Editing M510 Mammoth

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{{Vehicle Infobox
|image=[[File:H4-M510Mammoth.png|350px]]
|manufacturer=[[Acheron Security]]<ref name="H4 Guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref>
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|model=M510<ref name="H4 Guide"/>
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|length=70 meters<ref name="H4 Guide"/>
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* [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark 2457/35cm HRG "Mini-MAC"]] (1)<ref name="H4 Guide"/>
* [[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]] (2)<ref name="H4 Guide"/>
|crew=3<ref name="H4 Guide"/>
|complement=
*20-30 passengers<ref name="H4 Guide"/> 
*[[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|M274 ULATV]]s/[[M12 Force Application Vehicle|M12 FAV variant]]s
*Various equipment/matériel
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*Mobile anti-aircraft/anti-warship platform
*Mobile anti-armored/anti-vehicle platform
*[[wikipedia:siegeworks|Siegeworks]]/ultra-heavy assault platform
|affiliation= [[UNSC Marine Corps]]
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{{Quote|Well. Someone's overcompensating.|[[Cortana]] commenting on the size of the Mammoth.}}

The '''Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platform M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy''', commonly known as the '''Mammoth''' <ref name="NeoGAF 652012">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38546770&postcount=16808 '''NeoGAF:''' ''Halo |OT4| Trust's a Tough Thing to Come by These Days'']</ref><ref name="Method Making Of">[http://www.methodstudios.com/work/the-commissioning '''Method Studios:''' ''Halo 4 <nowiki>'</nowiki>The Commissioning<nowiki>'</nowiki>'']</ref> is a heavy wheeled vehicle used by the [[UNSC Defense Force]] in the wake of the [[Human-Covenant War]].  This weapon platform is currently the largest known terrestrial armored fighting vehicle employed by the UNSC, dwarfing even the similar "[[Elephant]]" HRV in size.

==Specifications==
Roughly 70 meters in length, the Mammoth is a six-wheeled [[wikipedia:siegeworks|siegeworks]] [[wikipedia:Landship|ultra-heavy vehicle]], presumably to fulfilling the dual-roles of anti-aircraft/anti-[[warship]] weapons platform, and superseding the smaller [[M313 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|M313 Elephant]]'s role as a command and support/heavy recovery vehicle. As with the Elephant, the Mammoth also possess an internal storage bay for much smaller vehicles such as the [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] and the [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|Mongoose]], which can exit through the vehicle's front ramp. The Mammoth sports a [[MAC|Mark 2457/35cm HRG "Mini-MAC"]] turret on the topside, two large openings towards the back, as well as two smaller ones near the vehicle's cockpit.<ref name="Magic">[http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/15/making-of-halo-4?utm_campaign=ign+main+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social '''IGN''' ''The Magic Behind Halo 4'']</ref><ref name="H4 Guide"/> An [[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System|M79 MLRS]] emplacement is mounted facing starboard for close-in defense. It is generally painted in a [[Wikipedia:Camel (color)|camel brown]] scheme. The Mammoth was designed for elimination of hostile vessels, weapons, and fortifications in terrestrial and suborbital positions.<ref name="H4 Guide"/>

==Operational history==
Many of these vehicles were used by the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}'s Marine contingent on [[Requiem]] in the summer of [[2557]].<ref name="E3 Demo">'''[[Halo 4 E3 2012 Stage Demo]]'''</ref> During the vessel's turbulent approach into the [[Shield world#Conservation sphere|shield world]], at least two of these vehicles crushed surrounding areas of their hangar bay.<ref name="Commissioning">'''[[The Commissioning]]'''</ref> The Mammoth proved to be an effective weapon against both Covenant and Forerunner armor forces. Its heavy plating proved almost impervious to Banshee and Wraith shelling, while its MAC and point defense weapons laid waste to ground and air units with equal efficiency. However, the Mammoth's heavy guns were of little use against direct boarding action by enemy infantry. During the battle in the shield world, a Mammoth was used to assault the control center of the Forerunner [[particle cannon]]s to shut them down so the ''Infinty'' could take out Requiem's gravity well. With the Master Chief guiding the MAC cannon with a handheld target designator, the Mammoth destroyed two of the four cannons and helped clear the way, but was badly damaged by a [[Lich]] and had to stay behind as the Master Chief finished the mission alone.

==Trivia==
*As is typical of UNSC vehicles, the Mammoth is named after an Earth animal; its name is also indicative of its larger size relative to the similar M313 Elephant, as mammoths are often regarded as being essentially larger versions of modern elephants.
*Early in development, the Mammoth (then named the Tortoise) was conceived as a more literal base on wheels. This version is capable of deploying into siege mode with bracing pistons, a retractable sniper nest, and a deployable landing pad which could accommodate VTOL craft. 

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H4-Concept-Mammoth-Computer.jpg|Concept art of a computer terminal inside the Mammoth.
File:H4 Mammoth ammorack concept art.jpg|Concept art of a weapons rack inside the Mammoth.
File:Commissioning-4.jpg|Two Mammoths sliding across one of the ''Infinity'''s hangar bays.
File:H4-E3-Campaign-8.jpg|A Warthog exiting the Mammoth's internal bay.
File:H4-M510Mammoth-RampClosed.jpg|The Mammoth's ramp closed.
File:H4-M510Mammoth-RampOpen.jpg|The Mammoth's ramp open.
File:H4-M510Mammoth-RocketTurret.jpg|A view of one of the Mammoth's [[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]] turrets.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[The Commissioning]] {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''

==Sources==
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{{UNSC Vehicles}}
[[Category:UNSC Vehicles]]