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{{Vehicle infobox
{{Vehicle infobox
|name=M650 Mastodon
|name=M650 Mastodon
|image=[[File:HW2 Mastadon.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:HW2-BlitzMastodon.jpg|300px]]
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==Operational history==
==Operational history==
{{Quote|Frontline express let's go.|A Mastodon pilot on Installation 00<ref name="HW2"/>}}
{{Quote|Frontline express let's go.|A Mastodon pilot on Installation 00<ref name="HW2"/>}}
The M650 Mastodon was widely used by the [[UNSC Army]] and colonial defense forces. During the [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] on [[Installation 00]] between the [[Banished]] and the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, [[Jerome-092]] sought to initiate the production of Mastodons to minimize infantry casualties, as troops were in short supply and reinforcements were unlikely.<ref name="cf"/>
The M650 Mastodon was widely used by the [[UNSC Army]] and colonial defense forces. During the [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|conflict]] on [[Installation 00]] between the [[Banished]] and the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, [[Jerome-092]] sought to initiate the production of Mastodons to minimize infantry casualties, as troops were in short supply and reinforcements were unlikely.<ref name="cf"/>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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*'''Info:''' Mobile Garrison, Can carry infantry, The infantry being transported provide supporting fire, Equipped with light machine gun
*'''Info:''' Mobile Garrison, Can carry infantry, The infantry being transported provide supporting fire, Equipped with light machine gun
*'''Tier:''' 1
*'''Tier:''' 1
*'''Cost''': Population 3, Supplies 250, Power 75
*'''Cost''': Population 4, Supplies 400, Power 100
'''Mastodon Upgrade: Infantry Capacity'''
'''Mastodon Upgrade: Infantry Capacity'''
*'''Info:''' Increases unit capacity from 3 infantry squads to 4.
*'''Info:''' Increases unit capacity from 3 infantry squads to 4.
*'''Tier:''' 3
*'''Tier:''' 3
*'''Cost''': Supplies 0, Power 700
*'''Cost''': Supplies 0, Power 700
Mastodons are exclusive to [[Jerome-092]] and can be made at the [[Firebase]] once the leader power has unlocked them. They perform okay against infantry, but poorly against vehicles, aircraft, and structures. Due to their low offensive power Mastodons benefit greatly from a complement of Marines. If the Mastodon is destroyed, the passengers will survive, but will take damage. With proper upgrades from Marines, the Mastodon can become one of the most effective all-rounder units in the battlefield. In [[Blitz]] Mastodons cost 60 energy.
Mastodons are exclusive to [[Jerome-092]] and can be made at the [[Firebase]] once the leader power has unlocked them. They perform okay against infantry, but poorly against vehicles, aircraft, and structures. Due to their low offensive power, Mastodons benefit greatly from a complement of Marines. If the Mastodon is destroyed, the passengers will survive, but will take damage. With proper upgrades from Marines, the Mastodon can become one of the most effective all-rounder units in the battlefield. In [[Blitz]], Mastodons cost 60 energy.
 
==Trivia==
*Following the UNSC tradition of naming ground vehicles after animals the M650 is named after the [[Wikipedia:Mastodon|Mastodon]], an extinct relative to the Elephant.
*The Mastodon is seemingly based off the cut [[Cougar]] from ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and the [[Kodiak (APC)|Kodiak]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*The Mastodon is similar to GDI [[w:c:cnc:Armadillo|Armadillo]] from [[w:c:cnc:Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight|''Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight'']], where both are equipped with Machine guns and allow infantry units to be garrisoned into the vehicle, enabling them to attack enemy units when garrisoned.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of M650 Mastodons}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of M650 Mastodons}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HW2-Mastodonmodels.jpg|Early models of the Mastodon for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2-M650.png|An M650 Mastodon on Installation 00 in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2-Mastodonmodel.jpg|Model of the Mastodon.
File:HW2-Mastodontop.jpg|Top view of the Mastodon.
File:HW2-M650.png|An M650 Mastodon on Installation 00.
File:HW2-Jerome&Mastodons.png|Jerome-092 leads two Mastodons.
File:HW2-Jerome&Mastodons.png|Jerome-092 leads two Mastodons.
File:HW2-OmegaTeamMastodon.png|[[Omega Team]] in a Mastodon.
File:HW2-OmegaTeamMastodon.png|[[Omega Team]] in a Mastodon.
File:HW2-MastodonsvsOutpost.png|A group of Mastodons attack a Banished [[Outpost]].
File:HW2-MastodonsvsOutpost.png|A group of Mastodons attack a Banished [[Outpost]].
File:HW2-BlitzMastodon.jpg|Mastodon Blitz card.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*The Mastodon is seemingly based off the cut [[Cougar]] from ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and the [[Kodiak (APC)|Kodiak]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*The Mastodon is similar to GDI [[w:c:cnc:Armadillo|Armadillo]] from [[w:c:cnc:Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight|''Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight'']], where both are equipped with Machine guns and allow infantry units to be garrisoned into the vehicle, enabling them to attack enemy units when garrisoned.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==