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{{Seealso|plasma mortar}}
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[[File:HR-Corvette in-atmosphere.jpg|thumb|300px|Carnax Nu-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]]
[[File:HR-Corvette in-atmosphere.jpg|thumb|300px|Carnax Nu-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]]
{{Quote|Corvette over the starport pounded the hell out of the place.|Sergeant [[Marcus Stacker]], after a corvette bombarded the [[New Alexandria Starport]]<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, "[[Exodus]]"</ref>}}
{{Quote|Corvette over the starport pounded the hell out of the place.|Sergeant [[Marcus Stacker]], after a corvette bombarded the [[New Alexandria Starport]]{{Ref/Level|HR|Exodus}}}}
The '''plasma bombardment mortar''' is a ship-to-surface [[plasma]] weapon system designed by the [[Covenant]].<ref name="wf60">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 60-61</ref> These plasma mortars mark and bombard surface targets,
The '''plasma bombardment mortar''' is a ship-to-surface [[plasma]] weapon system employed by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=wf60|HWF|Page=60-61}} Bombardment mortars are a powerful [[orbital bombardment]] system capable of launching an indiscriminate and unrelenting barrage of plasma mortar shells down on an enemy territory and surface targets{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=261}}, such as infrastructure and infantry.{{Ref/Book|Id=Guide|Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide|Detail=Legendary Edition|Page=440}} Within the [[Covenant fleet]], the mortar gunners aboard [[destroyer]]s were trained to obey their orders without question or mercy, even if those orders resulted in the incidental loss of faithful Covenant warriors in the target area.{{Ref/Reuse|wf60}} The Covenant maintained several plasma mortar [[design pattern]]s.  
such as infrastructure and infantry.<ref name="Guide">''[[Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide|Halo: Reach Legendary Edition Guide]]'', p. 440</ref> Within the [[Covenant fleet]], the mortar gunners aboard [[destroyer]]s were trained to obey their orders without question or mercy, even if those orders resulted in the incidental loss of faithful Covenant warriors in the target area.{{Ref/Reuse|wf60}} The Covenant maintained several plasma mortar [[design pattern]]s.  


==Known types==
==Known types==
*''Carnax Et''-pattern - Used on the {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} .
*''Carnax Et''-pattern - Used on the {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} .
*''Carnax Nu''-pattern - Used on the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 77</ref>
*''Carnax Nu''-pattern - Used on the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=77}}
*''Fet''-pattern - Used on the {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}.<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 64</ref>
*''Fet''-pattern - Used on the {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=64}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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"Corvette over the starport pounded the hell out of the place."
— Sergeant Marcus Stacker, after a corvette bombarded the New Alexandria Starport[1]

The plasma bombardment mortar is a ship-to-surface plasma weapon system employed by the Covenant.[2] Bombardment mortars are a powerful orbital bombardment system capable of launching an indiscriminate and unrelenting barrage of plasma mortar shells down on an enemy territory and surface targets[3], such as infrastructure and infantry.[4] Within the Covenant fleet, the mortar gunners aboard destroyers were trained to obey their orders without question or mercy, even if those orders resulted in the incidental loss of faithful Covenant warriors in the target area.[2] The Covenant maintained several plasma mortar design patterns.

Known types

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus
  2. ^ a b Halo: Warfleet, page 60-61
  3. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 261
  4. ^ a b Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide, page 440: Legendary Edition
  5. ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 77
  6. ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 64