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Subject: Why Wasn't the Onager Mass-Produced?

It was one of the few weapons that could reliably take down Phantoms, and could potentially destroy a CCS-class. So how exactly did we come to find only one in the entire series?

  • 09.19.2011 12:43 AM PDT
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Humans thought 20 ODPs were enough to protect Reach.

[Edited on 09.19.2011 12:54 AM PDT]

  • 09.19.2011 12:52 AM PDT

KIWIZ RULE THE WORLD!

Its just that nobody knows it yet...

Because it was still in experimental stages and was only deployed on reach.

PS my own guess would be that the place that produced onager was on reach so...

  • 09.19.2011 2:46 AM PDT

-blam!- Was that actually blammed out? Or did I just type it? You'll never know.

It's another one of those "Reach had all the latest military tech," things. Never got mass produced because it never left Reach.

  • 09.19.2011 2:51 AM PDT

If I'm not mistaken, mass drivers were not intended to be weapons.

EDIT: There probably weren't many around because space elevators did the job they were intended to do, but better.

[Edited on 09.19.2011 2:55 AM PDT]

  • 09.19.2011 2:51 AM PDT

Hey, now!

This is officially either the greatest or worst thing to ever happen to Star Wars. I'm going with the former.


Posted by: antony X1000
If I'm not mistaken, mass drivers were not intended to be weapons.

EDIT: There probably weren't many around because space elevators did the job they were intended to do, but better.

That, and all the mass drivers were probably used for Capital ship use, i.e., in Frigates/Destroyers, etc.

  • 09.19.2011 4:57 AM PDT

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They are big too and hard to transport.

  • 09.19.2011 7:41 AM PDT

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Posted by: Poy Poy
Humans thought 20 ODPs were enough to protect Reach.


Well then military brass is retarted. They should of known 20 ODPs wouldn't be enough if the covies ever discovered Reach. It's their military and technological stronghold. It should of been protected AS MUCH AS or BETTER than Earth, considering the fact that Reach is only 10 Light years away from Earth. Reach was arguably the most important world the UNSC had, besides Earth. They should of kept more ships at Reach.

  • 09.19.2011 8:14 AM PDT

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Mass drivers are meant to hurl around construction equipment and part across systems.

There's a reason it's called a "MASS DRIVER" that's why it can be found in a shipyard. It's not meant as a weapon but some genius fired one off at the enemies and "like omg this supersonic piece of metal went through the enemy ship."

  • 09.19.2011 9:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: Atomic Tea

Posted by: Poy Poy
Humans thought 20 ODPs were enough to protect Reach.


Well then military brass is retarted. They should of known 20 ODPs wouldn't be enough if the covies ever discovered Reach. It's their military and technological stronghold. It should of been protected AS MUCH AS or BETTER than Earth, considering the fact that Reach is only 10 Light years away from Earth. Reach was arguably the most important world the UNSC had, besides Earth. They should of kept more ships at Reach.


I agree with this, the humans should've learned that covie navy tactics are mostly just rush and overwhelm your enemy, rather than well thought-out strategies. Considering this, and the number of ships the covies had on their side they should've built alot more than 20 ODP's and should've had a decent "standing army" of frigates/destroyers etc near Reach.

This way the Long night of solace wouldn't've been able to soften the UNSC defenses up so much on the ground and the UNSC would've had a better chance on the ground.

Also if anyone knows, how many ODP's did earth have at the time regrets ships attacked it?


About, or exactly 300(Earth).

And no, the ODPs were important enough for both Human and Covenant forces to spent a large amount of resources to defend them (ODPs and power plants).

It is capable of destroying 2 shielded Covenant cruisers (Corvettes?) with one round.

Besides, 300 was really extreme. Each ODP needed a dedicated power station below orbit to supply it with enough power to fire.

[Edited on 09.19.2011 10:06 AM PDT]

  • 09.19.2011 10:05 AM PDT

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Posted by: Ignited Prophecy
Mass drivers are meant to hurl around construction equipment and part across systems.

There's a reason it's called a "MASS DRIVER" that's why it can be found in a shipyard. It's not meant as a weapon but some genius fired one off at the enemies and "like omg this supersonic piece of metal went through the enemy ship."


If you listen closely in the campaign, a marine states that they "rigged" it. They probably were working on a more weaponized version of it but never got the chance due to the invasion.

  • 09.19.2011 10:05 AM PDT