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Though the M808 continued to serve in UNSC Army and Marine Corps armored units after 2557, the M820 Scorpion began to replace older materiel after its introduction.<ref name="universe"/> By 2558, the M820 had replaced its predecessor in [[War Games]] simulations aboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} among its Spartan forces.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref> Chalybs offered an a number of variants to buyers - UNSC armored units operated the baseline Scorpion, as well as Tundra, Urban and Woodland variants with camouflage paint schemes and improved armor, while ONI operated its own Scorpion variant for its Security forces which featured superior armor and used experimental rounds to improve lethality. Chalybs also offered a civilian variant of the Scorpion for private military contractors, the Corp Scorpion, which featured superior armor to the baseline Scorpion. The UNSC contracted [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] to provide an up-armored variant of the Scorpion, featuring a [[directed energy weapon]] based on the [[M6 Spartan Laser]] in place of the M990 turret, and replacing the | Though the M808 continued to serve in UNSC Army and Marine Corps armored units after 2557, the M820 Scorpion began to replace older materiel after its introduction.<ref name="universe"/> By 2558, the M820 had replaced its predecessor in [[War Games]] simulations aboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} among its Spartan forces.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref> Chalybs offered an a number of variants to buyers - UNSC armored units operated the baseline Scorpion, as well as Tundra, Urban and Woodland variants with camouflage paint schemes and improved armor, while ONI operated its own Scorpion variant for its Security forces which featured superior armor and used experimental rounds to improve lethality. Chalybs also offered a civilian variant of the Scorpion for private military contractors, the Corp Scorpion, which featured superior armor to the baseline Scorpion. The UNSC contracted [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] to provide an up-armored variant of the Scorpion, featuring a [[directed energy weapon]] based on the [[M6 Spartan Laser]] in place of the M990 turret, and replacing the pintle-mounted machine gun with a gauss cannon similar to that mounted to Hannibal's up-armored [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantis]]. | ||
One Corp Scorpion was owned by the Liang Dortmund corporation and was present on Meridian when it came under attack by Promethean forces in October, 2558. [[Governor]] [[Sloan]] authorised [[Fireteam Osiris]] to use the Scorpion to assist his own security forces with the defence of the colony, releasing it from its corporate operator, [[Billy]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, [[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]</ref> | One Corp Scorpion was owned by the Liang Dortmund corporation and was present on Meridian when it came under attack by Promethean forces in October, 2558. [[Governor]] [[Sloan]] authorised [[Fireteam Osiris]] to use the Scorpion to assist his own security forces with the defence of the colony, releasing it from its corporate operator, [[Billy]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, [[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]</ref> | ||