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| {{Weapon | | {{Weapon infobox |
| | image=[[Image:AIE-486H HMG.jpg|308px]] | | |name=AIE-486H heavy machine gun |
| | name=Heavy Machine Gun Turret | | |image=[[File:AIE-486H HMG.jpg|300px]] |
| | manufacturer= | | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=175}} |
| | model=AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun<ref> Halo 3 Manual</ref> | | |series= |
| | type=Portable Gatling turret | | |type=[[Wikipedia:Rotary cannon|Rotary]] [[machine gun]] |
| | cost= | | |cost= |
| | size=Turret/support weapon | | |variant= |
| | damage per hit=Medium/High | | |service=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| | magazine=*Unlimited (Mounted) | | |length={{Convert|75.2|in|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} |
| | maxammo=*200 round belt (Unmounted) | | |width= |
| | fire= Fully Automatic | | |height= |
| | ammotype=[[7.62x51]]mm [[wikipedia:Saboted light armor penetrator|SLAP]] | | |weight= |
| | operation= | | |ammotype=[[7.62x51mm|M118 7.62×51mm FMJ-AP]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=331}} |
| | rate of fire= About 10 rps | | |capacity= |
| | accuracy=Close/Medium | | |feed=200 rounds/belt{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H3Manual|Halo 3 manual|Page=14}} |
| | range=Medium | | |operation= |
| | era= | | |rate= |
| | counterpart=[[Plasma Cannon]] | | |velocity= |
| | counterwep= [[Beam Rifle]], [[Sniper Rifle]] | | |optics= |
| | affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | | |range={{Convert|382|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} |
| }} | | }} |
| The '''AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun''' (abbreviated '''AIE-486H HMG''' or simply '''HMG'''), more commonly referred to as the '''Heavy Machine Gun Turret''', is a [[United Nations Space Command]] ground [[weapon]] effective against infantry and light [[vehicles]]. | | The '''AIE-486H heavy machine gun''' is a tri-barrelled rotary machine gun manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]] in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Beta|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaWeapons|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Beta Guide|D=17|M=01|Y=2021}} |
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| ==Design Details== | | ==Overview== |
| [[Image:Halo-3-20070701114837045.jpg|left|150px|A detached AIE-486.]]
| | ===Design details=== |
| The AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun is a standard Gatling-style heavy machine gun, used by the UNSC for offensive and defensive purposes. It is also more powerful than the UNSC's stationary turret, the [[M247 GP Machine Gun]]. It has saved many lives with its defensive capabilities holding enemy forces at bay for a limited time during the battle of [[Reach]], accounting for many casualties to the Covenants efforts to take out the Orbital MAC Generators. | | The AIE-486H heavy machine gun is a rugged design,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} consisting of a body housing an electrical motor linked to three rotary barrels. The weapon is equipped with two forward-facing ballistic shields similar in design to those of the [[M41 Vulcan]] anti-air gun, and a 200 round magazine just below the rotary assembly connected to the receiver by a munitions belt.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3Manual}} The rear of the weapon contains two handles, allowing the weapon to be handled when deployed - typically atop a static tripod mount. The weapon has a large capacity, a high rate-of-fire and a fairly quick reloading process{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} - though it does require a short "spin up" time when firing before reaching its maximum fire rate.{{Ref/Game|H3|Chaingun in-game weapon}} |
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| For defensive purposes, it can be mounted on a tripod, but when used for assault it can be detached from its tripod by a [[SPARTAN-II]]'s or [[Elite]]'s brute strength. In its unmounted form, the weapon has a limited ammunition capacity of 200 rounds and takes about a second to "spin up" before reaching its highest rate of fire. Pulling the trigger once will cause the gun to fire a maximum of two rounds at a moderate rate; holding it down builds up the rate of fire to a higher rate.
