Editing Cheru-pattern Tyrant

{{Title|''Cheru''-pattern Tyrant}}
{{Status|Canon}}{{Status|Featured}}
{{Disambig header|the Covenant anti-aircraft gun|the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' multiplayer map|Tyrant}}
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|name=''Cheru''-pattern Sky Striker
|image=[[File:Type-38 AA.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=vis|EVG|Page=198}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=304}}
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|type=[[Anti-aircraft weapon]]
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|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
*[[Battle of Draetheus V]]
*[[Battle of Installation 03]]
*[[Attack on Ealen IV]]
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|weight={{Convert|408.2|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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The '''''Cheru''-pattern Sky Striker'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{Type|38|Anti-Aircraft Cannon|AAC}},{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} nicknamed the '''Tyrant''', is a large anti-aircraft artillery emplacement firing devastating bolts of superheated [[plasma]] at high velocities.{{Ref/Level|Id=spear|HR|Tip of the Spear}} The Tyrant can engage atmospheric craft in the air defense role and may also target starships in-orbit for planetary defense.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GL7|HGla|Chapter=7}} Manufactured at the [[Assembly Forges]], the Type-38 has been employed in the military forces of the former [[Covenant]], its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]], and even in the service of the [[human]] [[Venezian Militia]].{{Ref/Level|Id=SA M23|HSA|Mission 23: Infiltration of the Cult Leader's Base}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The Tyrant differs considerably from the more sleek {{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}}. It is significantly heavier in construction, and as such is more difficult to transport and deploy, though its firepower is generally considered to make up for these disadvantages.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The weapon is able to fire three bolts in a rapid succession before cooling down. Unlike the unprotected observation balconies of the Mantis cannon, the Tyrant's heavy base structure effectively doubles as a covered defensible fortification.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The base structure has two levels, with a small command center on the first level, with sloped ramps leading to the second level which serves as an observation platform. 

Atop the base structure is a single ultra-heavy [[plasma cannon]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Each time the cannon fires, a bolt of plasma is generated in the core and fired up into the gun.{{Ref/Reuse|spear}} The gun's vulnerable [[pinch fusion reactor]] is encased in a shielded power core in the center of the base structure.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Destroying this will cause the gun to explode. Alternatively, the back of the cannon is fatally vulnerable to heavy weapons fire, such as the [[M808 Scorpion]]'s 90mm [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon|main gun]] or the [[plasma mortar]] system commonly mounted on the [[Wraith]] tank. To prevent this, the Covenant will assign a detachment of infantry and armored vehicles around the battery.

Although usually deployed alongside a considerable defensive crew, the Tyrant requires no manual crew to operate the gun itself. The weapon is serviced by local command forces, over a remote link.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Usage===
As with the Mantis AA, the Tyrant is predominantly deployed on worlds in which the Covenant has an interest in occupying for extended periods of time - usually due to the presence of [[Forerunner]] artifact sites on the surface. The Tyrant is deployed as a semi-permament installation designed for use primarily in an anti-[[warship]] role - in contrast to the similarly-used {{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}} cannon which features a modular construction for easy deployment and in-field construction.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Its gun is capable of firing from the surface of a planet into space,{{Ref/Reuse|GL7}} and can be used to clear planetary orbit of hostile spacecraft.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Operational history==
[[File:Enc22 VenezianCity.png|thumb|Several Tyrants defending the skyline of a city on Venezia.]]
===Human-Covenant War===
Several Tyrants were used by Covenant forces during the [[Fall of Reach]]. At least two guns were deployed at [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|Szurdok Ridge]] on August 12, 2552. Both emplacements were dispatched quickly by [[NOBLE Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|spear}} Two more were seen defending [[SWORD Base]] overlooking [[Airview Base]] after the Covenant had secured the area; both of these guns were similarly destroyed by NOBLE team member [[SPARTAN-B312]].{{Ref/Level|Id=package|HR|The Package}}

===Post-war conflicts===
By early [[2553]], [[Insurrectionist]]s on [[Venezia]] had acquired a number of these cannons, likely from a group of [[Kig-Yar]] operating in the Venezia sector. In [[2553|January 2553]], one of the cannons was fired on the ship {{UNSCShip|Monte Cassino}}. The ship was able to evade, however, and used missiles to destroy the cannon.{{Ref/Reuse|GL7}}

