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| length          = {{Convert|8.6|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=3}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 247''</ref>
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| engine          = [[Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Special Collector's Edition Manual]]''', ''page 17''</ref>
| engine          = [[Boosted gravity propulsion drive]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Special Collector's Edition Manual]]''', ''page 17''</ref>
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| countermeasures =
| armament        =*Two tri-barreled [[Fuel Rod Cannon]]s
| armament        =*Two tri-barreled [[fuel rod cannon]]s
*Secondary Plasma Turret<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 52''</ref>
*[[Plasma cannon#Medium plasma cannon (Wraith)|Secondary plasma turret]]<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 52''</ref>
| crew            =*Driver (1)
| crew            =*Driver (1)
*Support Gunner (1) (optional)
*Support gunner (1) (optional)
| role            = Mobile Anti-Aircraft battery
| role            = Mobile anti-aircraft battery
| era            = [[Human-Covenant War]]<br/>[[Great Schism]]
| era            = [[Human-Covenant War]]<br/>[[Great Schism]]
| affiliation    =*[[Covenant Loyalists]]
| affiliation    =*[[Covenant]]
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<center>''Looking for the [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|normal Wraith]]?''</center>
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The '''[[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery]]'''<ref name="ENC"/> (abbreviated '''Type-52 AAA'''), often referred to as the '''[[Wikipedia:Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon|Anti-Air]] Wraith'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 63''</ref>, is a specialized variant of the [[Type-25 Wraith]] tank.
The '''Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery'''<ref name="ENC"/> (abbreviated '''Type-52 AAA'''), often referred to as the '''[[Wikipedia:Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon|Anti-Air]] Wraith''',<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 63''</ref> is a specialized variant of the [[Type-25 Wraith]] tank.


==Overview and Design==
==Overview and Design==
The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery is a variant of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] Wraith tank, but it differs in its primary armament; while the standard Type-25 model is equipped with a [[Plasma Mortar]], which is used mainly against slow-moving ground targets, the Type-52 model is equipped with two rapid fire, triple barreled [[Fuel Rod Cannon]]s as its main armament, and is highly effective against nearby air targets as well as ground targets. The Type-52 shares the Type-25's secondary plasma turret, a non-detachable stationary turret emplacement fixed at the midsection of the vehicle that is optionally manned for defense against medium to close range ground targets. It should be noted that the plasma bolts fired by the AA-Wraith can explode mid-air, creating a cloud of plasma, resembling the clouds of shrapnel produced by modern day flak guns' bursting rounds.
The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery is a variant of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] Wraith tank, but it differs in its primary armament; while the standard Type-25 model is equipped with a [[plasma mortar]], which is used mainly against slow-moving ground targets, the Type-52 model is equipped with two rapid fire, triple barreled heavy [[fuel rod cannon]]s as its main armament, and is highly effective against nearby air targets as well as ground targets. The Type-52 shares the Type-25's secondary plasma turret, a non-detachable stationary turret emplacement fixed at the midsection of the vehicle that is optionally manned for defense against medium to close range ground targets. It should be noted that the [[fuel rod]]s fired by the AA-Wraith can explode mid-air, creating a cloud of plasma, resembling the clouds of shrapnel produced by modern day flak guns' bursting rounds.


The double sets of Fuel Rod Cannons are devastating to both airborne or ground forces. Dozens of shots can be put out in rapid succession, laying waste to enemy emplacements, leveling fortified bunkers in a matter of seconds, and removing an enemy aerial presence. The cannon can also be a threat to low flying Longsword fighter-bombers, even though they have heavier armor than the Pelican dropship. Luckily, however, the Anti-Air Wraith seems to be used almost exclusively for destroying and harassing air vehicles and use against ground targets is very rare.
The double sets of fuel rod cannons fire Class-3 fuel rods, which have the capability to track vehicles' heat signatures.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 99''</ref> They are devastating to both airborne or ground forces. Dozens of shots can be put out in rapid succession, laying waste to enemy emplacements, leveling fortified bunkers in a matter of seconds, and removing an enemy aerial presence. The cannon can also be a threat to low flying Longsword fighter-bombers, even though they have heavier armor than the Pelican dropship. Luckily, however, the Anti-Air Wraith seems to be used almost exclusively for destroying and harassing air vehicles and use against ground targets is very rare.


