Editing Talk:AIE-486H machine gun

Why was the main image cut down to only show the turret and not the entire Spartan? The Missile Pod article shows the whole character, this one does not. [[User:Vethryn|Vethryn]] 05:46, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== E3 1999 ==

Anyone else think this might be the reincarnation of the WPAS Minigun from the E3 1999 Halo build? (See lower half of [http://web.archive.org/web/20041227153214/http://nikon.bungie.org/pressscans/pcxl.0500/pcxl.0500.p3.jpg this].) [[User:Andrew Nagy|Andrew Nagy]] 04:13, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
*Definitely. Bungie have been itching to put it in a game, and thank god they did! I have got killing sprees with this thing, and i'm not ''that'' good  aplayer, but it feels like so much fun shredding enemies! Cheers Bungie! I salute you!
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I had to remove the bit in the article about the AIE-486H replacing the Warthog's LAAG. Despite the similarity of both weapons, Frankie's [http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog article on the Warthog] states that it still uses the M41 LAAG.
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can this or the plasma cannon bring down a phantom?

Ya man the turrets can take down a phantom, every weapons can the only thing that you need is ammo and time. [[User:Clavix2|<font color="Black">Clavix2</font>]] [[Image:Halo2emblemClavix.jpg|30px]] <sup> [[User talk:Clavix2|<font color="Red">I WILL PAY FOR </font>]]</sup> <sup>[[Special:Contributions/Clavix2|<font color="Black"> ALL MY SINS </font>]]</sup> 01:11, 19 October 2007 (UTC)


== Believability as a Squad Automatic Weapon==

While watching ''Shootout!'' on the History Channel this morning, during an Iwo Jima special, I saw a modified Browning M1919 machine gun - used as a tailgun on American divebombers - modified into a squad automatic weapon (SAW).  Called the "Stinger", it featured the trigger system from an M1 Garand and the bipod of a Browning Automatic Rifle. It could be lugged around and fired from the hip with a rate of fire of ~1,300 rounds per minute! One Marine killed around twenty Japanese soldiers with the weapon (unaided) in one day. Of course, Iwo Jima was also the most notable WWII battle in which flamethrowers were used in combat (take ''that'' Hellbringer detractors!) --[[User:Braidenvl|Braidenvl]] 17:44, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

SAW's are light weapons that can project tremendous amounts of accurate suppressing fire, not a weapon that requires a team of two men to succesfully operate and must be 'deployed' before operation. Thats a Heavy Machine Gun. HMG does not equal SAW. At all. [[User:Ajax 013|Ajax 013]] 12:11, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I see your point, but I was referring to the way [[Jiralhanae|some]] [[Sangheili|tough]] [[SPARTAN-II|guys]] can rip the weapon off its hinges and lug it around for fairly accurate suppressing fire, often for a whole squad of marines. To them, it could be considered a somewhat light (in terms of weight, not caliber) weapon. Thus, I meant one may informally treat an unhinged AIE-486 as an SAW in a Spartan's hands. But, this is fairly pointless - I've made my case. --[[User:Braidenvl|Braidenvl]] 13:11, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Actualy the "Heavy" bit is inacurrate. it uses 7.62x51mm NATO rounds which would actualy be a medium machine gun (like the old GPMG from Halo 2) though it could refering to its wieght. Is it man portable? as in, can a lone amarine carry it?(carry and deploy not carry and fire) if so then it is definitly a medium.(a point i added to the artice but seams to have been removed)

== 9.5 ==

When was it decided that this thing uses the 9.5mm ammo of the BR? The container in game meant for storing the weapon even says 7.62mm on it. If someone has a good reason please tell me, as I am going to remove this for now. [[User talk:Diaboy|Diaboy]] 00:47, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

The container in the game also labels the weapon as an M247 machine gun and gives it a packing weight of 983 pounds, which is heavier than a 20mm Vulcan cannon.

== Redirect ==
"Chaingun" redirects to this page. this just encourages the misconception that chingun=gatling gun. they are two compleately different guns! Gunnery sergeant [[User talk:Maiar|Maiar]] 04:07, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

The reason that it redirects here is because there is no ''Chaingun'' in Halo, so people searching for that are more then likely looking for this. [[User:Honor Guard Reborn|<span style="color:Black">DarkbelowHGR</span>]] [[User talk:Honor Guard Reborn|<span style="color:green">CommbandD</span>]] 04:56, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

== Conflicting Info ==
This article states that the AIE-486H machine gun is more powerful than the M247 GP machine gun, which is found in Halo 2. However, the M247 GP article says, under the Trivia section, that the M247 GP is more powerful than the AIE-486H.

