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The '''70mm chain gun''' is an anti-personnel/anti-vehicle weapon mounted below the nose of some [[D77-TC Pelican]] [[dropships]].<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 39''</ref>
The '''70mm chain gun''' is an anti-personnel/anti-vehicle weapon mounted below the nose of some [[D77-TC Pelican]] [[dropship]]s. The gun is linked to the movements of the pilot's head, which allows for very short delays between spotting enemies and firing; the turret can rotate up to 120 degrees to wherever the pilot is looking. The turret can also be operated by a copilot, or manually by a gunner.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 39''</ref> The weapon seemingly replaced the 40mm chain gun that was common prior to [[2525]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 92'' "John sized up her armaments - dented and charred armor, a pair of old, out-of-date 40mm chain guns."</ref>
 
==Overview==
The gun is linked to the movements of the pilot's head, which allows for very short delays between spotting enemies and firing, the turret will rotate up to 120 degrees to wherever the pilot is looking. However, the turret can also be operated by a copilot, or manually by a gunner.
 
This weapon fires very large 70mm shells. The rate of fire is most likely lower than most UNSC automatic weapons, though the shells certainly have heavy stopping power.
 
==Trivia==
*While the weapon is said to be a chain gun (single barrel, few moving parts) the older older 40mm chin-mounted turret was said to be a rotary cannon (multiple rotating barrels, one barrel firing, higher rate of fire). This change is likely to compensate for the increased size of the projectile fired and the decrease in carried ammunition.
*Though never seen in game, it is possible that this armament is used on Marine Corps Pelicans, while [[UNSC Air Force]] Pelicans are seen sporting the same chin-mounted [[M638 Autocannon|M638 20mm cannon]] as the [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon tiltrotors]].  


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' <small>(Mentioned only)</small>
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{First mentioned}}


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 19:23, May 27, 2011

Template:Ratings Template:Weapon The 70mm chain gun is an anti-personnel/anti-vehicle weapon mounted below the nose of some D77-TC Pelican dropships. The gun is linked to the movements of the pilot's head, which allows for very short delays between spotting enemies and firing; the turret can rotate up to 120 degrees to wherever the pilot is looking. The turret can also be operated by a copilot, or manually by a gunner.[1] The weapon seemingly replaced the 40mm chain gun that was common prior to 2525.[2]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 39
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 92 "John sized up her armaments - dented and charred armor, a pair of old, out-of-date 40mm chain guns."

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