Editing D77-TC Pelican

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{{Center|For the Pelican from Halo 3, see [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]. For the Pelican introduced in Halo 4, see [[D79-TC Pelican]].}}

{{Ship Class Infobox

|image=[[File:H2AD77.jpg|350px]]

|name=Dropship 77-Troop Carrier

|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Arms Race]]'''</ref><ref name="OSFM206"/>

|line=[[Pelican]]

|class=Pelican Dropship 77-Troop Carrier

|length= 30.5 meters (100 ft) <br/> Troop Bay: 6.19 meters (20.3 ft)<ref>[[:File:Pelican-Abrams_Comparison.jpg|Image comparison]]</ref>

|width= Wingspan: 23.3 meters (76 ft) <br/> Troop Bay: 4.65 meters (15.3 ft)

|height=10 meters (33 ft)<br/>10.5 meters (34 ft) with landing gear<br/> Troop Bay: 3.23 meters (10.6 ft)

|mass={{Convert|138|MT}}<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', pg. 44-45</ref>

|engine=*Four [[Fusion drive|hybrid fusion drives]] {{C|two primary, two secondary}}<ref name="Warfleet"/>

*[[Gravitics|Gravitic]] assist generator<ref name="Warfleet"/>

|slipspace drive=No

|navigation=*Motion trackers<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]</ref>

*[[Radar|RADAR]]/LIDAR detectors<ref name="Warfleet"/>

|armament=*Single or twin-linked nose-mounted projectile weapons:  

**[[M370 autocannon]] {{C|standard}}<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.135</ref> or

**70mm heavy rotary cannon<ref name="flood3"/> or

**[[40mm chain gun]]<ref name="TFoR">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p.92 (''"John sized up her armaments - dented and charred armor, a pair of old, out-of-date 40mm chain guns."'')</ref>  or

*Two [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]] pods (eight missiles each) {{C|optional}}

*4x win-mounted weapon hardpoints<ref name="OSFM206>''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p.206</ref>

*One optional aft-facing turret:

**[[M247 General Purpose Machine Gun]] or

**[[M460 Automatic Grenade Launcher]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> or

**[[M68 Gauss cannon]]<ref name="Warfleet"/>

|complement=10-20 passengers; in addition to:

*One [[M808 Main Battle Tank|M808 main battle tank]] or

*One [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|M12 force application vehicle]] or

*One [[troop deployment pod]] or

*One [[deployable bridge]] <ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> or

*One [[UNSC Firebase]] component

*One [[pilot]]

*One co-pilot

*One crew chief

|skeleton=One pilot with an AI

|consumables=Enough fuel for two ground-to-orbit trips<ref name="Warfleet"/>

|role=[[Dropship]], gunship

|era=

|introduced=[[2392]]<ref name="Halo Waypoint: Pelican">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/pelican ''Halo Waypoint'': Pelican]</ref><ref name="OSFM206"/>

|affiliation=United Nations Space Command

The '''D77-TC Pelican''', formally known as the '''Dropship 77-Troop Carrier''' and commonly known as the '''Pelican''', is an extremely versatile space-to-ground capable craft used by the [[United Nations Space Command]], as well as being marketed toward [[law enforcement]], security, corporate and civilian markets.<ref name="OSFM206"/> In its role as a [[tactical aerospace lifter]], the Pelican is mainly for the pickup and transportation of personnel, vehicles and equipment, though some variants are capable of serving in the role of a gunship. The UNSC also uses Pelicans as civilian vehicles for quick evacuations.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Uprising'''</ref>

The Pelican's standard armament consists of one Class III externally powered projectile weapon at the fore of the vehicle, and one Class I gas-operated projectile weapon mounted at the rear, in the extended crew area. More heavily armed variants exist, and the Pelican can be converted to a gunship role with the addition of numerous and more powerful weaponry.<ref>''Halo 4'', campaign level [[Shutdown]]</ref>

The Pelican's primary armament consists of one or more nose-mounted projectile weapons, typically autocannons or machine guns. Commonly known as "chin guns" due to their placement,<ref name="EVG"/> these weapons are controlled via an [[Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System]] (IHADSS), which links to the pilot's or co-pilot's [[heads-up display]] and allows them to target the gun by head movements.<ref name="secrets"/><ref name="flood3">''Halo: the Flood'', Chapter 3</ref> The Pelican's standard armament is a chin-mounted [[M370 autocannon]], which is sometimes linked with another such weapon;<ref name="GOO1">''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Chapter 1</ref> the M370 fires 70mm high-explosive armor-piercing (HEAP) rounds as standard ammunition<ref name="Warfleet"/>, with depleted-Uranium slugs also being an option.<ref name="GOO1"/> This replaced the older [[40mm chain gun]] that was common prior to [[2525]].<ref name="TFoR"/> Some Marine Corps Pelicans are armed with a single 70mm rotary machine gun instead of a chain gun.<ref name="flood3"/>

In addition to its primary armament, the Pelican has four externally-mounted missile hardpoints<ref name="OSFM206"/>, which typically hold eight [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]]s. However, they can carry a variety of weapon systems or specialized equipment pods. A turret can be placed at the back of the cargo-bay to provide covering fire for embarking personnel, and can range from [[M247 General Purpose Machine Gun|machine guns]], to [[M460 Automatic Grenade Launcher|grenade launchers]], and even a [[M68 Gauss cannon|gauss cannon]].<ref name="Warfleet"/> While some weapons can be folded against the roof when not in use, others such as the [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] can not.