| | ===Ammunition=== |
| | The AIE-486H has ammunition commonality with many other weapons in UNSC and [[Colonial Military Authority]] arsenals such as the [[MA5 series]] of assault rifles. It fires the [[7.62x51mm|M118 7.62x51mm Full Metal Jacket-Armour Piercing]] used in the MA5 alongside other weapons such as the [[M392 DMR]] or [[M739 SAW]] - among many others.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} These armour-piercing rounds make the HMG highly effective in use against [[Covenant]] forces - particularly [[Sangheili]] troops.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} |
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| The gun slowly climbs during automatic fire like the [[M7 Caseless Sub Machine Gun]], but its recoil is lessened by the gun's tremendous weight, which makes it hard to move around. Also due to the weapon's weight, the user's speed is decreased, and turning takes more time. Unlike most mini-guns in other games, the gun cannot overheat, which is more realistic, as one of the designs of a mini-gun is to have multiple barrels, so that one barrel does not overheat due to the fire rate. Having three barrels disperses the heat equally to all three barrels. | | ===Usage=== |
| | The AIE-486H is an older design, though fulfils the same combat role as more modern contemporaries such as the [[M247H machine gun]] or [[M49 Vulcan]].{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=115}} Its rugged, loud, and formidable battlefield presence has made it a favourite of [[UNSC Marine Corps]] units,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and has kept it in service in the Marines' primary arsenal.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Two such weapons are deployed as a standard defensive armament on the [[M313 Elephant]] recovery vehicle,{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=145}} with one commonly equipped in the rear bay of the [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] dropship.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=149}} |
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| ===Ammunition=== | | ==Operational history== |
| The AIE-486 fires 7.62x51mm [[wikipedia:Saboted light armor penetrator|Saboted Light Armor Penetrator]] rounds at a high rate of fire. The SLAP design incorporates a polymer sabot, which allows for the use of a tungsten penetrator projectile of a lesser diameter than the original bore. By using the casing of a large cartridge with a lightweight projectile, the velocity of the projectile is greatly increased. The bullets are powerful enough to punch through the armor of a [[Warthog]] or a [[Wraith]] and destroy it with ease.
| | [[File:H3ODST_Alpha_Site_Defense.jpg|thumb|250px|ODSTs defending [[Alpha Site]] with an AIE-486H.]] |
| | The AIE-486H is an older design in UNSC arsenals, and was retained for use by the Marine Corps even after the [[UNSC Army]] and [[CMA Marine Corps]] adopted the [[M247H machine gun]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} |
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| ===Advantages===
| | AIE-486Hs saw usage from the earliest years of the [[Human-Covenant War]] through to its conclusion. They were in service in the hands of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] [[Alice-130]] and [[Team Omega]] in [[2531]], at which time they were used by Spartans operating in the [[Battle for Arcadia]] and [[Battle of Trove]].{{Ref/Level|HW|Arcadia Outskirts}} They later saw service in [[2547]] during the [[Battle of Skopje]],{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Dirt}} and again in the war's [[2552|final year]]. In 2552, they were used by Spartan [[Joshua-029]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]{{Ref/Comic|FoRInv|Issue=3}} and by [[human]] defence forces on [[Earth]], including the [[New Mombasa Police Department]] and Marine Corps.{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|NMPD HQ}}{{Ref/Book|HM|Page=106}}{{Ref/Level|H3|Crow's Nest}} |
| The AIE-486, like all machine guns, packs a powerful punch, filling the air with many rounds at a high rate. The AIE-486 is mainly a [[Support Weapons|Support Weapon]]; however, its offensive and defensive capabilities contradict its supportive nature. The AIE-486 is extremely effective against [[Covenant]] forces, and is strong enough to take down a fully armored and shielded [[Brute]] or [[Elite]] within about 5-10 seconds of continuous fire. A SPARTAN-II is strong enough to detach, or more accurately rip the turret off of its mount. Once detached, the player will appear in a third-person view, although the regular targeting reticule is still apparent.
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| ===Disadvantages=== | | ==In-game information== |
| In its stationary form the AIE-486 is a basic death trap if its user is flanked from multiple locations, a standard UNSC Marine is not strong enough to detach and hold the AIE-486 like a SPARTAN-II can in Halo 3. Even for a Spartan, the turret is heavy. As such, the Spartan wielding the turret cannot run, walk, or turn as fast as he can without it. Once detached from its tripod the AIE-486 has a limited ammunition supply, and once it runs out the turret must be either reloaded or discarded. In ''Halo 3'', there is no physical way to reload the turret or remount it on the tripod.
| | ===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''=== |
| | The AIE-486H was introduced in ''[[Halo 3]]'' as the replacement for the [[M247 machine gun|M247 GPMG]] featured in ''[[Halo 2]]''. It serves as part of the newly-added class of [[Weapon types#Turret|turret weapons]], and can be used while mounted on a turret stand or detached and carried in mobile form. While mounted, the weapon has an infinite ammunition pool and does not need to reload, though once detached can be carried in a third-person view albeit with a limited ammo pool of 200 rounds.{{Ref/Reuse|H3Manual}} |
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| ==Tactics==
| | In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the weapon performs the same as its ''Halo 3'' counterpart, albeit with a slightly faster run speed while detached. |
| ===Campaign===
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| *On higher difficulties it is key to detach the turret, being stationary, the enemy will be able to flank you or fire on your position with ease.
