Needle cannon: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
Sith Venator (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Era|HCW}} | {{Era|HCW}} | ||
The '''heavy needle cannon'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 200''</ref> is a much larger and more powerful version of the | {{Cleanup}} | ||
{{center|For the [[Enforcer]]'s twin needle-type weapons, see [[pulse beam]].}} | |||
The '''heavy needle cannon'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 200''</ref> is a [[Covenant]] mounted weapon found on certain vehicles and turrets. It is essentially a much larger and more powerful version of the handheld [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]. The heavy needle cannon's primary use is to assault ground troops, but it is also quite effective in taking out enemy aircraft as well. The weapon's three foot long crystalline explosive projectiles, like the smaller version's, home on to enemy targets, embed themselves into that target, then detonate, causing devastating damage to the aircraft. | |||
== | During the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], Covenant forces based in the [[Longhorn Valley]] fired on [[Fred-104]]'s and [[Kelly-087]]'s stolen [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] with a heavy needler after the Spartans destroyed the [[Unidentified cruiser (Particular Justice)|Covenant cruiser]] over the valley. One of the shards damaged Fred's Banshee, forcing him to land.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 108'' (2003 edition)</ref> | ||
==Halo Wars== | |||
[[File:Web vampire.jpg|thumb|right| The Covenant [[Vampire]], one of the few examples of a Heavy Needler.]] | [[File:Web vampire.jpg|thumb|right| The Covenant [[Vampire]], one of the few examples of a Heavy Needler.]] | ||
The | The heavy needler is featured in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and is the main weapon of the [[Vampire]], a Covenant air vehicle.<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Summit.aspx#Vampire '''Halowars.com''': Vampire'']</ref> The [[Covenant automated plasma turret|Heavy Plasma Turret]] can be upgraded to feature this weapon as well if one chooses to upgrade the turret with an anti-air weapon. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The [[Gorgon (cut vehicle)|Gorgon]], a deleted Covenant vehicle set to appear in Halo Wars, had a Heavy Needler for a body. | *The [[Gorgon (cut vehicle)|Gorgon]], a deleted Covenant vehicle set to appear in Halo Wars, had a Heavy Needler for a body. | ||
*It is possible that the heavy needle cannon was developed by the Covenant from the [[Enforcer]]'s [[pulse beam|main weapon]]. | *It is possible that the heavy needle cannon was developed by the Covenant from the [[Enforcer]]'s [[pulse beam|main weapon]]. | ||
== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]] {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: First Strike]] {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars]]'' | ||
Revision as of 03:13, August 10, 2013
 |
This article does not meet the wiki's general standards and/or standards on layouts. You can help by cleaning this article. |
For the Enforcer's twin needle-type weapons, see pulse beam.
The heavy needle cannon[1] is a Covenant mounted weapon found on certain vehicles and turrets. It is essentially a much larger and more powerful version of the handheld Needler. The heavy needle cannon's primary use is to assault ground troops, but it is also quite effective in taking out enemy aircraft as well. The weapon's three foot long crystalline explosive projectiles, like the smaller version's, home on to enemy targets, embed themselves into that target, then detonate, causing devastating damage to the aircraft.
During the Fall of Reach on August 30, 2552, Covenant forces based in the Longhorn Valley fired on Fred-104's and Kelly-087's stolen Banshees with a heavy needler after the Spartans destroyed the Covenant cruiser over the valley. One of the shards damaged Fred's Banshee, forcing him to land.[2]
Halo Wars
File:Web vampire.jpg
The Covenant Vampire, one of the few examples of a Heavy Needler.
The heavy needler is featured in Halo Wars, and is the main weapon of the Vampire, a Covenant air vehicle.[3] The Heavy Plasma Turret can be upgraded to feature this weapon as well if one chooses to upgrade the turret with an anti-air weapon.
Trivia
- The Gorgon, a deleted Covenant vehicle set to appear in Halo Wars, had a Heavy Needler for a body.
- It is possible that the heavy needle cannon was developed by the Covenant from the Enforcer's main weapon.
List of appearances
- Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
- Halo Wars
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 200
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 108 (2003 edition)
- ^ Halowars.com: Vampire
