Needler

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==Summary==
The Needler is a Covenant infantry weapon. 
The Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher is a Covenant projectile weapon that fires long, sharp crystalline shards that are guided until they impale a target — hence the “needler” moniker. Several seconds after coming to rest in their target, the needles detonate, creating severe and in most cases fatal wounds. The crystalline projectile appears to contain some type of gas or energy, which is released upon impact with a target; after seven or more needles have struck a target in the same general area, the needles will react to each other, triggering an explosion that kills the victim instantly. When either a single or multiple needles detonate, they release crystal shrapnel, which can embed itself in nearby organisms.
The Type-56 Guided Munitions Launcher the post-Covenant War successor to the Type-33 GML. 
Hailstorm is a special variant of the Type-56 Guided Munitions Launcher. The Hailstorm is based off of a pre-Covenant Sangheili weapon that was used during the volatile early-interstellar period of Sangheili history. It fires blamite shards at a faster velocity, has superior tracking capabilities, and features a larger magazine with 33 needles.
Talon of the Lost is a special variant of the Type-56 Guided Munitions Launcher which fires carefully calibrated shards of blamite that are capable of embedding themselves into the armor of Mgalekgolo, Promethean Knights, and vehicles.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Type-33/Type-56 Guided Munitions Launcher, Needler
Origin: Halo
Age: Unknown
Classification: Guided Munitions Launcher
Wielders: Covenant Empire
Powers and Abilities: Explosion Manipulation (A single Needler crystal will explode a few seconds after being embedded in a target, with multiple needles in the target Supercombining to multiply the power of the explosion.), Homing Attack, Danmaku
Attack Potency: Wall level (A single Needler crystal is capable of cracking ribs and destroying organs, with multiple needles amplifying the power of the explosion significantly.)
Speed: Subsonic Attack Speed (Fires crystals at 54 m/s, Hailstorm fires crystals at a higher velocity)
Durability: Unknown
Range: Dozens of meters
Weaknesses: Needler crystals only explode when embedded in organic tissue and will self-destruct after traveling a 64 meters without striking a target. The needles are ineffective against linear energy fields.
Category:Items
Category:Halo
Category:Covenant Empire
Category:Guns
Category:Explosion Users
Category:Homing Attack Users
Category:Danmaku Users