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{{Disambig header|the Pelican introduced in ''[[Halo 3]]''|other uses|Pelican}}
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{{Ship class infobox
{{Ship
|name = Dropship 77 - Heavy - Troop Carrier/Infantry
|name=D77H-TCI Pelican
|image = [[File:H3 - D77H-TCI.png|300px]]
|image=[[Image:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|310px]]
|class = [[D77-TC Pelican]]{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}
|model=D77-TC Pelican (Heavy Infantry variant)
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|height =  
|sysmods=
|mass =
|length=30.5 meters (100.3 feet)
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|width=23.4 meters (76.8 feet)
*8 [[Fusion drive|hybrid fusion drives]] {{C|4 primary, 4 secondary}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}
|height=10.0 meters (35.9 feet) (10.5 meters with landing gear)
*8 maneuvering thrusters {{c|housed in 4 vector pylons}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}
|mass=
|armament =
|max accel=
*3 chin-mounted weapons{{Ref/Game|H4|Part=Scanned}}{{Ref/Film|Id=home|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Homecoming}} {{c|optional}}
|max speed space=
*2 [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}} {{c|6 missiles per pod}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}
|max speed air=
*1 rear-mounted [[AIE-486H machine gun]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}
|engine=  
|complement =*1 medium or heavy vehicle{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}
|slipspace drive=
*2 light vehicles{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} {{c|internally and externally}}
|slipspace speed=
*4–6 [[ordnance pod]]s{{Citation needed}}
|poweroutput=
|crew = *2+ crews{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}
|power=
*1 [[artificial intelligence]]{{Ref/Level|Id=cortana|H3|[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]}} {{c|optional}}
|shield gen=
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|sensor=
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|target=
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|navigation=*Motion trackers<ref>[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]]</ref>|avionics=
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Game|Id=hsa|Halo: Spartan Assault}}
|countermeasures=
**[[Created conflict]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR|Novel=Halo: Shadows of Reach}}
|armament=*2 Wing-mounted Missile pods
|affiliation = [[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
*AIM-486H Heavy Machine Gun (optional)
|complement=*1 [[Scorpion Tank]] ''or''
*1 [[Warthog]] ''or''
*4-6 [[Resupply Canister Type-C Capsule]]s ''and''
*2 [[Mongoose]] (internally and externally)
|crew=*1 [[Pilot]]
*1 co-[[Pilot]]
*1 crew chief
|skeleton=1 pilot
|passengers=10 seats in internal bay amidship, 5 standing up.
|capacity=70 tonnes on hoist. (anything over 35 tonnes slows speed considerably)
|consumables=
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|role=[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/air_assault Air Assault]/[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Air_Support Close Air Support]
|commission=[[2552]]/[[2553]]
|firstsight=[[Halo 3]]
|battles=*[[Battle of Earth]]
**[[Battle of Crows Nest]]
**[[Battle of Voi]]
*[[Battle of Installation 00]]
*[[Battle of Installation 04]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC]]
}}
}}
The '''D77H-TCI Pelican'''{{Ref/Site|Id=HW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/pelican|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Pelican|D=21|M=04|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}}  (Formal classification: '''Dropship 77 - Heavy - Troop Carrier/Infantry'''),{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P149|Enc22|Page=149}} more commonly known as the '''Pelican''', is a model of the traditional [[D77-TC Pelican]] [[dropship]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}}