I vote that the two statements are removed.[[User talk:Guardians-117|Guardians-117]] 15:46, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

== Strange advantage ==

--[[User talk:1st lieutenant Geeslin|1st lieutenant Geeslin]] 23:24, 5 August 2009 (UTC)Okay, you're trying to fend of the [[Phantoms]] from breaching the [[Crow's Nest (Base)]], while mounted, you have a limitless supply of ammunition. '''HOWEVER''', when you detatch it to take down some camping jackals, you only get 200 rounds. Does this make any sense to anyone?!? The same thing with the plasma turret. If you guys think this was pointless posting this, let me know and I'll delete it, but in the mean time, gimme some feedback.

== ODST ==

In the pictures section, it shows an ODST using one like you can in halo 3, but should that even be possible? Detaching one and walking around with it slows a spartan down considerably, so could an ODST even detach one, let alone use it like that?[[User talk:Papayaking|Papayaking]] 23:12, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

:That pic is from Firefight.It is possible that Bungie modeled Firefight after Halo 3 multiplayer.[[User talk:SPARTAN-177|SPARTAN-177]] 01:21, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

::Ok[[User talk:Papayaking|Papayaking]] 01:42, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

There has been multiple footages showing ODSTs wielding the turret in the campaign. This ofcourse is conflicting stuff as ODSTs are not as strong as Spartans. Beats me why Bungie decided to ignore such a part of the Halo Universe canon.

:Who says the ODSTs ripped the turrets off? Carrying a turret may require less strength than violently and rapidly tearing it off of its base. Furthermore, the ODSTs are in a city that was blown apart by a massive shock wave during a big Covie-Human battle, so I'm willing to bet that a few turrets got ripped off the base by the shock wave. The ODSTs could also use explosives or something to break the turrets -- works in ''Halo 3''. <span style="background:#AADDAA;display:inline-block;height:16px;padding-right:4px;line-height:1em;position:relative;top:-3px;-moz-border-radius:0 50% 50%"><b>[[Image:DavidJCobb_Emblem.svg|16px]] [[User:DavidJCobb|<span style="color:#000;position:relative;top:.15em">DavidJCobb&nbsp;</span>]]</b></span> 04:08, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Huh, Didn't think of that.[[User talk:Papayaking|Papayaking]] 17:36, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

ODSTs DO rip off the turret, and they can move faster carrying it than Spartans and Elites.

Ok, I don't have ODST yet so I can't say for sure, but this seems like one of those unsigned posts that dosen't do anything but point out they DO rip them off (which we know by now), but ''faster''? I doubt it.[[User talk:Papayaking|Papayaking]] 21:51, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

They look like they run faster, but it might just be the animation, since it looks like they have a harder time carrying a turret.[[User talk:Spartan 112|112]] 22:39, October 11, 2009 (UTC)


==Reach?==
Could someone please give me a reference to where this shows up in Reach? There's only one ref tag on the entire page (for the H3 guide), and all our information on the page talks about the H3 and ODST weapon, a gatling-style machine gun with three barrels. The Reach weapon is not that gun. It is not a Gatling-style machine gun and does not have three barrels. In fact, it literally shares nothing in common with the turret from H3.

If the only source is the beta post-carnage report (which I hope, like with the MA37/MA5C conflict, is not), I say we hold off on the merge until post-beta. I mean, I can't say I'm surprised that Bungie would do something like this, but I can still be disappointed...  --[[User talk:Nerfherder1428|Nerfherder1428]] 01:16, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

:I assume everyone who played Generator Defense had access to the Machine Gun. So, check your aggregates in Bungie.net and place your mouse cursor over the Machine Gun. If not, [http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/CareerStats.aspx?player=BigSheep click here] and place the mouse over the Machine Gun.- [[User:-Ascension-|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:#E32636;">Sketch</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:-Ascension-|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:#E32636;">ist</span>]]</sup> 01:21, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

:Nerfherder: Looks like I didn't read the second paragraph. >.> Sorry.
:Anyway, looks like Bungie is retconning the physical appearance of the AIE-486H. And the link in the article doesn't exist anymore (Microsoft pulled the plug)... so, this article is really source-less.- [[User:-Ascension-|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:#E32636;">Sketch</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:-Ascension-|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:#E32636;">ist</span>]]</sup> 02:15, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

::The MG in Reach is totally different from the AIE-486H, both visually and structurally. I think the stats page may be a case of some content from Halo 3 being carried over to Reach; I find it hard to believe they'd change the appearance that much when they could simply give it a different designation. Plus, I think the people who work on the game stats content aren't the same people who manage canon; errors like this can happen, especially considering how this is still the beta and not everything is polished. We'll just have to wait and see how it is in the final game. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] ([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]]) 05:49, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

