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{{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 guidance systems. Infantry weapons commonly use guided plasma, such as the Plasma Rifle, [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]], and the [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|Plasma Grenade]]. Towards the end of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC began using nuclear-pumped "focused plasma spears" in ship-to-ship missile warheads.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet17}}
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 guidance systems. Infantry weapons commonly use guided plasma, such as the Plasma Rifle, [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]], and the [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|Plasma Grenade]]. Towards the end of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC began using nuclear-pumped "focused plasma spears" in ship-to-ship missile warheads.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet17}}
[[Sentinel]]s use a powerful continuously-firing plasma beam called the [[Sentinel beam]] as their main weapon.
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==Electrolaser==
==Electrolaser==
[[File:HINF ShockRifle.png|200px|thumb|right|A [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]].]]
[[File:HINF ShockRifle.png|200px|thumb|right|A [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]].]]
This type of weapons are use by [[Banished]] in [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] such as [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]] and [[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor]]. These weapons emits a laser beam into the air. The laser beam then rapidly heats and ionizes surrounding gases to form plasma. The plasma forms an electrically conductive plasma channel. The only drawback is that the laser-induced plasma channel relies on ionization, gas must exist between the electrolaser weapon and its target.
Weapons that make use of electrolasers include the [[Banished]]-made [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]]. This weapon's electrolasers consist of electromagnetically-guided plasma beams capable of disabling electronics components of vehicles and even [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] via [[electromagnetic pulse]].{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=477}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR21|HSoR|Chapter=21}}
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==Particle beam weapons==
==Particle beam weapons==
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[[File:H4-Scattershot.png|250px|thumb|right|A [[Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator|Scattershot]].]]
[[File:H4-Scattershot.png|250px|thumb|right|A [[Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator|Scattershot]].]]


Not much is known about this type of weapon other than it is exclusive to the Forerunners and shares traits from both plasma and particle beam weapons.
Not much is known about this type of weapon other than it is exclusive to the Forerunners and shares traits from both plasma and particle beam weapons. [[Z-1500 Automated Systems Drone|Aggressor Sentinels]] use a powerful continuous firing beam type called the [[Sentinel Beam]] as their main weapons. Many [[Promethean]] weapons are this type and have a tendency to disintegrate targets, and bounce off solid surfaces. The ionized particles fired by these weapons can come in a variety of colors, including gold, orange, purple, and blue.
 
[[Z-1500 Automated Systems Drone|Sentinels]] use a powerful continuous firing beam type called the [[Sentinel Beam]] as their main weapons.
 
Many [[Promethean]] weapons are this type and have a tendency to disintegrate targets, and bounce off solid surfaces.
 
They are either gold-orange or blue in color.


==Hard light==
==Hard light==
[[File:H5G-Lightrifle.png|200px|thumb|right|A [[Z-250 lightrifle]].]]
[[File:H5G-Lightrifle.png|200px|thumb|right|A [[Z-250 lightrifle]].]]
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{{Main|Hard light}}
Weaponized hard light seems to be exclusive to the Forerunners as the Covenant never managed to reverse-engineer the technology.
Weaponized hard light seems to be exclusive to the Forerunners as the Covenant never managed to fully reverse-engineer the technology.
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