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The '''mass driver''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] weapons system and orbital launch assembly.<ref name="contact">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 117-118''</ref><ref name="reach">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The operating principle of the mass driver is essentially the same as that of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]: a [[Wikipedia:Coilgun|coilgun]] that magnetically accelerates a package consisting of a magnetizable holder containing a payload. | [[File:HaloReach - Mass Driver Cannon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Mass Driver cannon in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.]] | ||
The '''mass driver''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] weapons system and orbital launch assembly.<ref name="contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 117-118''</ref><ref name="reach">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The operating principle of the mass driver is essentially the same as that of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]: a [[Wikipedia:Coilgun|coilgun]] that magnetically accelerates a package consisting of a magnetizable holder containing a payload. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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Mass drivers consist of flexible "gimbal" assemblies that are linked with magnetic induction devices. They can be loaded with payloads of limited weight, and by means of magnetic induction, mass drivers can propel low-weight payloads into orbit, i.e. easy disposal of hazardous nuclear waste. Mass drivers were used in developing colonies such as [[Harvest]] for orbital lifting, but their capacity for loads of limited mass eventually forced colony worlds to resort to more robust mechanisms for lifting. | Mass drivers consist of flexible "gimbal" assemblies that are linked with magnetic induction devices. They can be loaded with payloads of limited weight, and by means of magnetic induction, mass drivers can propel low-weight payloads into orbit, i.e. easy disposal of hazardous nuclear waste. Mass drivers were used in developing colonies such as [[Harvest]] for orbital lifting, but their capacity for loads of limited mass eventually forced colony worlds to resort to more robust mechanisms for lifting. | ||
The magnetic induction technology of the mass driver was later applied to a whole field of magnetically operated UNSC projectile weaponry, such as the | The magnetic induction technology of the mass driver was later applied to a whole field of magnetically-operated UNSC projectile weaponry, such as the [[M99 Stanchion]] and the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
The mass driver on Harvest was originally used for firing nuclear waste into [[Epsilon Indi]], Harvest's sun, and also used during solstice celebrations on Harvest.<ref name="contact"/> Additionally, they could be used as impromptu weaponry, as demonstrated in the [[First Battle of Harvest]]; their magnetic induction technology could be used to propel projectiles at extremely high speeds with a high degree of accuracy, even going so far as to disable the Covenant ship, ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'', in two well-placed shots. Later in the battle, the UNSC [[Planetary Security Intelligence]] [[Loki]] used a mass driver to destroy Harvest's orbital facility, the ''Tiara''. | |||
The mass driver on Harvest was originally used for firing nuclear waste into [[ | |||
Sometime after the colonization of Harvest, the shipping operations [[ | Sometime after the colonization of Harvest, the shipping operations [[AI]] [[Sif]] had a critical failure in her data center's power supply. Trying to be as helpful as possible, another AI, [[Mack]], used the mass driver to boost the component into orbit - literally shooting the power supply into the ''[[Tiara|Tiara's]]'' coupling station.<ref name="contact"/> This was a very risky move, seeing as Mack could have easily destroyed Sif's main data center, effectively "killing" her. | ||
[[ | The [[Rubble]] possessed two Mass Drivers which were used to break up larger asteroids to make mining them easier.<ref name="CP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page ??''</ref> They were later used to disable the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}, but were later destroyed by the Covenant ship ''[[Infinite Spoils]]''. | ||
[[ | During the [[Battle of Reach]], [[Emile-A239]] manned an [[Onager]] mass driver to fend off Covenant forces assaulting the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.<ref name="reach"/> However, the SPARTAN-III was killed by two Sangheili warriors, prompting [[SPARTAN-B312]] to commandeer the cannon and destroy an incoming [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] in order to allow the ''Autumn'' to escape.<ref name="reach"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery widths="160"> | ||
File: | File:HaloReach - MACrusher.jpg|A mass driver, manned by [[SPARTAN-B312]], firing a round at the incoming Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser. | ||
File:Onager charging.jpg|A mass driver's magnetic coils charging. | File:Onager charging.jpg|A mass driver's magnetic coils charging. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Human Weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Human technology]] | |||
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