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[[Image:Fuel Rod Beam Cannon in Action.jpg|thumb|left|A Hunter (Lekgolo) using his Assault Cannon]]The Assault Cannon is a [[Covenant]] weapon which is used by the Lekgolo (or [[Hunter]]s). Its ammunition comes in the form of incendiary gel tubes called Fuel Rod Cells which can be fired as bolts or a continuous stream<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] pg.267</ref>. It is used to arm the [[Lekgolo]] sentries of the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] in the novel [[Halo: Contact Harvest]]. In the first Halo game, [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] the Lekgolo use a version of the Assault Cannon preferably referred to as the [[Fuel Rod Gun]] which would charge and then fire one bolt. In [[Halo 2]] and [[Halo 3]] we see the second variant of the Assault Cannon which fires in a continuous stream, often called the Fuel Rod Beam.
[[Image:Fuel Rod Beam Cannon in Action.jpg|thumb|left|A Hunter (Lekgolo) using his Assault Cannon]]The Assault Cannon is a [[Covenant]] directed energy weapon weapon which is used by the Lekgolo (or [[Hunter]]s).  It is a variation of the more common [[fuel rod cannon]] in the fact that it fires a continuous beam of plasma as opposed to the single shots. Its ammunition comes in the form of incendiary gel tubes called Fuel Rod Cells.  This ammunition can be fired as bolts or a continuous beam of plasma.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] pg.267</ref>. The weapon is located on the right "arm" of the colony, built into the Lekgolo that make up the limb.


It is located on the right "arm" of the colony, built into the Lekgolo that make up the limb.
 
 
==Trivia==
*In [[Halo: CE]], the cannons fire single explosive plasma shots, whereas in both Halo 2 and 3 it is capable of firing a concentrated beam.




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A Hunter (Lekgolo) using his Assault Cannon

The Assault Cannon is a Covenant directed energy weapon weapon which is used by the Lekgolo (or Hunters). It is a variation of the more common fuel rod cannon in the fact that it fires a continuous beam of plasma as opposed to the single shots. Its ammunition comes in the form of incendiary gel tubes called Fuel Rod Cells. This ammunition can be fired as bolts or a continuous beam of plasma.[1]. The weapon is located on the right "arm" of the colony, built into the Lekgolo that make up the limb.


Trivia

  • In Halo: CE, the cannons fire single explosive plasma shots, whereas in both Halo 2 and 3 it is capable of firing a concentrated beam.


Sources

Halo Halo 2 Halo 3