Editing D77H-TCI Pelican

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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]].''}}

{{Ship class infobox

|class = [[Dropship]]/gunship

|width = Wingspan - {{Convert|23.4|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}

**[[70mm chain gun]]{{Ref/Reuse|The Flood}}

|complement =*One [[M808 Scorpion]] ''or''

*One [[M12 Warthog]] ''or''

*One co-pilot

|skeleton = One pilot with an [[Artificial intelligence|AI construct]]

|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]].)

|capacity = 70 tons on hoist (Anything over 35 tons slows speed considerably)

|role = [[Dropship]], [[wikipedia:Air Assault|air assault]]/[[wikipedia:Close Air Support|close air support]]

|commission =  

|era = [[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<br>[[Created conflict]]

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>

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.

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.

This model was used from 2552 to 2553, only to be supplanted around 2557 by the [[D79-TC Pelican]].{{Citation needed}}

 

{{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.

File:Halo3-PelicanDropship.png|A detail fore view of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship's cockpit.

File:H3 Pelican Anvil-II.jpg|A frontal view of the D77H-TCI, affixed with ANVIL-II pods.

File:H3 The Pit out of bounds.jpg|D77H-TCI dropship outside ''[[The Pit]]''.

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