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The '''Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platform M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy''', commonly known as the '''Mammoth''', is a heavy wheeled vehicle used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] in the wake of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="NeoGAF 652012">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38546770&postcount=16808 '''NeoGAF:''' ''Halo |OT4| Trust's a Tough Thing to Come by These Days'']</ref><ref name="Method Making Of">[http://www.methodstudios.com/work/the-commissioning '''Method Studios:''' ''Halo 4 <nowiki>'</nowiki>The Commissioning<nowiki>'</nowiki>'']</ref> This weapon platform is currently the largest known terrestrial armored fighting vehicle employed by the UNSC, dwarfing even the similar "[[Elephant]]" HRVs in size.

Nearly seventy meters in length, the Mammoth is a six-wheeled [[wikipedia:siegeworks|siegeworks]] [[wikipedia:Landship|ultra-heavy vehicle]] that fulfills the dual roles of anti-aircraft and anti-[[warship]] weapons platform; it is designed for the elimination of hostile vessels, weapons, and fortifications in terrestrial and orbital positions.<ref name="HOSFM202">'''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''', ''page 202''</ref> As with the Elephant, the Mammoth possesses an internal storage bay for smaller vehicles such as the [[M12 Warthog]] and the [[M274 Mongoose]], which are normally stored via magnetic grapples running along the roof of the bay and can exit through the vehicle's front or back ramp. The Mammoth sports a [[MAC|Mark 2457/35cm HRG "Mini-MAC"]] turret on the topside, two large openings towards the back, as well as two smaller ones near the vehicle's cockpit.{{Ref/Reuse|H4 Guide}}<ref name="Magic">[http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/15/making-of-halo-4?utm_campaign=ign+main+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social '''IGN''' ''The Magic Behind Halo 4'']</ref> Two [[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System|M79 MLRS]] emplacements are mounted on both the port and starboard side for close-in defense. It is generally painted in a [[Wikipedia:Camel (color)|camel brown]] scheme.