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{{Status|Canon}}
{{era|HW}}
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| manufacturer=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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| model=A-74
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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.


==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}}


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.
 
==Gameplay==
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.
 
==Production notes==
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.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSC Vulture 1.jpg|A closer look at the launcher system in ''Halo Wars'' concept art.
File:Vulture scheme.jpg|Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.
File:Vulture Barrage.jpg|Concept art of the launcher system firing missiles.
File:HW-VultureMissileBarrage.png|Vultures firing missiles from A-74s.
File:HW VultureFiringMissiles.png|Close up of a Vulture firing missiles from its A-74s.
File:HW2B Vulture.png|The A-74 silos on the Vulture in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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