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{{ | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|name=Power drain | |||
| image=[[File:H3-UnarmedPowerDrainer.png| | |image=[[File:H3-UnarmedPowerDrainer.png|300px]] | ||
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|type=[[Equipment|Deployable equipment]] | |||
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|service=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
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|weight={{Convert|11.2|lb|kg|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=343}} | |||
|ammotype=[[Electromagnetic pulse]] | |||
|capacity=Single-use | |||
|feed-title=Duration | |feed-title=Duration | ||
|feed= | |feed=Roughly 6.5 seconds{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} | ||
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The '''power drain''' is a combat support device | The '''power drain''' is a combat support device designed and developed by the [[Covenant]] for its infantry forces. The equipment has several colloquial nicknames among [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel, including "'''Draino'''" and "'''Drainer'''".{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=47}} | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
The power drain | ===Design details=== | ||
The power drain is a roughly spherical device massing {{Convert|11.2|lb|kg|disp=flip|sp=us}}. When activated, the device emits a blue [[electromagnetic pulse]] field for around 6.5 seconds, after which the device self-destructs in a small explosion. The EMP is used to short out the electrical systems of any equipment caught within range, including [[energy shielding]] and light vehicles. During its activation, two cylindrical emitters are extruded from the sides of the sphere.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Site|Id=BNet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaEquipment|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Beta: Equipment|D=14|M=10|Y=2014}} | |||
The power drain has a visual resemblance to the [[flare]] and [[radar jammer]] equipment also developed by the Covenant, save for its blue colouration. The Flare, developed by the [[Jiralhanae]], was based on the same technology as the power drain and radar jammer.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=341}} | |||
===Usage=== | |||
The power drain is a piece of infantry support equipment developed by the Covenant, and was heavily employed by the [[Jiralhanae]] loyalist forces of the [[Prophet of Truth]] during the final weeks of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H3|H3|Power Drain in-game equipment}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H3ODST|H3ODST|Power Drain in-game equipment}} Despite their origin, [[human]] forces were more than willing to make use of captured enemy power drains during the war.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | |||
== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''=== | |||
The power drain is one of several pieces of deployable [[equipment]] featured in ''[[Halo 3]]''. When thrown, the power drain takes 0.5 seconds to activate, and subsequently lasts 6.5 seconds, equaling a total of [[Seven|7]] seconds. The effects of the power drain pass through walls and floors, so simply fleeing to the bottom floor of a structure after an enemy activates one will still strip one's shields if one passes through the field. This is most noticeable on maps like [[Guardian (Level)|Guardian]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3}} | |||
The power drain can be used in a glitch called [[Equipment jumping]] by moving against a wall, jumping, and then at highest point of the jump deploying the power drain. This allows a player to jump off of it in mid-air. This is a great tactic for reaching high areas of a map, such as the second level of the tower on [[The Pit]]. This can also be done with the radar jammer and flare. The power drain variation of the glitch is commonly claimed to only be able to be performed as an [[Sangheili|Elite]]. This is not the case, but it is exceedingly difficult to do as a Spartan in the [[Xbox 360]] version of ''[[Halo 3]]''; thus, only a few instances of it have been documented, most notably in the U.S. Army Vehicle Training: UNSC Halo 3 Sniper School 4 video. It appears to be easier to accomplish while playing as a Spartan in the ''Halo 3'' portion of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|H3}} | |||
In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the power drain performs as it did in ''Halo 3'' though cannot be used by the player. It is only used by Brute enemies; when the player is in the radius of a power drain, their health will drain in addition to their shields.{{Ref/Reuse|H3ODST}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
File:Powerdrainhud.svg|The | File:Powerdrainhud.svg|The power drain icon in [[Halo 3]]. | ||
File:Power Drain.jpg|An inactive | File:Power Drain.jpg|An inactive power drain in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:Halo3-Power Drainer Unarmed.png|An inactive | File:Halo3-Power Drainer Unarmed.png|An inactive power drain in ''Halo 3'' beta. | ||
File:Power drain Halo 3.jpg|A deployed | File:Power drain Halo 3.jpg|A deployed power drain, about to activate itself. | ||
File:Power Drain in Action.jpg|The power drain emits a field of blue | File:Power Drain in Action.jpg|The power drain emits a field of blue radiation that strips away all energy shielding within its range. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{ | {{Navbox/Pickups/Gameplay}} | ||
[[Category:Electronic warfare technology]] | [[Category:Electronic warfare technology]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant technology]] | |||
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