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| {{Title|''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret}}
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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Status|Canon}} |
| {{Disambig header|Covenant automated turret featured in ''Halo 3''|other types of automated turret employed by various factions|Automated turret}}
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| {{Weapon infobox | | {{Weapon infobox |
| |image=[[File:H3-SnowboundPlasmaTurret.png|300px]] | | |image= [[File:H3-SnowboundPlasmaTurret.png|thumb|right|250px|]] |
| |manufacturer= [[Assembly Forges]] | | |manufacturer= [[Assembly Forges]] |
| |series= | | |series= |
| |type= Automated turret{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |type= Sentry Gun |
| |cost= | | |cost= |
| |variant= | | |variant= |
| |weight= | | |weight= |
| |length= {{Convert|19.7|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |length= 6m (19.7ft) |
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| | |ammotype= Superheated Plasma |
| |height= {{Convert|78|in|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
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| |ammotype= Superheated plasma{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
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| |feed= | | |feed= |
| |operation= Sensor-governed{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |operation= Sensor Governed |
| |rate= Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |rate= Automatic |
| |velocity= | | |velocity= |
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| |range= | | |range= |
| |service=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | | |service=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] |
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| The '''''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} (UNSC [[Type classification system|Type-designation]]: '''Automated Plasma Turret''', '''APT'''){{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=330-331|Detail=See [[#Production notes|production notes]]}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=345|Detail=See [[#Production notes|production notes]]}} is an automated stationary weapon built by the [[Covenant]] for the protection of sectors of interest.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Among UNSC personnel, they are sometimes nicknamed "'''Plasma Wall'''s".{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} | | The '''Shuku-pattern sentry turret''' is an automated stationary weapon built by the [[Covenant]] for the protection of sectors of interest. |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Specifications== |
| ===Design details===
| | The turret rests on an anti-gravity field emitted from a large tripod. The actuator that drives the weapon functions is considered semi-intelligent, obeying its directives with absolute precision. Shuku-pattern turrets are usually placed alongside A'uo'i-pattern sensor emplacements for target acquisition.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=267}} |
| The turret rests on an anti-gravity field emitted from a large tripod. The [[actuator plug]] that drives the weapon functions is considered semi-intelligent, obeying its directives with absolute precision.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDidact|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-didact-delights|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Didact's Delight|D=18|M=05|Y=2023}} ''Shuku''-pattern turrets are usually placed alongside {{Pattern|A'uo'i|sensor emplacement}} for target acquisition.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=301}} | |
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| ===Usage===
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| ''Shuku''-pattern turrets were once employed by the [[Covenant]] to guard important outposts. Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and fall of the [[Covenant]], many turrets remain active at their sectors, ready to engage trespassers that do not transmit the corresponding authorization codes, now impossible to acquire with the fall of ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ''Shuku'' turrets are extremely powerful, capable of completely bypassing [[energy shielding]] (including augments such as overshielding) to attack a target directly. This functionality means that they are generally only used at sites where other forms of protection may lack sufficient lethality.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
| | ==Operational history== |
| | Shuku-pattern turrets were once employed by the [[Covenant]] to guard important outposts. Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and fall of the [[Covenant]], many turrents remain active at their sectors, ready to engage trespassers that do not transmit the corresponding authorization codes, now impossible to acquire with the fall of [[High Charity]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} |
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| ==Operational history==
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| ''Shuku''-pattern turrets were deployed in a perimeter surrounding a [[Snowbound|Covenant outpost]] on [[Strilun IV]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Snowbound}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} As of [[2552]], mechanical details of the turret, such as its [[plasma]] ammunition, remain unknown to the [[United Nations Space Command]] - pending [[Treaty of 2552|treaty]] negotiations with the [[Sangheili]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
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| ==In-game information== | | ==Trivia== |
| ===''Halo 3''===
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| Sentry turrets are exclusively found on the multiplayer map [[Snowbound]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''. They surround the map's perimeter facing away from the bases in the middle, serving as [[The Guardians]] for the map; if a player attempts to leave the playable area of the map, they shoot them with rapid-fire plasma shots which can kill quickly. They can shoot through [[Bubble Shield (gameplay)|Bubble Shields]], [[Overshield]]s and [[Invincibility]] equipment easily though, as with the [[Shrine defender]] towers on [[Sandtrap]]/[[Sandbox]], can be overloaded and rendered nonfunctional [[Overload glitch (Halo 3)|via a glitch]].
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| ==Production notes==
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| In the original [[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|2009]] and [[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|2011 editions]] of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', a text panel discussing the ''Shuku'' sentry turret can be found in the section on Covenant turrets. The text in the section discusses the ''Shuku'', referencing in-game effects from its ''[[Halo 3]]'' incarnation such as its ability to shoot through bubble shields, overshields, and invincibility power-ups; however, the image provided to represent the turret is erroneously a {{Pattern|Zo'op|Weevil}} artillery piece from ''[[Halo 2]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H3 Snowbound Turret Concept.jpg|''Halo 3'' concept art. | | File:H3 Snowbound Turret Concept.jpg|''Halo 3'' concept art. |
| File:Snowbound Turret.jpg|A ''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret on Snowbound. | | File:Snowbound Turret.jpg|A Shuku-pattern sentry turret on Snowbound. |
| File:H3 Turret and Sensor Array.jpg|A group of sentry turrets on Snowbound. | | File:Snowbound Detector.jpg|A A'uo'i-pattern sensor used in tandem with the turret, on Snowbound. |
| | File:H3-SnowboundDetector.png|An in-game preview of the A'uo'i-pattern sensor on Snowbound in ''Halo 3''. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | {{Ref/Sources}} |
| {{Covenant heavy weapons}}
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| [[Category:Covenant weapons]] | | [[Category:Covenant weapons]] |
| [[Category:Plasma weapons]] | | [[Category:Plasma weapons]] |
