Editing Z-8060 particle cannon

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[[File:H4-ParticleCannon.jpg|thumb|300px|A particle cannon on [[Requiem]].]]
'''Particle cannons''' are heavy [[directed energy weapon]]s used by the [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]]s as anti-air defenses.<ref name="RC">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref>

==Description==
Forerunner particle cannons are enormous floating weapons platforms. They are spherical in shape, surrounded by three curving "arms" spaced at equidistant points around the main gun assembly. Particle cannons project a beam of energy similar to a [[Sentinel beam]] to disintegrate any target in range. They are slow to turn, however, and are vulnerable to ground-based attacks. A well-placed hit from a small [[MAC]] in the central beam port will destroy the device.<ref name="RC"/>

==History==
A number of these weapons were encountered on [[Requiem]] in use by the [[Promethean]]s as anti-air defenses; one of the cannons obliterated a squad of [[Pelicans]] in a single hit. Two cannons were destroyed by a [[Mammoth]] siegework platform deployed to the surface by the ''[[UNSC Infinity]],'' with the [[Master Chief]] providing targeting for the Mammoth. These cannons were controlled from a central core via an AI, before it was deactivated by [[Cortana]]; causing the remaining two to fire on each other.<ref name="RC"/>

A larger variant was used as a ship-to-ship weapon on the Forerunner flagship ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''. Unlike their planetside counterpart, this version is powered by an external energy core. [[John-117]] used this vulnerability to neutralize the ''Mantle'''s point-defense capacity with his [[F-41 Broadsword]], allowing the {{UNSCship|Infinity}} to attack the ship.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight|Midnight]]''</ref>

During the [[Second Battle of Requiem]], the Covenant on Requiem led by Jul 'Mdama made use of a number of these particle cannons to complement their anti-air defenses.  Throughout the course of the battle, these cannons posed a constant threat to the UNSC air forces.  As a result, Spartan Fireteams often had to be deployed to take out these cannons. <ref>'''Spartan Ops''', Season 1</ref>

==Trivia==
The particle cannon's overall design bears a great deal of resemblance to the description of an [[Onyx Sentinel]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H4-Concept-ParticleCannon.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner anti-air particle cannon in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-Concept-Mantle-MegaCannon.jpg|Concept art of the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'''s point-defense particle cannons in ''Halo 4''.
File:Particle_cannon_-_right.jpg|A view of a particle cannon on [[Requiem]].
File:Particle_cannon_-_left.jpg|Another view of a particle cannon.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''

