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{{Title|''Rudra''-class nuclear missile}} | {{Title|''Rudra''-class nuclear missile}} | ||
{{Weapon | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
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|name=''Rudra''-class nuclear missile | |name=''Rudra''-class nuclear missile | ||
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|type= | |type=[[Nuclear weapon]] | ||
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|ammotype= | |ammotype=Fissile material | ||
|operation= | |operation=Computer guided | ||
|rate | |operation-title=Guidance system | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} was equipped with a large number of enhanced yield Rudra-class nuclear missiles. | The {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} was equipped with a large number of enhanced yield ''Rudra''-class nuclear missiles.{{Ref/Reuse|Thursday}} | ||
==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
The ''Port Stanley'' used several ''Rudra''-class | The ''Port Stanley'' used several ''Rudra''-class missiles to destroy three [[Covenant cruiser]]s loyal to the [[Arbiter]], the ''[[Far Vision]]'', the ''[[Axiom]]'', and the ''[[Devotion (cruiser)|Devotion]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 330''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Wikipedia:Rudra|Rudra]] is the name of a Hindu god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt. | [[Wikipedia:Rudra|Rudra]] is the name of a Hindu god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt. The naming of the Rudra missile mirrors that of the [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]], which is also named after a [[Wikipedia:Shiva|Hindu deity]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{UNSC ordnance}} | {{UNSC ordnance}} | ||
[[Category:Missiles]] | [[Category:Missiles]] | ||
[[Category:Nuclear | [[Category:Nuclear weapons]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]] | [[Category:UNSC naval weapons]] | ||
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The Rudra-class nuclear missile is a nuclear weapon used by the United Nations Space Command.[1]
Background[edit]
The UNSC Port Stanley was equipped with a large number of enhanced yield Rudra-class nuclear missiles.[1]
Service history[edit]
The Port Stanley used several Rudra-class missiles to destroy three Covenant cruisers loyal to the Arbiter, the Far Vision, the Axiom, and the Devotion.[2]
Trivia[edit]
Rudra is the name of a Hindu god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt. The naming of the Rudra missile mirrors that of the Shiva-class nuclear missile, which is also named after a Hindu deity.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Thursday War (First appearance)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo: The Thursday War, page 320
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 330
