may also be employed as an optional weapon mounting on the [[M5 Talos]] automated defensive system - Talos-mounted M4131s are sometimes known as "[[siege turret]]"s, and can be deployed as part of the armament on a UNSC [[firebase]] or deployed from orbit to serve as artillery support.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Siege Turret}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=183}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:HW2_Blitz_Siege_Turret_Unused.png|A battery of siege turret-mounted M4131s firing.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
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| {{UNSC heavy weapons}} | | {{UNSC heavy weapons}} |
| [[Category:Artillery]] | | [[Category:Artillery]] |
| [[Category:Magnetic acceleration weapons]]
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| [[Category:Projectile weapons]] | | [[Category:Projectile weapons]] |
| [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | | [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] |