During the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2554]], [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] commander [[Merg Vol]] surrounded his base on [[X50]] with Tyrants. Having learned of [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Sarah Palmer]]'s theft of [[Parg Vol]]'s [[R'shwupa-pattern Phantom|personal transport]], Vol ordered all but the officers' ships shot down by the Tyrants. However, Palmer's Trojan Horse succeeded and she was able to fly past the Covenant fleet in orbit and landing in Vol's camp{{Ref/Reuse|SA M23}} Upon her later return to the moon to investigate a strange signal from a Forerunner structure, Palmer destroyed two heavily-guarded Tyrants in order to clear a landing zone for other UNSC forces.{{Ref/Level|Id=arid sea|HSA|Mission 26: Battle at the Arid Sea}}

In [[2557]], [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] made use of several Tyrants during the [[Battle of Installation 03|conflict]] on [[Installation 03]].{{Ref/Game|HSS}}{{Citation needed}}

During the [[Battle of Ealen IV]], [[Paul DeMarco]] and his fellow [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartans]] of [[Fireteam Bailey]] captured a Tyrant to cover the escape of a delegation of [[human]], [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Sangheili]] leaders.{{Ref/Comic|HEsc|Issue=3}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo: Reach''===
Tyrants are encountered in two levels of the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' campaign; [[Tip of the Spear]] and [[The Package]]. In both cases, the player must destroy the guns in order to proceed through the level. This can usually be down by eliminating the Covenant forces around the cannon and getting inside. Once inside the emplacement, the player must take down the shield around the reactor core, which can be done with a simple melee attack. Once the shield is down, they must then throw a grenade into the core or, if they still have it, use the [[M319 grenade launcher|grenade launcher]]. This causes the cannon to overload and be destroyed. Alternatively, if the Rocket Warthog is still available, barraging it relentlessly will cause it to overload and explode.{{Ref/Reuse|spear}}

During the encounter with the Tyrants at [[Airview Base]], the player is driving a [[M808C Scorpion|Scorpion tank]] and so can destroy the emplacements by firing multiple shots into the rear of the cannon itself, ultimately causing it to overload and explode.{{Ref/Reuse|package}}

===''Halo: Spartan Assault''===
During the first encounter in the game with a Tyrant, the player only has to worry about the forces emerging from it.{{Ref/Reuse|SA M23}} Later in the game, when they must actively destroy two the player needs to destroy the door blocking the entrance into the cannon which has a health gauge similar to the turrets and vehicles found in the game. Once the door is destroyed, the player only has to approach the door for Spartan [[Sarah Palmer]] to automatically enter and destroy the Tyrant without any further command input from the player.{{Ref/Reuse|arid sea}}

==Gallery==
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File:HR MantisLightAA Concept.jpg|''[[Halo: Reach]]'' concept art for a light AA gun utilising the Type-27 Mantis' design as a basis - in contrast to the Tyrant's depiction as a heavy AA gun.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.instagram.com/p/BbSiRsmnIqu/|Site=Instagram|Page=Glenn Israel|Quote=Halo Reach - Covenant light artillery platform (2009)|D=28|M=04|Y=2022}}
File:HR_TyrantHeavyAA_Concept.jpg|''Halo: Reach'' concept art for a heavy AA gun utilising the bunker structure shown in the previous image, as the basis for the Tyrant.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.instagram.com/p/BbSiU36Hvd6/|Site=Instagram|Page=Glenn Israel|Quote=Halo Reach - Covenant heavy artillery platform (2009)|D=28|M=04|Y=2022}}
File:HR-T38TyrantPlasmaCannonAA.png|The Tyrant, with infantry guards around its base.
File:HReach-T38TyrantAAC.png|Alternate in-game preview of the Tyrant in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Reach Outpost Firefight.jpg|A Tyrant on the surface of [[Reach]].
File:Reach TotS Env.jpg|A Tyrant at [[Szurdok Ridge]] in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Tyrant Plasma.png|A Tyrant destroying an oncoming fighter.
File:T38_firing.jpg|A Tyrant firing.
File:T38_core.jpg|The inner core of a Tyrant.
File:HR-TotS-Tyrant-02.jpg|A Tyrant being destroyed in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HR-Package-Tyrant-02.jpg|A Tyrant firing at fighters in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Battle at the Arid Sea.png|[[Sarah Palmer]] fighting members of [[Merg Vol's Covenant]] inside a Tyrant.
File:HE-T38-Tyrant-AAC.jpg|A Tyrant encountered in ''Halo Escalation''.
File:Infiltration of the Cult Leader's Base.png|A battery of Tyrant cannons deployed during the Battle of Draetheus V.
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== List of appearances ==
* ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
* ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
* ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
* ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
* ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''

== Sources ==
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{{Covenant heavy weapons}}

[[Category:Covenant weapons]]
[[Category:Artillery]]
[[Category:Plasma weapons]]
[[Category:Fortifications]]