Cheru-pattern Tyrant: Difference between revisions

{{Status|Canon}}

| image=[[ File:Type-38 AA.png |300px]]

| manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 198''</ref>

| model=Type-38

| type=[[Anti-aircraft weapon]]

| cost=

| length={{Convert|42.6|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}

| height={{Convert|45.6|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}

| weight=450 tons{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

| feed=Unlimited{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}

| operation=

| rate=Three-shot burst

| velocity=

| accuracy=High

| range=Long

The '''''Cheru''-pattern Sky Striker'''{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=304}} {{Type|38|Anti-Aircraft Cannon|AAC}}, nicknamed the '''Tyrant''', is a large anti-aircraft artillery emplacement firing devastating bolts of superheated [[plasma]] at high velocities.<ref name="spear">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> The Tyrant can engage atmospheric craft in the air defense role and may also target starships in-orbit for planetary defense.<ref name="GL184">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 184''</ref> Manufactured at the [[Assembly Forges]], the Type-38 has been employed in the military forces of the former [[Covenant]], its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]], and even in the service of the [[human]] [[Venezian Militia]].<ref name="SA M23">'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', ''[[Mission 23: Infiltration of the Cult Leader's Base|Infiltration of the Cult Leader's Base]]''</ref>

== History ==

Several Type-38's were used by Covenant forces during the [[Fall of Reach]]. At least two guns were deployed at [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|Szurdok Ridge]] on August 12, 2552. Both emplacements were dispatched quickly by [[NOBLE Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|spear}} Two more were seen defending [[SWORD Base]] overlooking [[Airview Base]] after the Covenant had secured the area; both of these guns were similarly destroyed by NOBLE team member [[SPARTAN-B312]].<ref name="package">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package]]''</ref>

By early [[2553]], [[Insurrectionist]]s on [[Venezia]] had acquired a number of these cannons, likely from a group of [[Kig-Yar]] operating in the Venezia sector. In [[2553|January 2553]], one of the cannons was fired on the ship {{UNSCShip|Monte Cassino}}. The ship was able to evade, however, and used missiles to destroy the cannon.{{Ref/Reuse|GL184}}

During the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2554]], [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] commander [[Merg Vol]] surrounded his base on [[X50]] with Tyrants. Having learned of [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Sarah Palmer]]'s theft of [[Parg Vol]]'s [[Phantom gunboat|personal transport]], Vol ordered all but the officers' ships shot down by the Tyrants. However, Palmer's Trojan Horse succeeded and she was able to fly past the Covenant fleet in orbit and landing in Vol's camp{{Ref/Reuse|SA M23}} Upon her later return to the moon to investigate a strange signal from a Forerunner structure, Palmer destroyed two heavily-guarded Tyrants in order to clear a landing zone for other UNSC forces.<ref name="arid sea">'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', ''[[Mission 26: Battle at the Arid Sea|Battle at the Arid Sea]]''</ref>

In [[2557]], [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] made use of several Tyrants during the [[Battle of Installation 03|conflict]] on [[Installation 03]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'''</ref>

During the [[Battle of Ealen IV]], [[Paul DeMarco]] and his fellow [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartans]] of [[Fireteam Bailey]] captured a Tyrant to cover the escape of a delegation of [[human]], [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Sangheili]] leaders.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue 3''</ref>

== Design ==

The T-38 AAC differs considerably from the more sleek [[Type-27 Mantis]]. It is significantly heavier in construction, and as such is more difficult to transport and deploy, though its firepower is generally considered to make up for these disadvantages.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The weapon is able to fire three bolts in a rapid succession before cooling down. Unlike the unprotected observation balconies of the Type-27 cannon, the Type-38's heavy base structure effectively doubles as a covered defensible fortification.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The base structure has two levels, with a small command center on the first level, with sloped ramps leading to the second level which serves as an observation platform.

Each time the cannon fires, a bolt of plasma is generated in the core and fired up into the gun.{{Ref/Reuse|spear}} The gun's vulnerable [[pinch fusion reactor]] is encased in a shielded power core in the center of the base structure. Destroying this will cause the gun to explode. Alternatively, the back of the cannon is fatally vulnerable to heavy weapons fire, such as the [[M808 Scorpion]]'s 90mm main gun or the [[Type-26 Wraith]]'s [[plasma mortar]]. To prevent this, the Covenant will assign a detachment of infantry and armored vehicles around the battery.

During the first encounter with the emplacements during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]], the player has to eliminate the Covenant forces around the cannon and get inside. Once inside the emplacement, the player must take down the shield around the reactor core, which can be done with a simple melee attack. Once the shield is down, they must then throw a grenade into the core or, if they still have it, use the [[M319 grenade launcher]]. This causes the cannon to overload and be destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|spear}}

File:HR-T38TyrantPlasmaCannonAA.png|The Type-38 "Tyrant" AA Plasma Cannon, with infantry guards around its base.

File:HReach-T38TyrantAAC.png|Alternate in-game preview of the Type-38 "Tyrant" AAC in ''Halo: Reach''.

File:Reach Outpost Firefight.jpg|A Type-38 "Tyrant" on the surface of [[Reach]].

File:Reach TotS Env.jpg|A T-38 Tyrant at [[Szurdok Ridge]] in ''Halo: Reach''.

File:Tyrant Plasma.png|A Type-38 "Tyrant" AAC destroying an oncoming fighter.

File:T38_firing.jpg|A Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon firing.

File:T38_core.jpg|The inner core of a T-38 AAC.

File:Battle at the Arid Sea.png|[[Sarah Palmer]] fighting members of [[Merg Vol's Covenant]] inside a T-38 AAC.

File:HE-T38-Tyrant-AAC.jpg|A T-38 "Tyrant" AAC encountered in ''Halo Escalation''.

File:HR-TotS-Tyrant-02.jpg|A T-38 "Tyrant" being destroyed in ''Halo: Reach''.

File:HR-Package-Tyrant-02.jpg|A T-38 "Tyrant" firing at fighters in ''Halo: Reach''.