Do the Covenant have a C-4?

[Faclan]

Wasn't sure if this should go in comments or here and also writing on phone so sorry on both accounts. Anyway; I was playing some BF4 earlier, alone like a loser, using my 'T'vaoan' load out

DMR/Sniper rifle with a red dot/magnifier or a 3.4-4x scope
1911 or similar pistol

C4
And motion sensor balls since I can 'hear' so good if you get me

And then the agressive field upgrade for more movement speed and on the whole playing some sweet agressive Recon.

And I had two very good games in a row and made me want to make some Mercenary or Murmillo/Commando character for the site. But it brought up a big hurdle for me in that I don't know of anything in the Covenant arsenal, I could of course be blanking on somthing obvious but nothing was coming to me, that fills the same anti vehical and anti frortification role as C-4 does.

So that is somthing that is single soldier portable, with much more power than a grenade, able to blast or melt through thick armor or walls to disable or make entrances. And I didn't think the Covenant has anything like that. I'll happily try to make a proposal if they don't and if they do please be sure to let me know

[Llau]

Pretty sure this goes into the Questions and Answers board, Chicken. (which I moved it to)

As for the C4, and if the Covenant have something of sorts. I don't recall them having anything like it. So, they probably don't.

[Seraph]

Outside the realm of perhaps there might be portable explosive charges that lack any real designation or recognition. You will probably have to opt for making that proposal. I would think there has been something used in the games somewhere, but it doesn't come to mind. There was the anti-vehicle mine in Halo either Reach or 3, though, I don't think that was of alien design. But maybe something of similar dimension and slightly altered function could work as a substitute.

[Remnant]

For breaching operations, I was told the Covenant used anti-matter charges. Not the big one in Halo 2 that blow up whole SMACs, but smaller portable ones. Could be outdated info though.

[Faclan]

Thankie for the feedback all, will put it on the proposal docket. Probably make it an Unggoy made Covenant improved item so they can have something to their name.

[tento125]

Not really an expert on covie weapons but I just want to voice my opinion here. If you think about it, the standard Covenant plasma grenade can be used as an improvised C-4 equivalent (albeit, a lower yield one). Want to blow up a tank? Throw a bunch of plasma nades at it. Blow apart a bunker? Stuck a plasma nade at the door. I don't know, just my opinion :3


Braces for incoming fire

[MrKill]

Throwing a dozen plasma grenades isn't practical, though. Not to mention it'll be very rare you actually get the opportunity to do it.

The Covenant have smaller explosives, I do recall an unnamed explosive in a comic:

halo.wikia.com/wiki/Unidentified_Covenant_explosive

Perhaps we can modify that to be similar to Composite-4?



Also, a quick look at the wiki after that link, I found this:

halo.wikia.com/wiki/Covenant_charge


Could be used as well.

[Spartan 999]

There's also this: halo.wikia.com/wiki/Covenant_charge

And even if there weren't known canonical examples of Covenant C-4 equivalents, they would and should have it.

[Guardian Cat of Yappa's]

(On phone myself please excuse briefness) I was gonna say I do remember that the covenant had an unnamed breaching charge cause 1.) it was used in that book and 2.) it was used by the covvies in the Halo 2 mission Cairo Station when they breached the door (Don't try to tell me a Plasma grenade sent that door flying half way across the room and wrecked that hallway like it did as well)

[Jakob]

Don't we see the Covenant using some sort of breaching charges? (Opening of Halo 2)