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| - A deployable lookout tower is comprised of a circular base, in the middle of which an anti-gravity generator is found. The circular platform is suspended in the air, given the anti-gravity power by the generator. The platform also has a gap in the middle through which the occupants are transported. The anti-gravity generator works just like a gravity lift, transporting supplies and troops freely. It also has the same color as the gravity lift. The perimeter of the base is comprised of three ramps and three pillars, probably put there for extra protection. They are all placed in a motif (one ramp to one pillar). The platform has also three protective pillars and large gaps between them. The pillars are taller and thinner compared to the ones of the base and the gap between them is bigger. The gap is used for snipers to have a clear line of sight and for Unggoy Heavy's to place their plasma cannons. Some towers' platforms, instead of the usual oval pillars, have three thinner, longer pillars that support a rooftop-like cover. The base, when placed on the ground, can not be moved again. The platform, however, is not as steady as the base and a single shot from heavy weapons, such as the rocket launcher, the Fuel Rod Gun from a distance and the shotgun from nearby, will make it lose its balance and it may fall off. Three shots from the rocket launcher are sure to make it fall. The tower is able to garrison a whole Covenant file, but usually single Jackal snipers, Brutes with carbines and Heavy Grunts will also occupy it, to use for a stable firing position.
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