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| *During the must difficult encounter on [[Tsavo Highway (Level)]] it is key to detach the turret and pull to the back of the buildings and begin taking down jet pack Brutes, then if the opportunity presents itself lay into the chieftains with it.
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| *Taking advantage of the AIE-486 on [[Crow's Nest (Level)]] during both the hanger encounter and the Landing Pad Bravo encounter, the turret will work well at chipping away at the jet pack Brutes' shielding, allowing your allies to take them down more quickly.
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| ===Multiplayer=== | | ===''Halo Wars''=== |
| *The Machine Gun Turret is not as powerful as the Warthog's LAAG, so be careful when taking on an undamaged, unengaged Warthog, or else you'll quickly wind up dead. Only fire upon Warthogs that haven't seen you and are concentrating elsewhere.
| | In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the AIE-486H is the signature weapon of [[Alice-130]] in the game's campaign. In [[Skirmish]], the Chaingun can be unlocked as the first upgrade available for the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] infantry unit. |
| *A way of moving faster with the turret can be done by constantly dropping and picking up the turret. This, while looking like you're dribbling the gun, allows almost normal movement. Be aware of other weapons lying around, as you might pick one of those up instead.
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| *HMGs are easily detached using explosives. A good tactic is to grenade the turret instead of detaching it to reduce the amount of time in a stationary position.
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| *Detaching the turret in Multiplayer has its advantages and disadvantages. You will move more slowly, making you more vulnerable to small arms fire and grenades. It is tactically wise to only use the turret in defensive situations that will provide good cover. If you have the opportunity to use the turret on offense be sure to have another player backing you up as you lay into the other team.
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| *The turret is one of the best defensive weapons to use on [[Avalanche (Level)]], [[High Ground (Level)]], [[Last Resort (Level)]], and [[Sandtrap (Level)]] during objective based games.
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| *Remember to not stay on the turret too long in sniper matches. You are an easy target for snipers.
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| *Breaking a turret without using any weaponry is made easy by standing on top of it, crouch-jumping, and letting go of the crouch button before you hit the ground.
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== |
| *Although it is called a Heavy Machine-Gun, the 7.62x51mm NATO round it uses would actually classify it as a medium machine gun.
| | ===Silver Timeline=== |
| *Like the [[M41 LAAG]], the AIE-486H bears a striking resemblance to the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]] machine gun used by the United States military. The GAU-19 and AIE-486H both share the same distinctive flash suppressor. Unlike the GAU-19, which fires .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) rounds, the AIE-486H fires the [[7.62x51]]mm [[wikipedia:Saboted light armor penetrator|Saboted Light Armor Penetrator]] rounds.
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| *The AIE-486H fulfills the same defensive role of the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]], being mounted on aircraft like the [[Pelican]], reminiscent to the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]] being mounted on a modern-day helicopter.
| | A [[Colonial Military Authority]] AIE-486H machine gun{{Ref/YouTube|Id=HTVIGN|F-j3ma0FiEE|IGN|Halo TV Series: Bringing Master Chief's Weapons to Life|Y=2022|M=3|D=14}} was used by [[John-117/Silver|John-117]] in a battle against the Covenant on [[Madrigal]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=HTVOT|5KZ3MKraNKY|Paramount+|Halo The Series (2022) Official Trailer|Y=2022|M=1|D=30}} |
| *During [[Forge]] matches, the mounted AIE-486H can be picked up, moved, and rotated, even while another player is using the turret. If the other player rips the turret from the base while this is happening, the player will duplicate the turret. This can be used to arm an entire team with turrets. These traits also apply to Plasma Turrets, and anyone seated in the turret position of a vehicle won't be forced out like the driver will.
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| *[[Brutes]] will occasionally utilize Heavy Machine Guns against players and allies, the most common example of this appears in the level Crow's Nest, in the Armory.
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| *It is possible to use the machine gun mounted in the back of a [[Pelican]] in ''Halo 3'' by killing the NPC manning it and getting into the drop bay.
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| *On the base of the empty shell casings, the words '''Chief-EGX''' can be seen. This is apparent on all of the UNSC weapons that eject shell casings.
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| *If you put a detached turret into the tunnel in High Ground, then crouch in the tunnel and pick up the turret, you will be standing, meaning that you have shrunk to half-size.
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| *The AIE-486H's first mention may in fact be in [[First Strike|Halo: First Strike]], in which the surviving Marines and Spartans of [[Red Team]] use ''chainguns'', among other defenses, to keep the Covenant from compromising one of the orbital defense platform generators on the surface of [[Reach]]
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| *While the AIE-486H HMG might appear more mobile than the Halo 2 turret, it is shown to be heavier and harder to carry, even slowing Spartans and Elites. The M247 General Purpose Machine Gun (from Halo 2) is actually lighter in its portable form; it is able to be carried by Marines as seen in the levels [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]] and [[Outskirts]], and the stationary form doesn't appear difficult to rip off.
