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{{Center|''Were you looking for the [[D77-TC Pelican]], introduced in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]? For the Pelican introduced in Halo 4, see [[D79-TC Pelican]].''}} | {{Center|''Were you looking for the [[D77-TC Pelican]], introduced in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]? For the Pelican introduced in Halo 4, see [[D79-TC Pelican]].''}} | ||
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|length = {{Convert|30.5|m|ft}}<ref name="ENC">'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''''', ''page 252''</ref> | |length = {{Convert|30.5|m|ft}}<ref name="ENC">'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''''', ''page 252''</ref> | ||
*Troop Bay: 6.19 Meters (20.3 feet) | *Troop Bay: 6.19 Meters (20.3 feet) | ||
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**Rotary machine gun<ref name="Halo 2">''[[Halo 2]]''</ref> | **Rotary machine gun<ref name="Halo 2">''[[Halo 2]]''</ref> | ||
**[[M638 Autocannon|M638 20mm autocannon]] | **[[M638 Autocannon|M638 20mm autocannon]]{{Ref/Game|Id=reach|Game=Halo: Reach}} | ||
**40mm chain gun<ref name="The Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 39''</ref> | **40mm chain gun<ref name="The Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 39''</ref> | ||
**[[70mm chain gun]]{{Ref/Reuse|The Flood}} | **[[70mm chain gun]]{{Ref/Reuse|The Flood}} | ||
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|affiliation = United Nations Space Command | *[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} | ||
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The '''D77H-TCI Pelican''', formally known as the '''Dropship 77 Heavy-Troop Carrier/Infantry''' and more commonly known as the '''Pelican''', is a newer model of the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship. It appeared to have largely supplanted the original D77-TC model in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], at least in the [[Battle of Earth|Earth]] theater of operations, by [[2552#November|late 2552]]. | The '''D77H-TCI Pelican''', formally known as the '''Dropship 77 Heavy-Troop Carrier/Infantry''' and more commonly known as the '''Pelican''', is a newer model of the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship. It appeared to have largely supplanted the original D77-TC model in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], at least in the [[Battle of Earth|Earth]] theater of operations, by [[2552#November|late 2552]].{{Ref/Game|Id=halo3|Game=Halo 3}} | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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The main engines are mounted in pairs in four nacelles, with one situated on each wing and two at the rear and posterior. 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. 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 eight jet intakes, three on each side and two on top, though intakes are obviously not able to function in a vaccuum. The D77H-TCI, like the D77-TC, although fully capable of orbital insertion, is too small to be equipped with a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], and thus is incapable of Slipspace travel. | The main engines are mounted in pairs in four nacelles, with one situated on each wing and two at the rear and posterior. 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. 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 eight jet intakes, three on each side and two on top, though intakes are obviously not able to function in a vaccuum. The D77H-TCI, like the D77-TC, although fully capable of orbital insertion, is too small to be equipped with a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], and thus is incapable of Slipspace travel. | ||
== | ==Operational history== | ||
The D77H-TCI Pelican was introduced at least during the [[Insurrection]] and several were as well deployed during the battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]] such as the [[Algolis Invasion]] despite being outmatched by the original [[D77-TC Pelican]].{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} In the final years of the Great War, the D77H-TCI Pelicans were used during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].{{Ref/Comic|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]}} They were prominently deployed during both the [[Fall of Reach]] and the [[Battle for Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|reach}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|reachmodel}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} including during the final [[Space warfare|space battles]] against massive combined [[Covenant fleet]]s during the same year in [[2552]], the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'s combined Covenant fleet and [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|loyalist armada]].{{Ref/Comic|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]}}{{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}} 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|Comic=Halo: Escalation}}{{Ref/Reuse|SOR}} | |||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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{{Main|D77C-NMPD Pelican}} | {{Main|D77C-NMPD Pelican}} | ||
The ''D77C-NMPD'' is a variant of the D77H-TCI that was utilized by the [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], on [[Earth]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''D77C-NMPD Pelican'']</ref> It was 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, were various interchangeable sensors used by the police for aerial surveillance and crowd control. An AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun was typically mounted in the personnel bay of the D77C-NMPD, similarly to the D77 and D77H models. | The ''D77C-NMPD'' is a variant of the D77H-TCI that was utilized by the [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], on [[Earth]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''D77C-NMPD Pelican'']</ref> It was 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, were various interchangeable sensors used by the police for aerial surveillance and crowd control. An AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun was typically mounted in the personnel bay of the D77C-NMPD, similarly to the D77 and D77H models. | ||
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File:H3ODST-D77C-NMPD-PelicanDropship.png|The D77C-NMPD Pelican | |||
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==Identified Pelicans== | ==Identified Pelicans== | ||
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File:Halo3-PelicanDropship.png|A detail fore view of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship's cockpit. | File:Halo3-PelicanDropship.png|A detail fore view of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship's cockpit. | ||
File:Pelican-Abrams Comparison.jpg|A demonstration of the troop bay's size. | |||
File:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction in ''Halo: Landfall''. | File:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction in ''Halo: Landfall''. | ||
File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|The D77H-TCI in ''Halo 3''. | File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|The D77H-TCI in ''Halo 3''. | ||
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**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'' | **''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | *''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{Ref/Note|Though the ''Halo: Reach'' manual identifies the Pelican in the game as the D77-TC model, all Pelicans seen in-game have the same internal design as the D77H-TCI, notably including the tandem seating configuration. This is most easily seen in the level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''.}} | *''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | |||
**''[[Origins]]'' | |||
**''[[Homecoming]]'' | |||
**''[[Prototype]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{Ref/Note|Id=reachmodel|Text=Though the ''Halo: Reach'' manual identifies the Pelican in the game as the D77-TC model, all Pelicans seen in-game have the same internal design as the D77H-TCI, notably including the tandem seating configuration. This is most easily seen in the level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''.}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''{{Ref/Note|Due to ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''{{'}}s reuse of the ''Halo: Reach'' Pelican model, which are all identified as the D77-TC model by the manual of the latter but share the same internal design with the D77H-TCI.}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Ref/Notes}} | {{Ref/Notes}} |