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| {{Title|''Ogab'd''-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Disambig header|the Anti-Aircraft Wraith introduced in [[Halo 3]]|the variant introduced in [[Halo 5: Guardians]]|Muv'te-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith}}
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| {{Vehicle infobox | | | name = Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery |
| |name=''Ogab'd''-pattern Skyhunter | | | image = [[File:AAWraithH3.png|300px]] |
| |image=[[File:AAWraithH3.png|300px]] | | | manufacturer = [[Covenant]] |
| |manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=9}}<br>[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | | line = |
| |line= | | | model = Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery |
| |model= | | | class = Mobile Anti-Aircraft |
| |cost= | | | length = {{Convert|8.6|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=3}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 247''</ref> |
| |length={{Convert|29.3|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | | width = {{Convert|3.6|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=3}} |
| |width={{Convert|30.3|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | | height = {{Convert|4.7|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=3}} |
| |height={{Convert|12.4|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=3}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | | mass = {{Convert|47|ton|kg|sp=us|sigfig=3}}<ref name="ENC"/> |
| |mass={{Convert|47.8|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | | max accel = {{Convert|2.5|m/s|km/h|sp=us|sigfig=3}} |
| |max speed= | | | engine = [[Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Special Collector's Edition Manual]]''', ''page 17''</ref> |
| |engine= | | | countermeasures = |
| |hull=[[Nanolaminate]] | | | armament =*Two tri-barreled [[Fuel Rod Cannon]]s |
| |armament= | | *Secondary Plasma Turret<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 52''</ref> |
| *6 rapid-fire heavy [[Fuel rod cannon|flak cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | | | crew =*Driver (1) |
| *1 {{Pattern|Pek|plasma cannon}} | | *Support Gunner (1) (optional) |
| |crew=One pilot, one gunner{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | | role = Mobile Anti-Aircraft battery |
| |complement= | | | era = [[Human-Covenant War]]<br/>[[Great Schism]] |
| |consumables=
| | | affiliation =*[[Covenant Loyalists]] |
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| *Tactical anti-air{{Ref/Reuse|Blitz}}
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| *Ground assault{{Ref/Reuse|Blitz}}
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| |firstuse-title=In service
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| |firstuse=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |
| |affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |
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| The '''''Ogab'd''-pattern Skyhunter'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=275}} {{Type|52|Anti-Aircraft Artillery|AAA}},{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=257}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Blitz|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/blitz-coverage|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Blitz Coverage|D=28|M=10|Y=2021}} is a [[Skyhunter]] variant of the [[Wraith]] line of armoured vehicles, used by the [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]].
| | <center>''Looking for the [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|normal Wraith]]?''</center> |
| | The '''[[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery]]'''<ref name="ENC"/> (abbreviated '''Type-52 AAA'''), often referred to as the '''[[Wikipedia:Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon|Anti-Air]] Wraith'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 63''</ref>, is a specialized variant of the [[Type-25 Wraith]] tank. |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview and Design== |
| ===Design details===
| | The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery is a variant of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] Wraith tank, but it differs in its primary armament; while the standard Type-25 model is equipped with a [[Plasma Mortar]], which is used mainly against slow-moving ground targets, the Type-52 model is equipped with two rapid fire, triple barreled [[Fuel Rod Cannon]]s as its main armament, and is highly effective against nearby air targets as well as ground targets. The Type-52 shares the Type-25's secondary plasma turret, a non-detachable stationary turret emplacement fixed at the midsection of the vehicle that is optionally manned for defense against medium to close range ground targets. It should be noted that the plasma bolts fired by the AA-Wraith can explode mid-air, creating a cloud of plasma, resembling the clouds of shrapnel produced by modern day flak guns' bursting rounds. |
| The ''Ogab'd''-pattern skyhunters are built by the [[Assembly Forges]] of [[Lodam Armory]] upon the chassis of the base {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} tank - with some (though not all){{Ref/Reuse|Blitz}} models modified to feature a red-crimson colour scheme, as opposed to the standard blue-purple. As with the {{Pattern|Muv'te|anti-aircraft Wraith}} - the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era counterpart to the ''Ogab'd'' - [[weapon-smith]]s are required to incorporate stringent failsafes into the vehicle's design to ensure that they are destroyed should the vehicle operator be killed. This is done to prevent the vehicle and it's destructive potential from falling into enemy hands.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
