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==Plasma==
==Plasma==
[[File:Plasma Rifles.jpg|right|200px|thumb|One of the most commonly used directed-energy weapons, the [[Plasma Rifle]]]]
[[File:Plasma Rifles.jpg|right|200px|thumb|One of the most commonly used directed-energy weapons, the [[Plasma Rifle]].]]
{{Main|Plasma weaponry}}
{{Main|Plasma weaponry}}
The Covenant's most common weapon type, however, is superheated plasma that is contained within a controlled magnetic field, able to be guided to a target and dealing heavy damage. Ship-mounted plasma weapons can launch torpedoes, capable of tracking their targets with precision, making them devastating in ship-to-ship combat, or can fire very large streams of plasma from afar to "[[glassing|glass]]" a planet's surface from orbit. Vehicle-mounted plasma weapons usually have a high rate of fire, but lack the guidance systems. Infantry weapons commonly use guided plasma, such as the Plasma Rifle, [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]], and the [[Type-1 Antipersonnel grenade|Plasma Grenade]].
The Covenant's most common weapon type, however, is superheated plasma that is contained within a controlled magnetic field, able to be guided to a target and dealing heavy damage. Ship-mounted plasma weapons can launch torpedoes, capable of tracking their targets with precision, making them devastating in ship-to-ship combat, or can fire very large streams of plasma from afar to "[[glassing|glass]]" a planet's surface from orbit. Vehicle-mounted plasma weapons usually have a high rate of fire, but lack the guidance systems. Infantry weapons commonly use guided plasma, such as the Plasma Rifle, [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]], and the [[Type-1 Antipersonnel grenade|Plasma Grenade]].
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[[Sentinel]]s use a powerful continuously-firing plasma beam called the [[Sentinel beam]] as their main weapon.
[[Sentinel]]s use a powerful continuously-firing plasma beam called the [[Sentinel beam]] as their main weapon.
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==Particle beam weapons==
==Particle beam weapons==
[[File:Bnetbeamrifle.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A [[Particle Beam Rifle]].]]
[[File:Bnetbeamrifle.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A [[Particle Beam Rifle]].]]
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