Glassing

Glassing, also known as Plasma bombardment, refers to Covenant orbital bombardment using heavy plasma weaponry, this tactic of destruction was widely used by the Covenant against Humanity during the Human-Covenant War, and was also widely used during the Grunt Rebellion a century earlier in the 25th century.

The strategy key of Orbital Bombardment became popular amongst the Covenant due to their inspiration on the Jihalee-Oceanic War during the era of the Forerunners, revealing that the Ocran Empire had been the ones to first use this tactic, where as the Covenant Empire that was formed centuries later during the Age of Reclamation, took over its tactic in the 26th century Human Covenant War against Humanity.