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|name=M650 Mastodon | |name=M650 Mastodon | ||
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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 [[ | 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 | *'''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. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of M650 Mastodons}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of M650 Mastodons}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HW2- | File:HW2-M650.png|An M650 Mastodon on Installation 00 in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | ||
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]]. | ||
</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== | ||
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- "Fuel tanks check, Marines check."
- — A Mastodon pilot during the Banished occupation of Installation 00[3]
The M650 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), commonly known as the Mastodon, is an armored personnel carrier of the United Nations Space Command, primarily utilized by the UNSC Army and colonial defense forces.[1]
Specifications
As an armored personnel carrier, M650 Mastodons have large troop compartments that allow them to carry heavy infantry, such as several Spartans in MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. Additionally, their protective armor shields them from most heavy weaponry. Each Mastodon is armed with an M41 Vulcan in a remotely operated weapon station, but the vehicle's primary offensive utility comes from the troops it can carry. Passengers can fire their weapons through the APC's firing ports.[2] However, their size makes Mastodons difficult to deploy and they lack the mobility of smaller troop carriers, such as the far-less protected M831 Warthog.[1]
Operational history
- "Frontline express let's go."
- — A Mastodon pilot on Installation 00[3]
The M650 Mastodon was widely used by the UNSC Army and colonial defense forces. During the conflict on Installation 00 between the Banished and the crew of UNSC 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.[1]
Gameplay
Halo Wars 2
- Info: Mobile Garrison, Can carry infantry, The infantry being transported provide supporting fire, Equipped with light machine gun
- Tier: 1
- Cost: Population 4, Supplies 400, Power 100
Mastodon Upgrade: Infantry Capacity
- Info: Increases unit capacity from 3 infantry squads to 4.
- Tier: 3
- 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.
Gallery
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An M650 Mastodon on Installation 00 in Halo Wars 2.
Jerome-092 leads two Mastodons.
Omega Team in a Mastodon.
A group of Mastodons attack a Banished Outpost.
Trivia
- The Mastodon is seemingly based off the cut Cougar from Halo Wars, and the Kodiak from Halo: Reach.
- The Mastodon is similar to GDI Armadillo from 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
- Halo Wars 2 (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Know-Scope
- ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Mastodon
- ^ a b c Halo Wars 2
