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| | image=[[File:HW VultureSylverMissileLauncher.png|300px]] | | {{Weapon Infobox |
| | | image=[[File:Vulture Barrage.jpg|300px]] |
| | name= | | | name= |
| | manufacturer=[[United Nations Space Command]] | | | manufacturer=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] |
| | model=A-74 | | | model=A-74 |
| | type=Missile launcher | | | type=Missile launcher |
| | cost= | | | cost= |
| | size= | | | size= |
| | | damage per hit=High |
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| | maxammo= | | | maxammo= |
| | ammotype=[[ANVIL-IV Air-to-Surface Missile]]<br>[[Phoenix missile]] | | | fire= |
| | | ammotype=[[ANVIL-IV Air-to-Surface Missile|Air-to-Surface Missiles]] |
| | operation= | | | operation= |
| | rate= | | | rate of fire= |
| | velocity= | | | velocity= |
| | accuracy= | | | accuracy= |
| | range= | | | range= |
| | service=[[Human-Covenant War]] | | | era=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
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| | affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | | | affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] |
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| The '''A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launcher''' is an air-to-surface missile launcher typically mounted as one of the primary armaments of the [[AC-220 Vulture]] gunship.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=155}} | | The '''A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launcher''' is one of the [[AC-220 Gunship|Vulture's]] main armaments, along with the four [[GUA-23/AW/Linkless Feed Autocannon|autocannons]] it mounts. |
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| ==Design details==
| | As the name implies, this kind of launcher fires warheads vertically, in order to make them fall on hostile ground units, inflicting devastating damage. This launcher normally mounts [[ANVIL-IV Air-to-Surface Missile|Air-to-Surface Missiles]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', page 46</ref> |
| A-74s are vertical launch systems positioned on the top of the Vulture's hull, arrayed in two rows of four running along the craft's left and right sides. The launcher has a 360-degree effective radius, allowing it to target any enemy near the gunship itself. The A-74 launcher can work with the craft's Argent V missile bays to unleash a unified barrage of missiles on an unfortunate target.{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/vulture/d7c47141-fe31-43ff-8698-3ec01a19b356|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Vulture|D=25|M=03|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Vehicles#Vulture}}
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| The A-74 launcher can be internally reloaded, and can be stocked with a variety of air-surface munitions including [[Anvil-IV air-to-surface missile|Anvil-IV ASMs]] and [[Phoenix missile|Phoenix ASMs]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} These weapons complement the turret-mounted [[Argent V missile|Argent-V anti-air missiles]] and quad [[GAU-23/AW/Linkless Feed Autocannon]]s.{{Ref/Book|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=46}}
| | This weapon can be used as a unit ability in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' by pressing '''"Y"''' on the control pad, activating a ''"Missile Barrage"'', which can be upgraded for even more power. |
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| ==Gameplay==
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| In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the A-74 is granted to the Vulture gunship upon researching the ''Mega Barrage'' upgrade. Once completed, the Vulture can use the A-74s to bombard a target from afar as the vehicle's '''Y'''-ability. This weapon was replaced in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' with the [[Phoenix missile]], though it is still present on the Vulture model.
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| ==Production notes==
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| The A-74 Sylver is likely inspired by the real-world [[Wikipedia:Sylver Vertical Launching System|Sylver Vertical Launching System]], a French VLS; the word Sylver in this context stands for '''SY'''stème de '''L'''ancement '''VER'''tical. Notably, one of the model numbers of the Sylver launcher in the real-world is the A-70 model.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:UNSC Vulture 1.jpg|A closer look at the launcher system in ''Halo Wars'' concept art.
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| File:Vulture scheme.jpg|Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.
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| File:Vulture Barrage.jpg|Concept art of the launcher system firing missiles.
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| File:HW-VultureMissileBarrage.png|Vultures firing missiles from A-74s.
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| File:HW VultureFiringMissiles.png|Close up of a Vulture firing missiles from its A-74s.
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| File:HW2B Vulture.png|The A-74 silos on the Vulture in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{UNSC ordnance}} | | {{Template:UNSC Heavy Weapons}} |
| [[Category:Rocket launchers]] | | [[Category:Human Weapons]] |
| [[Category:UNSC air weapons]] | | [[Category:Human technology]] |
| | [[Category:Halo Wars]] |