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| ===Armament===
| | The double sets of Fuel Rod Cannons are devastating to both airborne or ground forces. Dozens of shots can be put out in rapid succession, laying waste to enemy emplacements, leveling fortified bunkers in a matter of seconds, and removing an enemy aerial presence. The cannon can also be a threat to low flying Longsword fighter-bombers, even though they have heavier armor than the Pelican dropship. Luckily, however, the Anti-Air Wraith seems to be used almost exclusively for destroying and harassing air vehicles and use against ground targets is very rare. |
| The ''Ogab'd''-pattern anti-air Wraith differs in its primary armament from the standard Wraith models. While the standard forms of Wraith are equipped with a [[plasma mortar]], which is used mainly against slow-moving ground targets, the skyhunter model is equipped with six rapid fire heavy [[fuel rod cannon]]s as its main armament. These weapons fire [[Fuel rod#Class-3|Class-3 fuel rods]], a heavier munition than the standard [[Fuel rod#Class-2|Class-2 fuel rods]] used by infantry-scale [[fuel rod gun]]s outfitted for longer-distanced shooting expected of anti-aircraft work. The fuel rod cannons on the ''Ogab'd'' model act as flak weapons and explode in mid-air, furthering their anti-air utility. The weapons have heat-seeking capabilities built-into their operation, allowing them to automatically track enemy targets.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | |
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| To defend the weapon at close-range, the ''Ogab'd'' is equipped with a secondary [[Medium plasma cannon|medium]] {{Pattern|Pek|plasma cannon}},{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} mounted atop a cupola behind the cockpit - allowing a secondary gunner to provide limited fire support for the vehicle.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | The Type-52 is also distinguished from the Type-25 by its red crimson color scheme instead of the standard Wraith's blue-purple armor color. Upon the driver's exiting the AA Wraith, its double flak cannons fold inward and contract into the body of the tank, presumably to keep them protected from enemy gunfire or saboteurs and possibly to allow more compact storage. It might even be necessary in order to travel at high speeds or be air-lifted by a [[Phantom]] dropship. Like the [[Fuel Rod Gun]] and [[Energy Sword]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', it has a dead man switch, causing the vehicle to be destroyed when the driver dies. Except for a [[Drive an AA Wraith|glitch]], the AA-Wraith is otherwise inoperable by the player. |
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| ===Usage=== | | ==Appearances== |
| The role of the ''Ogab'd'' in the Covenant arsenal fits in below the larger scale [[sky striker]]s of the Covenant's heavy artillery loadout. They are typically deployed as an air defence solution in theatres where the limitations of time or environmental factors make the establishment of larger assets such as the {{Pattern|Cheru|Tyrant}}, {{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}} or {{Pattern|Sumda'te|Scarab}} impossible or impractical. Their mobility provides a further advantage that many of these larger systems do not - something neither matched by the air defence variants of the smaller {{Pattern|Preksheda|Shade}} or {{Pattern|Kewu Umppi'pa'|citadel turret}}.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | | The Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery saw widespread deployment by the Covenant in the occupied [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony worlds]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. |
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| While initially [[Type classification system|type-classified]] by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] for this reason as a purely air defence system, the Covenant did employ the ''Ogab'd'' in offensive ground attack roles. They were occaisionally used as a general [[tank]] in assaults against entrenched enemies in urban regions.{{Ref/Reuse|Blitz}}
| | Multiple Type-52 vehicles were deployed in the [[Africa]]n city of [[Voi]] during the [[Covenant Loyalist|Loyalist]] occupation of Voi in the [[Battle of Earth]]. All of them were eventually destroyed in the [[Battle of Voi|UNSC counterattack]], and the glassing of a small part of Africa. |
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| ==Operational history==
| | Several more were deployed against a possible UNSC threat when the Loyalists secured the [[Forerunner]] facility known as the [[Ark]], in the levels [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]] and [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]. |
| ===Human-Covenant War===
