M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile
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The M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile is a missile-based nuclear weapon delivery system employed by the UNSC Navy. Twelve such silos are employed as armaments on the Paris-class heavy frigate[1], with at least 24 such weapons mounted on the refit station Anchor 9.[2]
Production notesEdit
The Harpoon nuclear missile was first-mentioned in a piece of concept art for the frigate Andraste in a concept pieace done by Isaac Hannaford for Halo 3. Ultimately, the ship (and weapon) was not featured in-game, but the design was faithfully recreated for inclusion in Halo: Reach. The Harpoon is mentioned in the concept art, labelling several silos present on the upper decks of the ship.[3] The name was later fully-canonised in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).[1]
The Harpoon shares its name with a modern-day anti-ship missile.
GalleryEdit
The concept piece in which the missiles are mentioned.
Harpoon tubes onboard UNSC Savannah.
Another look at UNSC Savannahs starboard Harpoon silos, just behind the M870 Rampart point defense guns.
Under-construction frigates in Long Night of Solace show the tubes extending below deck.
Harpoon missile tubes onboard Anchor 9.
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