==Design==
The '''D77H-TCI Pelican''' is a newer model of the venerable [[D77-TC Pelican ]], recently introduced into service within the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in late 2552 and early 2553 (the [[Halo 3]] era). It differs from the D77-TC in many respects, but is also improved in several ways. It still operates as a flexible dropship/gunship VTOL.
===Layout/Hull===
As a dominant [[Pelican]] model for many decades, the D77H-TCI Pelican features a versatile airframe, a power-efficient thruster configuration, and dense ablative armor for quick-transfer deployments deep into foe-occupied area.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}} Like the previous standard [[D77-TC Pelican|D77 model]] used during the [[Human-Covenant War]], it features an extraordinary level of versality with regard to its arsenal, albeit parts with its forbearer in a variety of ways with several interior and exterior design differences.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}} This includes most notably vertically staggered cockpit seats in tandem, with the co-pilot seated behind and above the pilot, instead of both crew sitting next to each other, and the controls and instrument panels are rearranged and upgraded.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}}{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} A small [[holotank]] is installed in the cockpit, allowing a [[Smart AI|"smart"]] [[artificial intelligence|AI]] to project its holographic [[avatar]] to the craft's pilots.{{Ref/Reuse|cortana}}


===Armament===
==Background==
The D77H-TCI Pelican's standard armament has two [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] pods—which are integrated seamlessly into the fuselage rather than being externally mounted to the wings—and a rear-bay-mounted [[machine gun]]–typically an [[AIE-486H machine gun]]–in its troop bay for providing sufficient suppresive fire for supporting ground teams and loading or offloading personnel in contested sites, and covering the departure of its passengers, although this prevents it from carrying a vehicle internally.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} The ANVIL pods can fire up to twelve missiles at once, six from each pod.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} It may also features a trio of nose-mounted chainguns.{{Ref/Reuse|home}}


===Powerplant/Propulsion===
The D77H-TCI is a fleet wide upgrade to the [[UNSC]]'s squadrons of Pelican Drop ships, incorporating many differences from its older counterparts. First seen deployed in November, 2552 <ref>Halo: Ghosts of Onyx</ref><ref>Missing Person Poster</ref>, the newer model assisted in the recovery effort to rescue [[Spartan-117]] from the jungle region in [[Kenya]]<ref>[[Sierra 117 (Level)]]</ref>, and evacuated wounded [[Marines]] from [[Crows Nest]] base as it suffered [[Covenant]] assault<ref>[[Crow's Nest (Level)]]</ref>. Others would airlift Marines and equipment to reinforce the [[UNSC]]'s attempts to retake the town of [[Voi]], coordinating with [[Hornet]] air forces.<ref>[[The Storm (Level)]]</ref>
The main [[Fusion drive|engines]] are mounted in pairs in four nacelles, with one situated on each wing and two at the rear and posterior.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} The nacelles can articulate independently, thus altering the direction of thrust, referred to as vectoring in aviation; this improves the Pelican's low altitude maneuverability.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} Eight ventral thrusters are identified by markings and a rendered thrust effect, one on each wing nacelle and one on each aft nacelle, allow the drop ship to land and take off vertically.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} These engines are capable of both space and atmospheric operation.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} It has eight jet intakes, three on each side and two on top, though intakes are obviously not able to function in a vaccuum.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}


===Crew and complement/Payload capacity===
Later, D77H-TCI Pelicans would take part in the [[Elite]]-Human assault on the Covenant at [[Installation 00|The Ark]], inserting [[Spartan-117]] and a team of [[ODST]]'s to secure a landing zone for the [[UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn]] and pick them up again as they discovered the location of the [[Prophet of Truth]] and his forces<ref>[[The Ark (Level)]]</ref>. A joint force of Pelicans and Elite [[Phantoms]] would deliver [[Spartan-117]], the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] and Sergeant Major A. J. Johnson to deactivate three shield generators protecting the [[Prophet]]'s location at the Arks Core, with several being taken down by [[Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery]] Wraiths and by Banshees, fighting their way to allow the Arbiter and Spartan-117 to assault the third generator and shut it down. A D77H-TCI was used by [[Commander Miranda Keyes]]'s failed attempt to rescue Sergeant Johnson from Truth and his Brute forces, and was used by the Sergeant to escape from a [[Flood]] assault.<ref>[[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>
There are also differences in the bay of the craft: the so-called "blood tray".{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=203}} Although the D77H-TCI Pelican carries the same number of passengers as its predecessor, its troop-bay is more flexible, able to carry up to two [[M274 Mongoose]] internally, in addition to ten passengers.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} Like the original models, the D77H-TCI's tail-mounted magnetic clamps are capable of carrying an [[M12 Warthog]], an [[M808 Scorpion]], or several [[resupply canister]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}


