Editing Pinpoint Needler

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=Pinpoint Needler
|image=[[File:HINF Needler Pinpoint Crop.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=479}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Lodham|Given that Lodam Armory is a known manufacturer of the Needler, it is likely that the "Lodham Armory" manufacturer mentioned in ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' is a misprint.}}
|series=[[Needler]]{{Ref/Game|Id=hinf|HInf|Gameplay}}
|type=[[Needle-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|cost=
|variant=
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|weight=
|length={{Convert|73.5|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width=
|height=
|ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]]line shard{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|capacity=
|feed=30 shards/magazine{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|operation=
|rate=Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|velocity=
|optics=No magnification{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|range=
|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
}}
{{Article quote|Modified Needler with advanced target acquisition and lower supercombine requirement.{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|Forge - Pinpoint Needler description|Quote=Modified Needler with advanced target acquisition and lower supercombine requirement.}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Support|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/6882880281364-Halo-Infinite-Weapon-Equipment-and-Vehicle-Inventory-|Site=Halo Support|Page=Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory|D=05|M=05|Y=2023}}}}
The '''Pinpoint Needler''' is a modified variant of the {{Pattern|Posu'gelka|shard launcher}}.{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|Posu'gelka-pattern needler}}
The Pinpoint Needler is a modified variant of the standard ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler. In addition to having a white chassis instead of the standard purple coloration, it features an expanded magazine of 30 shards and an advanced target acquisition ability. The shards fired from the Pinpoint Needler also have a lower "supercombine" requirement.{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}

===Usage===
One such weapon was used by [[Writh Kul]], a [[Kig-Yar]] [[Skirmisher]] in the [[Banished]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo|campaign]] on [[Installation 07]] in [[2559]]-[[2560]].{{Ref/Game|HI|[[High Value Target]] dossier, Writh Kul}} During the campaign, she used the weapon in a combat encounter with [[John-117]], though was defeated by the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]].{{Ref/Quest|Id=Hi|HI|Reformation|Writh Kul}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo Infinite''===
In campaign, the Pinpoint Needler is a [[Special weapons (Halo Infinite)|special weapon]] awarded to the player after defeating the [[High Value Target]], [[Writh Kul]]. The weapon can be acquired at any [[Forward Operating Base]] within the campaign. It exhibits an enhanced ability to track enemy targets and its shards can create a "supercombine" explosion at a lower threshold of numbers embedded in an enemy, triggering an explosion at 8 shards instead of 12 shards.{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF PinpointNeedler Icon.png|Pinpoint Needler icon in the HVT dossier menu.
File:HINF Writhview1.png|Writh Kul wielding the Pinpoint Needler.
File:HINF Pinpoint Needler first person POV.png|A first-person view of the Pinpoint Needler.
File:HINF Pinpoint Needler 1.jpg|A Spartan with the Pinpoint Needler in multiplayer.
File:HINF Pinpoint Needler 2.jpg|A Spartan sprinting with the Pinpoint Needler in multiplayer.
File:HINF Pinpoint Needler 3.jpg|A Spartan firing the Pinpoint Needler in multiplayer.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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{{Covenant rifles}}

[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Small arms]]