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{{Title|''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret}} | {{Title|''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
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|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}} | ||
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|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''' | 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}} for target acquisition.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=301}} | ||
===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 ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ''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}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
''Shuku''-pattern turrets were deployed in a perimeter surrounding a [[Snowbound|Covenant outpost]] on [[Strilun IV]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Snowbound}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22 | ''Shuku''-pattern turrets were deployed in a perimeter surrounding a [[Snowbound|Covenant outpost]] on [[Strilun IV]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Snowbound}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==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 | File:Snowbound Turret.jpg|A Shuku-pattern sentry turret on Snowbound. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