==Variants==
A D77H-TCI Pelican was crashed on [[High Charity]], which in turn crashed onto [[Installation 00|The Ark]]. It was used by Spartan-117 and the Arbiter to rescue the UNSC [[AI]] [[Cortana]], and then flew to [[Installation 04 (II)]]'s Control Room.<ref>[[Cortana (Level)]]</ref>. Pelicans have saved the lives of many Marines and Spartans due to their flexibility, offensive capabilities, and ability to sucessfully and quickly air lift in equipment and/or reinforcemens into or out of the battle field.
A gunship version of the D77H is in service; this heavily armed version is equipped with more chainguns, missiles, and a large cannon mounted at the ventral-fore of the dropship.{{Ref/Map|H3|High Ground}} Another configuration of the D77H Pelican were used by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} crew during the Harvest campaign and Battle of the Etran Harborage.{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}}{{Ref/Reuse|wars}}


*'''[[D77C-NMPD Pelican]]''' – A variant of the D77H-TCI and the [[D77C Pelican]] itself with very few modifications made to the later over the former, and was utilized by the [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|Id=nmpd|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=NMPD Pelican|D=26|M=03|Y=2011|Detail=(defunct, archive [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Vehicles#NMPD Pelican|here]])}}
== Payload Capacity ==
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[[Image:HRS D77H TCI Pelican Bottom.jpg|left|thumb|A bottom-profile of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship.]]
File:H3ODST-D77C-NMPD-PelicanDropship.png|D77C-NMPD Pelican
Though an upgrade, the D77H-TCI variant of the Pelican carries the same number of passengers as its predecessor. However, its troop-bay is more flexible, able to carry up to two [[M274 Mongoose ULATV|Mongoose ULATV's]] internally, in addition to ten passengers.
</gallery>
 
The D77H-TCI Pelican's cockpit also differs from its predecessor, using a tandem seating rather than the side-by-side configuration used on the D77-TC. It is presumed that the pilot furthest toward the front operates the craft's flight systems, with the co-pilot seated behind him operating the other systems. A small holo-tank has been installed in the series, allowing an artificial intelligence to project its holographic form to the craft's pilots.<ref>Halo 3</ref>
 
Its tail mounted magnetic clamps are capable of carrying a [[M12 Warthog LRV]], [[Gauss Warthog|M12G1 Warthog LAAG]] or [[M831 TT Warthog]], an [[M808B Scorpion MBT]], or four [[Resupply Canister Type-C Capsule|Type C Resupply Capsules]] rather than six of the older [[Resupply Canister Type-B Capsule|Type B Resupply Capsules]], to the battlefield, able to detach its payload without landing, decreasing loiter time substantially.
 
== Armament ==
 
The D77H-TCI Pelican lacks the nose-mounted chain-gun of its predecessor, though it is able to mount an [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] in its troop-bay compartment for supporting ground teams and covering the ingress/egress of its passengers, an improvement from the previous [[M247 GPMG]]. Although this prevents it from carrying a mongoose internally. Its wings can attach on 2 missile-pods for engaging air or ground hostile units, which has proven effective against enemy [[Phantom]] Dropships and Covenant infantry, able to fire more missiles and faster than the older [[ANVIL-II ASM]] Pods. It can fire up to 12 missiles at once, 6 from each pod. The D77H-TCI can also be equipped with a much larger cannon, mounted at the ventral-fore of the dropship<ref>[[High Ground (Level)]] computers</ref>. other than this, the D77H-TCI carries relatively few weapons.
 
