Editing M3063 deployable turret

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the UNSC autoturret featured in ''Halo 4''|other types of automated turret employed by various factions|Automated turret}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=M3063 deployable turret
|image=[[File:H4-UNSCAutoTurret-Side.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]
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|type=Deployable automated machine gun
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|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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|height={{Convert|8.2|ft|m|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
|ammotype=[[12.7×99mm|12.7×99mm M340 HVE]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
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The '''M3063 Automated Heavy Machine Gun/Self-Tracking''' ('''M3063 AHMG/ST'''), colloquially referred to as the '''deployable turret''' or '''autoturret''', is an [[automated turret]] utilised by the [[United Nations Space Command]] as an anti-personnel sentry weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=183}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
Mounted on a heavy tetrapod, the weapon emits a visible [[laser]] [[Laser aiming module|to aid in targeting]]. It features a heavy [[machine gun]] that fires at a moderate rate, and an energy weapon that fires an [[electromagnetic pulse]] (EMP) shot similar to the overcharge function of the [[Covenant]]'s [[Type-25 plasma pistol]].{{Ref/Game|H4|Autoturret in-game unit}}

As with most [[human]] automated defences, M3063s can be deployed with multiple units [[UNSC battle network|networked together]] to act as a single machine. In these scenarios, the turrets are generally deployed with overlapping fields of fire with which they can be used to their best effect. Defensive networks like this generally rely on an optical or laser sensor and an [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] interrogator for target acquisition, which can then be shared across the network to best facilitate effective firing.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Operational history==
This autoturret was frequently used in [[War Games]] training sessions by [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. It was an effective way to defend captured bases and secure objectives, especially in [[Dominion]] matches.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/3660b4d2-58c5-43e0-ab59-a9ee99b8c3e3/dominion?category=wargames|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dominion|D=14|M=10|Y=2013}}

When the ''Infinity'' [[Requiem Campaign|returned]] to the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] in [[2558]], various UNSC bases and outposts were established on the inner surface of the planet. Several such autoturrets were used to defend these locations, including [[Galileo Base]],{{Ref/SpOps|Episode=Catherine|Level=Galileo}} [[Two Giants]],{{Ref/SpOps|Episode=Catherine|Level=Shootout In Valhalla}} and [[Magma Base]].{{Ref/SpOps|Episode=Key|Level=The Search for Halsey}}

==Trivia==
*It is possible to place these on a map outside of [[Dominion]], but it is necessary to remove the Dominion gametype label from the object first.
*If one places and activates one of these turrets in [[Forge]], and then deletes the base, the actual turret itself will remain.

==Gallery==
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===Concept art===
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File:H4 UNSCProps Concept Sketches.jpg|Very early sketches of various UNSC props for ''Halo 4'', including some very early drafts of what would become the M3063.
File:H4 Concept DominionTurret.jpg|More concept art of the autoturret.
File:Halo 4 Turret concept art 1.jpg|More concept art of the autoturret.
File:Halo 4 Turret concept art 2.jpg|More concept art of the autoturret.
File:H4_M3063Turret_Concept_1.jpg|More concept art of the autoturret.
File:H4_M3063Turret_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art depicting other variants that were more energy-based, anti-aircraft only, and EMP based that would knock out shields.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:H4-M3063AHMG-LeftSide.png|Left side view of the autoturret.
File:H4-M3063AHMG-RightSide.png|Right side view of the autoturret.
File:Unidentified_UNSC_autoturret_side.jpg|Profile of the M3063 autoturret with targeting laser.
File:Unidentified_UNSC_autoturret_front.jpg|Frontal view of the autoturret.
File:Unidentified_UNSC_autoturret_and_Spartan.jpg|A turret engaging a SPARTAN-IV.
File:H4-Dominion-Forge-AutoTurret.jpg|Placing the turret in Forge mode.
File:H4-Dominion-UNSC-AutoTurret.jpg|The autoturret completed.
File:H4-Dominion on Vortex.jpg|The autoturret being used in a game of [[Dominion]] in War Games.
File:HTMCC-H4 SO DeployableTurretInactive.png|The deactivated autoturret in ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.
File:HTMCC-H4 SO DeployableTurretActive.png|The active autoturret in ''Spartan Ops''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{UNSC heavy weapons}}
[[Category:Machine guns]]
[[Category:UNSC ground weapons]]