Editing D77H-TCI Pelican
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{ | {{Center|''Were you looking for the [[D77-TC Pelican]], introduced in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]? For the Pelican introduced in Halo 4, see [[D79-TC Pelican]].''}} | ||
{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name = Dropship 77 - Heavy - Troop Carrier/Infantry | |name = Dropship 77-Heavy-Troop Carrier/Infantry | ||
|image = [[File:H3 - D77H-TCI.png|300px]] | |image = [[File:H3 - D77H-TCI.png|300px]] | ||
|class = [[ | |class = [[Pelican]]{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} | ||
|manufacturer = [[Misriah Armory]] | |manufacturer = [[Misriah Armory]]<ref>''Halo: Arms Race''</ref> | ||
|length = {{Convert|30.5|m|ft | |length = {{Convert|30.5|m|ft}}<ref name="ENC">'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''''', ''page 252''</ref> | ||
|width = {{Convert|23.4|m|ft | |width = {{Convert|23.4|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | ||
|height = | |height = {{Convert|10.0|m|ft}}{{fact}} | ||
|mass = | |mass = | ||
|engine = | |engine = | ||
* | *4 [[Fusion drive|hybrid fusion drives]] {{C|2 primary, 2 secondary}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | ||
* | *10 maneuvering thrusters housed in 4 vector pylons | ||
|armament = | |armament = | ||
* | *1–3 chin-mounted weapons{{Ref/Game|H4|Part=Scanned}}{{Ref/Film|Id=home|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Homecoming}} {{c|optional}} | ||
*2 [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}} {{c|6 missiles per pod}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | *2 [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}} {{c|6 missiles per pod}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | ||
*1 rear-mounted [[AIE-486H machine gun]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | *1 rear-mounted [[AIE-486H machine gun]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | ||
|complement =*1 medium or heavy vehicle{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | |complement =*1 medium or heavy vehicle{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | ||
*2 light vehicles{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} {{c|internally and externally}} | *2 light vehicles{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} {{c|internally and externally}} | ||
*4–6 [[ordnance pod]]s | *4–6 [[ordnance pod]]s | ||
|crew = * | |crew = *1 [[pilot]] | ||
*1 co-pilot | |||
*1 crew chief | |||
*1 [[artificial intelligence]]{{Ref/Level|Id=cortana|H3|[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]}} {{c|optional}} | *1 [[artificial intelligence]]{{Ref/Level|Id=cortana|H3|[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]}} {{c|optional}} | ||
|othersystems = | |othersystems = | ||
|role = [[Dropship]], [[wikipedia:Air Assault|air assault]]/[[wikipedia:Close Air Support|close air support]] | |role = [[Dropship]], [[wikipedia:Air Assault|air assault]]/[[wikipedia:Close Air Support|close air support]] | ||
|era = *[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Film|Id=origins|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Origins}} | |era = *[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Film|Id=origins|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Origins}} | ||
*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Game|Id=halo3| | *[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Game|Id=halo3|Game=Halo 3}} | ||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Game|Id=hsa|Halo: Spartan Assault}} | *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Game|Id=hsa|Halo: Spartan Assault}} | ||
*[[Created conflict]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR|Novel=Halo: Shadows of Reach}} | |||
|affiliation = [[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation = [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''D77H-TCI Pelican'''{{Ref/Site|Id=HW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/pelican|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Pelican|D= | The '''D77H-TCI Pelican''',{{Ref/Site|Id=HW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/pelican|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Pelican|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}} formally known as the '''Dropship 77-Heavy-Troop Carrier/Infantry''',{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P149|Enc22|Page=149}} and more commonly known as the '''Pelican''', is a newer model of the traditional [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship. | ||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The D77H-TCI Pelican is the primary tactical support aircraft of the UNSC. Like the previous model, the D77H-TCI Pelican serves a multi-role purpose. The dropship is fully capable of atmospheric flight and can land almost anywhere without difficulty. It is also capable of limited spaceflight, making it the prime troop transport of the UNSC. | |||
There are several interior and exterior design differences between the D77-TC and D77H-TCI models. Most notably difference is in the cockpit area. Instead of the pilot and co-pilot sitting next to each other, the co-pilot is seated behind and above the pilot, and the controls and instrument panels are rearranged and upgraded. A small [[holotank]] is installed in the cockpit, allowing an artificial intelligence to project its holographic [[avatar]] to the craft's pilots. | |||
===Payload capacity=== | |||
There are also differences in the bay of the craft: the so-called "blood tray".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 203''</ref> Although the D77H-TCI Pelican carries the same number of passengers as its predecessor, its troop-bay is more flexible, able to carry up to two [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|M274 Mongoose ULATVs]] internally, in addition to ten passengers. Like the original models, the D77H-TCI's tail-mounted magnetic clamps are capable of carrying an [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|M12 Warthog FAV]], an [[M808 Main Battle Tank|M808 Scorpion MBT]], or several [[resupply canister]]s. | |||
===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
