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While the name specifies a man, the cannon will launch anything that enters it. Unfortunately, its strength will be diminished on heavy objects such as [[Warthogs]], and not launch them as far.<ref>http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=755574</ref>
While the name specifies a man, the cannon will launch anything that enters it. Unfortunately, its strength will be diminished on heavy objects such as [[Warthogs]], and not launch them as far.<ref>http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=755574</ref>


As of now, this device has only been featured in the Halo 3 Multiplayer map [[Valhalla (Level)|Valhalla]], [[Long and Lean (Level)|Long and Lean]], and [[Epitaph (Level) |Epitaph]] but a similar device can be found on the [[Halo 2]] Multiplayer Map, [[Ascension (Level)|Ascension]]. As shown in the new Halo 3 Vidoc, Bungie created the Man Cannon to replace the teleporters because it adds some challenge and risk to the gameplay. For example, a player may be sniped while in mid-air. It also adds some advantage, as this player still can attack the other competitors.
As of now, this device has only been featured in the Halo 3 Multiplayer map [[Valhalla (Level)|Valhalla]], [[Long and Lean (Level)|Long and Lean]], and [[Epitaph (Level) |Epitaph]], but a similar device can be found on the [[Halo 2]] Multiplayer Map, [[Ascension (Level)|Ascension]]. As shown in the new Halo 3 Vidoc, Bungie created the Man Cannon to replace the teleporters because it adds some challenge and risk to the gameplay. For example, a player may be sniped while in mid-air. It also adds some advantage, as this player still can attack the other competitors.


==Tactics==
==Tactics==

Revision as of 16:09, August 14, 2007

The Man Cannon is an object in Halo 3 that tosses a player through the air to another part of the map. The user is unprotected while in mid-air, but can still attack other players. It is much like the Covenant's Gravity Lift technology, possibly the Covenant learned this from the Forerunners. The Man Cannon works as a kind of replacement for the teleporter, but the teleporter may still exist in other maps not yet shown.

While the name specifies a man, the cannon will launch anything that enters it. Unfortunately, its strength will be diminished on heavy objects such as Warthogs, and not launch them as far.[1]

As of now, this device has only been featured in the Halo 3 Multiplayer map Valhalla, Long and Lean, and Epitaph, but a similar device can be found on the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map, Ascension. As shown in the new Halo 3 Vidoc, Bungie created the Man Cannon to replace the teleporters because it adds some challenge and risk to the gameplay. For example, a player may be sniped while in mid-air. It also adds some advantage, as this player still can attack the other competitors.

Tactics

  • Almost anything can be sent through the man cannon. This includes the flag in a game of CTF.
  • Throwing grenades (except spike grenades) through the man cannon might surprise campers waiting for you to come through.

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