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{{Quote|We're approaching the LZ, get ready to come out swinging...TOUCH DOWN! Hit it Marines!|[[Foehammer|Flight Officer Captain Carol Rawley]]}} | {{Quote|We're approaching the LZ, get ready to come out swinging...TOUCH DOWN! Hit it Marines!|[[Foehammer|Flight Officer Captain Carol Rawley]]}} | ||
A '''Landing Zone''', consigned '''LZ''', is the military term for any area where aircraft such as [[Pelican|dropships]] are able to land. A Landing Zone can have many functions, but normally the term is used to describe a combat area where a dropship must land in order for its passengers to disembark or be retrieved such as for emergency Evac. | A '''Landing Zone''', consigned '''LZ''', is the military term for any area where aircraft such as [[Pelican|dropships]] are able to land. A Landing Zone can have many functions, but normally the term is used to describe a combat area where a dropship must land in order for its passengers to disembark or be retrieved such as for emergency Evac. Landing Zones can be found in every Halo game including Halo Wars. | ||
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Revision as of 21:26, April 17, 2009
- "We're approaching the LZ, get ready to come out swinging...TOUCH DOWN! Hit it Marines!"
- — Flight Officer Captain Carol Rawley
A Landing Zone, consigned LZ, is the military term for any area where aircraft such as dropships are able to land. A Landing Zone can have many functions, but normally the term is used to describe a combat area where a dropship must land in order for its passengers to disembark or be retrieved such as for emergency Evac. Landing Zones can be found in every Halo game including Halo Wars.
