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For the Covenant artillery weapon encountered in Halo 2, see Type-48 Weevil.

The burst artillery^[1] is a weapon emplacement used by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant.^[2]

Design

The artillery gun fires three rounds per volley, which detonate a couple of seconds after impact. Each artillery emplacement relies on two conduits to keep the gun from overloading. If the conduits are destroyed, the artillery would explode upon its next firing. The power sources used for the guns on Requiem were seemingly of Forerunner design and construction, consisting of multiple concentric, spinning spheres with intricate patterning which disintegrated in a manner similar to most Promethean technology upon taking critical damage.^[2]

Operational history

During the Requiem Campaign in 2558, the Covenant used three of these artillery guns to fire on Fireteam Majestic from Cyclone. Fireteams Crimson and Kodiak were sent in to destroy the artillery. Upon discovering they were shielded, Crimson destroyed the two conduits near each of them. Once the conduits were destroyed, the weapons overloaded and detonated.^[2]

Gallery

In-game render of the burst artillery weapon.
Closeup screenshot of the Covenant burst artillery.
A burst artillery atop a rocky hill.
An artillery piece behind one of its energy conduits.
One of the two energy conduits of a burst artillery piece.
A conduit's core exposed.
A nearly destroyed conduit.
An exploding burst artillery.
A destroyed artillery gun.

List of appearances

Halo 4
- Spartan Ops (First appearance)

Sources

^ Halo 4, 3D model data (levels/dlc/shared/vehicles/covenant/turrets/storm_burst_artillery)
^ ^a ^b ^c Spartan Ops, Episode 8, Chapter 2: "Majestic Rescue"

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[1] Halo 4, 3D model data (levels/dlc/shared/vehicles/covenant/turrets/storm_burst_artillery)

[ops-2] Spartan Ops, Episode 8, Chapter 2: "Majestic Rescue"

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 ==Operational history==
-During the [[Second Battle of Requiem]] in [[2558]], the Covenant used three of these artillery guns to fire on [[Fireteam Majestic]]. Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and [[Fireteam Kodiak|Kodiak]] were sent in to destroy the artillery. Upon discovering they were shielded, Crimson destroyed the two conduits near each of them. Once the conduits were destroyed, the weapons overloaded and detonated.<ref name="ops"/>
+During the [[Requiem Campaign]] in [[2558]], the Covenant used three of these artillery guns to fire on [[Fireteam Majestic]] from [[Cyclone]]. Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and [[Fireteam Kodiak|Kodiak]] were sent in to destroy the artillery. Upon discovering they were shielded, Crimson destroyed the two conduits near each of them. Once the conduits were destroyed, the weapons overloaded and detonated.<ref name="ops"/>
 ==Gallery==