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[[File:HINF BruteSniperFiringShockRifle.png|thumb|350px|A [[Jiralhanae Sniper]] firing a [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle|shock rifle]], the latest in the line of voltaic application devices.]] | [[File:HINF BruteSniperFiringShockRifle.png|thumb|350px|A [[Jiralhanae Sniper]] firing a [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle|shock rifle]], the latest in the line of voltaic application devices.]] | ||
'''Voltaic weaponry''', also known as '''voltaic application devices''',{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=27|M=11|Y=2023}} refers to [[:Category:Directed-energy weapons|directed-energy weapons]] of [[Jiralhanae]] origin that weaponize [[Wikipedia:Electricity|electricity]]. | '''Voltaic weaponry''', also known as '''shock weapons''' or '''voltaic application devices''',{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=27|M=11|Y=2023}} refers to [[:Category:Directed-energy weapons|directed-energy weapons]] of [[Jiralhanae]] origin that weaponize [[Wikipedia:Electricity|electricity]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Voltaic weapons represent some of the only remaining technology used during the Jiralhanae's rich technological age prior to [[Great Immolation|the nuclear global war]] that left their homeworld [[Doisac]] in devastation.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p477|Enc22|Page=477}} Such weapons had been spoken of in stories commonly passed down to the Jiralhanae living on Doisac's three [[Natural satellite|moon]]s: [[Warial]], [[Teash]], and [[Soirapt]]. [[Banished]] Warmaster [[Atriox]] intended to research and revive these old technologies to once again weaponize them; as such, [[Sicatt Workshop]] was formed.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} By [[2559]], Sicatt Workshop has designed the [[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor|Disruptor]] and the [[Sicatt Workshop dynamo grenade|dynamo grenade]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p483|Enc22|Page=483}} The latest invention was the [[Sicatt Workshop|shock rifle]], which was designed by technicians onboard ''[[Ghost of Barolon]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}} [[Vulcus]], a technician and a member of Sicatt Workshop's [[Alchemy Corps]], saw the technology as a template could be applied | Voltaic weapons represent some of the only remaining technology used during the Jiralhanae's rich technological age prior to [[Great Immolation|the nuclear global war]] that left their homeworld [[Doisac]] in devastation.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p477|Enc22|Page=477}} Such weapons had been spoken of in stories commonly passed down to the Jiralhanae living on Doisac's three [[Natural satellite|moon]]s: [[Warial]], [[Teash]], and [[Soirapt]]. [[Banished]] Warmaster [[Atriox]] intended to research and revive these old technologies to once again weaponize them; as such, [[Sicatt Workshop]] was formed.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} By [[2559]], Sicatt Workshop has designed a number of voltaic weapons, including the [[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor|Disruptor]] and the [[Sicatt Workshop dynamo grenade|dynamo grenade]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p483|Enc22|Page=483}} The latest invention was the [[Sicatt Workshop|shock rifle]], which was designed by technicians onboard ''[[Ghost of Barolon]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}} [[Vulcus]], a technician and a member of Sicatt Workshop's [[Alchemy Corps]], saw the technology as a template could be applied as weapons aboard Banished warships to overload enemy systems to aid in ramming and boarding maneuvers.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} By early [[2560]], during the [[Battle of Suban]], the ''Ghost of Barolon'' was armed with an experimental volt piercer.{{Ref/Site|Id=Season5intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/reckoning-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Halo Infinite|Page=Reckoning Intel|D=20|M=11|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel#Season 5}} All three types of voltaic weapons were manufactured at the [[Armory of Reckoning]] during [[Battle for Zeta Halo|the Banished's occupation]] of [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p483}} | ||
==Operation== | ==Operation== | ||
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File:HINF Unggoy Bouncer shooting disruptor.png|Two [[Unggoy Ultra]] armed with Disruptors. | File:HINF Unggoy Bouncer shooting disruptor.png|Two [[Unggoy Ultra]] armed with Disruptors. | ||
File:HINF RedBruteSniper2.png|A Jiralhanae firing a Disruptor. | File:HINF RedBruteSniper2.png|A Jiralhanae Sniper firing a Disruptor. | ||
File:HINF Dynamo grenade effect 1.png|An Unggoy and Jiralhanae immobilized by a dynamo grenade. | File:HINF Dynamo grenade effect 1.png|An Unggoy and a Jiralhanae immobilized by a dynamo grenade. | ||
File:HINF DynoVsGhost.png|A dynamo grenade's electrical surge disables a Ghost. | File:HINF DynoVsGhost.png|A dynamo grenade's electrical surge disables a Ghost. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 12:52, January 14, 2024
Voltaic weaponry, also known as shock weapons or voltaic application devices,[1] refers to directed-energy weapons of Jiralhanae origin that weaponize electricity.
History
Voltaic weapons represent some of the only remaining technology used during the Jiralhanae's rich technological age prior to the nuclear global war that left their homeworld Doisac in devastation.[2] Such weapons had been spoken of in stories commonly passed down to the Jiralhanae living on Doisac's three moons: Warial, Teash, and Soirapt. Banished Warmaster Atriox intended to research and revive these old technologies to once again weaponize them; as such, Sicatt Workshop was formed.[1] By 2559, Sicatt Workshop has designed a number of voltaic weapons, including the Disruptor and the dynamo grenade.[2][3] The latest invention was the shock rifle, which was designed by technicians onboard Ghost of Barolon.[2] Vulcus, a technician and a member of Sicatt Workshop's Alchemy Corps, saw the technology as a template could be applied as weapons aboard Banished warships to overload enemy systems to aid in ramming and boarding maneuvers.[1] By early 2560, during the Battle of Suban, the Ghost of Barolon was armed with an experimental volt piercer.[4] All three types of voltaic weapons were manufactured at the Armory of Reckoning during the Banished's occupation of Installation 07.[2][3]
Operation
Although voltaic weapons utilize a variety of delivery systems, they share a commonality in discharging high-output electric current. The volt caster fires small active dynamo munitions that attach to infantry and vehicles, where it can discharge high-output current to an attached target.[2] In contrast, the volt piercer fires a burst of three electrolasers.[1] When these projectiles are applied in great enough number and proximity, they can detonate to cause an extraordinary amount of heavy shock damage capable of shutting down vehicles or equipment, akin to the effects of an electromagnetic pulse.[2] Victims of the weapons—infantry or vehicles—are violently shocked and left rigid in the surging currents, leaving them immobilized and vulnerable to subsequent attacks.[3]
List of voltaic weapons
- Sicatt Workshop Disruptor[2]
- Sicatt Workshop shock rifle[2]
- Sicatt Workshop dynamo grenade[3]
- Experimental ship-mounted volt piercer[4]
Gallery
- HINF Unggoy Bouncer shooting disruptor.png
Two Unggoy Ultra armed with Disruptors.
A Jiralhanae Sniper firing a Disruptor.
An Unggoy and a Jiralhanae immobilized by a dynamo grenade.
A dynamo grenade's electrical surge disables a Ghost.
Sources
- ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Fly Me to the Blood-Moon (Retrieved on Nov 27, 2023) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 477
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 483
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint - Halo Infinite, Reckoning Intel (Retrieved on Nov 20, 2023) [local archive] [external archive]
