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[[File:H2 unsc gndforces.jpg|thumb|400px|right|UNSC ground forces, Warthogs with Pelicans flying above.]] | [[File:H2 unsc gndforces.jpg|thumb|400px|right|UNSC ground forces, Warthogs with Pelicans flying above.]] | ||
The | The vehicles from the ''Halo'' universe are transport vehicles designed for use in combat situations. Many vehicles exist in the ''Halo'' universe, and some of them can be used in the ''Halo'' games. Vehicles are a very important part of gameplay, and can be used in both the [[Campaign]] and in [[multiplayer]] games. | ||
Vehicles have distinct tactical advantages. Most vehicles have powerful weapons with unlimited ammunition. Their firepower can be used to damage or destroy enemy forces or placements. Vehicles can also be used to transport troops swiftly, and can provide essential support in skirmishes. | Vehicles have distinct tactical advantages. Most vehicles have powerful weapons with unlimited ammunition. Their firepower can be used to damage or destroy enemy forces or placements. Vehicles can also be used to transport troops swiftly, and can provide essential support in skirmishes. | ||
Due to their size, vehicles can't enter some tight areas like buildings, where infantry can enter. However, [[Warthogs]], [[Mongooses]] | Due to their size, vehicles can't enter some tight areas like buildings, where infantry can enter. However, [[Warthogs]], [[Mongooses]] and [[Ghosts]] can often be driven in corridors, and even up and down stairs. Vehicles can be easily spotted and destroyed by enemy artillery or explosive small-arms fire. Vehicles can also be hijacked, which either results in the hijacked vehicle being destroyed or the driver being ejected and the hijacker taking control of the vehicle. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
In gameplay, only a small number of very unique vehicles are drivable | In gameplay, only a small number of very unique vehicles are drivable and controllable, most operating in a similar fashion, allowing driving (navigation) and control of mounted weaponry (attack), though some allow one to do both simultaneously or only provide one of the two. Such weapons usually have unlimited ammunition available, whether they are human (ballistic-based) or [[Covenant]] (plasma-based). | ||
When the player enters a vehicle by climbing into | When the player enters a vehicle by climbing into the driver, weapon or passenger seat, the camera switches from a first-person to a third-person view. This improves peripheral vision and the bird's eye view makes it easier to drive around, with nearby terrain easily fitting into view. When the player has control of weaponry while being driven around in a vehicle, either hand-held weapons (usable while in passenger seats) or [[turrets]] (usable while in turret seats), a stylized aiming reticule is displayed much like when in first-person view, locked to the center of the screen and replacing the typical arrow cursor. | ||
''Halo: Combat Evolved'' is the only game where vehicles cannot be destroyed unless | ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' is the only game where vehicles cannot be destroyed unless it is part of the story or glitches/mods are used. However, [[Ghosts]] and [[Banshees]] ''can'' be destroyed in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''s campaign, albeit only when the [[Ghost]] or the [[Banshee]] is occupied. | ||
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