The Type-52 is also distinguished from the Type-25 by its red crimson color scheme instead of the standard Wraith's blue-purple armor color. Upon the driver's exiting the AA Wraith, its double flak cannons fold inward and contract into the body of the tank, presumably to keep them protected from enemy gunfire or saboteurs and possibly to allow more compact storage. It might even be necessary in order to travel at high speeds or be air-lifted by a [[Phantom]] dropship. Like the [[Fuel Rod Gun]] and [[Energy Sword]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', it has a dead man switch, causing the vehicle to be destroyed when the driver dies. Except for a [[Drive an AA Wraith|glitch]], the AA-Wraith is otherwise inoperable by the player.
The Type-52 is also distinguished from the Type-25 by its red crimson color scheme instead of the standard Wraith's blue-purple armor color. Upon the driver's exiting the AA Wraith, its double flak cannons fold inward and contract into the body of the tank, presumably to keep them protected from enemy gunfire or saboteurs and possibly to allow more compact storage. It might even be necessary in order to travel at high speeds or be air-lifted by a [[Phantom]] dropship. Like the [[Fuel Rod Gun]] and [[Energy Sword]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', it has a dead man switch, causing the vehicle to be destroyed when the driver dies. Except for a [[Drive an AA Wraith|glitch]], the AA-Wraith is otherwise inoperable by the player.


==Appearances==
==Operational history==
The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery saw widespread deployment by the Covenant in the occupied [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony worlds]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]].
The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery saw widespread deployment by the Covenant in the occupied [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony worlds]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]].


Multiple Type-52 vehicles were deployed in the [[Africa]]n city of [[Voi]] during the [[Covenant Loyalist|Loyalist]] occupation of Voi in the [[Battle of Earth]]. All of them were eventually destroyed in the [[Battle of Voi|UNSC counterattack]], and the glassing of a small part of Africa.
AA-Wraiths were deployed during the [[Battle of Mombasa|Covenant occupation]] of [[New Mombasa]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]]. Two were deployed at the [[Kikowani]] district to defend the [[Huragok]] [[Huragok recharge station|recharging stations]]. A third was stationed along [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway|Waterfront Highway]], part of the extensive expanse of defenses there.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Kikowani Station (level)|Kikowani Station]]''</ref> Multiple Type-52 vehicles were also deployed in the [[Africa]]n city of [[Voi]] during its Covenant occupation in the [[Battle of Earth]]. All of them were eventually destroyed in the [[Battle of Voi|UNSC counterattack]],<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> and the glassing of a small part of Africa.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>


Several more were deployed against a possible UNSC threat when the Loyalists secured the [[Forerunner]] facility known as the [[Ark]], in the levels [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]] and [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]].
Several more were deployed against a possible UNSC threat when the Covenant secured the [[Forerunner]] facility known as [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign levels ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]'', ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>
 
AA-Wraiths were also deployed during the Covenant occupation of [[New Mombasa]]. Two were deployed at [[Kikowani Station]] to defend the [[Huragok]] [[Huragok Recharge Station|Recharging Stations]]. A third was stationed along [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway|Waterfront Highway]], part of the extensive expanse of defenses there.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 09:44, October 3, 2011

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The Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery[1] (abbreviated Type-52 AAA), often referred to as the Anti-Air Wraith,[2] is a specialized variant of the Type-25 Wraith tank.

Overview and Design

The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery is a variant of the Covenant Wraith tank, but it differs in its primary armament; while the standard Type-25 model is equipped with a plasma mortar, which is used mainly against slow-moving ground targets, the Type-52 model is equipped with two rapid fire, triple barreled heavy fuel rod cannons as its main armament, and is highly effective against nearby air targets as well as ground targets. The Type-52 shares the Type-25's secondary plasma turret, a non-detachable stationary turret emplacement fixed at the midsection of the vehicle that is optionally manned for defense against medium to close range ground targets. It should be noted that the fuel rods fired by the AA-Wraith can explode mid-air, creating a cloud of plasma, resembling the clouds of shrapnel produced by modern day flak guns' bursting rounds.