:Or simply showing what the earlier model looks like.  Also, have we noted that this is the same weapon Jorge uses, just without the front armor plate? [[User talk:Spartan 501|Spartan 501]] 05:05, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

:::Agreed Jugus. It's interesting to note that almost every weapon (even the returning ones from H3) has a new description from H3 except for the nades, the AR, and the HMG.  And you already have people over at the MA37 talk page trying to merge it with MA5C solely because of a similar descrepancy. Honestly, an extremely likely explanation is that a couple of tags in the template weren't changed. I'm not saying that Bungie wouldn't redo an entire weapon. It's disappointing but no surprise. I'm just saying that it is extremely important that those borrowed H3 info tags in the beta carnage reports be regarded with skepticism.--[[User talk:Nerfherder1428|Nerfherder1428]] 03:03, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

::::Considering the amount of updates and fixes Bungie added throughout the Beta phase, one could question why they didn't bother changing the so-called typos we see in the game or in the post-carnage reports. This is true to previous Halo titles where Bungie could easily corrected the so-called typos in the weapon through title-updates but chose not to do so. Perhaps Bungie intended to name them the way they want it to be? Bungie is always known for concealing information and confusing its fans.- [[User:-Ascension-|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:#E32636;">Sketch</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:-Ascension-|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:#E32636;">ist</span>]]</sup> 04:33, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

Anyone with half a brain can tell that the turret in Reach is not an AIE-486H. They are two completely different weapons. They are structurally different, and the AIE is a rotary-barreled machine gun, I only see 1 barrel on this thing.--[[User talk:FluffyEmoPenguin|FluffyEmoPenguin]] 23:16, May 20, 2010 (UTC)

== SLAP? ==

Where does it say, anywhere, in the canon that the HMG fires SLAP rounds? Was this just made up by someone then established as 'fact'? I have never seen any sourcing from it and have removed it in the past but it keeps coming back. Any pointers would be great. [[User talk:Diaboy|Diaboy]] 14:46, June 9, 2010 (UTC)
:At first glance, I thought it was vandalism... but looks like it's a real round. :P
:Why not just ''slap'' in the [[Template:Fact]] template in? - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 14:52, June 9, 2010 (UTC)

== Separate page proposal ==

The turret in Halo: Reach is obviously not an AIE-486H or even a variant of it. We can all tell. The only thing the two turrets share in common is their in-game functions. Aside from that, the Reach turret looks completely different, it is a completely different type of machine gun (a single-barreled instead of a triple rotary-barreled), and the ammunition box on the side says "12mm HVE" which is a completely different round. The only info to confirm its designation as an AIE-486H is the Bungie.net carnage reports. The description is the exact same as the turret in Halo 3, leading me to believe it was just copied and pasted or a section that was untouched when they used the Halo 3 template. So, I propose that we give this new turret a separate page titled "Unidentified UNSC Heavy Machine Gun" or something of the sort.--[[User talk:FluffyEmoPenguin|FluffyEmoPenguin]] 15:40, June 9, 2010 (UTC)

:Bungie says otherwise. If the final game proves that the turret is in fact a different weapon, we will then make the appropriate changes. As of now, it stays.- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 15:45, June 9, 2010 (UTC)
::I'm not sure if we should take the carnage report as official info. At this stage in development, only a statement by Bungie or a trusted game article should be taken as official info. Another thing, this section from the carnage report on the turret "''...and slow to spin up to full firing rate.''" proves the description was a mistake because the Reach turret reaches full firing rate instantly whereas the Halo 3 turret does not.--[[User talk:FluffyEmoPenguin|FluffyEmoPenguin]] 15:52, June 9, 2010 (UTC)
:::Like I said in the M6G talk page, either ask a Bungie employee to confirm or wait for the released game. If not, it stays using the available evidence. Bungie canon trumps over Halopedia canon. - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 15:54, June 9, 2010 (UTC)
::::A slightly different note, don't you think it would be more appropriate to use the Halo 3 turret's image?--[[User:FluffyEmoPenguin|<span style="color:black; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Fluffy</span><span style="color:gray; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Emo</span><span style="color:black; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Penguin</span>]] 02:25, June 11, 2010 (UTC)
::::
::::^actually, that might make sense for now, but I would add another section with a picture and description of the HR machinegun.

== Brutes using turrets ==

I saw a brute using the turret in the past. I have a picture also. Is this noteworthy?[http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=111462824 Brute using turret][[User talk:Anoson|Anoson]] 10:11, June 12, 2010 (UTC)