== Propulsion ==
 
The main engines are mounted in pairs in four nacelles, one situated on each wing and two at the rear and posterior. The nacelles can articulate independently, thus altering (referred to as vectoring in aviation) the direction of thrust and improving the D77H-TCI Pelican's low speed and low altitude maneuverability. Four ventral thrusters are identified by markings and a rendered thrust effect, one on each wing nacelle and one on each aft nacelle, allow the drop ship to land and take off vertically. These engines are capable of both space and atmospheric operation. It has 6 jet intakes, 3 on each side. The D77H-TCI Pelican is too small to have a [[Slipspace]] matrix mounted inside.


==Identified Pelicans==
The wings mounted on a Pelican seem extremely small, too small to support the weight of drop ship and payload alone. It is speculated that it utilizes at least some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifting_body Lifting Body] principles, using its own hull create most of the lift necessary for flight.
*''[[Echo 051]]''
*''[[Kilo 023]]''
*''[[Oscar 5]]''
*''[[Oscar 6]]''
*''[[Oscar 8]]''
*''[[Oscar 9]]''
*''[[Victor 398]]''


==Service history==
Although it is more likely that the Pelican partially relies upon thrust vectoring, referred to as jet-borne flight as opposed to wing-borne flight.
===Human-Covenant War===
The D77H-TCI Pelican was introduced at least during the [[Insurrection]] and numerous, along with the original [[D77-TC Pelican]], were as well deployed during the battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] company used a D77H-TCI Pelican to make a boarding action against the [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Unrelenting]]'' by flying out of the Pelican with thruster packs to board the nearby enemy vessel.{{Ref/Film|Id=as|Film=[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}}{{Ref/Note|Id=internal|Text=Though the D77H-TCI Pelican was used for external design of the Pelican carrying the Spartan-IIs, its internal design, however, seem to be indentical to that of a [[D79-TC Pelican]].}}


Multiple D77H-TCI Pelicans were in use over course of [[Harvest campaign]] and later [[Battle for Arcadia]] and [[Battle of Trove]],{{Ref/Game|Id=wars|HW|Detail=[[Campaign]] gameplay}} including one such Pelican with a woodland camouflage scheme that was used by the [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] and the [[Fire Team Lima]] to board the heavily damaged {{UNSCShip|Prophecy}} to purge its NAV database and recover the survivors of the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}.{{Ref/Comic|Id=genesis|Comic=Halo Wars: Genesis}}
It should be noted that small wings are very efficient for high-speed flight, as demonstrated by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-104_Starfighter F-104 Starfighter].
It is also a benefit for operations in the upper atmosphere, especially re-entry, as was the case with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15 X-15]


In the [[2552|final year]] of the Great War, the D77H-TCI Pelicans may have been used during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=covenant|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]}}{{Ref/Comic|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]}}{{Ref/Note|The internal design from the standard D77-TC Pelican was used for all Pelicans in all ''Halo: Fall of Reach'' comics although their external designs in those comics was based on those from ''Halo 3''.}} An extensive number of D77H-TCI Pelicans was prominently deployed during the [[Battle for Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} including during the final [[Space warfare|space battle]] against [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|loyalist armada]] led by ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI4|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|4]]}} They were again deployed extensively by the [[Battle Group Victory]] supported by the [[Sangheili]] [[Covenant separatists|separatist]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], the final battle of the war.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}
== Identified D77H-TCI Pelican Dropships ==
<!-- Please note, this is a list of D77H-TCI Pelicans, '''NOT''' D77-TC pelicans such as those in Halo 1 and 2. -->
*[[Echo 51]]
*[[Kilo 23 (Pelican)|Kilo 23]]
*[[Oscar 5]]
*[[Oscar 6]]
*[[Oscar 8]]
*[[Oscar 9]]
*[[Victor 398]]


