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I started up the heated debate on whether the SPARTAN-II in the cryo tube near the end of Reach is really Linda.
I created the Moa XING avatar pic.
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I am a bit curious about how strong a MAC round is. I read somewhere that a MAC round travels at a fraction of the speed of light.
In Reach, we see a Corvette get shot by a MAC round.
This seems a bit concerning. I also read somehwere that a MAC round hitting a planet would have the same strength as a nuke.
Now firing a "bullet" of that size at God knows how many miles per hour must create a big ass crater.
Is this just a simple overseight that Bungie made or what?

  • 06.04.2011 12:01 AM PDT
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If you can still move in that condition, leave Hueco Mundo immediately. If you can't move, then die there. No matter what, your path ends here, Soul Reaper...

Nevermind.

[Edited on 06.04.2011 12:28 AM PDT]

  • 06.04.2011 12:11 AM PDT

Off Topic: Mac Stations are really hot lately.

On Topic: The one fired on the Corvette was a Ship based MAC at minimal power.

It also depends...Are you talking of those on Reach or Halo 2 because they are different in terms of firepower.

Keep in mind that as of Halo Reach the Firepower figures for things like MAC guns have dropped considerably, shipboard MAC guns are now only 1.19 megatons per shot (they used to be 1.17 teratons) while Orbital Defense MAC guns are 51.6 gigatons per shot (they used to be 9.98 Teratons), and those can punch through 2 covenant ships and cripple a third.

Halo 2 figures for SMAC - 9.98 Teratons
Reach figures for SMAC - 51.6 Gigatons

Halo 2 figures for MAC - 1.17 Teratons
Reach figures for MAC - 1.19 Megatons

Took a while to find all those terminals.

Possibly the figures for Halo 2 were retconned for those that were modified on Reach.

  • 06.04.2011 12:26 AM PDT
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Yes I'm fairly young. No, that doesn't mean I'm automatically dumber than you or have less life experience, thats just generally the case. I am not your general case.

Posted by: mojeda101
Off Topic: Mac Stations are really hot lately.

On Topic: The one fired on the Corvette was a Ship based MAC at minimal power.

It also depends...Are you talking of those on Reach or Halo 2 because they are different in terms of firepower.

Keep in mind that as of Halo Reach the Firepower figures for things like MAC guns have dropped considerably, shipboard MAC guns are now only 1.19 megatons per shot (they used to be 1.17 teratons) while Orbital Defense MAC guns are 51.6 gigatons per shot (they used to be 9.98 Teratons), and those can punch through 2 covenant ships and cripple a third.

Halo 2 figures for SMAC - 9.98 Teratons
Reach figures for SMAC - 51.6 Gigatons

Halo 2 figures for MAC - 1.17 Teratons
Reach figures for MAC - 1.19 Megatons

Took a while to find all those terminals.

Possibly the figures for Halo 2 were retconned for those that were modified on Reach.

Probably for the better; anything in the terraton range is way too powerful.

  • 06.04.2011 12:35 AM PDT

Posted by: That Atheist
Posted by: mojeda101
Off Topic: Mac Stations are really hot lately.

On Topic: The one fired on the Corvette was a Ship based MAC at minimal power.

It also depends...Are you talking of those on Reach or Halo 2 because they are different in terms of firepower.

Keep in mind that as of Halo Reach the Firepower figures for things like MAC guns have dropped considerably, shipboard MAC guns are now only 1.19 megatons per shot (they used to be 1.17 teratons) while Orbital Defense MAC guns are 51.6 gigatons per shot (they used to be 9.98 Teratons), and those can punch through 2 covenant ships and cripple a third.

Halo 2 figures for SMAC - 9.98 Teratons
Reach figures for SMAC - 51.6 Gigatons

Halo 2 figures for MAC - 1.17 Teratons
Reach figures for MAC - 1.19 Megatons

Took a while to find all those terminals.

Possibly the figures for Halo 2 were retconned for those that were modified on Reach.

Probably for the better; anything in the terraton range is way too powerful.


Probably why it was retconned.

  • 06.04.2011 12:35 AM PDT