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The Castor naval coilgun is a large naval coilgun used by the Colonial Military Authority and United Nations Space Command. It is capable of being loaded with a variety of specialized ammunition, including experimental shield-piercing shells.

Models

The Mark 40 Castor naval coilgun is employed on the UNSC and CMA Navy's Mako-class corvette. Two such cannons are employed by the corvette.^[1]

The Mark 55 Castor naval coilgun is employed on the UNSC Navy's Strident-class heavy frigate. Five such cannons are equipped on the Strident, three of which are paired with two Mark 57 Arena point defense guns in a 'quickshot' configuration.^[2]^[3]

The Strident's two starboard-side Mark 55 Castors.
Two Mark 55 Castor turrets on the Strident-class heavy frigate. The right-most is equipped in the "quickshot" configuration with two Mark 57 Arena PDGs.

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Heavy armaments of humanity

Artillery

Autocannons and mounted machine guns

Machine guns	M202 XP • M12 machine gun • Vulcan (M41 (ELAAGat) • M46 • M49) • M268 heavy machine gun • M655 machine gun

Autocannons	ALI-50 110mm • GAU-10/A • GAU-23/AW • M193LP autocannon • M340 autocannon • M370 autocannon • M410 flank gun • M50 Guardhouse • M638 autocannon • Machine-linked autocannon • Sawtooth 20mm

Rotary cannons	80mm rotary cannon • GAU-53 • M2056 • T261 Lucifer

Miscellaneous	120mm ventral gun

Automated turrets

Ground installations	M5 Talos base turret • Scythe (M71 • M85) • M3045 • M3063 • M8 Wolf Spider

Point-defense guns	Arena (Mark 57) • Bulwark (M710) • Fortress (M965) • Goalkeeper (M606) • Helix (M810) • Rampart

Naval coilguns	11A2R1 • Breakwater • LNT-450 • Castor • Sentry • Spitfire

Mass drivers	Onagers (Mark 2488 • Mark 2551) • Ballista

Gauss cannon	M65 • M68 • M68B • M70 • M90A • M92

Railguns	M66 light railgun • M98 light railgun • Mark 2547/35cm heavy railgun • Mark 2555/20cm heavy railgun

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-The '''Castor naval coilgun''' is a large [[naval autocannon]] used by the [[Colonial Military Authority]] and [[United Nations Space Command]]. It is capable of being loaded with a variety of specialized ammunition, including experimental shield-piercing shells.
+The '''Castor naval coilgun''' is a large [[naval coilgun]] used by the [[Colonial Military Authority]] and [[United Nations Space Command]]. It is capable of being loaded with a variety of specialized ammunition, including experimental shield-piercing shells.
 ==Models==