Editing M808 Scorpion

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{{Vehicle Infobox
|image=[[File:H3 Scorpion.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Chalybs Defense Solutions]]<ref name="visual"/>
|line=Scorpion
|model= M808
|class= Main battle tank
|length= {{Convert|10.2|m|ft|}}<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 164''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 238''</ref>
|width= {{Convert|7.8|m|ft}}<ref name="visual"/>
|height=
|mass= {{Convert|66|MT}}<ref name="ENC"/>
|max speed=
|engine=
|hull= Ceramic-titanium armor<ref name="H1man">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', ''game manual''</ref><ref name="H2man">'''[[Halo 2]]''', ''game manual''</ref><ref name="flood137">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 137''</ref>
|armament=
*One [[M512 90mm Smooth Bore High Velocity Cannon]]<ref name="visual"/><ref name="manual">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''game manual''</ref>
*1 pintle-mounted [[M247T Medium Machine Gun]]<ref name="visual"/>
|crew=
*Driver
*Gunner
|complement=Up to four passengers
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=
|role=
*Anti-armor platform<ref name="ENC"/>
*Anti-vehicular platform<ref name="ENC"/>
*Anti-infantry platform<ref name="ENC"/>
*Heavy weapnry<ref name="ENC"/>
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}
{{Quote|<b>Anonymous Marine:</b> <i>Tank beats Ghost!</i><br /><b>Anonymous Marine:</b> <i>Tank beats Hunter!</i><br /><b>Anonymous Marine:</b> <i>Tank beats everything! Oh, man! I could do this all day!</i>|An anonymous Marine's remark of the M808 Scorpion during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="boom">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref>}}
The '''M808 Main Battle Tank'''<ref name="visual"/><ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25446 '''Bungie.net''': ''M808 MBT profile'']</ref>, commonly referred to as the '''M808 Scorpion''', is the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s mainline armored mobile weapons platform. It was manufactured by [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]].<ref name="visual"/>

==Design details==
The M808 Scorpion is the UNSC's lead armoured vehicle, having served for almost thirty years. Its four-track nacelles design, with each track mounted on an independent computer-controlled suspension system, allows the M808 Scorpion to traverse, climb over, or manoeuvre around large debris or other battlefield obstacles, and prevents the vehicle from being easily disabled.<ref name="bnet"/>

The central chassis is simple in design containing the main armament at the stern of the hull, a pintle-mounted machine gun, and the crew compartment forward of it. The chassis is covered with heavy titanium-ceramic armor plating, making it incredibly resilient to small-arms fire; however, it is still possible for infantry-portable anti-armor weapons to inflict catastrophic damage. The M808 Scorpion only requires two personnels to fulfil its effective role; the driver pilots the vehicle and has complete control of the main armament while the gunner would man the machine gun. Up to four additional passengers may ride on (and fire from) the vehicle's "jumpseats", though doing so would put them at great risk of enemy counter-attack.<ref name="H1man"/><ref name="H2man"/><ref name="manual"/>

Along with its weapons system the Scorpion is equipped with anti-mine detecting software and electronics to help increase safety while in use.

===Armament===
The M808 Scorpion is equipped with a two-tier weapon system. Its primary armament is the [[M512 Smooth Bore High Velocity Cannon|M512 Smooth-Bore High-Velocity Cannon]], a gun capable of firing 90mm tungsten shells and [[S1 canister shell|canister rounds]] with a three-to-four-second interval between each firing session.<ref name="visual"/> The primary weapon is also equipped with an autoload feed system, requiring no manual loading from the armor's personnel. The tank can also be outfitted with a 105mm 105mm cannon for greater offensive power.<ref name="Halo: The Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 153''</ref>

Its secondary armament is a pintle-mounted [[M247T Medium Machine Gun|M247T machine gun]], capable of firing 7.62mm armor-piercing rounds at a very high rate.<ref name="visual"/>

===Advantages===
The M808 has proven itself to be the workhorse of UNSC armored attack vehicles. Its 90mm cannon can deliver a devastating blow to anything it targets - infantry or armor. Its thick titanium-ceramic armor can withstand a direct hit from a [[Covenant]] [[Fuel Rod Cannon]] and continue on with enough armor to keep fighting.

Its one man crew severely limits human casualties; along with its main offensive capabilities, four infantrymen can sit on the tread pods of the tank, providing support while using the tank as a transport until they reach their destination.

The Scorpion's efficient engine allows it to travel up to 466 miles or 750km before needing to be refueled.<ref name="ENC"/> Along with its offensive capabilities as an anti-vehicle platform, the M808 also fulfils the role of anti-infantry; its machine gun can effectively take down heavily armored and shielded targets at medium range, and the main gun is devastating to infantry targets at any range, instantly killing targets at the impact zone and severely injuring those close by.

===Disadvantages===
The M808's 90mm cannon must be reloaded after every shot and takes between three to four seconds, the time it takes for the cannon to reload may give the enemy enough time to react against the tank. Its deep dead-zone, or the area within which fire from the tank's guns cannot hit targets, puts the vehicle at risk from enemy anti-tank infantry.