The D77H-TCI Pelican | The D77H-TCI Pelican, like its predecessor, is able to mount a machine gun - typically an [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] - in its troop bay for supporting ground teams and covering the departure of its passengers, although this prevents it from carrying a vehicle internally. The D77H can also be equipped with [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]] pods; rather than being externally mounted to the wings, these pods are integrated seamlessly into the fuselage. The ANVIL pods can fire up to twelve missiles at once, six from each pod. A gunship version of the D77H is in service as well; this heavily armed version is equipped with more chainguns, missiles, and a large cannon mounted at the ventral-fore of the dropship.<ref>'''Halo 3''', multiplayer level ''[[High Ground]]''</ref> | ||
=== | ===Propulsion=== | ||
The main | The main engines are mounted in pairs in four nacelles, with one situated on each wing and two at the rear and posterior. The nacelles can articulate independently, thus altering the direction of thrust, referred to as vectoring in aviation; this improves the Pelican's low altitude maneuverability. Four ventral thrusters are identified by markings and a rendered thrust effect, one on each wing nacelle and one on each aft nacelle, allow the drop ship to land and take off vertically. These engines are capable of both space and atmospheric operation. It has eight jet intakes, three on each side and two on top, though intakes are obviously not able to function in a vaccuum. The D77H-TCI, like the D77-TC, although fully capable of orbital insertion, is too small to be equipped with a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], and thus is incapable of Slipspace travel. | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
*'''[[D77C-NMPD Pelican]]''' – The D77C-NMPD Pelican is a variant of the D77H-TCI that was utilized by the [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], on [[Earth]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''D77C-NMPD Pelican'']</ref> It was differentiated from its military counterpart by a black and white color scheme, with the word "POLICE" replacing the traditional "MARINES" on the external hull, and a noted lack of armament. Under the craft's chin, where a machine gun turret or autocannon would normally be installed, were various interchangeable sensors used by the police for aerial surveillance and crowd control. An AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun was typically mounted in the personnel bay of the D77C-NMPD, similarly to the standard D77H model. | |||
*'''[[D77C-NMPD Pelican]]''' – | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H3ODST-D77C-NMPD-PelicanDropship.png|D77C-NMPD Pelican | File:H3ODST-D77C-NMPD-PelicanDropship.png|The D77C-NMPD Pelican | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Line 62: | Line 64: | ||
*''[[Victor 398]]'' | *''[[Victor 398]]'' | ||
== | ==Operational history== | ||
===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
The D77H-TCI Pelican was introduced at least during the [[Insurrection]] and numerous, along with the original [[D77-TC Pelican]], were as well deployed during the battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] company used a D77H-TCI Pelican to make a boarding action against the [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Unrelenting]]'' by flying out of the Pelican with thruster packs to board the nearby enemy vessel.{{Ref/Film|Id=as|Film=[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}}{{Ref/Note|Id=internal|Text=Though the D77H-TCI Pelican was used for external design of the Pelican carrying the Spartan-IIs, its internal design, however, seem to be indentical to that of a [[D79-TC Pelican]].}} | The D77H-TCI Pelican was introduced at least during the [[Insurrection]] and numerous, along with the original [[D77-TC Pelican]], were as well deployed during the battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] company used a D77H-TCI Pelican to make a boarding action against the [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Unrelenting]]'' by flying out of the Pelican with thruster packs to board the nearby enemy vessel.{{Ref/Film|Id=as|Film=[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}}{{Ref/Note|Id=internal|Text=Though the D77H-TCI Pelican was used for external design of the Pelican carrying the Spartan-IIs, its internal design, however, seem to be indentical to that of a [[D79-TC Pelican]].}} | ||
Multiple D77H-TCI Pelicans were in use over course of [[Harvest campaign]] and later [[Battle for Arcadia]] and [[Battle of | Multiple D77H-TCI Pelicans were in use over course of [[Harvest campaign]] and later [[Battle for Arcadia]] and [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]],{{Ref/Game|HW}} including one such Pelican with a woodland camouflage scheme that was used by the [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] and the [[Fire Team Lima]] to board the heavily damaged {{UNSCShip|Prophecy}} to purge its NAV database and recover the survivors of the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}.{{Ref/Comic|Id=genesis|Comic=Halo Wars: Genesis}} | ||
In the [[2552|final year]] of the Great War, the D77H-TCI Pelicans may have been used during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=covenant|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]}}{{Ref/Comic|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]}}{{Ref/Note|The internal design from the standard D77-TC Pelican was used for all Pelicans in all ''Halo: Fall of Reach'' comics although their external designs in those comics was based on those from ''Halo 3''.}} An extensive number of D77H-TCI Pelicans was prominently deployed during the [[Battle for Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} including during the final [[Space warfare|space battle]] against [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|loyalist armada]] led by ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI4|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|4]]}} They were again deployed extensively by the [[Battle Group Victory]] supported by the [[Sangheili]] [[Covenant separatists|separatist]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], the final battle of the war.