M980 Weapon Anti Ordnance/Anti Material Defence Weapon

The M980 Weapon Anti Ordinance/Anti Material Defence Weapon is a small laser weapon mounted on nearly every UNSC vehicle in the 27th century. The weapon is a small and compact bulb usually found on the turrets of vehicle. Linked directly into the vehicle's motion trackers, optical suites, TACCOM and satilliete uplink, it identifies incoming missiles, rockets and bombs and fires a short burst of high powered energy. While the weapon cannot usually damage armoured vehicles, against the thin metal skin of rockets and missiles and the vulnerable fuel and explosives underneath, it is a potent defence against them. It usually melts the outside skin and detonates either the fuel or the explosive charge, detonating it. The weapon also has limited sues against tank shells, being able to engage those shot at a distance, though it's use against small, faster fired munitions and APFSDS is limited, having trouble either eliminating all of them, or infact damamging them.

The weapon can be set to a alternate firing mode where is dumps more energy into the weapon to produce a stronger beam. The reason for this is so it can strike down enemy aircraft. Though incapapble of the destructive powers of the Spartan Laser, it can severly damage Ground Support Aircraft, piercing armour, destroying vital systems, damaging internal pieces.