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The '''light artillery''' is a [[Forerunner]] close-in weapon system that comprises the '''Z-8250 Anti-Ship Exterior Defense Network''' ('''Z-8250 ASEDN''') along with the [[Z-8250 heavy artillery|heavy artillery]]. The weapon fires bursts of ionized particles and has an unlimited energy capacity.<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 104''</ref> These weapons were mounted on the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the [[Ur-Didact]]'s flagship.  
The '''light artillery''' is a [[Forerunner]] close-in weapon system that comprises the '''Z-8250 Anti-Ship Exterior Defense Network''' ('''Z-8250 ASEDN''') along with the [[Z-8250 heavy artillery|heavy artillery]]. The weapon fires bursts of ionized particles and has an unlimited energy capacity.{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|H4EVG|Page=104}} These weapons were mounted on the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the [[Ur-Didact]]'s flagship.  


==Design details==
==Design details==
The weapon is composed of both physical matter and sustained energy, its visible components being a series of floating angular booms with patterns of light. In its active state, the booms are further apart and a large sphere of energy appears in the center.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref>
The weapon is composed of both physical matter and sustained energy, its visible components being a series of floating angular booms with patterns of light. In its active state, the booms are further apart and a large sphere of energy appears in the center.{{Ref/Level|H4|Midnight}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4_Midnight_LightArtillery_Active.jpg|A Z-8250 light artillery gun firing its hard light projectiles.
File:Forerunner light CIWS.jpg|Two light artillery guns firing upon [[John-117]]'s [[Broadsword]].
File:Forerunner light CIWS.jpg|Two light artillery guns firing upon [[John-117]]'s [[Broadsword]].
</gallery>
</gallery>

Revision as of 18:38, April 25, 2023

Z-8250 light artillery
A Z-8250 light artillery cannon in its inactive state on the last level of Halo 4.
A Z-8250 light artillery turret in an inactive state.
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Forerunner

Model series:

Z-8250

Type:

Close-in weapon system

Specifications

Length:

72.4 meters (237.4 ft)[1]

Width:

37.1 meters (121.7 ft)[1]

Height:

26 meters (85.3 ft)[1]

Ammunition type:

Ionized particles[1]

Energy capacity:

Unlimited[1]

Rate of fire:

Automatic

Effective range:

Long

Service history

In service:

Human-Forerunner War
Forerunner-Flood War
Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The light artillery is a Forerunner close-in weapon system that comprises the Z-8250 Anti-Ship Exterior Defense Network (Z-8250 ASEDN) along with the heavy artillery. The weapon fires bursts of ionized particles and has an unlimited energy capacity.[1] These weapons were mounted on the Mantle's Approach, the Ur-Didact's flagship.

Design details

The weapon is composed of both physical matter and sustained energy, its visible components being a series of floating angular booms with patterns of light. In its active state, the booms are further apart and a large sphere of energy appears in the center.[2]

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 104
  2. ^ Halo 4, campaign level Midnight