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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]].''}}
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|name = D77H-TCI Pelican
<center>''Were you also looking for the [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier]], used in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and [[Halo 2]]?''</center>
|image = [[File:H3 - D77H-TCI.png|300px]]
 
|model = D77H-TCI Pelican (Heavy/Infantry variant)
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|manufacturer = Misriah Armories<ref>''Halo: Arms Race''</ref>
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*Troop Bay: 6.19 Meters (20.3 feet)
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|height = 10.0 meters (35.9 feet) (10.5 meters with landing gear)
|width= Wingspan - 23.5 meters (76.9 feet) Troop Bay: 4.64 Meters (15.22 feet)  
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**40mm Rotary-cannon (optional)
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**70mm Rotary-cannon (optional)<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 39</ref>
*One chin-mounted weapon (optional)
*2 [[ANVIL-II ASM]] Pods (6 missiles each)
**Rotary machine gun<ref name="Halo 2">''[[Halo 2]]''</ref>
*1 AIE-486H HMG
**[[M638 Autocannon|M638 20mm autocannon]]<ref name="Halo: Reach">''Halo: Reach''</ref>
|complement=*1 [[Scorpion Tank]] ''or''
**40mm chain gun<ref name="The Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 39''</ref>
*1 [[Warthog]] ''or''
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*Two [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]] pods <small>(Six missiles per pod)</small>
*2 [[Mongoose]] (internally and externally)
*One rear-mounted AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun
|crew=*1 [[Pilot]]
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*1 Co-pilot
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*1 crew chief
*Four to six [[resupply canister]]s
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;''and''
|passengers=10 seats in internal bay amidships 15 people standing and sitting (these numbers are doubled in case the ship carries a [[Troop Deployment Pod (Pelican)|Troop Deployment Pod]]).
*One or two [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle]]s<small>(internally and externally)</small>
|capacity=70 tons on hoist. (anything over 35 tons slows speed considerably)
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*One crew chief
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|firstsight=[[Halo 3]]
|passengers = Ten seats in internal troop bay amidships, plus an additional five people sitting: (These numbers are doubled in case the ship carries a [[troop deployment pod]].)
|battles=*[[Battle of Earth]]
|capacity = 70 tons on hoist (Anything over 35 tons slows speed considerably)
**[[Battle of Crows Nest]]
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*[[Battle of Installation 00]]
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*[[Battle of Installation 04]]
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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]].<ref>'''Halo 3'''</ref>


==Specifications==
The '''Dropship-77 Heavy Duty Troop Carrier/Infantry Pelican''', abbreviated '''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 Pelican|D77-TC]] in many respects, but is also improved in several ways. It still operates as a flexible dropship/gunship VTOL.
===Design details===
 
The D77H-TCI Pelican is the primary tactical support aircraft of the UNSC. Like the previous model, the D77H-TCI Pelican serves a multi-role purpose. The dropship is fully capable of atmospheric flight and can land almost anywhere without difficulty. It is also capable of limited spaceflight, making it the prime troop transport of the UNSC.
==Background==
The D77H-TCI is a fleet wide upgrade to the [[UNSC]]'s squadrons of Pelican dropships, 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>
 
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 ship [[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 several interior and exterior design differences between the D77-TC and D77H-TCI models. Most notably difference is in the cockpit area. Instead of the pilot and co-pilot sitting next to each other, the co-pilot is seated behind and above the pilot, and the controls and instrument panels are rearranged and upgraded. A small [[holotank]] is installed in the cockpit, allowing an artificial intelligence to project its holographic [[avatar]] to the craft's pilots.
A D77H-TCI Pelican crashed on [[High Charity]], which in turn crashed onto the new Installation 04. 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 successfully and very quickly air lift in equipment and/or reinforcements into or out of the battlefield.


===Payload capacity===
These Pelicans have a multi-sided modern day counterpart. Transport choppers, modern day air force helicopters used to transport troops using [[VTOL]] capabilities, and other helicopters made to engage ground units as a flexible gunship.
There are also differences in the bay of the craft: the so-called "blood tray".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 203''</ref> 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 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|M274 Mongoose ULATVs]] internally, in addition to ten passengers. Like the original models, the D77H-TCI's tail-mounted magnetic clamps are capable of carrying an [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|M12 Warthog FAV]], an [[M808 Main Battle Tank|M808 Scorpion MBT]], or several [[resupply canister]]s.


===Armament===
==Payload Capacity==
The D77H-TCI Pelican, like its predecessor, can be armed with a 40mm or [[70mm chain gun]], an [[M638 Autocannon|M638 20mm autocannon]], a rotary machine gun, or a pair of twin-linked rotary cannons. The Pelican is also able to mount a machine gun - typically an [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] - in its troop bay for supporting ground teams and covering the departure of its passengers, although this prevents it from carrying a vehicle internally. The D77H can also be equipped with [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]] pods; rather than being externally mounted to the wings, these pods are integrated seamlessly into the fuselage. The ANVIL pods can fire up to twelve missiles at once, six from each pod. A gunship version of the D77H is in service as well; this heavily armed version is equipped with more chainguns, missiles, and a large cannon mounted at the ventral-fore of the dropship.<ref>'''Halo 3''', multiplayer level ''[[High Ground]]''</ref>
[[Image:HRS D77H TCI Pelican Bottom.jpg|left|thumb|A bottom-profile of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship.]]
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, also it has a hermetic door on its rear section for ship-to-shore orbital insertions.
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>


===Propulsion===
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 the chance of an attack While it unloads.
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.


