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The '''Anvil-IV Air-to-Surface Missiles''' are an explosive ordnance mounted on [[AC-220 Vulture|AC-220 Vulture Gunships]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 46''</ref>


[[File:Vulture Barrage.jpg|thumb|right|A Vulture using ANVIL-IV Missiles against a [[Covenant]] [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]].]]
==Design details==
The '''Anvil-IV Air-to-Surface Missiles''' are an explosive ordnance mounted on [[AC-220 Vulture|AC-220 Vulture Gunships]]. These missiles are fired by an [[A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launcher]]<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 46''</ref> to make them fall upon enemy ground targets. They are most likely related to the [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]]'s [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]]s.
Anvil-IV missiles are mounted on the top of an [[AC-220 Vulture]] gunship. They are fired from [[A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launcher]]s, and are capable of being fired in a 360-degree radius around the craft. They can be fired in a unified barrage against enemy targets alongside the Vulture's [[Argent V missile]]s.<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/vulture/d7c47141-fe31-43ff-8698-3ec01a19b356?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint''': ''AC-220 Vulture gunship''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110325090514/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/vulture/d7c47141-fe31-43ff-8698-3ec01a19b356 Archive.org])</ref>


==Trivia==
It is unknown what relation they have with the [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] mounted on the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship.
*These missiles are mounted on the Vulture once the "''Mega Barrage''" upgrade has been researched.
 
==Gameplay==
In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Anvil-IV is granted to the Vulture gunship upon researching the ''Mega Barrage'' upgrade. Once completed, the Vulture can use the Anvil-IVs to bombard a target from afar as the vehicle's '''Y'''-ability. This weapon was replaced in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' with the [[Phoenix missile]], though the A-74 launchers are still present on the in-game model.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSC Vulture 1.jpg|A closer look at the launcher system in ''Halo Wars'' concept art.
File:Vulture scheme.jpg|Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.
File:HW-VultureMissileBarrage.png|Vultures firing Anvil-IVs.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 16:42, September 1, 2019

Anvil-IV air-to-surface missile
Vulture Barrage.jpg
Production overview

Type:

Air-to-surface missile

Variants:

Anvil-IV

 

The Anvil-IV Air-to-Surface Missiles are an explosive ordnance mounted on AC-220 Vulture Gunships.[1]

Design details

Anvil-IV missiles are mounted on the top of an AC-220 Vulture gunship. They are fired from A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launchers, and are capable of being fired in a 360-degree radius around the craft. They can be fired in a unified barrage against enemy targets alongside the Vulture's Argent V missiles.[2]

It is unknown what relation they have with the Anvil-II air-to-surface missile mounted on the D77-TC Pelican dropship.

Gameplay

In Halo Wars, the Anvil-IV is granted to the Vulture gunship upon researching the Mega Barrage upgrade. Once completed, the Vulture can use the Anvil-IVs to bombard a target from afar as the vehicle's Y-ability. This weapon was replaced in Halo Wars 2 with the Phoenix missile, though the A-74 launchers are still present on the in-game model.

Gallery

  • A closer look at the launcher system in Halo Wars concept art.

    A closer look at the launcher system in Halo Wars concept art.

  • Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.

    Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.

  • Vultures firing Anvil-IVs.

    Vultures firing Anvil-IVs.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide, page 46
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: AC-220 Vulture gunship (defunct, backup on Archive.org)

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