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(The way the Weevil operates in the E3 demo isn't necessarily indicative of how it operates in canon. For all we know it's canonically a fuel rod weapon.)
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<center>''Were you looking for the Covenant [[Type-27 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|Type-27 "Mantis"]] or [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|Type-38 "Tyrant"]] AA cannons or the [[Covenant artillery (Requiem)|artillery guns seen on Requiem]]''?</center>
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The '''Type-48 Artillery Platform''', more commonly known as the '''Weevil''',<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm3015253_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post3015253 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Catalog Interaction (Page 51)''] [[Catalog/Archive/2014#Post #13|(Backup)]]</ref> is a ground-based [[Covenant]] field artillery piece. It fires bolts of [[plasma]] in indirect parabolic trajectories, and is essentially a larger version of the [[plasma mortar]] mounted on [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]]. It is remarkably similar to the Covenant [[Mega Turret]], albeit smaller.<ref name="e3">'''[[Halo 2 E3 Demo]]'''</ref>
The '''Type-48 Artillery Platform''', colloquially known as the '''Weevil''',<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm3015253_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post3015253 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Catalog Interaction (Page 51)''] [[Catalog/Archive/2014#Post #13|(Backup)]]</ref> is a [[Covenant]] field artillery piece. Several Weevils were deployed on the beaches of [[Old Mombasa]] during the Covenant [[Battle of Mombasa|invasion of the city]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]].<ref name="Outskirts">''Halo 2'', campaign level "[[Outskirts]]"</ref>
 
==Appearances==
===Halo 2 E3 Demo===
{{Main|Halo 2 E3 Demo}}
The Type-48 artillery gun was first seen in the ''Halo 2 E3 Demo'', where one such emplacement was placed on top of a building in [[New Mombasa]], used by the Covenant to demolish buildings in the city. Early in the demo, the artillery piece is encountered by [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] and a group of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]], and [[Sergeant]] [[Banks]] calls in an air strike to destroy it. The artillery battery is much larger in the demo than its retail version counterpart.<ref name="e3"/>
 
===Halo 2===
The roles of the T-48 Artillery Platforms as an active part of the Covenant assault were greatly downgraded in the retail version of ''Halo 2'', as the levels featuring the guns were completely redesigned. Several artillery pieces are deployed on the beaches of [[Old Mombasa]] in the level ''[[Outskirts]]'', but none of them are seen being fired during gameplay.


==Production notes==
The Weevil was first seen (albeit unidentified) in the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]], in which it is much larger than the version in the final game. In the demo, a Weevil emplaced on top of a building in [[New Mombasa#Halo 2 E3 demo|New Mombasa]] is used against UNSC forces in the city. The weapon fires orbs of plasma that travel in a parabolic arc, much like the Wraith's [[plasma mortar]]. Early in the demo, the artillery piece is encountered by the Master Chief and a group of Marines. [[Banks#Trivia|Sergeant Banks]] calls in an air strike to destroy the weapon shortly after its introduction. Contrary to its significant role in the demo, the scaled-down version of the weapon that appears in the retail version of the game in never seen in use.<ref name="Outskirts"/>
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===Retail===
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File:H2E3Demo_CovenantArtillery.png|An artillery gun firing in the ''Halo 2'' E3 Demo.
File:H2-CovenantArtilleryTurret.png|The T-48 Weevil.
File:H2-CovenantArtilleryTurret.png|The T-48 Weevil.
File:H2-CovenantArtillery.png|The T-48 artillery piece as viewed from the side.
File:H2-CovenantArtillery.png|The T-48 artillery piece as viewed from the side.
File:H2A-pavel-belov-cov-guntower.jpg|Concept art of the T-48 Weevil in Halo 2: Anniversary.
File:H2A-pavel-belov-cov-guntower.jpg|Concept art of the T-48 Weevil in Halo 2: Anniversary.
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===Demo===
<gallery>
File:H2E3Demo_CovenantArtillery.png|An artillery gun firing in the ''Halo 2'' E3 Demo.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 13:54, February 14, 2017

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The Type-48 Artillery Platform, colloquially known as the Weevil,[1] is a Covenant field artillery piece. Several Weevils were deployed on the beaches of Old Mombasa during the Covenant invasion of the city on October 20, 2552.[2]

Production notes

The Weevil was first seen (albeit unidentified) in the Halo 2 E3 demo, in which it is much larger than the version in the final game. In the demo, a Weevil emplaced on top of a building in New Mombasa is used against UNSC forces in the city. The weapon fires orbs of plasma that travel in a parabolic arc, much like the Wraith's plasma mortar. Early in the demo, the artillery piece is encountered by the Master Chief and a group of Marines. Sergeant Banks calls in an air strike to destroy the weapon shortly after its introduction. Contrary to its significant role in the demo, the scaled-down version of the weapon that appears in the retail version of the game in never seen in use.[2]

Gallery

Retail

Demo

List of appearances

Sources

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