Howler missile

The Howler missile is a ship-to-ship missile used by the UNSC Navy.

Overview

Warships usually carry Howler missiles to complement their Magnetic Accelerator Cannons. Howler pods usually carry twenty missiles each.

The UNSC Infinity is armed with 500 pods of twenty M96 Howlers.^[1] One hundred M96 Howlers can easily neutralize a fully shielded Covenant destroyer, as occurred to Defender of Faith in 2553.^[2]

Ordnance in UNSC service

Ground-launched	Anaconda SAM • Argent V • ASRGAM-10X • Lancet • ASGM-7 • M5100 LTM

Air-launched	AAM-50XR • AGM-79C • Anvil ASM (ANVIL-II • ANVIL-IV) • Argent V • ASGM-4 • ASGM-10 • ASGM-15 • MITV Pod • Phoenix missile • Scorpion missile • ST/Medusa missile

Ship-launched	Archer • Ares • Bident • Fusion rocket • Harpoon • Howler • Hyperion • Longbow • Shrieker • Rapier • Rudra • Shiva (VE-3) • Streak

Launch systems

Medium Fusion Destructive Device	FENRIS nuclear warhead • Fury tactical nuclear weapon • HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon

Strategic	11-B1 intercontinental ballistic missile • Harpoon nuclear missile • Hyperion nuclear missile • NOVA bomb • Rudra-class nuclear missile • Shiva-class nuclear missile (VE-3 type)

Ground	Antilon anti-personnel mine • Asteroidea anti-personnel mine • Cryo mine • Lotus anti-tank mine • TR/9 antipersonnel mine • Type 14 Magnetic/Anti-Tank Mine • Type 18 Magnetic/Bayonet-style Claymore • Unidentified landmine

Space	M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System • M1011 Moray space mine