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FENRIS warheads had superhardened cases to contain the detonation longer and boost the thermonuclear yield.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 1</ref> The hardened cases also made them resilient to nearby explosions, so resilient in fact that they were regarded as useless without the detonation codes.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 23</ref> | FENRIS warheads had superhardened cases to contain the detonation longer and boost the thermonuclear yield.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 1</ref> The hardened cases also made them resilient to nearby explosions, so resilient in fact that they were regarded as useless without the detonation codes. FENRIS warheads are considered low-yield devices.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 23</ref> | ||
They may be detonated by remote<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23"/> or by pressing the warhead's detonator in person.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh39">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 39</ref> | They may be detonated by remote<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23"/> or by pressing the warhead's detonator in person.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh39">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 39</ref> | ||
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The FENRIS Nuclear Warhead is a type of UNSC nuclear weapon.
Description
FENRIS warheads had superhardened cases to contain the detonation longer and boost the thermonuclear yield.[2] The hardened cases also made them resilient to nearby explosions, so resilient in fact that they were regarded as useless without the detonation codes. FENRIS warheads are considered low-yield devices.[3]
They may be detonated by remote[3] or by pressing the warhead's detonator in person.[4]
History
In 2531, the United Rebel Front possessed three FENRIS warheads at Camp New Hope on Victoria. The weapons were recovered by SPARTAN-II Blue Team.[2]
By 2552, the FENRIS was slated for decommissioning. However as the Human-Covenant War made a turn for the worse and the UNSC's nuclear stockpile dwindled they were returned to service.[3]
During the Second Battle of Earth, SPARTAN-II Blue Team recaptured 12 FENRIS warheads from the Covenant at the Centennial Orbital Elevator. At the top of the elevator six armed warheads were smuggled aboard a Covenant destroyer while another destroyer, Bloodied Spirit was commandeered by Blue Team. The enemy destroyer was destroyed by a combination of internal nuclear detonations and plasma torpedo fire. Blue Team then made the slipspace jump to Onyx.[3]
As the Battle of Onyx drew to a close, Kurt-051 manually detonated a FENRIS to deny the Covenant access to the Micro Dyson Sphere.[4]
Trivia
Fenrir is monstrous wolf in Norse mythology.
References
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 24
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 1
- ^ a b c d Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 23
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 39
