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|image=[[File:H4-ONIProwlerShip-ScanRender.png|300px]]<br>The ''Sahara''-class prowler UNSC ''Aladdin''. The XEV9-Matos cannon can be seen taking the form of the prism-shaped pods underneath the wings.
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*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=5}}
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The '''XEV9-Matos nonlinear pulse cannon''' is a [[UNSC starship|starship]]-mounted [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] weapon in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=129}}{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Ships|Page=190}}


The '''XEV9-Matos Nonlinear Pulse Cannon''' is a [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[laser]] weapon in service to the [[UNSC Defense Force]].<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>
==Overview==
===Design details===
The XEV9 fires an electromagnetic pulse that can be used to disable enemy [[warship]]s. The weapon is capable of firing multiple times in quick succession, and is mounted below the upper hull and wings of the ship, requiring the ship to turn "belly-up" relative to its target to fire the cannon.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGL9|Gla|Chapter=9}} In rare circumstances, the XEV9 offers coverage on forward-facing targets.{{Ref/Book|HM|Kilo-Five|Page=140-141}}


==Background==
===Usage===
The XEV9 is an armament on [[Sahara-class heavy prowler|''Sahara''-class heavy prowlers]] like the {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}}. Pulse laser weaponry has been mounted on [[UNSC prowler]]s as early as [[2531]], when the {{UNSCShip|Circumference}} used a pulse laser burst to disable a [[communications satellite]] near [[Construction Platform 966A]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 50''</ref> This is likely an independent UNSC development rather than reverse engineering of Covenant technology, as early versions of pulse laser technology were available to [[human]]ity as early as 1960, and in weaponized form by the early 21st century.
Two XEV9s are mounted on the underside of {{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}s like the {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} In [[2553]], {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} used its XEV9-Matos against the {{Class|Hudal|auxiliary vessel}} ''[[Piety]]'', firing multiple shots to keep the vessel unable to communicate while [[Kilo-Five]] [[Naval boarding|boarded]] the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|HGL9}}
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{UNSC heavy weapons}}
{{UNSC heavy weapons}}
[[Category:Starship Weapons]]
[[Category:UNSC naval weapons]]
[[Category:Directed-energy weapons]]
[[Category:Directed-energy weapons]]

Latest revision as of 17:17, September 28, 2023

XEV9-Matos nonlinear pulse cannon
H4-ONIProwlerShip-ScanRender.png
The Sahara-class prowler UNSC Aladdin. The XEV9-Matos cannon can be seen taking the form of the prism-shaped pods underneath the wings.
Production overview

Type:

Electromagnetic pulse cannon

Service history

In service:

 

The XEV9-Matos nonlinear pulse cannon is a starship-mounted EMP weapon in service with the United Nations Space Command.[3][4]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The XEV9 fires an electromagnetic pulse that can be used to disable enemy warships. The weapon is capable of firing multiple times in quick succession, and is mounted below the upper hull and wings of the ship, requiring the ship to turn "belly-up" relative to its target to fire the cannon.[2] In rare circumstances, the XEV9 offers coverage on forward-facing targets.[5]

Usage[edit]

Two XEV9s are mounted on the underside of Sahara-class heavy prowlers like the UNSC Aladdin.[3][4] In 2553, UNSC Port Stanley used its XEV9-Matos against the Hudal-class auxiliary vessel Piety, firing multiple shots to keep the vessel unable to communicate while Kilo-Five boarded the ship.[2]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 5
  2. ^ a b c Halo: Glasslands, chapter 9
  3. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 129
  4. ^ a b Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, chapter Ships, page 190
  5. ^ Halo Mythos, chapter Kilo-Five, page 140-141

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