Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith
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The Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery (abbreviated Type-52 AAA), often referred to as the Anti-Air Wraith[1], is a specialized variant of the Type-25 Wraith tank.
Introduction
The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery is a variant of the mainstream Covenant "Wraith" tank, but 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 a "rapid fire" dual Fuel Rod-based[2] flak cannonCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[3][4][5], although all were eventually destroyed in the UNSC counterattack or the Flood invasion of Voi[6] and the glassing of half of Africa.
At least seven were deployed against a possible UNSC threat when the Loyalists secured the Forerunner facility known as the Ark in extragalactic space[7][8].
Trivia
- Initially, the Wraith is unable to be driven, and if the Driver is killed, the Wraith is instantly destroyed. This is much like the Wraith in Halo: Combat Evolved, which was unusable until Halo 2.
- It is possible to drive this vehicle through a glitch, see How to Pilot an AA Wraith for more details.
- An easy way to defeat a Type-52, is to snipe the turret gunner; then it will be defenceless as it only shoots into the air, although it is possible to be splattered. However, if you remain around the Wraith long enough, the Brute or other driver will note you are there and will charge you, using boost. And, if you stay near it longer, it will begin to fire the cannons at you.
- If you are playing on Co-op with more than one other person, do make sure you are careful when driving or standing on the front of the Wraith, like its blueish counterpart, the projectiles can kill you instantly if you are caught in the way of the shot. This seems to happen more often with the AA Wraith.
- It seems like Bungie originally considered making the AA Wraith a drivable vehicle , since when you take control of it with a glitch and then jump out of the Wraith, you can see an animtion of the cannons folding together and going down trough the hatch, much like the normal Wraith. In fact, 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,like the Scorpian Tank.
- The vehicles cannons are less powerful than a normal Fuel Rod Cannon.
- The Anti Air Wraith controlled by the player isn't as effective at destroying aircraft as one that is computer controlled.
- The AA Wraith's model number is a reference to the number 7, since 5+2=7.
Sources
- ^ Halo 3: The Official Guide, page 63
- ^ Halo 3: The Official Guide, page 140
- ^ Halo 3: The Official Guide, page 57
- ^ Halo 3: The Official Guide, page 59
- ^ http://uk.media.xbox360.ign.com/media/734/734817/vids_1.html
- ^ Floodgate (Level), Halo 3
- ^ The Covenant (Level), Halo 3
- ^ Halo 3: The Official Guide, page 87
