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'''Orbital bombardment''' | '''Orbital bombardment''' is the act of bombarding targets on a planetary surface from orbit. | ||
==Covenant== | ==Covenant== | ||
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==UNSC== | ==UNSC== | ||
While [[human]]ity lacks the ship-borne plasma weapons the Covenant possess, the kinetic energy released by a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] vessel's [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] round impacting a planetary surface can deal equally devastating damage within a localized radius. Notable instances of MAC strikes include those employed by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, {{UNSCShip|Majestic}} and the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. Judging by its effects, the ''Spirit of Fire' | While [[human]]ity lacks the ship-borne plasma weapons the Covenant possess, the kinetic energy released by a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] vessel's [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] round impacting a planetary surface can deal equally devastating damage within a localized radius. Notable instances of MAC strikes include those employed by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, {{UNSCShip|Majestic}} and the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. Judging by its effects, the ''Spirit of Fire'''s MAC is seemingly less powerful or fired on a lower power setting than the MAC guns on most UNSC ships, as the damage done by a MAC round fired at full velocity would be immensely greater,<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> although the damage done by ''Infinity'' and ''Majestic'' would be consistent with such energy being released.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 308''</ref> | ||
The UNSC may also use [[nuclear weapon]]s as a form of bombardment. While the UNSC often uses nuclear weapons during ground and orbital engagements, the use of such armaments to bombard a planet's surface from orbit is rare. The only widely known instance of this occurring is during the rebellion on the [[Far Isle]] colony in [[2492]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 183''</ref> It should be noted that both conventional and nuclear bombardments are far less effective at neutralizing a planet than either glassing or the use of a [[NOVA Bomb]]. | The UNSC may also use [[nuclear weapon]]s as a form of bombardment. While the UNSC often uses nuclear weapons during ground and orbital engagements, the use of such armaments to bombard a planet's surface from orbit is rare. The only widely known instance of this occurring is during the rebellion on the [[Far Isle]] colony in [[2492]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 183''</ref> It should be noted that both conventional and nuclear bombardments are far less effective at neutralizing a planet than either glassing or the use of a [[NOVA Bomb]]. | ||
The UNSC's [[H-165 | The UNSC's [[H-165 Forward Observer Module]] is a [[Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation|laser]] pointer that can be used by ground forces to identify targets for small-scale orbital bombardment from an orbiting ship.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWmnbni02U&feature=player_embedded '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay Footage'']</ref> | ||
The [[prehistoric human civilization]] possessed powerful starship-based energy weaponry weaponry, and their fleets were capable of sterilizing entire planets.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Terminal 2''</ref> | |||
The [[prehistoric human civilization]] possessed powerful starship-based energy weaponry, and their fleets were capable of sterilizing entire planets.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Terminal 2''</ref> | |||
==Improvised weapons== | ==Improvised weapons== | ||
In addition to using weapons specifically designed for the task, orbital bombardment can be performed by de-orbiting or dropping asteroids or other objects to a planetary target. Such was the case in the concluding moments of the [[Battle of Metisette]], when the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Juliana]] de-orbited [[the Rubble]] so that [[Hesiod]]'s moon [[Metisette]] would collide with the Rubble's former asteroid habitats, making them rain down on [[the Redoubt]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 311''</ref> | In addition to using weapons specifically designed for the task, orbital bombardment can be performed by de-orbiting or dropping asteroids or other objects to a planetary target. Such was the case in the concluding moments of the [[Battle of Metisette]], when the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Juliana]] de-orbited [[the Rubble]] so that [[Hesiod]]'s moon [[Metisette]] would collide with the Rubble's former asteroid habitats, making them rain down on [[the Redoubt]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 311''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:MAC - Bombardment.jpg|A MAC round from the ''Spirit of Fire'' impacts the ground. | ||
File:Reach FF Courtyard03.jpg|An orbital strike hitting a | File:Reach FF Courtyard03.jpg|An orbital strike hitting a [[Type-52 Phantom]]. | ||
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|Covenant | File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|Covenant [[CPV-class heavy destroyer]]s glassing [[Harvest]] from orbit. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminals]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Space weapon|"Space weapon" article on Wikipedia]] | *[[Wikipedia:Space weapon|"Space weapon" article on Wikipedia]] | ||
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