===Post-war===
== Images ==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
In the aftermath of the Human-Covenant War, many D77H-TCI Pelicans remains in service even when they were supplanted by the [[D79-TC Pelican]]. Numerous D77H-TCI Pelicans were used against a [[Merg Vol's Covenant|splintered Covenant group]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2554]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=hsa}} A number of D77H-TCI Pelicans were assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the flagship of [[UNSC Navy]], and were deployed by the [[Infinity-class supercarrier|supercarrier]] notably during the [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]] and [[Operation: WOLFE|WOLFE]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=esc|HE|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 12|12]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|SOR}}


==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Homecoming_Pelican_Concept.png|D77H-TCI concept art for ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Homecoming]]''.
Image:K30 1.jpg|A Pelican, moments before exploding after it is hit by plasma.
File:H2A Terminals Concept PelicanHangar.jpg|Concept art of a D77H-TCI in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''{{'}}s [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]].
Image:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.
Image:Pelican.png|Inside the cockpit of a Pelican.
Image:D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship.jpg|A pelican flying over the [[Portal]].
Image:Chief, Johnson, and ODST Pilot in Pelican.jpg|A D77H-TCI performing an orbital insertion into Installation 00. Note the AI pedestal to the right of the pilot.
Image:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction.
Image:Pelican bay.jpg|The rear seats of a D77H-TCI Pelican.
Image:Phantom Pelicans.jpg|Five Pelicans followed by two Separatist Phantoms.
Image:1577752381 aff896d854 b.jpg|Pelican with the Shadow of Intent over it.
Image:1577752639 ea9a91297f b.jpg|A Pelican being piloted by the Chief.
Image:1577761657 83b07e6c29 b.jpg|Kilo 23 approaching to Crow's Nest.
Image:1578645048 c67a9b7a49 b.jpg|Pelican crash-landing on the new Installation 04.
Image:1210810634 Gfs 63166 2 16.jpg|A Pelican seen from the front side.
Image:Pelican.jpg|A Pelican after inserting UNSC Marine forces on Installation 00
Image:1212438981 The Pit.jpg|Pelican on a UNSC base
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Artwork===
==Trivia==
<gallery>
*In the [[Halo 2]] level [[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]], a [[Flood]] [[Proto-Gravemind]] can be found inside a crashed Pelican at the start.
File:HWG ProphecyPelican.png|A Pelican with a woodland camouflage scheme encoutering a {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''.
* The D77H-TCI Pelican can be seen being assembled autonomously by [[Misriah Armories]] in the [[Halo: Arms Race]] short film.
File:HWG-SoftSeal-Pelican.png|A partial cross-section of a Pelican with its "soft seal" cover extended.
*The D77H-TCI Pelican fires rockets that are similar to the rockets fired from a [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]].
</gallery>
*On some Pelicans you can see the pilot and co-pilot through the cockpit glass, although on others they cannot be seen. The ones in which the pilots cannot be seen in are Pelicans that ''do'' ''not'' have a cockpit design. This has been confirmed through theater mode, where one can go in the back of a Pelican with the camera.
*There are some instances where you can use the turret in the back if it has one.
*The Pelicans take off and flight capabilities resembles those of a modern day VTOL Harrier "Jump Jet", using rotating jets to take off, land, and sustain flight.
*The cockpit crew appear to have the ability to eject, although this is never seen in-game.
*In the cockpit it has a screen which in Hocus' Pelican reads "connected to UNSCDF via local grid Pz87-3383", It also has the insignia of the UNSCDF in the upper left corner. This screen is also used as a method of communication in scripted sequences.
*In [[Sierra 117]], if you betray the [[Marines]] at the end of the level, the Pelican will actually shoot you with its missiles. However, it only does it at certain angles and its only powerful enough to break your shields.
*It is possible to kill the pilots in [[Halo 3]], although this may result in an unbeatable level
* The Pelican is a flyable vehicle in the Halo Custom Edition maps: Extinction, Cold Snap, Hugeass.
* Some Pelicans have a machine gun turret fixed onto the ramp at the back, this turret is used to defend the vehicle when transporting troops.
* Some Pelicans can be seen flying across some Halo 3 maps: [[Rat's Nest]] are examples.
* If people are messing about on the [[Halo 3]] Campaign mission - [[The Covenant]], some people like to jump onto the [[Warthog]] near the start after you destroy the [[Anti-Air Wraith]] and then jump into the Pelican and destroy the [[Warthog]] below to disable access to the Pelican. This may make your teammate mad, but can really make a laugh!
*Pelicans, unlike [[Phantoms]] are invincible in-game, surviving direct hits from the weapons of everything from a [[Scorpion]] to a [[Scarab]].
*There is a  glitch in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] that allows the player to get inside, and even on top of, the drop-off Pelican on the level "Silent Cartographer," but it eventually results in a death caused by an invisible wall.
*In [[Halo 3]], a glitch allows you to throw a deployable cover into the cockpit of the Pelican, and sink it through the floor. The pilot falls out, and is unresponsive and usually invincible.
* If you walk into a Pelican, the doors close occasionally, once it starts to rise, you will die.
* It is possible that there is a troop attachment (Like a Scorpion, mongoose and warthog)that allows 16 more UNSC units to merge into battle. (None has been seen in the game)
*On maps with computers, you can occasionally see a pelican on the screen.
*Pelicans not only have the ability to carry missiles but can boast 12mm Machine Gun turrets on each wing.