Although the Scorpion can carry up to four passengers, any infantryman sitting on the tread covers of the Scorpion would be vulnerable to small-arms fire, and any explosions near the tank can kill all personnel riding on the treads. The M808's slow speed also puts it at a disadvantage, as other more nimble vehicles like the [[Ghost]] can out-maneuver the tank and get within its dead-zone.

==Changes from ''[[Halo 3]]''/''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' to ''[[Halo: Reach]]''==
*The tank has received a visual upgrade, giving it a grittier, more military look, including a greener paint scheme.
*The tank has considerably less armor than its earlier counterparts, making it somewhat more balanced with the [[Wraith]].
*The tank visually recoils when firing the main gun. Shell casings are released out the back of the turret when it is fired.
*The tank moves faster: Splattering with the tank is once again possible.
*The cockpit now has a translucent canopy, which reveals the driver.
*The main gun is more powerful, with a larger blast radius; it has the ability to destroy a Wraith with two shots.
*The main gun can be blasted off, rendering the tank ineffective in assaulting.
*The velocity of the main cannon fire has been slightly decreased.
*The reticule of the main gun now has vertical bars on its sides that fill as the the cannon is reloaded.
*The secondary turret now overheats after continuous fire, much like the Wraith's turret.
*The turret now slows down to a stop after rotating, it also turns slower than in ''Halo 3'' and the Scorpion's rotating speed is also slower.
*The tread coverings may be destroyed, which prevents the [[ODST]]s on the level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]'' from riding on them.

==Operational history==
The M808 Scorpion was still in service during the events of the [[Human-Covenant War]], serving alongside the [[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B ''Scorpion'']] and the [[M850 Main Battle Tank|M850 ''Grizzly'']].

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==Variants==
*[[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B ''Scorpion'']]

==Gameplay tactics==
===Campaign===
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===Multiplayer===
*Another popular tactic is to use a [[wikipedia:hull-down|"hull-down"]] position. The tactic essentially requires the tank to be positioned such that its hull (the main part of the vehicle) is behind a crest or other raised ground, but its turret (or a superstructure or roof-mounted weapon) is exposed.
*Using a [[Power Drain]] or a [[Plasma Pistol]] Overcharge will temporarily disable the tank's mobility and will greatly weaken its driver. While the tank's weaponry will still be functional, it will be unable to move and can be easily [[Boarding|boarded]].
*An effective hijacking technique is to grab [[Active Camouflage]] and wait for the tank to pass-by or approach the player. *On [[Sandtrap]], a good tactic to hijack a Scorpion is to wait for the tank to go into the middle depression and board it from above.
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==Trivia==
===General===
*A scorpion is a predatory arthropod animal, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming atmospheric vehicles after real animals, with the exceptions of the [[Cyclops]] and [[Gremlin]], which are named after mythical creatures, and the [[Longsword]], [[Shortsword]], and [[Sabre]], which are named after bladed weapons. 
*The Scorpion tank resembles an actual scorpion with the front body being the pincers, the rear body being the legs and the cannon being the tail and its stinger.
*The [[Legendary Map Pack]] features the map [[Avalanche]], a remake of the classic [[Sidewinder]]. For the remake, the Scorpion tank is adorned in full snow camouflage, along with all other UNSC vehicles. Avalanche is also the first ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map to have a Scorpion placed in it by default.
*In [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]], the Scorpion had the word "MARINES" marked on its armor. This is not present in the final game.
*In Halo: Reach, the achievement "[[Tank Beats Everything]]" is earned by keeping the tank intact during the [[The Package (level)|ninth mission]] on Legendary difficulty.
*In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', if enough damage is directed into certain areas of the Scorpion, it is possible for the main turret to be destroyed and become useless, but you can still drive the tank. The same is true of the tank's machine gun turret.
*A Scorpion tank is on display in the [[Museum of Humanity]]. A small model of the tank is also on display in the museum.

===Easter Egg===
*In every ''[[Halo]]'' game the Scorpion's serial number is the [[Birthdate on Tank|birthdate]] of [[Marcus R. Lehto]], [[Bungie]]'s senior art director.
*Underneath the turret of the Scorpion, there is a Jack-O-Lantern drawn in blood. This can be found by destroying the turret, then standing on the upside-down turret.
*In ''Halo: Reach'', the code "S-052" is painted on the side of the Scorpion. This is a reference to SPARTAN [[Jorge-052]], as well as a reference to Bungie's obsession with the number seven (0+5+2=7).

===Glitches===
*It is possible to perform the [[Turretless Vehicle Glitch]] on a Scorpion. It is not possible, however, to then attach another weapon and still be able to drive; for some reason, the Scorpion automatically applies the parking brake.
*If you melee off the machine gun turret, it will still fire with the bullets appearing to be coming out of where the turret barrel would have been.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Scorpion.jpg|Blueprint of the M808 Scorpion
File:Snow Scorpion.png|"Snow-bug", the winter-variant of the M808
File:Reach MPBeta Scorpion2.png|A render of the M808 Scorpion during the beta stage of ''Halo: Reach''
File:Halo Reach Scorpion.png|A render of the M808 Scorpion
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''

==Sources==
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