Editing Shiva-class nuclear missile

{{Title|Shiva-class nuclear missile}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>
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The '''Shiva-class nuclear missile''' is the most commonly used starship- and [[starfighter]]- launched [[nuclear weapon|thermonuclear weapon]] used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The Shiva can be outfitted with various payloads and explosive yields.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ???''</ref>

These missiles are often employed by the UNSC in ship-to-ship engagements with the [[Covenant]]. UNSC forces only use nuclear weapons, such as the Shiva, when [[human]] forces are severely outnumbered, and/or tactical situations that demand the use of such weapons.

==Background==
The Shiva missile is carried and used on most warships in the UNSC.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 147''</ref> The Shiva is stored in a ship's nuclear storage bay until it is time for it to be deployed. Once launched from the ship, its onboard guidance system will guide the warhead to its intended target. However, the warhead's course can be corrected mid-flight by the ship's navigation officer or [[artificial intelligence]].

The warhead can also be fitted on [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword interceptors]] for low-profile insertion.<ref name="pages322-324">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 322-324''</ref> The ''Shiva'' can be detonated by two methods: radio transmission code sequence, or a proximity fuse, whichever method is most effective for the situation. Space-based weapons are preferred in combat situations with the Covenant because of the massive [[electromagnetic pulse]] released by such warheads like the Shiva; this is most effective for disabling electronics aboard nearby enemy ships; this was done by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Gray Team]] during the [[Battle of the Rubble]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 317''</ref>

Covenant capital ships have enough power to absorb a full Shiva blast from long distances, and in some cases direct hits. If the warhead detonates inside the shield, the effects of the blast is multiplied tremendously: the ship's shields would briefly contain the explosion, redirecting the blast's energy back into the ship. This was demonstrated in the [[Fall of Reach]] by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] while commanding the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.{{Ref/Reuse|pages322-324}}

==Models==
===M947 Shiva=== 
{{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}s are armed with M947 Shiva nuclear delivery systems.<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 190''</ref>

==Trivia==
[[Wikipedia:Shiva|Shiva]] is the name of the Hindu god of both disaster and peace, who would destroy the world in order for it to be recreated.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Commonwealth launches Shiva.png|The UNSC ''Commonwealth'' launches a Shiva-class nuclear missile at ''[[Unrelenting]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{UNSC ordnance}}

[[Category:Missiles]]
[[Category:Nuclear weapons]]
[[Category:Starship weapons]]
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]]
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 ==Models==
 ===M947 Shiva===
-*{{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}} - 1x M947 Shiva nuclear delivery system{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Page=190}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22Prowlers|Enc22|Page=128-129}}
+{{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}s are armed with M947 Shiva nuclear delivery systems.<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 190''</ref>
-*{{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}s - 5x M947 Shiva nuclear delivery systems{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Prowlers}}
-===M2475 Shiva===
-*{{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} - 3x M2475 Shiva silos{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=120}}
-*[[C718 Longsword]] - 1x M2475 Shiva silo (interchangeable with [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK]] warheads){{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=160}}
-===Unknown===
-*{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}} - 3x Shiva nuclear missiles{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=259-261}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=124}}
-*{{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} ([[2510]] configuration) - 4x Shiva nuclear missiles{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=119}}
-*{{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} - can carry an unkown number of Shivas. At least one Valiant, the [[UNSC Everest]] held 112 Shivas, of which 105 where the [[VE-3 nuclear missile|VE-3]] variety{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Cole6|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=6}}
-*[[C709 Longsword]] - can be optionally fitted to carry an unknown number of Shiva missiles{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Page=251}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=261}}
 ==Trivia==
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 *''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
 *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
-*''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]''
 ==Sources==
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 [[Category:Missiles]]
 [[Category:Nuclear weapons]]
+[[Category:Starship weapons]]
 [[Category:UNSC naval weapons]]