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The 152mm M4131 rapid-fire howitzer is a kind of howitzer employed by the United Nations Space Command.[1]
Overview
Design details
The M4131 is a 152mm indirect-fire artillery piece used for long-range bombardment. The weapon uses an electromagnetic catapult-assist system capable of launching standard 152mm high-explosive artillery shells or more specialised payloads. These include unmanned drones, precision-guided munitions,[1] and beacon warheads designed by Ellen Anders to serve as "lures" for Sentinels.[2] As such, the M4131 can be used to fire upon enemy positions and, once the shell has detonated, attract flocks of Sentinel automatons to continue harassing targets who survive the initial attack.[2]
Some research into cryotechnology by Serina has additionally yielded a simulated cryonic shell for the M4131 howitzer capable of freezing units caught near its blast.[3] This variant, like other cryotech investigated by Serina (such as the Frostraven or Tundra Bison projects), has presumably yet to see application outside of specialised simulations.[4]
Usage
M4131 howitzers are predominantly used as long-ranged artillery mounted as the primary armament on the M400 Kodiak self-propelled artillery truck.[1] They may also be employed as an optional weapon mounting on the M5 Talos automated defensive system - Talos-mounted M4131s are sometimes known as "siege turret"s, and can be deployed as part of the armament on a UNSC firebase or deployed from orbit to serve as artillery support.[5][6]
Gallery
A battery of siege turret-mounted M4131s firing.
List of appearances
- Halo: Smoke and Shadow (First mentioned)
- Halo Wars 2 (First appearance)
- Halo: Envoy
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 141
- ^ a b c Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Kodiak
- ^ Halo Wars 2, Cryotech Advances in-game upgrade
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Stay Frosty (Retrieved on Jun 17, 2017) [archive]
- ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Siege Turret
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 183