Editing Posu'gelka-pattern needler

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Title|''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler}}
{{Disambig header|the needler introduced in [[Halo Infinite]]|needlers throughout the series|Needler}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=Posu'gelka-pattern needler
|image=[[File:HINF Needler 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|HI|Gameplay}}
|type=[[Needle-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|cost=
|variant=[[Pinpoint Needler]]{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|length={{Convert|73.5|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width=
|height=
|weight=
|ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]]line shard{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|capacity=
|feed=26 shards/magazine{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|operation=Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|rate=
|velocity=
|optics=
|range=
|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
}}
{{Article quote|The Needler is an exotic Covenant weapon that fires shards of resonant crystal that home-in on living targets. If enough shards are embedded over a short time they will detonate in a massive 'supercombine' explosion. The shards move slowly, but at short range even a [[Spartan]] will have difficulty dodging the projectiles.{{Ref/Game|HI|[[Forge]] - [[Needler]] description|Quote=The Needler is an exotic Covenant weapon that fires shards of resonant crystal that home-in on living targets. If enough shards are embedded over a short time they will detonate in a massive 'supercombine' explosion. The shards move slowly, but at short range even a [[Spartan]] will have difficulty dodging the projectiles.}}}}

The '''''Posu'gelka''-pattern shard launcher''' is a pattern of [[needler]] manufactured by [[Lodam Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It was utilized by the [[Banished]] in [[2560]], during the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-Human-Covenant War era]].{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}

==Summary==
===Design details===
{{Main|Needler}}
The ''Posu'gelka''-pattern shard launcher is one of the many needler variants manufactured by the Covenant and inherited by its remnants.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} This design pattern of needler notably features a display on the back of the upper chassis; the display features 18 dots and functions similarly to an ammo counter. However, rather than displaying the remaining number of shards that could be fired from the magazine, it displays the corresponding number of [[Subanese crystal]]s still protruding from the upper cowling.{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}

===Usage===
This needler was fielded by [[Banished]] forces during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] in [[2560]]. It was primarily used by [[Unggoy Conscript]]s and [[Unggoy Ultra|Ultras]], [[Kig-Yar Freebooter]]s, and [[Skirmisher]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}

===Variants===
*'''[[Pinpoint Needler]]''': A modified variant of the needler with a white chassis and an expanded magazine from 26 to 30,{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}} along with an enhanced target acquisition ability.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF156|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fleetcom-fiction|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fleetcom Fiction|D=14|M=8|Y=2024|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Pinpoint Needler}} It fires shards that have a lower "supercombine" requirement.{{Ref/Game|HINF|Forge - [[Pinpoint Needler]] description|Quote=Modified Needler with advanced target acquisition and lower supercombine requirement.}}
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File:HINF Needler Pinpoint Crop.png|Pinpoint Needler
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==Gameplay==
=== Changes from the [[Type-56D needler]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''===
* Magazine can hold 26 shards.
* Does not possess the Type-56D's smart scope feature.
* Has an ammo counter on its back.
* Supercombines with 12 needles instead of 7.
* Can supercombine even on a shielded target
* Spawns with 52 reserve rounds and can hold up to 78 rounds for a maximum of 104 shots.
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==In-game information==
{{Article quote|Exotic, guided-munitions weapon firing crystalline shards that track, impale, and detonate on soft targets.{{Ref/Game|HI|Academy - Weapon Drills - Needler description}}}}
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==Production notes==
In the #Halo101 video series on the official ''Halo'' account, the ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler was mislabelled as the {{Pattern|Nahle'hax|needler}}.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=halo101|Halo|1778453018033156368|Halo|Quote=Pink mist incoming 💘 The Needler is a stunning crystalline firearm, firing homing projectiles that embed into targets before exploding, dealing devastating damage. #Halo101}}

==Gallery==
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File:HINF-Needler.png|Pre-release image of an in-engine render of the ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler.
File:HINF Pre-Release Needler Render.png|Pre-release render of the ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler.
File:HINF SkirmisherClose.png|A Banished Skirmisher armed with a ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler.
File:HINF-Freebooter.jpg|A Banished Kig-Yar Freebooter holding a ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler.
File:HINF-GruntForgeAI.jpg|A Banished Unggoy Conscript armed with a ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler.
File:HINF Conservatory Warlord Chieftain duo.png|First-person view of the ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler being fired.
File:HINF Needler Supercombine.png|A supercombine explosion caused by a ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler.
File:HINF Needler Supercombine 2.png|A supercombine explosion kills an Unggoy Ultra.
File:HINF Needler melee attack 1.png|A melee attack with the ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler.
File:HINF Needler melee attack 2.png|A melee attack with the ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler using the exposed shards with a melee based on ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:HINF Needler Firing.png|The ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler being fired by a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]].
File:HINF Spartan Recon 2.jpg|A Spartan-IV sprinting with a ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Flashpoint]]''

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

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[[Category:Small arms]]
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