Plasma mortar
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The 'Plasma Mortar' is the primary weapon of the Wraith and the Covenant Air Artillery.
Introduction
The Plasma mortar fires huge balls of slowly moving superheated light-blue plasma with a large explosion radius and slow rate of fire. It is extremely powerful, usually kills infantry in a single hit and can destroy just about anything on the battlefield in a minimal amount of shots. Its plasma projectile moves relatively slowly, making it more susceptible to gravity, causing it to fire in an arc, like the Fuel Rod Gun, which allows for it to simply go over obstructions such as barricades and hills.
Tactics
- Plasma mortar fires in an arc so don't aim straight at the target, aim higher than the target.
- It is easy to see a plasma bolt coming towards you if you look up and see a giant light-blue ball of energy in the sky and if you listen closely you can here the wraith fire it.
- If you see a plasma bolt coming towards you you can either run or deploy a bubble shield
Covenant Artillery
A giant stationary plasma mortar was seen destroying buildings in the Halo 2 E3 Demo video. Sergeant Banks called in an airstrike and a group of Longsword fighters flew in and destroyed it.
Sources
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo 2-Outskirts Level
- Halo 2 E3 Demo
