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|name=AV-30 Light Assault VTOL | |name=AV-30 Light Assault VTOL | ||
|image=[[File:HSS Kestrel.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:HSS Kestrel.jpg|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]] | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/kestrel '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Kestrel'']</ref><br> | ||
[[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X department]] | [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X department]] | ||
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|engine= | |engine= | ||
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|armament=*2 [[GAU-10/A heavy autocannon]]s | |armament=*2 [[GAU-10/A heavy autocannon]]s<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
*2 [[M302 rocket pod]]s | *2 [[M302 rocket pod]]s<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
|crew=One operator | |crew=One operator | ||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
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|firstuse-title=In service | |firstuse-title=In service | ||
|firstuse=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |firstuse=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
|role=Ground support, fast attack | |role=Ground support, fast attack<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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The '''AV-30 Light Assault VTOL''', more commonly known as the '''Kestrel''', is a combat vehicle used by the [[United Nations Space Command]], manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]]. | The '''AV-30 Light Assault VTOL''', more commonly known as the '''Kestrel''', is a combat vehicle used by the [[United Nations Space Command]], manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]].<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
The Kestrel hovers above the ground by three ducted air fans rather than using traditional wheels or treads.<ref name="IGN">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/15/halo-spartan-strike-announced-for-windows-devices-and-steam-ign-first?watch IGN: Halo: Spartan Strike Announced for Windows Devices and Steam]</ref> These fans allow the Kestrel to easily navigate narrow spaces and partake in acrobatic aerial maneuvers. The standard production model of the Kestrel is armed with a set of twin-linked [[GAU-10/A heavy autocannon]]s. Some experimental models are also armed with a pair of [[M302 rocket pod]]s.<ref name="waypoint"/> | |||
The Kestrel hovers above the ground by three | |||
== | ==Development and operational history== | ||
The | The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] invested heavily in weapons prototyping, although most new designs never make it past the theoretical/modeling stage. Every once in a while a new weapon system proves to have the perfect mix of lethality and survivability, and the Kestrel is a perfect example of human ingenuity pushing the war effort in the right direction. Starting with several competing design philosophies encompassing various shapes, armament combinations, and turbine layouts, ONI skunkworks engineers eventually settled on a final design that was handed off to [[Misriah Armory]] for serial production.<ref name="waypoint"/> In July [[2557]] AV-30 Kestrels were used by [[headhunters]] during the [[Battle of Installation 03]] and [[Battle of New Phoenix]].<ref name="HSS">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'''</ref> During the defense of [[Onyx]] of October [[2558]], UNSC forces used Kestrels against Created forces.<ref name="LOO">'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'''</ref> | ||
== | ==Production notes== | ||
=== | ===''Halo 2'' predecessor=== | ||
[[File:Kestrel - deletemat (textured).jpg|250px|thumb|right|''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s conceptual Kestrel.]] | |||
The Kestrel was originally an aircraft that was cut from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' at an early stage of the game's development, though the name remained in the game's code.{{Citation needed}} Various pieces of concept art for the craft are shown on the ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[Halo 2 Collector's Edition#Collector's Edition DVD|Collector's Edition disc]]. Its design inspired the canonical version introduced in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''. | |||
===MEGA Bloks=== | ===MEGA Bloks=== | ||
[[MEGA Brands]] released toy building sets of the UNSC [[siege bike]] and the so-called Light Assault VTOL, later identified as the Kestrel. In a Q&A edition of the [[Halo Bulletin]], [[Frank O'Connor]] [http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/28/The-Halo-Bulletin-32813.aspx confirmed] the vehicles exist in canon, though not necessarily in the manner depicted by MEGA Bloks. | [[File:Light Assault VTOL.jpg|120px|thumb|left|MEGA Bloks' Light Assault VTOL.]] | ||
[[MEGA Brands]] released toy building sets of the UNSC [[siege bike]] and the so-called Light Assault VTOL, later identified as the Kestrel. In a Q&A edition of the [[Halo Bulletin]], [[Frank O'Connor]] [http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/28/The-Halo-Bulletin-32813.aspx confirmed] the vehicles exist in canon, though not necessarily in the manner depicted by MEGA Bloks. Background information seemingly at odds with the canonical depictions was provided for the toys. | |||
< | The Light Assault VTOL is said to be an aircraft designed for used in confined environments to provide ground and air-to-air support. Developed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X]] division as part of a line of exotic attack vehicles,<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/28/The-Halo-Bulletin-32813.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 3/28/13'']</ref> the VTOL is armed with a pair of twin-linked GAU-10/A HAC autocannons and a single M302 Class-1 Guided Missile Launch System.<ref>[http://halo.megabloks.com/en-us/toys/construction/unsc-light-assault-vtol-97102 '''Megabloks''': ''Light Assault VTOL'']</ref> In contrast, the canonical version is represented as a ground combat vehicle armed only with a pair of autocannons; indeed, it performs similarly to the [[Type-25 Chopper|Brute Chopper]] but maneuvers much like the [[Type-32 Ghost]].<ref name="IGN"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*Following the UNSC tradition of naming vehicles after animals | *Following the UNSC tradition of naming vehicles after animals the AV-30 is named after the [[Wikipedia:Kestrel|Kestrel]], a group of falcons capable of hovering in still air. | ||
*The Kestrel resembles the Manta from Unreal Tournament 2K4 and UT3. | |||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
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===Concept art=== | ===Concept art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:Kestrel concept.jpg|Concept art of the cut Kestrel in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File: | File:Kestrel concept 2.jpg|Concept art of the cut Kestrel in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File: | File:Kestrel concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the cut Kestrel in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:MC Concept Kestrel.png|Concept art for the Mega Contrux version of the Kestrel.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/megaconstruxmx/photos/a.1414975092049172.1073741828.1406790922867589/1463960180483996/?type=3&theater '''Facebook''' ''- Concept art]</ref> | |||
File:MC Concept Kestrel.png|Concept art for the Mega Contrux version of the Kestrel. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:UNSC Vehicles]] | ||