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| ''Ogab'd''-pattern Wraiths were primarily encountered late in the [[Human-Covenant War]],{{Ref/Reuse|Blitz}} and were in particular heavily employed in the [[2552|final year]] of the war - seeing use against the [[United Nations Space Command]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]{{Ref/Reuse|Blitz}} and [[Battle for Earth]]. During the [[Earth]] campaign, they were deployed into the city of [[New Mombasa]] to act as air defence in the flooded areas of [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]] and later,{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|Kikowani Station}} the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]].{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|Coastal Highway}} Later on in the battle, anti-air Wraiths were deployed in a perimeter around the [[Voi Excession]] in conjunction with Mantis sky strikers to form a defensive line against incursions by UNSC aerospace assets. Several of these units in the port-city of [[Voi]] were engaged and destroyed by a [[Battle of Voi|battle]] led by [[John-117]].{{Ref/Level|H3|The Storm}}
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| Anti-air Wraiths were deployed in the [[Battle of Installation 00]] as part of the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s final stand against the UNSC.{{Ref/Level|H3|The Ark (level)|The Ark}}{{Ref/Level|H3|The Covenant (level)|The Covenant}}
| | A few AA-Wraiths were deployed during the Covenant occupation of [[New Mombasa]]. Two were deployed at [[Kikowani Station]] to defend the [[Huragok]] [[Huragok Recharge Station|Recharging Stations]]. A third was stationed along Waterfront Highway, part of the extensive expanse of defenses there. |
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| Following the war's conclusion, ''Ogab'd''-pattern Wraiths were salvaged and put to use by the empire's various successor factions. These included [[Merg Vol's Covenant]], who deployed anti-air Wraiths as part of their [[Battle of Draetheus V|invasion]] of [[Draetheus V]] in [[2554]].{{Ref/Level|HSA|Mission 4: Live to Fight}}{{Ref/Level|HSA|Mission 13: Assault on the Supply Lines}} Although the ''Ogab'd'' continued to see use in this era, it was supplanted by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and among portions of [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s Covenant by the more modern {{Pattern|Muv'te|anti-aircraft Wraith}} - though the ''Ogab'd'' did continue to see service in [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] during their [[Battle of Installation 03|conflict]] on [[Installation 03]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]].{{Ref/Level|HSS}}{{Citation needed}}
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| Unlike their counterparts, the [[Banished]] have by-and-large elected not to employ the use of anti-aircraft Wraiths - instead preferring the use of the [[Dovotaa Workshop Reaver]] for mobile air defence purposes.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Reaver}}
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| ==In-game information==
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| ===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''===
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| In the ''[[Halo 3]]'' Campaign, like the [[Fuel Rod Gun]] and [[Energy Sword]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', it has a dead man switch, causing the vehicle to self-destruct when the driver dies or exits. Except for a [[Drive an AA Wraith|glitch]], the AA-Wraith is otherwise inoperable by the player.
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| ==Production notes==
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| The Anti-Air Wraith's design dates back to early in the [[Development of Halo 2|production]] of ''[[Halo 2]]''. The vehicle mostly resembles the design that would later be finalised in ''[[Halo 3]]'', albeit built upon the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' model of the regular Wraith tank due to how early in production the vehicle was designed. The AA Wraith was one of [[Cut Halo 2 vehicles|many vehicles]] cut from the final ''Halo 2'' game, though the files for the asset have been restored by the [[Digsite]] project for [[Modding|modders]] to make use of. Due to being built upon a ''Combat Evolved'' Wraith and having more visual consistency with that game's art direction, the Wraith has been formally restored for use in that game - though can be modded into any ''Halo'' game's editing kit. The Digsite iteration of the vehicle was restored by project contributor General_101, who worked to fix the vehicle's textures and UI.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Discoveries|D=17|M=07|Y=2023}}
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| The ''Halo 2'' edition of the AA Wraith has a notable departure from the final vehicle; a purple colour scheme inherited from the base Wraith design. This facet was followed through into early builds of ''Halo 3'' - March 2007 build of the ''Halo 3'' Beta has an [[Cut Halo 3 vehicles#Early anti-air Wraith|early version]] of the AA Wraith available to spawn on [[Snowbound]] in [[Forge/Halo 3|Forge]]. This early Wraith is purple like the regular mortar counterpart, and boasts a pair of automatic [[plasma cannon]]s as opposed to the fuel rod cannons it has in the final game.
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| File:HCE_Digsite_AAWraith.jpg|The ''Halo 2'' model for the AA Wraith restored into ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' by Digsite.
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| File:H3 Beta AAWraith Shooting.png|Driving the early AA Wraith in ''Halo 3''.
