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{{Title|''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret}} | {{Title|''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|image=[[File:H3-SnowboundPlasmaTurret.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:H3-SnowboundPlasmaTurret.png|300px]] | ||
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|variant= | |variant= | ||
|weight= | |weight= | ||
|length= {{Convert|19.7|ft|m | |length= {{Convert|19.7|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|ammotype= Superheated plasma{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |ammotype= Superheated plasma{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|feed= | |feed= | ||
|operation= Sensor-governed{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |operation= Sensor-governed{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|rate= Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |rate= Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|velocity= | |velocity= | ||
|range= | |range= | ||
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |service=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
|hidea=yes | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret''' | The '''''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret''' is an automated stationary weapon built by the [[Covenant]] for the protection of sectors of interest.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The turret rests on an anti-gravity field emitted from a large tripod. The | 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 {{Pattern|A'uo'i|sensor emplacement}}s for target acquisition.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=267}} | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
''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 | ''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}} | ||
==Operatioanl history== | |||
''Shuku''-pattern turrets were deployed in a perimeter surrounding a [[Snowbound|Covenant outpost]] on an unknown world.{{Ref/Map|H3|Snowbound}} | |||
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''Shuku''-pattern turrets were deployed in a perimeter surrounding a [[Snowbound|Covenant outpost]] on | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<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 '' | File:Snowbound Turret.jpg|A Shuku-pattern sentry turret on Snowbound. | ||
File:H3 | File:Snowbound Detector.jpg|An ''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> | ||