=== Renders ===
== See Also ==
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File:Halo3-PelicanDropship.png|A detail fore view of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship's cockpit.
File:Pelicans5e_copy.jpg|A comparison of the D77H-TCI and the D77-TC models from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:HE12 Space Combat2.jpg|Several D77H-TCI along with [[C712 Longsword]]s during the [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]].
</gallery>


===Screenshots===
*[[D77-TC Pelican]]
<gallery>
*[[Albatross|Albatross Dropship]]
File:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction in ''Halo: Landfall''.
*[[Phantom|Phantom Dropship]]
File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|The D77H-TCI in ''Halo 3''.
*[[Spirit|Spirit Dropship]]
File:H3 Pelican Anvil-II.jpg|A frontal view of the D77H-TCI, affixed with ANVIL-II pods.
File:HRS D77H TCI Pelican Bottom.jpg|A bottom view of the D77H-TCI.
File:Pelican bay.jpg|The rear seats of a D77H-TCI Pelican.
File:Ark2.JPG|The cockpit of the D77H-TCI.
File:Pelican Cockpit.jpg|Another view of the cockpit.
File:H3 The Pit out of bounds.jpg|D77H-TCI dropship outside ''[[The Pit]]''.
File:The Ark Pelican.jpg|A D77H-TCI dropping off two [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] on [[Installation 00]].
File:PelicanCrash-large.jpg|A crashed D77H-TCI on Installation 00.
File:PelicanOnCortana.jpg|A D77H-TCI crashed on ''[[High Charity]]''.
File:Hornet war.jpg|A squadron of [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] and [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk|Sparrowhawks]] protect a number of Pelican dropships from a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Protos Scarab]] in an early build of ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:Pelican on Harvest.jpg|Three Pelicans during the [[Harvest campaign]] in ''Halo Wars''.
File:HW-D77.png|A D77H-TCI in ''Halo Wars''.
File:Origins insurrectionbattle.jpg|A massive fleet of multiple D77Hs and [[AV-14 Hornet]]s bombards an [[insurrectionist]] position in ''[[Origins]]''.
File:H4-Scanned-PelicanDropships.jpg|A pair of Pelicans, possibly D77H-TCIs, over [[Eridanus II]] in ''[[Scanned]]''.
</gallery>
{{Clear}}


==List of appearances==
== Sources ==
{{Col-begin}}
<references/>
{{Col-2}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
**''[[Halo: Arms Race|Arms Race]]''
**''[[Halo: Combat|Combat]]''
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing|Last One Standing]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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==Notes==
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==Sources==
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{{Pelican variants}}
[[Category:UNSC Vehicles]]
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