Anvil air-to-surface missile
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Anvil air-to-surface missiles (ASMs) are a kind of high-explosive guided ground-attack munition used by the aircraft of the United Nations Space Command and Colonial Military Authority.[2]
Variants[edit]
Anvil-II[edit]
Anvil-II missiles are one of the most common of the Anvil missile family. They are used aboard several dropships widely used through the UNSC to provide support for infantry on the ground,[1][3] though may also be used to attack air targets such as Sentinels.[4] These include:
- D77 Pelican - 2x Anvil-II missile pods mounted onto a pylon on the wings.[5] Pods can have configurations with eight[6] or sixteen missiles.[2]
- D77H Pelican - 2x Anvil-II missile pods integrated into the wing.[5] containing six missiles each.[7]
- G77S Pelican - 2x Anvil-II missile pods mounted on the gunship's dorsal surface, containing four missiles.[8]
- D102 Owl - 2x Anvil-II missile pods mounted into a pylon on the wings.[5]
An Anvil-II ASM missile pod mounted on a D77 Pelican.
A D77 Pelican with the ANVIL-II missile pods.
A D77 Pelican firing ANVIL-II missiles.
A D77H-TCI Pelican showcasing its under-wing missile pods.
The G77S Pelican Gunship, fitted with ANVIL-II missile pods atop the craft.
A G77S firing its ANVIL payload.
Anvil-III[edit]
A single pod of Anvil-III missiles are carried aboard a Shearwater aerodyne.[9]
Anvil-IV[edit]
Two banks of four Anvil-IV missiles are carried aboard the AC-220 Vulture gunship. The missiles are stored in A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launchers atop the craft's dorsal surface and fired in large barrages to conduct saturation attacks against ground targets in a 360-degree radius around the craft.[10][11] They are one of a number of munitions that can be housed in the A-74 silos, others including the Phoenix missile.[12]
A closer look at the launcher system in Halo Wars concept art.
Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.
Anvil-IVs mounted within A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launchers.
Vultures firing Anvil-IVs.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo 2
- Halo 3
- Halo Wars
- Halo: Mortal Dictata (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Last Light
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo: Bad Blood
- Halo: Collateral Damage
- Halo: Silent Storm (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Divine Wind
- Halo: Empty Throne
Sources[edit]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
- ^ Jump up to: a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 14
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Metropolis
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Quarantine Zone
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 148-150
- ^ Halo 2, Pelican in-game model
- ^ Halo 3, Pelican in-game model
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - The Art of War(s) (Retrieved on Mar 19, 2017) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Empty Throne, chapter 5
- ^ Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide, page 46
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Vulture (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 155
