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The '''110mm rotary cannon''', also known as simply "the Rotary,"{{Ref/Reuse|HE320}} is a ship-to-ship projectile weapon utilized by the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[GA-TL1 Longsword]], specifically its C709 variant.<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 112''</ref> It is essentially a large Gatling gun that fires 110mm shells and is used to engage enemy [[space fighter]]s and starships.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 38''</ref> Its shells are made of [[depleted uranium]], and the gun is considered "hopelessly archaic" compared to the weaponry of the [[Type-31 Seraph]].<ref name="HE320">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''UNSC Weapons'', ''page 320'' (2011 edition)</ref>
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The '''ALI-50 110mm autocannon''' is a heavy weapons system employed on the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] series of [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] in service within the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=160}}


==Overview==
==Trivia==
===Design details===
According to [[Robert McLees]], the concept of ''"110mm rotary cannons in fighter/bombers"'', as stated in the ''[[Halo Story Bible]]'', is ''"bad crazy"''; this seems to imply that the weapon's high caliber is the result of a typographical error.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12753 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo Universe: Covenant Weapons'']</ref> However, the number remains unchanged in the 2010 edition of ''Halo: First Strike'',<ref>'''Halo: First Strike (2010)''', ''page 54''</ref> and its validity is reinforced in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', which states the C709 variant of the Longsword is equipped with a "heavy rotary cannon".{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}
The weapon takes the form of a large autocannon,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} capable of firing 110mm [[depleted uranium]] shells and a high rate of fire.{{Ref/Reuse|FS5}}{{Ref/Book|Id=vis|EVG|Page=112}}
 
===Usage===
The 110mm is employed on the Longsword series of fightercraft (in particular the [[C709 Longsword|C709]] and [[C718 Longsword|C718]] variants){{Ref/Reuse|HE320}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} - a massive [[space fighter]] used for interception and bombing. It was still employed as late as the [[Fall of Reach]] in late [[2552]], where it was regarded as "hopelessly archaic" in comparison to the [[plasma weaponry]] employed by the [[Seraph]] fighters used by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=HE320|Enc11|Page=320}}
 
==Production notes==
The Longsword's 110mm gun has a dubious canon history within the ''Halo'' franchise. It was first referenced in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' as a 110mm weapon affectionately referred to as "'''the Rotary'''".{{Ref/Reuse|FS5}}{{Ref/Reuse|HE320}} A 110mm gun would be larger than even the [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon|90mm cannon]] equipped on the [[Scorpion]] tanks, and would be ludicrous if employed as part of a rotary cannon - something supported by [[Robert McLees]], who described the idea of ''"110mm rotary cannons in fighter/bombers"'' (as stated in the ''[[Halo Story Bible]]'') as an example of ''"bad crazy"'' in the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12753|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo Universe: Covenant Weapons|D=21|M=10|Y=2014}}
 
It is likely that the 110mm rotary cannon established in ''First Strike'' was the result of a typographical error (something repeated in other [[Eric Nylund]] stories such as the relativistic [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' or the "[[four-forty]]" in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''), or may have been intended to refer to the total diameter of the weapon's full assembly rather than the ammunition. However, the number remained unchanged in the 2010 reprint of ''Halo: First Strike'',{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS5|HFS|Chapter=5}} and its validity is reinforced in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', which states the C709 variant of the Longsword is equipped with a "heavy rotary cannon".{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}
 
In the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', the loadout for the Longsword (specifically the C718 variant introduced in the book) was stated to have an ALI-50 110mm autocannon - seemingly a direct reference to the 110mm figure, but now retconned into being a more reasonable autocannon.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} As such, this article assumes the 2022 ''Halo Encyclopedia''{{'}}s interpretation of the weapon as an autocannon as canon.


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