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{{ | {{Center|This article is about the vehicle-mounted weapon. For the infantry-portable, shoulder-mounted weapon, see [[fuel rod gun]]. For the weapon used by the Mgalekgolo, see [[Assault cannon]].}} | ||
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The '''fuel rod cannon''', sometimes known as '''plasma flak cannon''',{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/blitz-coverage|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Community Update - Blitz Coverage|D=28|M=10|Y=2021}} is a vehicle-mounted projectile weapon typically used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnant|its remnants]] on a variety of their vehicles, notably including [[Wraith#Covenant AA Wraith|Skyhunter Wraiths]],{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p275}} [[Banshee]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p287}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p286}} and [[Seraph]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p288}} As its name suggests, the fuel rod cannon fires [[Fuel rod#Class-3|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]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg9}} | |||
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The [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] has typically [[Type classification system|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''').{{Ref/Site|Id=hwbanshee|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/banshee|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Vehicles - Banshee|D=6|M=4|Y=2015}}{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Page=119}}{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Detail=Glossary}} Nicknames for the fuel rod cannon include '''Big Green Death''' and '''Green Death'''.{{Ref/Reuse|enc11p339}} | |||
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== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
Fuel rod cannons, though sharing many properties with the [[Mgalekgolo]]'s [[assault cannon]],{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p298|Enc22|Page=298}} fire Class-3 fuel rod caseless projectiles, which contain radioactive, highly explosive material encased in a transparent shell.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p299|Enc22|Page=299}} 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.{{Ref/Reuse|evg9}} They are marginally weaker than a [[plasma mortar]], but travel at a higher velocity with a higher accuracy.{{Ref/Reuse|enc11p339}} Variants exist within the fuel rod cannon classification: for example, whereas the Banshee employs a forward-firing, semi-automatic single cannon, the {{Pattern|Ogab'd|anti-aircraft Wraith}} employs triple-rack rapid-fire fuel rod cannons that fire a barrage of fuel rods.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p288}}{{Ref/Site|Id=hwwraith|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/wraith|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Vehicles - Wraith|D=29|M=10|Y=2020}} | |||
==Usage== | ===Usage=== | ||
;Fuel rod cannons | |||
*[['Ahtulai Workshop Banshee]] - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p471}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Drailaac|Banshee}} - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p286}} | |||
*{{Pattern|D'nomlhe|Banshee}} - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p286}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Elsedda|Banshee}} - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p287}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}} - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p287}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Is'belox|Banshee}} - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p287}} | |||
*[[Kaelum Workshop Banshee]] - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p470}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Oghal|Banshee}} - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p286}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Te'ved|Banshee}} - 1x fuel rod cannon{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p287}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Kewu Umppi'pa'|citadel turret}} - 2x fuel rod cannons, as part of an optional modular anti-vehicle upgrade package{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p301}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Preksheda|Shade}} - 1x fuel rod cannon, on fuel rod variant{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p301}} | |||
*[[Spike turret]] - 1x fuel rod cannon, as part of an optional modular anti-vehicle upgrade package{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2|HW2|Banished Turret in-game unit}}{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Turret}} | |||
;Rapid-fire/heavy fuel rod cannons{{Ref/Reuse|evg9}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Ogab'd|anti-aircraft Wraith}} - 6x rapid-fire fuel rod cannons{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p275}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Muv'te|anti-aircraft Wraith}} - 2x rapid-fire fuel rod cannons{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p275}} | |||
;''Novox''-pattern fuel rod cannons | |||
*{{Pattern|Kai|Seraph}} - 2x ''Novox''-pattern fuel rod cannons{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p288}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Morsam|Seraph}} - 4x ''Novox''-pattern fuel rod cannons{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p288}} | |||
