Introducing the unsc mass driver, a slightly smaller one as to the one seen in reach, but still effective nonetheless. These pods were initially identified as mass driver cannon by agent xxxxxxxxxxxxx aboard light of dawn. The final result was a remotely controlled, gigantic mass driver capable of twice the damage as the onagers were. The operating principle of the mass driver is essentially the same as that of the magnetic accelerator cannon. Damage was thus a result of the mass of the projectile and its velocity.
Mark 2488 magnetic accelerator cannon, formally designated 15cm mark2488 1. The name, magnetic accelerator cannon, kinda says it all. The rail gun is the best weapon to use in space because you can theoretically accelerate the slug up to whole fractions of the speed of light and it will never slow down. M41 or m46 vulcan, m655 machine gun mount turret mounted m512 mac mass driver high velocity cannon maximum speed.
The m12g1 laav variant of the warthog is equipped with an m68 asynchronous linearinduction motor gauss cannon as its main armament. Unsc orbital defense platform vanilla, mass driver cannon. May not remember me as its been a while, but im back once more with a new custom spawned from the sad destruction of my scorpion and mt85 transport mocs. Halo vs mass effect vs starcraft battles comic vine.
Jul 28, 2017 ill assume that your question is the covenant scarab vs the type55 kraken used by julmdamas covenant faction. The magnetic accelerator cannon is twice wrongly addressed in the halo universe once as the mass accelerator cannon in halo. A mobile version of its stationary cousins which did not require an external source of power to use, the ox carried two miniaturised mass drivers linked directly to a dedicated fusion reaction, the smallest of its kind at the time. So i have been thinking about how in the final mission of halo reach when youre firing the mass driver at the covenant cruiser. A mass driver cannon was a heavy projectile cannon turretmounted upon the dorsal surface of walkers, such as the atte and atap. The mass driver is a united nations space command weapons system and orbital. After the huge success of the onagers stationed on the unsc infinity, scientists set to work with the engineers on making a bigger, better mass driver.
The upgraded colony ship unsc spirit of fire s mac cannon is unable to penetrate a covenant citadel s shield in halo wars with one round. The ifv swerved to the side so fast they were nearly thrown out of their seat. I took a ghost and got it all the way to the final area in the pillar of autumn mission on halo reach but it got despawned in a cutscene so i couldnt get it to the mass driver cannon. A coilgun or is a type of projectile accelerator consisting of one or more coils used as electromagnets in the configuration of a linear motor that accelerate a ferromagnetic or conducting projectile to high velocity. Introduced in 2593, it wouldnt gain prevalence for another fifty years though individual ships or lesser classes would adopt it in multiple cases. Aug 19, 2016 of course, the base weapons would be the same as in halo turning the ship to aim the railgun, but some upgrades could include mass drivers for unsc ships. Im pretty sure the mac guns in halo are rail guns and not mass drivers doesnt mac stand for magnetic accelerator cannon. Introducing the unsc mass driver, a slightly smaller one as to the one. Sequential firing of a row of electromagnets accelerates the. Lets compare the two first the type47 scarab is a large, heavily armored, allterrain, quadrupedal walker. Another variation would have a massive facility on a. Contact harvest, and as the mass accelerated cannon in halo wars. The magnetic accelerator cannon mac, also known as the mass accelerator cannon, is a weapon system employed by the united nations space command on its warships and orbital defense platforms. Magnetic accelerator cannon with images cannon, weapon.
The xtended terran conflict game mod adds the meteor cannon, a splitexclusive mass driver which fires refined asteroid fragments at ships. As for the corvette, the gameplay would be similar to a wows carrier, except it would use seraphs and banshees. Nov 26, 2019 this is obtained towards the end of the game at the end of the level the pillar of autumn after the mass driver cannon part. Medium blast 2, breach 2, slow firing 1, inaccurate 1 the thought process behind this is that it takes into consideration the atte is purpose built around the main gun and has 6 legs for stability, while a starfighter is more after market adding on a weapon, hence the inaccurate. A normal unsc mass accelerator cannon outfitted to a ship will fire a 600ton slug of tungsten or depleted uranium at 30 kilometres per second1. Halo has its macs magnetic accelerator cannons, which are the main armament on unsc ships and orbital defense platforms. I messed up somewhere, i give this bout to halos mass accelerator cannon. Jan 29, 2018 1 enhanced mergeball cannon 4 gatling turrets 1 interior defense turret equipment storage, assembler, long range optics, frigate docks tactics the orbital defense platform is the unscs most powerful defensive asset. Every five seconds, the main gun on an everestclass dreadnought. As six finally took down the last elite which had been a field marshall he got into the seat of the mass driver cannon, and started shooting down phantoms and banshees while he waited for the covenant super carrier to unknowingly expose itself.
