Plasma beam emitter
Plasma beam emitters are a a kind of plasma weapon used by the starships of Covenant and its remnants. They are in essence, scaled-down plasma lances serving as capital-grade, general-purpose, anti-starship weapons that can additionally be used in a role similar to that of excavation beams. In practice, they fire focused and continuous beams of controlled plasma at targets.[1]
While similar conceptually, plasma beam emitters should not be mistaken for plasma beam lasers; the latter serve on a similar operational principle but on a much smaller scale, working instead as point-defence weapons for their charges.[1]
For humanity, a broadly similar conceptual role is filled by larger naval autocannons such as the Breakwater and Spitfire.
ModelsEdit
Heavy plasma beam emittersEdit
- Felo-pattern heavy plasma beam emitter[Note 1]
- Varric-pattern heavy cruiser - 3x Felo-pattern plasma beam emitters[2][3][Note 1]
- Rothen-pattern fireship - 3x Felo-pattern plasma beam emitters[4]
- Luxor-pattern heavy plasma beam emitter
Luxor-pattern heavy emitters have been in service on Covenant warships since the carriers introduced in the Third age of Discovery and Fourth Age of Conversion.[5]
- Kerel-pattern assault carrier - 8x Luxor-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters[6]
- Syfon-pattern assault carrier - 8x Luxor-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters[5]
- Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier - 80x Luxor-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters[5]
- Kewu-pattern battleship - 10x Luxor-pattern heavy plasma beam emitter arrays[4]
- Rasus-pattern interdictor - 10x Luxor-pattern heavy plasma beam emitter arrays[4]
- Ukk'wa-pattern heavy plasma beam emitter
The Ukk'wa-pattern heavy emitter has been installed in arrays aboard the Sh'wada supercarrier since the Fourth Age of Conversion.[5]
- Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier - 20x Ukk'wa-pattern heavy plasma beam arrays[5]
Regular plasma beam emittersEdit
- Aljordan-pattern plasma beam emitter
- Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer - 2x Aljordan-pattern plasma beam emitters[4][7]
- Wik-pattern light destroyer - 2x Aljordan-pattern plasma beam emitters[4]
- Arkan-pattern plasma beam emitter
- Makar-pattern light corvette - 1x Arkan-pattern plasma beam emitter[8]
- Corven-pattern plasma beam emitter
- R'sikosh-pattern man o' war - 2x Corven-pattern plasma beam emitters[9]
- Hekar Taa-pattern blockade runner - 3x Corven-pattern plasma beam emitters[9]
- Enteros-pattern plasma beam emitter
- Ester-pattern armored frigate - 2x Enteros-pattern plasma beam emitters[8]
- Mutan Et-pattern storm cutter - 4x Enteros-pattern plasma beam emitters[8]
- Erex-pattern plasma beam emitter
- Zanar-pattern light cruiser - 2x Erex-pattern plasma beam emitters[2][10]
- Kor'o-pattern plasma beam emitter
- Rwaru-pattern carrack - 2x Kor'o-pattern plasma beam emitters[9]
- Mixal-pattern plasma beam emitter
- Rothen-pattern fireship - 6x Mixal-pattern plasma beam emitters[4]
- R'up-pattern plasma beam emitter
- Rwaru-pattern carrack - 3x R'up-pattern plasma beam emitter arrays[9]
GalleryEdit
Halo Wars Concept art for a beam weapon on the Sinaris-pattern destroyer, intended for a cut level which would have seen the UNSC board Proclamation's Tithe.
NotesEdit
SourcesEdit
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 261
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 264-265
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 64-65
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 266-267
- ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 262
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 70-71
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 60-61
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 268-269
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 270-271
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 72-73