== | ==Production notes== | ||
* In ''Halo 3'', | *In ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' multiplayer, and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', [[fuel rod gun]]s are erroneously called fuel rod cannons. Similarly, the [[Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log]] [[Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Heavy Grunts|entry]] for [[Heavy|Heavy Grunt]] in ''Halo Wars 2'' also mistakes the {{Pattern|Korva|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,{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/fuel-rod-cannon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Weapon - Fuel Rod Cannon|D=29|M=10|Y=2015}}, though the article on [[Wraith]]s correctly stated that the anti-air Wraith employs fuel rod cannons.{{Ref/Reuse|hwwraith}} 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|''Halo 3'' manual]], the Banshee fires Class-2 fuel rods, though this was later seemingly retconned by Halo Waypoint's article on Banshees.{{Ref/Reuse|hwbanshee}} | |||
*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.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/season-1-outcomes-report|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Season 1 Outcomes Report <nowiki>|</nowiki> Halo Infinite|D=29|M=5|Y=2023}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Fuel rod explosion.JPG|An explosion from a [[Irdnekt-pattern Banshee|Banshee]]'s fuel rod cannon in ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''. | |||
File:HLegend - Fuel Rod Cannon.png|A Banshee prepares to fire its fuel rod cannon in ''[[Halo: Legends]]''{{'}}s [[Prototype]]. | |||
File:HTMCC H3 Sandbox AAWraith.png|An {{Pattern|Ogab'd|anti-aircraft Wraith}} fires a barrage of fuel rods in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | |||
File:HTMCC-H3 BansheeFuelRod.png|An {{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}} fires its fuel rod cannon in ''Halo 3''. | |||
File:HTMCC-H3 AAWraithFuelRods 2.png|An anti-aircraft Wraith and a Banshee fire their fuel rod cannons in ''Halo 3''. | |||
File:HTMCC-H3 FRCTracking 1.png|A Banshee's fuel rod displaying tracking capabilities in ''Halo 3''. | |||
File:HTMCC-H3 FRCTracking 2.png|A Banshee's fuel rod curving to hit an [[AV-14 Hornet]] in ''Halo 3''. | |||
File:HTMCC-H3 FRCTracking 3.png|A Banshee's fuel rod displaying tracking capabilities in ''Halo 3''. | |||
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 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:Assault on the Supply Lines.png|An anti-aircraft Wraith firing fuel rod cannons in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | |||
File:H5G-BansheevsPhaeton.jpg|A {{Pattern|D'nomlhe|Banshee}} fires its fuel rod cannon at a [[Phaeton]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | |||
File:H5G-AAWraithvsWraith.png|A {{Pattern|Muv'te|anti-aircraft Wraith}} fires its fuel rod cannon at a {{Pattern|Kemu|Wraith}} in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | |||
File:HINF Banshee FuelRodGun 1.png|A [[Kaelum Workshop Banshee]] fires its fuel rod cannon in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*[[ | {{Col-begin}} | ||
*[[ | {{Col-2}} | ||
*[[ | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
{{ | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | ||
[[ | *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | ||
[[ | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | ||
[[ | *''[[Halo 2]]'' | ||
[[ | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
[[ | *''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' | ||
[[ | **''[[Halo: Combat]]'' | ||
[[Category: | **''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' | |||
*''[[The Life]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | |||
**''[[Origins]]'' | |||
**''[[Prototype]]'' | |||
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[Dirt]]'' | |||
**''[[The Return]]'' | |||
{{col-2}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | |||
*''[[Remember Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Deliver Hope]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]] | |||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]] | |||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]] | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | |||
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' | |||
{{Col-end}} | |||
==Sources== | |||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Covenant heavy weapons}} | |||
[[Category:Covenant weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Covenant air weapons]] |
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Fuel rod cannon | |
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An Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith firing its rapid-fire fuel rod cannon | |
Production overview | |
Manufacturer: |
Varies; presumably depends on vehicle
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Type: |
Anti-personnel, anti-armor, anti-vehicle, anti-aircraft[9] |
Specifications | |
Length: |
130.2 centimetres (51.26 in)[9] |
Weight: |
23 kilograms (51 lb)[9] |
Ammunition type: |
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Effective range: |
168 metres (550 ft)[9] |
Service history | |
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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.
A Banshee's fuel rod curving to hit an AV-14 Hornet 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.
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]