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Ogab'd-pattern anti-air Wraith}}
| | *It seems that [[Bungie]] originally considered making the AA Wraith a drivable vehicle, since when the player takes control of it with a glitch and then jump out of the Wraith, an animation of the cannons folding together and going down through the hatch can be seen, much like the normal Wraith. The fact that the AA Wraith is drivable at all proves this fact, but it was likely made unusable due to it being significantly overpowered. It also contains its own special aiming reticule which is seen nowhere else, and seems to be a reticule designed specifically for the AA-Wraith. Similarly, there is no targeting reticule for the AA Wraith's gunner turret. |
| *It seemed that [[Bungie]] originally considered making the AA Wraith a drivable vehicle, since when the player takes control of it and then jump out of the Wraith, it features its own weapon retraction animation, much like the normal Wraith. The way Bungie rendered it nearly undrivable is likely due to the fact of dominating firepower. Hints also include that it also contains its own special aiming reticule. Similarly, there is no targeting reticule for the AA Wraith's gunner turret. | | *The Anti Air Wraith controlled by the player is not as effective at destroying aircraft as one that is operated by an AI, because the AI is more efficient at targeting and leading; as such, it will know where the aircraft (sometimes even if controlled by the player, although the AI will most likely not hit the player) will move based on current readings (sudden course changes notwithstanding). |
| *If a player takes control of an AA Wraith in ''Halo 3'', it will not mitigate damage from incoming fire. This makes the player a substantially easier target. | |
| *A shot from a Fuel Rod Gun is more powerful than a single shot from a cannon on the Anti Air Wraith. This is probably because of the faster rate of fire and infinite ammo the Anti-Air Wraith has, making it overpowered otherwise. | | *A shot from a Fuel Rod Gun is more powerful than a single shot from a cannon on the Anti Air Wraith. This is probably because of the faster rate of fire and infinite ammo the Anti-Air Wraith has, making it overpowered otherwise. |
| *The AA Wraith was added to ''Halo 3'' Forge in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' on July 14, 2020, but with its dead-man switch removed and the gunner given a crosshair similar to that on the Type-26 Wraith. The AA Wraith was also added to ''Halo 3: ODST'' Firefight in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' on September 22, 2020.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery widths="200"> |
| File:Halo3-T52WraithAA.png|A view of an occupied T-52 AA Wraith in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
| | File:1216870244 Destroyed.jpg|An Anti-Air Wraith being dissected by a [[Spartan Laser]]. |
| File:Anti-air Wraith.jpg|An anti-air Wraith at Voi.
| | File:1216870392 AAWraith.jpg|An Anti-Air Wraith in ''[[Halo 3]]''. |
| File:1216870244 Destroyed.jpg|An Anti-Air Wraith being dissected by an [[M6 Spartan Laser]]. | | File:Anti-Air Fire.jpg|An Anti-Air Wraith shoots at a [[Hornet]]. |
| File:1216870392 AAWraith.jpg|An Anti-Air Wraith in ''Halo 3''. | | File:AAAW H.jpg|An Anti-Air Wraith on The Ark. |
| File:Anti-Air Fire.jpg|An Anti-Air Wraith shooting at an [[AV-14 Hornet]]. | |
| File:H3 Anti-Air Wraith taken over.jpg|An Anti-Air Wraith on The Ark. | |
| File:66868004-Full.jpg|John-117 driving an AA Wraith. | | File:66868004-Full.jpg|John-117 driving an AA Wraith. |
| File:HTMCC_H3_Sandbox_AAWraith.png|An AA Wraith being used by a player on [[Sandbox]] in the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' version of ''Halo 3''.
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| File:H3ODST ScorpionAAWraith.jpg|[[Alpha-Nine]]'s [[M808C Scorpion]] approaches an AA Wraith in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
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| File:H3ODST-AAWraithLostPlatoon.png|An AA Wraith being used on [[Lost Platoon]] in the ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' version of ''Halo 3: ODST''.
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| File:HGC AAWraith.jpg|An anti-air Wraith painted in purple in ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''.
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| File:HGC-Covies.jpg|An AA Wraith in ''Halo: Ground Command''.
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| File:HGC SunDevil And Wraith.jpg|A T-52 AA Wraith and a M808B2 Sun Devil in ''Halo: Ground Command''
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
| | ==See also== |
| *''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
| | *[[Drive an AA Wraith]] |
| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | <references/> |
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| {{Wraiths}} | | {{Covenant Vehicles}} |
| [[Category:Covenant vehicles]] | | [[Category:Covenant Vehicles]] |
| [[Category:Drivable vehicles]] | | [[Category:Drivable Vehicles]] |
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