Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith: Difference between revisions

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The '''''Ogab'd''-pattern Skyhunter'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=275}} {{Type|52|Anti-Aircraft Artillery|AAA}},<ref name="Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'''</ref> 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 {{Pattern|Zurdo|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-26 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-26'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 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 and 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-26 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 {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} dropship.

Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery was first encountered late in the [[Human-Covenant War]] and saw widespread deployment by the Covenant in the occupied [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony worlds]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. Though ONI analysts presumed the vehicle was a dedicated air defense vehicle, the Covenant often deployed AA Wraiths as a direct assault vehicle against UNSC forces in urban areas.{{Ref/Reuse|Blitz}}

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]]''</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 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>

After the [[Human-Covenant War]], AA-Wraiths would be used during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2554]] by [[Merg Vol]]'s [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] against UNSC forces.<ref name="HSA">'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'''</ref> A number of AA-Wraiths would also be used by [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Installation 03]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]].<ref name="HSS">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'''</ref> By [[2558#October|October 2558]], the T-52 AA Wraith has largely been replaced within the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant with the {{Pattern|Muv'te|anti-aircraft Wraith}}.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref> By [[2559#April|April 2559]], the [[Banished]] had largely replaced their supply of T-52 AA Wraiths with [[Reaver]]s.<ref name="PL">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs#Banished Units|Phoenix Logs - Reaver]]''</ref>

An early version of the Anti-Air Wraith found in the March 2007 build of the ''Halo 3'' Beta has an [[Cut Halo 3 vehicles#Early Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|early version]] of the AA Wraith available to spawn on [[Snowbound]] in [[Forge/Halo 3|Forge]]. This early Wraith is purple like the regular mortar counterpart, and boasts a pair of automatic [[plasma cannon]]s as opposed to the fuel rod cannons it has in the final game.