Pelicans utilize a complicated propulsion system that combines vectored-thrust fusion ram-rockets with air-breathing hyperfans, divided between two primary and two secondary articulated engine pods. While ideal for use in an atmospheric environment, they require a [[Hydrogen]] reaction mass in order to operate.<ref name="Warfleet"/> The two main engines have four nacelles each, two on the bottom and two at the back. The aft engines being similar but lack a nacelle at the bottom. Because both modules are mounted on rotating blocks, they can redirect themselves from directing the thrust downwards to any direction required. A basic [[gravitics|gravitic]] control system is used in-atmosphere to supply further stability and supplementary lift.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Although fully capable of orbital transit, the D77 is too small to be equipped with a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], and is thus incapable of slipspace travel.{{citation needed}}

===Countermeasures===

The D77-TC Pelican, like most other UNSC aerospace vehicles, is fitted with a suite of countermeasures to warn the dropship of incoming attacks, break target locks, and mitigate the effects of electronic warfare. These include wide-spectrum flares, microdrone decoys, rainbow laser blinders, [[Radar|RADAR]]/LIDAR sensors, directional jammers, and "hard chop" guillotines on data processing modules that could be susceptible to cyber-intrusion agents.<ref name="Warfleet"/> To prevent them from being easily taken out by [[electromagnetic pulse]]s, the Pelican's electronic systems are hardened against such phenomena.

==Variants==

As the most ubiquitous Pelican model in service, the Pelican has seen extensive deployment and modification, and is widely marketed to police, security, corporate and civilian markets.<ref name="OSFM206"/>

===D77H-TCI===

{{Main|D77H-TCI Pelican}}

The '''D77H-TCI''' appears nearly identical to the regular D77-TC except for a more angular frame. However, instead of the side-by-side positioning of the pilot and copilot, the pilot sits at the fore of the dropship, with the co-pilot behind him/her and at a higher position, in tandem. The D77H-TCI is capable of sporting missile pods that are integrated directly into the wings rather than the externally mounted pods used by the D77.

The ''D77C'' is a variant of the D77H-TCI that was utilized by the law enforcement agencies on [[Earth]]<ref name="Halo Waypoint: Pelican"/>, with a specialised model - the [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|D77C-NMPD]] - employed by the [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d ''Halo Waypoint'': NMPD Pelican] (defunct, archive [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Vehicles#NMPD_Pelican|here]])</ref> It is differentiated from its military counterpart by a black and white color scheme, with the word "POLICE" replacing the traditional "MARINES" on the external hull, and a noted lack of armament. Under the craft's chin, where a machine gun turret or autocannon would normally be installed, are various interchangeable sensors used by the police for aerial surveillance and crowd control. An AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun can be mounted in the personnel bay of the D77C-NMPD, similarly to the D77 and D77H models.

Building upon the versatile foundation of the venerable D77 airframe, the G77S Pelican is an impressive gunship design cooked up by [[Isabel]] and the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}'s engineers to help turn the tide of battle against [[Banished]] forces on the Ark. The G77S Pelican Gunship boasts a powerful range of armaments, including top-mounted ANVIL missile pods, four payload hardpoints, a forward M370 chaingun turret, and multiple [[M41 LAAG|12.7mm Vulcan]] cannons.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder: The Art of War(s)]</ref>

===UNSC Air Force variant===

The version of the Pelican used by the [[UNSC Air Force]] features a few major differences from other variants of the aircraft. First, the cockpit layout resembles that of the newer D77H-TCI model with the co-pilot's station located behind and above the pilot rather than side-by-side. Also, most Air Force Pelicans have chin-mounted [[M638 autocannon]]s rather than the 40mm or 70mm weapons typically mounted on Marine Corps Pelicans.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]''</ref>

===D78 Pelican===

Although the [[D79-TC Pelican]] largely supplanted the D77 in post-war service, surviving hulls would be upgraded with improved avionics and thrusters, redesignated D78-TC and continuing to serve.<ref name="Halo Waypoint: Pelican"/><ref>''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.112</ref>

*[[Bravo 001]]

*[[Bravo 022]]

*[[Bravo 029 (Pelican)|Bravo 029]]

*[[Charlie 217]]

*[[Delta 15]]

*[[Delta 331]]

*[[Echo 136]]

*[[Echo 206]]

*[[Echo 419]]

*[[Gamma 054]]

*[[Iron Fist]]

*[[Victor 933]]

*[[Victor 397]]

*[[Whiskey 035]]

*[[Whiskey 036]]

*[[Whiskey 037]]

*[[Whiskey 039]]

*[[Pelican 019]]

 

*A pelican is a seabird, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming atmospheric vehicles after real animals, with the exceptions of the [[Cyclops]] and [[Gremlin]], which are named after mythical creatures, and the [[Longsword]], [[Shortsword]], [[Sabre]], and [[Broadsword]] which are named after bladed weapons.

File:H2A - I Know What the Ladies Like.jpg|Sergeant Avery Johnson commandeers a Pelican's [[M247 General Purpose Machine Gun|M247]] bay gun.

**''[[Odd One Out]]''

*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''

**''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]''

*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}

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