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| − | '''Horizon''' is the code name of a |
+ | '''Horizon''' is the code name of a Strategic weapons system developed by the [[Tau'ri]]. |
==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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| ⚫ | The system consists of a large, bullet-shaped delivery module containing ten missiles, six with [[Mark IX]] tactical warheads and four decoys. The device can be carried in the bomb bay of a [[304]] like the ''[[Apollo]]''. Deployed from orbit, the module's three rocket engines propel it into the atmosphere; these rockets shut down and the missiles themselves are released about twelve seconds prior to impact, finding individual targets and detonating simultaneously. The total time from launch to detonation is about one minute. |
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| − | [[File:Horizon-explodes.jpg|thumb|left|The Horizon warheads detonate.]] |
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| ⚫ | The system consists of a large, bullet-shaped delivery module containing ten missiles, six with [[Mark IX]] tactical warheads and four decoys. The device can be carried in the bomb bay of a [[304]] like the ''[[Apollo]]''. Deployed from orbit, the module's three rocket engines propel it into the atmosphere; these rockets shut down and the missiles themselves are released about twelve seconds prior to impact, finding individual targets and detonating simultaneously. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| − | So far, the system has been used once in combat conditions, by the ''[[Apollo]]'' in a pre-emptive strike against the [[ |
+ | So far, the system has been used once in combat conditions, by the ''[[Apollo]]'' in a pre-emptive strike against the [[Asuran]]s in the [[Pegasus]] [[Galaxy]], who were building [[Aurora-class battleship|''Aurora''-class battleships]]. The system performed without a hitch, destroying all of the primary and most of the secondary targets identified for the mission. The resulting six multi-gigaton Naquadria-enhanced explosions vaporized an entire continent on Asuras making the Horizon the most powerful weapon ever to be safely deployed by the Tau'ri. {{Cite|ATL|First Strike}} |
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| − | File:Horizon.jpg|Horizon in ''[[Apollo |
+ | File:Horizon.jpg|Horizon in ''[[Apollo]]''{{'}}s bomb bay. |
| − | File:ApolloBombBay11.jpg|Horizon leaves |
+ | File:ApolloBombBay11.jpg|Horizon leaves ''Apollo''. |
File:HorizonWarheads.jpg|Horizon's warheads ready to launch. |
File:HorizonWarheads.jpg|Horizon's warheads ready to launch. |
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| + | File:Vlcsnap-2012-07-23-03h29m49s58.png|The warheads disperse. |
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| + | File:Vlcsnap-2012-07-23-03h32m51s212.png|The targets are destroyed. |
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[[Category:Explosives]] |
[[Category:Explosives]] |
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Revision as of 08:07, 28 June 2013
- "It all seems too good to be true."
- ―John Sheppard
Horizon is the code name of a Strategic weapons system developed by the Tau'ri.
Overview
The system consists of a large, bullet-shaped delivery module containing ten missiles, six with Mark IX tactical warheads and four decoys. The device can be carried in the bomb bay of a 304 like the Apollo. Deployed from orbit, the module's three rocket engines propel it into the atmosphere; these rockets shut down and the missiles themselves are released about twelve seconds prior to impact, finding individual targets and detonating simultaneously. The total time from launch to detonation is about one minute.
History
So far, the system has been used once in combat conditions, by the Apollo in a pre-emptive strike against the Asurans in the Pegasus Galaxy, who were building Aurora-class battleships. The system performed without a hitch, destroying all of the primary and most of the secondary targets identified for the mission. The resulting six multi-gigaton Naquadria-enhanced explosions vaporized an entire continent on Asuras making the Horizon the most powerful weapon ever to be safely deployed by the Tau'ri. (SGA: "First Strike")
