Mamua'uda-pattern Shade

This article is about the Type-29 variant. For the other versions of the Shade turret, see Shade.

Template:Vehicle Infobox The Type-29 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun, abbreviated as Type-29 ASG, is a Covenant anti-infantry gun turret. It falls under the category of weapons emplacements commonly identified as Shades.^[1]

Design details

The T-29 ASG is mounted on a sturdy tripod, and the seat is floating on top of the said tripod. It fires three rounds of slow, purple plasma bolts at once, and has very limited precision and a medium rate of fire. Unlike the other two known Shade variants, it can be moved, but usually by a large force. Its high mobility is used as a compensation for its low protection.

In gameplay, the T-29 itself is indestructible.

Changes from Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo Wars

Decreased rate of fire, most likely to balance between its attack and assaulting infantry.
Cannot be moved by explosions, most likely also for gameplay balance.

Tactics

Halo: Combat Evolved

Heavy weapons, snipers, or grenades are perfect to eliminate the Shades operator.
If the player gets close to a Shade and try to push it, the operator can turn the turret and splatter the player with the gun.
The T-29 ASG is inefficient for killing opposing players in Multiplayer, but very helpful in eliminating vehicles in Multiplayer and Covenant infantry in Campaign.
Although the T-29 is indestructible, players in the Campaign can render it inoperable by flipping it upside down (through a grenade or rocket), thereby preventing Covenant troops from manning it.

Halo Wars

As its name suggests, the T-29 ASG is very effective against infantry, so use vehicles against it, while infantry would only play a supporting role against it.