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[[File:HSS Kestrel.jpg|thumb|250px|A Kestrel firing its autocannons.]]
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The '''GAU-10/A Heavy Autocannon (HAC)''' is an anti-personnel weapon in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]]. A pair of twin-linked GAU-10/A heavy autocannons are mounted on the standard production model of the [[AV-30 Kestrel]],<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/kestrel '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Kestrel'']</ref> on either side of the cockpit. These autocannons have a high rate of fire and are capable of doing significant damage against [[Covenant]] infantry and vehicles, such as the [[Type-32 Ghost]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'''</ref>
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The '''GAU-10/A Heavy Autocannon''' is an anti-personnel weapon in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/kestrel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Kestrel|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}
 
==Overview==
===Design details===
A pair of twin-linked GAU-10/A heavy autocannons are mounted on the standard production model of the [[AV-30 Kestrel]],{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}} on either side of the cockpit. These autocannons have a high rate of fire and are capable of doing significant damage against [[Covenant]] infantry and vehicles, such as the [[Type-32 Ghost]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HSS|HSS|Kestrel in-game unit}}
 
===Usage===
The GAU-10/A was employed on a Kestrel used during the [[Battle of Installation 03]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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[[Category:Autocannons]]
[[Category:Autocannons]]

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GAU-10/A heavy autocannon
HSS Kestrel.jpg
A Kestrel firing its autocannons.
Production overview

Type:

Autocannon

Service history

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The GAU-10/A Heavy Autocannon is an anti-personnel weapon in service with the United Nations Space Command.[1]

Overview

Design details

A pair of twin-linked GAU-10/A heavy autocannons are mounted on the standard production model of the AV-30 Kestrel,[1] on either side of the cockpit. These autocannons have a high rate of fire and are capable of doing significant damage against Covenant infantry and vehicles, such as the Type-32 Ghost.[2]

Usage

The GAU-10/A was employed on a Kestrel used during the Battle of Installation 03.[2]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Kestrel (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ a b Halo: Spartan Strike, Kestrel in-game unit