The double sets of fuel rod cannons fire Class-3 fuel rods, which have the capability to track vehicles' heat signatures.[3] They are devastating to both airborne or ground forces. Dozens of shots can be put out in rapid succession, laying waste to enemy emplacements, leveling fortified bunkers in a matter of seconds, and removing an enemy aerial presence. The cannon can also be a threat to low flying Longsword fighter-bombers, even though they have heavier armor than the Pelican dropship. Luckily, however, the Anti-Air Wraith seems to be used almost exclusively for destroying and harassing air vehicles and use against ground targets is very rare.

The Type-52 is also distinguished from the Type-25 by its red crimson color scheme instead of the standard Wraith's blue-purple armor color. Upon the driver's exiting the AA Wraith, its double flak cannons fold inward and contract into the body of the tank, presumably to keep them protected from enemy gunfire or saboteurs and possibly to allow more compact storage. It might even be necessary in order to travel at high speeds or be air-lifted by a Phantom dropship. Like the Fuel Rod Gun and Energy Sword in Halo: Combat Evolved, it has a dead man switch, causing the vehicle to be destroyed when the driver dies. Except for a glitch, the AA-Wraith is otherwise inoperable by the player.

Operational history

The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery saw widespread deployment by the Covenant in the occupied Inner Colony worlds of the United Nations Space Command.

AA-Wraiths were deployed during the Covenant occupation of New Mombasa in October 2552. Two were deployed at the Kikowani district to defend the Huragok recharging stations. A third was stationed along Waterfront Highway, part of the extensive expanse of defenses there.[4] Multiple Type-52 vehicles were also deployed in the African city of Voi during its Covenant occupation in the Battle of Earth. All of them were eventually destroyed in the UNSC counterattack,[5] and the glassing of a small part of Africa.[6]

Several more were deployed against a possible UNSC threat when the Covenant secured the Forerunner facility known as the Ark.[7]

Trivia

  • It seems that Bungie originally considered making the AA Wraith a drivable vehicle, since when the player takes control of it with a glitch and then jump out of the Wraith, an animation of the cannons folding together and going down through the hatch can be seen, much like the normal Wraith. The fact that the AA Wraith is drivable at all proves this fact, but it was likely made unusable due to it being significantly overpowered. It also contains its own special aiming reticule which is seen nowhere else, and seems to be a reticule designed specifically for the AA-Wraith. Similarly, there is no targeting reticule for the AA Wraith's gunner turret.
  • The Anti Air Wraith controlled by the player is not as effective at destroying aircraft as one that is operated by an AI, because the AI is more efficient at targeting and leading; as such, it will know where the aircraft (sometimes even if controlled by the player, although the AI will most likely not hit the player) will move based on current readings (sudden course changes notwithstanding).
  • A shot from a Fuel Rod Gun is more powerful than a single shot from a cannon on the Anti Air Wraith. This is probably because of the faster rate of fire and infinite ammo the Anti-Air Wraith has, making it overpowered otherwise.

Gallery

  • Halo3-WraithAA-transparent.png

    A render of an unoccupied AA Wraith in Halo 3.

  • An Anti-Air Wraith being dissected by a Spartan Laser.

    An Anti-Air Wraith being dissected by a Spartan Laser.

  • An Anti-Air Wraith in Halo 3.

    An Anti-Air Wraith in Halo 3.

  • An Anti-Air Wraith shoots at a Hornet.

    An Anti-Air Wraith shoots at a Hornet.

  • AAAW H.jpg

    An Anti-Air Wraith on The Ark.

  • John-117 driving an AA Wraith.

    John-117 driving an AA Wraith.

List of appearances

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ENC
  2. ^ Halo 3: The Official Guide, page 63
  3. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 99
  4. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Kikowani Station
  5. ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Storm
  6. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Floodgate
  7. ^ Halo 3, campaign levels The Ark, The Covenant

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