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[[File:HTMCC-HR RevenantMortar 1.png|thumb|300px|The Class-2 medium plasma mortar mounted on a {{Pattern|Rizvum|Revenant}}.]]
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The '''Class-2 medium plasma mortar''' is a variant of the [[Covenant]] [[plasma mortar]] mounted on the {{Pattern|Rizvum|Revenant}} and [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder]].{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=154}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p275|Enc22|Page=275}} It is a downscaled version of the [[heavy plasma mortar]] mounted on the [[Wraith]]s. While charging, the plasma possesses a bluish tinge, though it is red when it is fired. The weapon has a less pronounced parabolic arc than its larger cousin. The mortar can fire once every two to five seconds.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_080610|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update 08.06.10|D=7|M=2|Y=2021}}
{{Quote|It’s not nearly as powerful as the Wraith’s cannon, and the arc is less pronounced, but the rate of fire is cranked up a few ticks...|Bungie}}
[[File:Revenant - Plasma Mortar.png|right|thumb|304px|A Revenant firing its light plasma mortar.]]
The '''light plasma mortar''' is essentially a downscaled version of the [[plasma mortar]] mounted on the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage]]. While charging, the plasma possesses a bluish tinge, though it is red when it is fired. The weapon has a less pronounced parabolic arc than its larger cousin,<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_080610 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 08.06.10'']</ref> and can fire one round every two to three seconds, unless it is mounted on a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier]] or a [[Type-25 Troop Carrier]] in which its firing rate is improved to about one shot every second.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_082010 Bungie Weekly Update: 08.20.10] "Five Minute Firefight"</ref>
 
The light plasma mortar is seen as the only weapon for the Covenant's [[Revenant (vehicle)|Revenant]] infantry support vehicle, and is also seen as the main gun for the Type-52 Troop Carrier, and the Type-25 Troop Carrier, which were used during the invasion of Reach.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160" captionalign="left" orientation="none">
<gallery>
File:Revenant - Gameplay01.png|A Revenant using the weapon against a Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage.
File:HaloReach-RevenantMortar.png|Render of a Revenant firing its Class-2 plasma mortar.
Halo Reach Spirit.jpg|A Light plasma Mortar cannon as seen on a Spirit in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''
File:HaloReach - Revenant Firing.jpg|A light plasma mortar being fired at a Wraith.
File:HTMCC-HR RevenantMortar 2.png|A Revenant firing its plasma mortar.
File:Revenant - Gameplay01.png|A Revenant using the weapon against a Wraith.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''


==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 15:12, August 21, 2023

This article is about the medium variant of the plasma mortar mounted on Revenants. For other ground-based plasma mortars, see Plasma mortar.
A Class-2 medium plasma mortar on a Rizvum-pattern Revenant on Halo: Reach multiplayer level Forge World.
The Class-2 medium plasma mortar mounted on a Rizvum-pattern Revenant.

The Class-2 medium plasma mortar is a variant of the Covenant plasma mortar mounted on the Rizvum-pattern Revenant and Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder.[1][2] It is a downscaled version of the heavy plasma mortar mounted on the Wraiths. While charging, the plasma possesses a bluish tinge, though it is red when it is fired. The weapon has a less pronounced parabolic arc than its larger cousin. The mortar can fire once every two to five seconds.[3]

Gallery[edit]

  • Render of a Revenant firing its Class-2 plasma mortar.

    Render of a Revenant firing its Class-2 plasma mortar.

  • A light plasma mortar being fired at a Wraith.

    A light plasma mortar being fired at a Wraith.

  • A Revenant firing its plasma mortar.

    A Revenant firing its plasma mortar.

  • A Revenant using the weapon against a Wraith.

    A Revenant using the weapon against a Wraith.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 154
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 275
  3. ^ Bungie.net, Bungie Weekly Update 08.06.10 (Retrieved on Feb 7, 2021) [archive]

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