The m2 mobile mass driver, more commonly known as the ox, was a series of specialised flatbed truck built by jotun heavy industries. Larger versions are used as orbital defense platforms. The chinese, croatian andgreek names given are not official. Weapon infobox are automatically placed in this category.
The thing ive been thinking of is if you fire the mass driver wouldnt the air resistance immediately stop the shot because of how fast it was. Its a super quick and fun build and if youd like me to upload a build video in the future, let me know. A tutorial for how to get out of the pillar of autumn and use the mass drivermac cannon earlier that the mission intended. The mass driver is a united nations space command weapons system and orbital launch assembly. Does anyone here remember the mass driver cannon from halo. Magnetic accelerator cannon halopedia, the halo wiki. Assign these to groups above a planet and guard them with your fleet, taking care of small craft while the mk. Mac cannon from halo franchise sci fi weapons, concept weapons, weapons.
The mass accelerator cannon and missileracks atop the vehicle opened fire. The magnetic accelerator cannon, also known as mass accelerator cannon, mac gun and mac cannon, is a large coilgun that serves as the primary offensive weapon for unsc warships. And i have a working halo reach pelican, scorpion and mass driver cannon ingame. Mass drivers need no physical contact between moving parts because they guide their projectiles by dynamic. May 06, 2012 just wanted to say real quick about the mac on the halo campaign in reach, its called a mass driver. They inflicted damage by hurling projectiles at high velocities, which imparted kinetic energy and force to the target upon impact. It will make the map lag p pelican s scripon h warthogs th troop hogs llshortsword md mass driver cannon gun gun turrets on outposts c cryotube. Finally after blowing up god knows how many drop ships, the super carrier was vulnerable. This is an actual question, i was wondering if the air not being able to get out of the way fast enough would make it come to a complete stop or not. The main mass driver cannon on an alliance everestclass dreadnought will fire. The actual destructive force of the weapon would be considerably less than the 38 kiloton of a heavy mass driver, even if youre talking about a nuclear warhead in the megaton range. Sources atte walker in the encyclopedia content now obsolete. Oct 03, 2010 dwt productions using a ghost to launch up to the mac cannon platform early, and explore the room before all of the itemsenemies load.
Call it a railgun, a magnetic accelerator, a mass driver, a mac, a gauss cannon, whatever. Halo unsc m24 sablebull by detailedatream1991 on deviantart. A small mass driver could be on board a spacecraft, flinging pieces of material into space to propel itself. If hes still alive when you jump inside the cannon, hell melt your face with the fuel rod gun in roughly a second, guaranteed. Mac guns are the only nonnuclear weapons in the unsc arsenal capable of effectively reducing or destroying covenant capital ships energy shields.
The magnetic accelerator cannon, also known as the mass accelerator cannon, is a weapon system employed by the united nations space command on its warships and orbital defense platforms. Now i know mass drivers arent new to star wars, but they are fairly rare. Mass driver cannon shortsword a new scripon tank gunners need to get in first more you can find yourself do not do. When you see captain keyes leave and the camera follows inside his. In addition, a large pod is mounted on each side of the hull parallel to the aft third of the ship. A large, groundbased mass driver could be used to launch spacecraft away from earth, the moon, or another body.
A mass driver or electromagnetic catapult is a proposed method of nonrocket spacelaunch which would use a linear motor to accelerate and catapult payloads up to high speeds. Right, that was mass effect when i misread it, not star wars. If a mass driver gun fires a round fast enough to hit space in under a second and instantly hit the ship, wouldnt the air resistance stop it. Essentially large coilguns, macs serve as the primary armament of unsc navy warships and weapon platforms. Halo 5, halo, halo collective, and halo videos here was created under microsofts game content usage rules using assets from halo, and it is not endorsed by or affiliated with microsoft. Mass driver cannon halo reach sabre shortsword a new scripon tank gunners need to get in first more you can find yourself do not do.
Its a magnetic accelerator, or mass driver common scifi speak for coilguns that fires a bussized inert metal slug at insane velocity. All existing and contemplated mass drivers use coils of wire energized by electricity to make electromagnets. On the front lines, atte walker in the databank backup link. Minecraft halo project mega mac cannon minecraft project. Defensive armament consists of four guardian laser systems. Particle accelerator cannon infinity halo fanon fandom. An onager mass driver on reach the mass driver is a united nations space command weapon system and orbital launch assembly. The particle accelerator cannon, also known more simply as the pac, was a type of heavy weaponry used by all branches of the united nations space command defense force. Which would win, a mass driver cannon from star wars vs a mac. There is a turretmounted massdriver cannon on the atte, which is. The m12g1 light antiarmour vehicle m12g1 laav, commonly known as the gauss warthog, is a variant of the unsc m12 fav warthog.
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