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | In the [[2552|final year]] of the Great War, the D77H-TCI Pelicans may have been used during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=covenant|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]}}{{Ref/Comic|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]}}{{Ref/Note|The internal design from the standard D77-TC Pelican was used for all Pelicans in all ''Halo: Fall of Reach'' comics although their external designs in those comics was based on those from ''Halo 3''.}} An extensive number of D77H-TCI Pelicans was prominently deployed during the [[Battle for Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} including during the final [[Space warfare|space battle]] against [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|loyalist armada]] led by ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI4|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|4]]}} They were again deployed extensively by the [[Battle Group Victory]] supported by the [[Sangheili]] [[Covenant separatists|separatist]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], the final battle of the war.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | ||
Line 72: | Line 74: | ||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | ||
In the aftermath of the Human-Covenant War, many D77H-TCI Pelicans remains in service even when they were supplanted by the [[D79-TC Pelican]]. Numerous D77H-TCI Pelicans were used against a [[Merg Vol's Covenant|splintered Covenant group]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2554]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=hsa}} A number of D77H-TCI Pelicans were assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the flagship of [[UNSC Navy]], and were deployed by the [[Infinity-class supercarrier|supercarrier]] notably during the [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]] and [[Operation: WOLFE|WOLFE]].{{Ref/Comic| | In the aftermath of the Human-Covenant War, many D77H-TCI Pelicans remains in service even when they were supplanted by the [[D79-TC Pelican]]. Numerous D77H-TCI Pelicans were used against a [[Merg Vol's Covenant|splintered Covenant group]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2554]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=hsa}} A number of D77H-TCI Pelicans were assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the flagship of [[UNSC Navy]], and were deployed by the [[Infinity-class supercarrier|supercarrier]] notably during the [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]] and [[Operation: WOLFE|WOLFE]].{{Ref/Comic|Comic=Halo: Escalation}}{{Ref/Reuse|SOR}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="160px"> | |||
<gallery | |||
File:Halo3-PelicanDropship.png|A detail fore view of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship's cockpit. | File:Halo3-PelicanDropship.png|A detail fore view of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship's cockpit. | ||
File:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction in ''Halo: Landfall''. | File:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction in ''Halo: Landfall''. | ||
File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|The D77H-TCI in ''Halo 3''. | File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|The D77H-TCI in ''Halo 3''. | ||
Line 107: | Line 90: | ||
File:PelicanCrash-large.jpg|A crashed D77H-TCI on Installation 00. | File:PelicanCrash-large.jpg|A crashed D77H-TCI on Installation 00. | ||
File:PelicanOnCortana.jpg|A D77H-TCI crashed on ''[[High Charity]]''. | File:PelicanOnCortana.jpg|A D77H-TCI crashed on ''[[High Charity]]''. | ||
File:Pelicans5e_copy.jpg|A comparison of the D77H-TCI and the D77-TC. | |||
File:Phantom and Pelican.png|A Pelican with a woodland camouflage scheme in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''. | |||
File:HWG-SoftSeal-Pelican.png|A partial cross-section of a Pelican with its "soft seal" cover extended. | |||
File:Hornet war.jpg|A squadron of [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] and [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk|Sparrowhawks]] protect a number of Pelican dropships from a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Protos Scarab]] in an early build of ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | File:Hornet war.jpg|A squadron of [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] and [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk|Sparrowhawks]] protect a number of Pelican dropships from a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Protos Scarab]] in an early build of ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File: | File:PelicanOnHarvest.JPG|Three Pelicans during the [[Harvest campaign]] in ''Halo Wars''. | ||
File:HW-D77.png|A D77H-TCI in ''Halo Wars''. | File:HW-D77.png|A D77H-TCI in ''Halo Wars''. | ||
File: | File:Homecoming_Pelican_Concept.png|D77H-TCI concept art for ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Homecoming]]''. | ||
File:H4-Scanned-PelicanDropships.jpg|A pair of Pelicans, possibly D77H-TCIs, over [[Eridanus II]] in ''[[Scanned]]''. | File:H4-Scanned-PelicanDropships.jpg|A pair of Pelicans, possibly D77H-TCIs, over [[Eridanus II]] in ''[[Scanned]]''. | ||
File:HE12 Space Combat2.jpg|Several D77H-TCI along with [[C712 Longsword]]s during the [[mission to Ven III]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' | *''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: | **''[[Halo: Arms Race]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: | **''[[Halo: Combat]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: | **''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | *''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | *''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
Line 139: | Line 124: | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | ||
*''[[Scanned]]'' {{c|Possible appearence}} | *''[[Scanned]]'' {{c|Possible appearence}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' | ||
Line 149: | Line 133: | ||
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== |