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| [[Image:H2_covbomb_mchief.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Master Chief]] is seen navigating a Covenant bomb in space, [[Halo 2]].]] | |
| [[Image:Covenant bomb and core.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Master Chief]] is seen about to detonate Covenant bomb, inside a Covenant [[Assault Carrier]], [[Halo 2]].]]
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| [[Image:H2_covbomb_destroyathens.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Athens Station]] in orbit around earth, destroyed by a Covenant bomb, [[Halo 2]].]]
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| The [[Covenant]] uses an '''Antimatter Bomb''' (similar to the [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon|tactical nuclear weapons]] used by the [[UNSC]]) to take down large structures or targets. <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', The Covenant placed [[antimatter]] bombs on the [[MAC gun]]s in order to destroy them.</ref> The bomb is about 2 meters long, 1 meter high and is covered in very large spikes that keep the bomb in place. These bombs are equipped with timers on their detonators and contain [[antimatter]]. Antimatter is extremely unstable, any contact between destabilized antimatter and normal matter causes an instant, massive explosion of gamma rays. It is unknown how the containment functioned, though likely that the antimatter was suspended in high vacuum using artificial gravity or electromagnetic forces to prevent its contact with normal matter.
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| It is a larger version of the [[Antimatter Charge]]. The Covenant carry these on their ships, likely for use by the ships' [[Elite]] [[Rangers]]. They are capable of destroying entire ships and even space stations, an example being the [[MAC]] stations above [[Earth]]. The bomb first appeared in [[Halo 2]] level [[Cairo Station]], the Covenant successfully destroying [[Malta Station]] & [[Athens Station]], but failing to destroy Cairo Station. If placed near a reactor, the bomb is even capable of destroying an [[Assault Carrier]], as was done by the [[Master Chief]] in [[Halo 2]] during the [[First Battle of Earth]]<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', During the [[First Battle of Earth]] SPARTAN-117 placed an antimatter bomb near the reactors which resulted in the destruction of the [[Assault Carrier]].</ref>.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *It is referred to by [[Jason Jones]] of [[Bungie]] as the "Giant Covenant Space Pickle".
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| *An antimatter particle colliding with a matter particle releases 100% of the energy contained within the particles, while an H-bomb (Hydrogen Bomb) releases only about 7% of this energy. This gives a clue to how effective and powerful this force really is.
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| *It is used particularly for boarding, mainly to disable defenses or ships that are slowing down Covenant assaults, like Orbital MAC Platforms.
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| *It appears in [[Halo Zero]] as well.
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| *In [[Halo 2]], when the Chief activates the Antimatter Bomb, it takes [[7]] seconds to explode.
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| == Sources ==
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| {{Template:Covenant Weapons}}
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| [[Category:The Covenant]]
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| [[Category:Weapons]]
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| [[Category:Bombs]]
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| [[Category:Covenant Weapons]]
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