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SPNKR-x17 Surface-Surface Missile Launcher (edit)
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{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|image=[[File:MarathonSPNKR.png|200px]] | |image=[[File:MarathonSPNKR.png|200px]] | ||
|type=Rocket | |type=Rocket Launcher | ||
|variant=SPNKR-XP SSM | |variant=SPNKR-XP SSM | ||
|ammotype=short range surface-to-surface high-explosive mini-rockets | |ammotype=short range surface-to-surface high-explosive mini-rockets | ||
|capacity=2 rockets | |capacity=2 rockets | ||
|feed= | |feed=Hand-fed | ||
|rate=Semi-automatic | |rate=Semi-automatic | ||
|optics=None | |optics=None | ||
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This shoulder mounted rocket launcher holds two Surface-to-Surface High Explosive rockets in each tube. It fires its payload at at a velocity of 110 m/s, with an effective range of 2500 meters. | This shoulder mounted rocket launcher holds two Surface-to-Surface High Explosive rockets in each tube. It fires its payload at at a velocity of 110 m/s, with an effective range of 2500 meters. | ||
The blast radius of these rockets is 10 meters.<ref>[http://archives2.bungie.org/manuals/Marathon_Manual.pdf ''Marathon'' (1994) Manual, page 16]</ref> | The blast radius of these rockets is 10 meters.<ref>[http://archives2.bungie.org/manuals/Marathon_Manual.pdf ''Marathon'' (1994), Marathon Manual, page 16]</ref> | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
The SPNKR used aboard the UESC Marathon would go on to inspire Durandal's own variant, the SPNKR-XP SSM Launcher.<ref>[ | The SPNKR used aboard the UESC Marathon would go on to inspire Durandal's own variant, the SPNKR-XP SSM Launcher.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/_files/Marathon_2_Manual.pdf ''Marathon 2: Durandal'', Marathon 2 Manual, page 16]</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The SPNKR name would go on to be used for a series of rocket launchers in Halo, although its design would be based on the Marathon 2 and Infinity variant instead of the design used in the first Marathon game. | * The SPNKR name would go on to be used for a series of rocket launchers in Halo, although its design would be based on the Marathon 2 and Infinity variant instead of the design used in the first Marathon game. | ||
* The original SPNKR was nicknamed the Lazyboy as its missiles 'sit' in the launcher, but the nickname did not stick in the later next two games as the design changed. | |||
* The weapon appears in Colony Ship for Sale, Cheap! but is not accessible.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/13.shtml Marathon Spoiler Guide]</ref> | * The weapon appears in Colony Ship for Sale, Cheap! but is not accessible.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/13.shtml Marathon Spoiler Guide]</ref> | ||