===Deployment history===
==Armament==
This model was used from 2552 to 2553, only to be supplanted around 2557 by the [[D79-TC Pelican]].{{Citation needed}}
[[Image:The Ark Pelican.jpg|thumb|A Pelican, dropping off two ODSTs on Installation 00. (This is also a size comparison between Marine infantry and the dropship itself.)]]
The D77H-TCI Pelican lacks the nose-mounted chain-gun of its predecessor . The pelican is able to mount an [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] in its troop-bay compartment for supporting ground teams and covering the Departure of its passengers, an improvement from the previous [[M247 GPMG]], although this prevents it from carrying a Mongoose internally. Its wings can attach on two 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, six from each pod (as seen at the end of Sierra 117). 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>.


==Variants==
==Propulsion==
===Law enforcement variant===
[[Image:Ark2.JPG|thumb|right|The cockpit of the D77H-TCI.]]
{{Main|D77C-NMPD Pelican}}
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 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 8 jet intakes, 3 on each side and 2 on top. The D77H-TCI Pelican is too small to have a [[Slipspace]] matrix mounted inside.
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.


==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. It may also be that the Pelican partially relies upon thrust vectoring, referred to as jet-borne flight as opposed to wing-borne flight which can be further reinforced with the fact that down-ward aiming jets can be seen on the bottom of the thruster mountings. 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].
*[[Echo 051]]
 
*[[Kilo 023]]
==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 5]]
*[[Oscar 6]]
*[[Oscar 6]]
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Halo3-PelicanDropship.png|A detail fore view of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship's cockpit.
Image:K30 1.jpg|A Pelican, moments before exploding after it is hit by plasma.
File:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction in ''Halo: Landfall''.
Image:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.
File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|The D77H-TCI in ''Halo 3''.
Image:Pelican.png|Inside the cockpit of a Pelican.
File:H3 Pelican Anvil-II.jpg|A frontal view of the D77H-TCI, affixed with ANVIL-II pods.
Image:D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship.jpg|A Pelican flying over the [[Portal]].
File:HRS D77H TCI Pelican Bottom.jpg|A bottom view of the D77H-TCI.
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.
File:Pelican bay.jpg|The rear seats of a D77H-TCI Pelican.
Image:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction.
File:Ark2.JPG|The cockpit of the D77H-TCI.
Image:Pelican bay.jpg|The rear seats of a D77H-TCI Pelican.
File:Pelican Cockpit.jpg|Another view of the cockpit.
Image:Phantom Pelicans.jpg|Five Pelicans followed by two [[Covenant Separatist|Separatist]] [[Phantom]]s.
File:H3 The Pit out of bounds.jpg|D77H-TCI dropship outside ''[[The Pit]]''.
Image:1577752381 aff896d854 b.jpg|Pelican with the Shadow of Intent over it.
File:The Ark Pelican.jpg|A D77H-TCI dropping off two [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] on [[Installation 00]].
Image:1577752639 ea9a91297f b.jpg|A Pelican being piloted by the Chief.  
File:PelicanCrash-large.jpg|A crashed D77H-TCI on Installation 00.
Image:1577761657 83b07e6c29 b.jpg|[[Kilo 23]] approaching to Crow's Nest.
File:PelicanOnCortana.jpg|A D77H-TCI crashed on ''[[High Charity]]''.
Image:1578645048 c67a9b7a49 b.jpg|Pelican crash-landing on the new Installation 04.
File:Pelicans5e_copy.jpg|A comparison of the D77H-TCI and the D77-TC.
Image:1210810634 Gfs 63166 2 16.jpg|A Pelican seen from the front.
File:HE12 Space Combat2.jpg|Several D77H-TCI along with [[Longswords]] during the [[mission to Ven III]].
Image:Pelican.jpg|A Pelican after inserting [[UNSC]] [[Marine]] forces on [[Installation 00]].
Image:1212438981 The Pit.jpg|Pelicans outside [[The Pit]].
Image:Pelican-Abrams_Comparison.jpg|A comparison of how big the troop bay actually is.  
Image:Pelican_Increased_wing_span.jpg|The Pelican featured in Bungie's concept art for Halo:ODST. Has an increased wingspan.  
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==List of appearances==
==Trivia==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
* The D77H-TCI Pelican can be seen being assembled autonomously by [[Misriah Armories]] in the [[Halo: Arms Race]] short film.
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
*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.
**''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''
*It is possible to kill the pilots in ''[[Halo 3]]'' by using a [[plasma grenade]] on [[Sierra 117 (Level)|Sierra 117]] , making it impossible to complete the level.
**''[[Halo: Combat]]''
*Pelicans, unlike [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] are invincible in-game, surviving direct hits from the weapons of everything from a [[Scorpion]] to a [[Scarab]].  The sole exception to their invulnerability lay in the multiplayer map ''[[Rat's Nest]]'' where sprites in likeness of them can be destroyed by the [[Spartan Laser]].
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
*In Halo: Custom Edition, many maps supplied for the client feature user created Halo 2-styled pelicans to drive. Most have a weapons system of around .50 cal heavy machine gun and wing-mounted guided rockets.
*''[[Halo 3]]''
* The only way to fly a Pelican in the Halo trilogy is through modding, glitches or playing on Halo: Custom Edition maps like "Hugeass", "Hotzone", and "Pelican Gulch", among other maps.
*''[[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]]''.}}
*By killing the pilot of a pelican (for example: sticking the glass around it), the pelican will fall, going through the floor. This may glitch the gameplay up for a while.
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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==Related Links==
===Internal Links===
*[[D77-TC Pelican]]
*[[Albatross|Albatross Dropship]]
*[[Phantom|Phantom Dropship]]
*[[Spirit|Spirit Dropship]]


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