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|name=Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon | |name=Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon | ||
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armories]] | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory|Misriah Armories]] | ||
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|type=Tactical Nuclear Warhead | |type=Tactical Nuclear Warhead | ||
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|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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The '''Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon''', designated as '''Medium Fusion Destructive Device''', or '''MFDD''' and nicknamed '''Tac-Nuke''' by UNSC personnel, is a [[nuclear weapon]] used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It has a yield of 63 terajoules, approximately 15 kilotons TNT equivalent,<ref>[http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=63+terajoules+in+tons+TNT '''WolframAlpha''': ''63 terajoules in tons TNT'']</ref> and was manufactured by [[Misriah Armories]].<ref name="bwu">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_082710 Bungie Weekly Update 08.27.10]</ref> | The '''Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon''', designated as '''Medium Fusion Destructive Device''', or '''MFDD''' and nicknamed '''Tac-Nuke''' by UNSC personnel, is a [[nuclear weapon]] used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It has a yield of 63 terajoules, approximately 15 kilotons TNT equivalent,<ref>[http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=63+terajoules+in+tons+TNT '''WolframAlpha''': ''63 terajoules in tons TNT'']</ref> and was manufactured by [[Misriah Armory|Misriah Armories]].<ref name="bwu">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_082710 Bungie Weekly Update 08.27.10]</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
===Past use=== | ===Past use=== | ||
An MFDD was used by [[Noble Team]] to destroy a [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] during a [[Battle of the unidentified human colony|battle on an unspecified human colony]] world during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''': ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer</ref> | An MFDD was used by [[Noble Team]] to destroy a [[CCS-class battlecruiser|CCS-class Battlecruiser]] during a [[Battle of the unidentified human colony|battle on an unspecified human colony]] world during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''': ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer</ref> | ||
===Fall of Reach=== | ===Fall of Reach=== | ||
{{Main|Fall of Reach}} | {{Main|Fall of Reach}} | ||
During the attack on [[Reach]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Joshua-029]], operating as [[ | During the attack on [[Reach]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Joshua-029]], operating as [[2nd Shock Troops Battalion#Subordinate_Units|Alpha]] [[Red Team]], destroyed [[unidentified cruiser (Particular Justice)|a Covenant cruiser]] by capturing a trio of [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and throwing a Fury into its [[gravity lift]]. This tactic used the Covenant cruiser's own shield to buffer most of the [[electromagnetic pulse]] given off by the warhead and essentially prevented damage to the nearby [[orbital defense generator|generators]] powering Reach's [[orbital defense platform|orbital MAC guns]]. Another reason for this tactic was that the Fury's explosion rebounded upon itself inside the cruiser, absolutely gutting the vessel and protecting the three Spartans flying away. Kelly-087 remarked that "It'll also turn that ship into the biggest [[m9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|fragmentation grenade]] in history".<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 25''</ref> | ||
By destroying the Covenant cruiser, they halted an initial invasion force in the area, killing over ten thousand Covenant troops.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 31''</ref> | By destroying the Covenant cruiser, they halted an initial invasion force in the area, killing over ten thousand Covenant troops.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 31''</ref> | ||
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*The concept art of the MFDD shows framework attached to the underside of the device, while the prop in the trailer has this framework removed. This was for the purpose of making the prop easier to carry around during acting.<ref name="bwu"/> | *The concept art of the MFDD shows framework attached to the underside of the device, while the prop in the trailer has this framework removed. This was for the purpose of making the prop easier to carry around during acting.<ref name="bwu"/> | ||
*The MFDD was designed by Bungie's veteran concept artist [[Isaac Hannaford]].<ref name="bwu"/> | *The MFDD was designed by Bungie's veteran concept artist [[Isaac Hannaford]].<ref name="bwu"/> | ||
*In a [[Halo: Reach radio conversations#Glacier|radio conversation]] heard on the map [[Glacier]], one of the two [[ONI]] agents involved suggests killing [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] with a MFDD to prevent her from interfering with their secret op, and to erase any recognizable remains. | *In a [[Halo: Reach radio conversations#Glacier|radio conversation]] heard on the map [[Glacier]], one of the two [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] agents involved suggests killing [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] with a MFDD to prevent her from interfering with their secret op, and to erase any recognizable remains. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||