==Sources==
<references/>

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+[[File:H4-ParticleCannon.jpg|thumb|300px|A particle cannon on [[Requiem]].]]
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+'''Particle cannons''' are heavy [[directed energy weapon]]s used by the [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]]s as anti-air defenses.<ref name="RC">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref>
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-|service=*[[Human-Forerunner War]]<ref name="Silentium">'''[[Halo: Silentium]]''', ''pages 278-279''</ref>
-*[[Forerunner-Flood War]]{{Ref/Reuse|Silentium}}
-*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|Reclaimer}}
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-*[[Promethean]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Reclaimer}}
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-|length={{Convert|489.7|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 105''</ref>
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-The '''Particle Cannon''' {{ZClass|8060|High-Impact Particle Weapon|HIPW}}<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 105''</ref> is a heavy [[Forerunner]] [[directed energy weapon|directed energy]] [[particle cannon]] used for anti-air defense.{{Ref/Reuse|Reclaimer}}
-== Description ==
+==Description==
-Z-8060 particle cannons are enormous floating weapons platforms. They are spherical, surrounded by three curving "arms" spaced at equidistant points around the main gun assembly. The cannons project a hyper-dense beam of negatively charged ions to disintegrate any target in range.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} They are slow to turn, however, and are vulnerable to ground-based attacks. A well-placed hit from a small [[MAC]] in the central beam port will destroy the device.{{Ref/Reuse|Reclaimer}}
+Forerunner particle cannons are enormous floating weapons platforms. They are spherical in shape, surrounded by three curving "arms" spaced at equidistant points around the main gun assembly. Particle cannons project a beam of energy similar to a [[Sentinel beam]] to disintegrate any target in range. They are slow to turn, however, and are vulnerable to ground-based attacks. A well-placed hit from a small [[MAC]] in the central beam port will destroy the device.<ref name="RC"/>
-Interestingly, this particle cannon bears a great resemblance to a certain Forerunner [[unidentified Forerunner machine|portal-generating machine]], albeit with its "arms" protruding outwards instead of upwards.<ref name="opc">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation C: Valiant Hammer]]''</ref><ref name="opd">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation D: Adamantine Shield]]''</ref><ref name="ope">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation E: Brother's Keeper]]''</ref>
+==History==
+A number of these weapons were encountered on [[Requiem]] in use by the [[Promethean]]s as anti-air defenses; one of the cannons obliterated a squad of [[Pelicans]] in a single hit. Two cannons were destroyed by a [[Mammoth]] siegework platform deployed to the surface by the ''[[UNSC Infinity]],'' with the [[Master Chief]] providing targeting for the Mammoth. These cannons were controlled from a central core via an AI, before it was deactivated by [[Cortana]]; causing the remaining two to fire on each other.<ref name="RC"/>
-== History ==
+A larger variant was used as a ship-to-ship weapon on the Forerunner flagship ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''. Unlike their planetside counterpart, this version is powered by an external energy core. [[John-117]] used this vulnerability to neutralize the ''Mantle'''s point-defense capacity with his [[F-41 Broadsword]], allowing the {{UNSCship|Infinity}} to attack the ship.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight|Midnight]]''</ref>
-A number of these weapons were encountered on [[Requiem]] in use by the [[Promethean]]s as anti-air defenses; one of the cannons obliterated a squad of [[Pelicans]] in a single hit. Two cannons were destroyed by the [[Mark 2547 heavy railgun]] weapon mounted atop a [[M510 Mammoth]] siegework platform deployed to the surface by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, with [[John-117|Master Chief John-117]] providing targeting for the Mammoth. These cannons were controlled from a central core via an AI, before it was deactivated by [[Cortana]]; causing the remaining two to fire on each other.{{Ref/Reuse|Reclaimer}}
-The ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' was equipped with a series of these guns for point-defense purposes. During the [[New Phoenix Incident]], four of these guns protected the [[Composer]] from harm against the ''Infinity'' and [[Battle Group Dakota]], destroying at least one of the ships in the battle group. After John destroyed the guns by targeting their power sources with an [[F-41 Broadsword]], the ''Infinity'' was able to move in close enough to blow a hole in the hull of ''Mantle's Approach'' for John with the ship's primary MAC guns.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref>
+During the [[Second Battle of Requiem]], the Covenant on Requiem led by Jul 'Mdama made use of a number of these particle cannons to complement their anti-air defenses.  Throughout the course of the battle, these cannons posed a constant threat to the UNSC air forces.  As a result, Spartan Fireteams often had to be deployed to take out these cannons. <ref>'''Spartan Ops''', Season 1</ref>
-== Trivia ==
+==Trivia==
 The particle cannon's overall design bears a great deal of resemblance to the description of an [[Onyx Sentinel]].
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 File:H4-Concept-ParticleCannon.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner anti-air particle cannon in ''Halo 4''.
-File:H4-Concept-Mantle-MegaCannon.jpg|Concept art of the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s point-defense particle cannons in ''Halo 4''.
+File:H4-Concept-Mantle-MegaCannon.jpg|Concept art of the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'''s point-defense particle cannons in ''Halo 4''.
-File:H4-ParticleCannon.jpg|A particle cannon on Requiem.
+File:Particle_cannon_-_right.jpg|A view of a particle cannon on [[Requiem]].
-File:Particle_cannon_-_right.jpg|A view of a particle cannon on Requiem.
 File:Particle_cannon_-_left.jpg|Another view of a particle cannon.
-File:H4-M510Mammoth-RocketTurret.jpg|An [[M510 Mammoth]] encountering a Particle Cannon.
-File:H4 Particle Cannon firing.jpg|A Particle cannon firing on a [[Papa Foxtrot 766|Pelican]].
 </gallery>
-== List of appearances ==
+==List of appearances==
 *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Halo: Trial of Reckoning]]'' {{Mo}}
+**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
-== Sources ==
+==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
+<references/>
+[[Category:Forerunner weapons]]
 {{Forerunner}}
-[[Category:Directed-energy weapons]]
-[[Category:Forerunner naval weapons]]