Fury tactical nuclear weapon

Basic Information

"The Fury Tac-nuke was the closest thing the UNSC had in its arsenal to a nuclear grenade. It was the size and shape of an overinflated football. It delivered slightly less than a megaton yield, and was extremely clean." Halo First Strike page 20. It's easy to use and effective at destroying anything from an enemy base to a Covenant Cruiser, although you would have to get the Fury Tactical Nuke inside first. Then beginning the detonation sequence would be required if not already set. One other notible fact is that the radius of a Fury Tactical Nuke explosion is about 1.2 km in diameter, which may be its advantage or disadvantage depending on any given situation.

Known Uses

During the attack on Reach, Spartans Frederic-104, Kelly-087, and Joshua-029 (AKA Alpha Team) destroyed a Covenant Cruiser by capturing a trio of Banshees and throwing a Tactical Nuke into its grav-lift. The reason for this style of attack was due to the electro magnetic pulse (EMP) given off by the warhead. By throwing the Fury Tactical Nuke into the grav-lift the Tactical Nuke entered the Cruiser's hull. This used the Covenant Cruiser's shields to block the EMP and essentially preventing damage to the generators powering the Orbital MAC guns orbiting Reach. This kept the Covenant fleet from being able to get close enough to potentially glass the planet.