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A ''' | A '''tank''' is an armored fighting vehicle designed for either front-line combat, such as as main battle tank (MBT), or for combat support, which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities. | ||
*'''[[M808 Main Battle Tank]]''' - The [[ | ==UNSC Defense Force== | ||
*'''[[M808B Main Battle Tank]]''' - A | ===Main battle tanks=== | ||
*'''[[ | *'''[[M808 Main Battle Tank|M808 ''Scorpion'' Main Battle Tank]]''' - The [[UNSC Defense Force]]'s main battle tank. | ||
**'''[[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B ''Scorpion'']]''' - A common model of the M808 MBT equipped with a coaxial [[M247T Medium Machine Gun]] in lieu of the M808's pintle-mounted version. | |||
*'''[[ | ***'''[[M808B Main Battle Tank#Variants|M808B2 ''Sun Devil'']]''': A variant of the M808B armed with four 40mm autocannons.<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 238''</ref><ref name="ENC"/> | ||
***'''[[M808B Main Battle Tank#Variants|M808B3 ''Tarantula'']]''': A variant of the M808B armed with twin Scimitar 4x178mm rocket pods. | |||
*'''[[M850 Main Battle Tank|M850 ''Grizzly'' Main Battle Tank]]''' - A less common, more heavily armed and armored main battle tank. | |||
'''Tank''' | ===Support tanks=== | ||
*'''[[ | *'''[[SP42 Main Battle Tank|SP42 ''Cobra'' Main Battle Tank]]''' - A light, wheeled railgun-armed vehicle used for anti-armor/anti-fortification support, despite its designation as a main battle tank.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 32''</ref> | ||
*'''[[M9 Main Anti-Aircraft Tank|M9 ''Wolverine'' Main Anti-Aircraft Tank]]''' - Primary UNSCDF anti-aircraft support vehicle; designated as a tank due to chassis design, not combat role.<ref name>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 205''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/wolverine/332c3508-0772-4c65-9621-7e1fc597cb45?filter=all Halo Waypoint: M9 Wolverine MAAT]</ref> | |||
*'''[[M145D Mobile Artillery Assault Platform]]''' - A prototype platform armed with the ''Zeus'' 320mm plasma cannon, reverse engineered from [[Covenant]] technology.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 155''</ref> | |||
''' | ==Covenant== | ||
*'''[[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Type-26 ''Wraith'' Assault Gun Carriage]]''' - The Covenant's primary battle tank and mobile artillery platform. | |||
**'''[[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery]]''' - An anti-air variant from the Wraith armed with several [[Fuel rod cannon|Class-2 fuel rod cannons]] instead of the standard [[plasma mortar]]. | |||
==Other uses of the term== | |||
*'''[[Flood tank form]]''' - A [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood pure form|pure form]] derived from a mutating [[Flood stalker form|stalker form]]. | |||
*'''[[Methane tank]]''' - A [[methane]] container used by the [[Unggoy]] to breathe in non-methane rich environments. | *'''[[Methane tank]]''' - A [[methane]] container used by the [[Unggoy]] to breathe in non-methane rich environments. | ||
==Sources== | |||
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{{disambig}} | {{disambig}} | ||
Revision as of 13:55, January 21, 2012
A tank is an armored fighting vehicle designed for either front-line combat, such as as main battle tank (MBT), or for combat support, which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities.
UNSC Defense Force
Main battle tanks
- M808 Scorpion Main Battle Tank - The UNSC Defense Force's main battle tank.
- M808B Scorpion - A common model of the M808 MBT equipped with a coaxial M247T Medium Machine Gun in lieu of the M808's pintle-mounted version.
- M808B2 Sun Devil: A variant of the M808B armed with four 40mm autocannons.[1][1]
- M808B3 Tarantula: A variant of the M808B armed with twin Scimitar 4x178mm rocket pods.
- M808B Scorpion - A common model of the M808 MBT equipped with a coaxial M247T Medium Machine Gun in lieu of the M808's pintle-mounted version.
- M850 Grizzly Main Battle Tank - A less common, more heavily armed and armored main battle tank.
Support tanks
- SP42 Cobra Main Battle Tank - A light, wheeled railgun-armed vehicle used for anti-armor/anti-fortification support, despite its designation as a main battle tank.[2]
- M9 Wolverine Main Anti-Aircraft Tank - Primary UNSCDF anti-aircraft support vehicle; designated as a tank due to chassis design, not combat role.[3][4]
- M145D Mobile Artillery Assault Platform - A prototype platform armed with the Zeus 320mm plasma cannon, reverse engineered from Covenant technology.[5]
Covenant
- Type-26 Wraith Assault Gun Carriage - The Covenant's primary battle tank and mobile artillery platform.
- Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery - An anti-air variant from the Wraith armed with several Class-2 fuel rod cannons instead of the standard plasma mortar.
Other uses of the term
- Flood tank form - A Flood pure form derived from a mutating stalker form.
- Methane tank - A methane container used by the Unggoy to breathe in non-methane rich environments.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, page 238
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 32
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 205
- ^ Halo Waypoint: M9 Wolverine MAAT
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 155
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