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| *The AIE-486 is usable in [[Halo 3: ODST]] [[firefight]] mode in its detached state. This is done for gameplay reasons only, as an ODST is not strong enough to pick up, let alone rip a turret off.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| | {{linkbox|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes}} |
| | ===Development images=== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| Image:Firefight.jpg|ODST wielding a dismounted turret in Halo 3: ODST
| | File:H3 ManualCover 3 Concept 1.jpg|Concept painting for the ''[[Halo 3 manual]]'' depicting [[John-117]] holding an AIE-486H. |
| Image:HWSpartan.jpg|A SPARTAN-II wielding a AIE-468H HMG in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
| | File:H3 ManualCover 3 Concept 2.jpg|Concept painting for the ''Halo 3 manual'' depicting John-117 holding an AIE-486H. |
| Image:1178912519.jpg|A render of a SPARTAN-II holding a AIE-486.
| | File:HW2-Defending the particle cannon.jpg|UNSC Marines manning an AIE-486H in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. |
| Image:63468010-Full.jpg|[[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] using the AIE-486 on his way to the crashed Covenant Ship in Voi.
| | File:HTV UNSCMinigun Concept 1.jpg|Concept art for the minigun design featured in ''Halo: The Television Series''. |
| Image:21439403-Full.jpg|A player wielding a mounted Heavy Machine Gun
| | File:HTV UNSCMinigun Concept 2.jpg|Concept art for the minigun design featured in ''Halo: The Television Series''. |
| | File:HTV UNSCMinigun Concept 3.jpg|Concept art for the minigun design featured in ''Halo: The Television Series''. |
| | File:HTV UNSCMinigun Concept 4.jpg|Concept art for the minigun design featured in ''Halo: The Television Series''. |
| | File:HTV UNSCMinigun Concept 5.jpg|Concept art for the minigun design featured in ''Halo: The Television Series''. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| | ===Screenshots=== |
| | <gallery> |
| | File:H3-AIE486HHUD.png|HUD of the mounted AIE-486H in ''[[Halo 3]]''. |
| | File:H3-AIE486HHUD1.png|HUD of the detached AIE-486H. |
| | File:HTMCC-H3_Navigator_Closeup.jpg|A [[NAVIGATOR-class Mjolnir|Navigator]]-clad Spartan wielding an AIE-486H. |
| | File:H3 - Detached AIE-486.png|An angled view of a detached AIE-486H HMG. |
| | File:H3-AIE-486HMGSide.png|An in-game profile view of the AIE-486H HMG in ''Halo 3''. |
| | File:H3-MP-Spartan-HMG.jpg|A render of a [[Mark VI]]-clad Spartan-II holding an AIE-486. |
| | File:H3-AIE-486H-HMG-Turret.jpg|An AIE-486H HMG turret unmanned in Crow's Nest. |
| | File:63468010-Full.jpg|[[John-117]] using the AIE-486 on his way to the crashed Flood-controlled ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser in [[Voi]]. |
| | File:HW SpartanChaingun Concept.jpg|''Halo Wars'' concept art of a Spartan wielding the chaingun. |
| | File:HWSpartan.jpg|A [[Mark IV]]-clad Spartan-II wielding an AIE-468H HMG in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. |
| | File:HW-SpartanIIsAIE486Hs.png|A Trio of Spartans with AIE-468Hs. |
| | File:Firefight.jpg|An ODST wielding a dismounted turret, alongside his squadmates in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. |
| | File:HTMCC-H3ODST Turret.jpg|[[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] firing a stationary AIE- 468H in ''Halo 3: ODST''. |
| | File:HTMCC-H3ODST Turret Detached.jpg|Dutch firing a detached AIE- 468H in ''Halo 3: ODST''. |
| | File:FoR-Josh029&AIE486H.png|[[Joshua-029]] destroys a T-26A Banshee with an AIE-486H in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''. |
| | File:HTV-H3turret.png|An AIE-486H machine gun in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''. |
| | </gallery> |
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| | ==List of appearances== |
| | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} |
| | *''[[Halo Wars]]'' |
| | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]] |
| | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' |
| | **''[[Dirt]]'' |
| | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' |
| | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' |
| | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' |
| | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' |
| | *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' |
| | **''[[Contact]]'' |
| | **''[[Reckoning]]'' |
| | **''[[Allegiance]]'' |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| <references/>
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| ==Related Pages==
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| *[[Plasma Cannon]]
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| *[[M247 GP Machine Gun]]
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