Laser Scarab

The Laser Scarab (Type-21 extra-terrestrial mining apparatus) was a Lekgolo construct that was modified to be able to mine Forerunner artifacts with great accuracy and not damage them as much as the standard mining scarab can. Three were built, and have one precise Plasma laser (Plasma lasers are still an expiramental technology in the Covenant) as a turret on top for mining on overhead areas, and on it's underbelly for direct mining which also resulted in the destruction of one Laser Scarab when the ground fell into a Forerunner underground structure. The Laser Scarab was designed for expiremental purposes and was manned by a very small crew and had no standard weapons making it vulnerable. One Laser Scarab was destroyed in an accident on High Charity, and the last on was considered obsolete once newer Plasma lasers were developed. The last one was allied with the Sangheili during the Great Schism, but was destroyed ending the service of the Laser Scarabs. The Laser Scarab's front Plasma beam gun is replaced by a spotlight.