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File:HWDE-CitadelTurret AV.jpg|The anti-vehicle variants of the ''Kewu Umppi'pa{{'}}''-pattern turrets with mounted fuel rod cannons in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | File:HWDE-CitadelTurret AV.jpg|The anti-vehicle variants of the ''Kewu Umppi'pa{{'}}''-pattern turrets with mounted fuel rod cannons in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:HTMCC-HR BansheeFuelRods.png|Two {{Pattern|Is'belox|Banshee}}s firing their fuel rod cannons in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | File:HTMCC-HR BansheeFuelRods.png|Two {{Pattern|Is'belox|Banshee}}s firing their fuel rod cannons in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
File:HR TotS Banshee.jpg|The blast of a fuel rod cannon in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File:HTMCC-HR ShadeFRVariant 4.png|A {{Pattern|Preksheda|Shade}} fires its fuel rod cannon at a Falcon in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:HTMCC-HR ShadeFRVariant 4.png|A {{Pattern|Preksheda|Shade}} fires its fuel rod cannon at a Falcon in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:HR Seraph FRGFiring.png|A {{Pattern|Morsam|Seraph}} fires its ''Novox''-pattern fuel rod cannons in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:HR Seraph FRGFiring.png|A {{Pattern|Morsam|Seraph}} fires its ''Novox''-pattern fuel rod cannons in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
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An Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith firing its rapid-fire fuel rod cannon | |
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Varies; presumably depends on vehicle
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Anti-personnel, anti-armor, anti-vehicle, anti-aircraft[9] |
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130.2 centimetres (51.26 in)[9] |
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23 kilograms (51 lb)[9] |
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Effective range: |
168 metres (550 ft)[9] |
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The fuel rod cannon, sometimes known as plasma flak cannon,[11] is a vehicle-mounted projectile weapon typically used by the Covenant and its remnants on a variety of their vehicles, notably including Skyhunter Wraiths,[7] Banshees,[1][8] and Seraphs.[2] As its name suggests, the fuel rod cannon fires Class-3 fuel rods, which have a greater range and a capability to track heat signatures when compared to their Class-2 counterparts, which are typically loaded in the infantry-portable fuel rod gun.[10]
The United Nations Space Command's Office of Naval Intelligence has typically type-classified the Banshee's fuel rod cannon under the designations of Heavy Anti-Armor Weapon/Mounted, Heavy Fuel Rod (Class-3) or Type-26 Heavy Anti-Armor Weapon/Mounted (T-26 HAAW/M).[12][13][14] Nicknames for the fuel rod cannon include Big Green Death and Green Death.[9]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
Fuel rod cannons, though sharing many properties with the Mgalekgolo's assault cannon,[15] fire Class-3 fuel rod caseless projectiles, which contain radioactive, highly explosive material encased in a transparent shell.[16] The Class-3 fuel rods fired by the cannon are larger and more destructive than their Class-2 counterparts, which are intended for armor and infantry on short ranges. For long range or anti-air combat, however, the Class-3 fuel rods are more powerful, have a greater range, and are capable of tracking the heat signatures of vehicles.[10] They are marginally weaker than a plasma mortar, but travel at a higher velocity with a higher accuracy.[9] Variants exist within the fuel rod cannon classification: for example, whereas the Banshee employs a forward-firing, semi-automatic single cannon, the Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith employs triple-rack rapid-fire fuel rod cannons that fire a barrage of fuel rods.[2][17]
Usage[edit]
- Fuel rod cannons
- 'Ahtulai Workshop Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[6]
- Drailaac-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[8]
- D'nomlhe-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[8]
- Elsedda-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[1]
- Irdnekt-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[1]
- Is'belox-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[1]
- Kaelum Workshop Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[5]
- Oghal-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[8]
- Te'ved-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[1]
- Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret - 2x fuel rod cannons, as part of an optional modular anti-vehicle upgrade package[3]
