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When employed, the Spiker is noted to have a distinct smell of burnt hair, with a telltale sign of their use in a firefight being the smell of "barbeque gone wrong".<ref name="bnet"/>  
When employed, the Spiker is noted to have a distinct smell of burnt hair, with a telltale sign of their use in a firefight being the smell of "barbeque gone wrong".<ref name="bnet"/>  


[[File:HW2_Banished_Spiker.png|150px|left|thumb|A Banished Jiralhanae wielding a Banished Spiker variant.]]
===Blades===
===Blades===
Two large blades made of tungsten alloy,<ref name="bnet"/> an extremely strong and durable material, are mounted under the barrel of the weapon, allowing it to be used as an effective melee weapon in close quarters. Some variants of the weapon employed by the [[Banished]], however, have up to six blades mounted radially around the barrel.<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> When used by Jiralhanae, these blades are intended for puncturing and dismembering<ref name="waypoint"/> and are capable of clean severing a human arm.<ref name="bnet"/> These blades are, however, also effective as a psychological tool against anyone unfortunate enough to go against them.<ref name="waypoint"/>
Two large blades made of tungsten alloy,<ref name="bnet"/> an extremely strong and durable material, are mounted under the barrel of the weapon, allowing it to be used as an effective melee weapon in close quarters. Some variants of the weapon employed by the [[Banished]], however, have up to six blades mounted radially around the barrel.<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> When used by Jiralhanae, these blades are intended for puncturing and dismembering<ref name="waypoint"/> and are capable of clean severing a human arm.<ref name="bnet"/> These blades are, however, also effective as a psychological tool against anyone unfortunate enough to go against them.<ref name="waypoint"/>
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===Ergonomics===
===Ergonomics===
The Spiker was engineered by the Jiralhanae as a weapon intended to be held in one hand by a standard Jiralhanae soldier, though its size and weight mean it must be carried in two hands for use by human infantry.<ref name="believe"/><ref name="h3"/><ref name="odst"/> The weapon's weight also has the effect of reducing its recoil, such that it has almost zero "rise".<ref name="bnet"/> Despite this, a [[SPARTAN-II]] is capable of dual-wielding Spikers, as are [[Sangheili]].<ref name="h3"/> The Type-25 Carbine is noted to perform admirably in a wide variety of environments; it is a widely held belief that the weapon could sit unattended for several weeks in an active latrine and still operate as issued without maintenance. The Spiker's barrel is 25.4 centimeters (10 inches) long.<ref name="bnet"/> The Spiker has a low muzzle velocity, but is incredibly accurate and retains its power nonetheless.<ref name="EVG"/> The weapon has several lights around the weapon that can be powered on, and have been observed in blue and orange colouration.
The Spiker was engineered by the Jiralhanae as a weapon intended to be held in one hand by a standard Jiralhanae soldier, though its size and weight mean it must be carried in two hands for use by human infantry.<ref name="believe"/><ref name="h3"/><ref name="odst"/> The weapon's weight also has the effect of reducing its recoil, such that it has almost zero "rise".<ref name="bnet"/> Despite this, a [[SPARTAN-II]] is capable of dual-wielding Spikers, as are [[Sangheili]].<ref name="h3"/> The Type-25 Carbine is noted to perform admirably in a wide variety of environments; it is a widely held belief that the weapon could sit unattended for several weeks in an active latrine and still operate as issued without maintenance. The Spiker's barrel is 25.4 centimeters (10 inches) long.<ref name="bnet"/> The Spiker has a low muzzle velocity, but is incredibly accurate and retains its power nonetheless.<ref name="EVG"/> The weapon has several lights around the weapon that can be powered on, and have been observed in blue and orange colouration.


==Operational History==
==Operational History==