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|range = Medium to medium-long
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|service = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
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The '''Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System''' ('''Z-520 EMS'''),<ref name="universe"/> known simply as the '''Splinter Cannon''' or '''Splinter turret''', is a [[Forerunner]] weapon that saw use during the [[Forerunner-Flood War]] and centuries later by [[Promethean Soldier]]s, especially the [[Soldier Officer|Officer]] variants, at the outset of the [[Created conflict]]. It fires a wide projectile that releases multiple small explosives upon impact that will explode shortly after.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>
The '''Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System''' ('''Z-520 EMS'''),{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} known simply as the '''Splinter Cannon''' or '''Splinter turret''', is a [[Forerunner]] weapon that saw use during the [[Forerunner-Flood War]] and centuries later by [[Promethean Soldier]]s, especially the [[Soldier Officer|Officer]] variants, at the outset of the [[Created conflict]]. It fires a wide projectile that releases multiple small explosives upon impact that will explode shortly after.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Used by Forerunner forces serving in [[Builder Security]] during the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood War|war]] with the [[Flood]], the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable [[hardlight|light mass]] projectiles that ricochet on the ground and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments. This design devastated massed [[Flood]] [[Pod infector|infection form]]s. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by [[Promethean Soldier|Soldier constructs]] or instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a [[Slipspace translocation|translocation]] beacon. [[UNSC]] forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations.<ref name="universe"/>
Used by Forerunner forces serving in [[Builder Security]] during the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood War|war]] with the [[Flood]], the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable [[hardlight|light mass]] projectiles that ricochet on the ground and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments. This design devastated massed [[Flood]] [[Pod infector|infection form]]s. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by [[Promethean Soldier|Soldier constructs]] or instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a [[Slipspace translocation|translocation]] beacon. [[UNSC]] forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


Absent from use during the conflict on [[Requiem]] for unknown reasons, the Splinter Cannon is one of many long-lost weapons that [[Cortana]] reclaimed from the Forerunner archives on [[Genesis]].<ref name="universe"/>
Absent from use during the conflict on [[Requiem]] for unknown reasons, the Splinter Cannon is one of many long-lost weapons that [[Cortana]] reclaimed from the Forerunner archives on [[Genesis]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 11:45, April 15, 2021

Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System
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Production overview

Manufacturer:

Forerunner

Specifications

Ammunition type:

Light mass[1]

Feed system:

30 shots

Muzzle velocity:

72.86 m/s (239.0 ft/s; 262.3 km/h)[2]

Effective range:

Medium to medium-long

  • 47.2 m (155 ft)[2]
Service history

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System (Z-520 EMS),[1] known simply as the Splinter Cannon or Splinter turret, is a Forerunner weapon that saw use during the Forerunner-Flood War and centuries later by Promethean Soldiers, especially the Officer variants, at the outset of the Created conflict. It fires a wide projectile that releases multiple small explosives upon impact that will explode shortly after.[3]

Overview

Used by Forerunner forces serving in Builder Security during the Forerunners' war with the Flood, the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable light mass projectiles that ricochet on the ground and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments. This design devastated massed Flood infection forms. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by Soldier constructs or instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a translocation beacon. UNSC forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations.[1]

Absent from use during the conflict on Requiem for unknown reasons, the Splinter Cannon is one of many long-lost weapons that Cortana reclaimed from the Forerunner archives on Genesis.[1]

Gallery

Concept Art

List of appearances

Sources