- Preksheda-pattern Shade - 1x fuel rod cannon, on fuel rod variant[3]
- Spike turret - 1x fuel rod cannon, as part of an optional modular anti-vehicle upgrade package[18][19]
- Rapid-fire/heavy fuel rod cannons[10]
- Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith - 6x rapid-fire fuel rod cannons[7]
- Muv'te-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith - 2x rapid-fire fuel rod cannons[7]
- Novox-pattern fuel rod cannons
- Kai-pattern Seraph - 2x Novox-pattern fuel rod cannons[2]
- Morsam-pattern Seraph - 4x Novox-pattern fuel rod cannons[2]
Production notes[edit]
- In Halo 2, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer, and Halo 5: Guardians, fuel rod guns are erroneously called fuel rod cannons. Similarly, the Phoenix Log entry for Heavy Grunt in Halo Wars 2 also mistakes the Korva-pattern fuel rod gun for a fuel rod cannon. Furthermore, the Halo Waypoint article for the fuel rod gun incorrectly named the weapon as the fuel rod cannon,[20], though the article on Wraiths correctly stated that the anti-air Wraith employs fuel rod cannons.[17] The distinction between the two fuel rod weapons was deliberately established in Halo: The Essential Visual Guide and the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).
- According to the Halo 3 manual, the Banshee fires Class-2 fuel rods, though this was later seemingly retconned by Halo Waypoint's article on Banshees.[12]
- In Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, in a similar case to the fuel rod gun, fuel rods fired from an NPC’s fuel rod cannon have an enhanced lock-on ability, which players are unable to access. However, in Halo: Reach and Halo 5: Guardians, it is possible for the player to use this feature.
- The fuel rod cannon on Banshees have been nicknamed "Banshee bomb" by the developers and the community.[21]
Gallery[edit]
An explosion from a Banshee's fuel rod cannon in Halo: Landfall.
A Banshee prepares to fire its fuel rod cannon in Halo: Legends's Prototype.
An Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith fires a barrage of fuel rods in Halo 3.
An Irdnekt-pattern Banshee fires its fuel rod cannon in Halo 3.
An anti-aircraft Wraith and a Banshee fire their fuel rod cannons in Halo 3.
A Banshee's fuel rod displaying tracking capabilities in Halo 3.
A Banshee's fuel rod curving to hit an AV-14 Hornet in Halo 3.
A Banshee's fuel rod displaying tracking capabilities in Halo 3.
The anti-vehicle variants of the Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern turrets with mounted fuel rod cannons in Halo Wars.
Two Is'belox-pattern Banshees firing their fuel rod cannons in Halo: Reach.
The blast of a fuel rod cannon in Halo: Reach.
A Preksheda-pattern Shade fires its fuel rod cannon at a Falcon in Halo: Reach.
A Morsam-pattern Seraph fires its Novox-pattern fuel rod cannons in Halo: Reach.
An anti-aircraft Wraith firing fuel rod cannons in Halo: Spartan Assault.
A D'nomlhe-pattern Banshee fires its fuel rod cannon at a Phaeton in Halo 5: Guardians.
A Muv'te-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith fires its fuel rod cannon at a Kemu-pattern Wraith in Halo 5: Guardians.
A Kaelum Workshop Banshee fires its fuel rod cannon in Halo Infinite.
List of appearances[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 287
- ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 288
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 301
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 302
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 470
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 471
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 275
- ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 286
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 339
- ^ a b c d Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 9
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo Community Update - Blitz Coverage (Retrieved on Oct 28, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - Vehicles - Banshee (Retrieved on Apr 6, 2015) [archive]
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 119
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide: Glossary
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 298
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 299
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - Vehicles - Wraith (Retrieved on Oct 29, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo Wars 2, Banished Turret in-game unit
- ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Turret
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Universe - Weapon - Fuel Rod Cannon (Retrieved on Oct 29, 2015) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Season 1 Outcomes Report | Halo Infinite (Retrieved on May 29, 2023) [archive]
