Howler missile
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Ship-to-ship missile |
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High explosive |
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The Howler missile is a ship-to-ship missile used by the UNSC Navy.[1][2]
Overview
Warships usually carry Howler missiles to complement their Magnetic Accelerator Cannons. Unlike missiles such as the Archer, the Howler does not pack as powerful a punch individually, but is instead designed to overwhelm enemy defenses in mass saturation attacks against dense anti-missile networks. Accordingly, they are extremely fast and agile but lack many of the warhead options available to other systems like the Archer.[3]
Models
M96 Howler
The UNSC Infinity is armed with 500 pods of twenty M96 Howlers, while its preceding class of supercarrier, the Punic-class supercarrier, has 20 pods.[1][2][4]One hundred M96 Howlers can easily neutralize a Covenant destroyer, as occurred to Defender of Faith in 2553.[5] The refit Able-class heavy destroyer has 4 pods.[6]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Thursday War (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 126-127
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12 (Retrieved on Oct 10, 2012) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2022) [archive]
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 188
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, chapter 12
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection (Retrieved on Jul 28, 2023) [archive]
