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|name= Dropship 79 Heavy - Troop Carrier | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4 Guide}} | ||
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The '''D79-TC Pelican''', formally | {{Quote|This was a D79-TC, one of the newer models, but they're essentially all the same: big squat green airships with a twenty-five meter wingspan and stretching about thirty meters long.|[[Edward Buck]] on the D79 Pelican.<ref>'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''', ''Chapter 1''</ref>}} | ||
The '''D79-TC Pelican''', formally designated '''Dropship 79 Heavy - Troop Carrier''', is a [[UNSC]] dropship designed by [[Misriah Armory]].<ref name="H4 Guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo Waypoint''' ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref> Infrequently in service as early as [[2526]],<ref>''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/hastati-squad '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Hastati Squad'']</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/10-things-wrong-in-the-games-and-media/44f600fc-8cea-44e8-9e26-e9a3678f6b92/posts?page=2#post22 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''10 things wrong in the games and media'']</ref> the D79 had become the UNSC's standard dropship by [[2557]], supplanting the [[D77-TC Pelican|D77]] and [[D77H-TCI Pelican|D77H]] models.{{Ref/Reuse|H4 Guide}}<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/Detail/weapon-and-vehicle-renders/37d609fa-0303-4c2e-9fff-2fb79e52d9f6#imageNumber=1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Weapon and Vehicle Renders'']</ref> A gunship variant (the [[G79H-TC Pelican|G79H-TC/MA]]) is also produced.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Unlike the D77 and | ===Design details=== | ||
Unlike the D77 and the D77H Pelicans, the D79 features a twin-bubble canopy akin to that of the 21st century [[Wikipedia:Mil Mi-24 Hind|Mi-24 Hind gunship/attack helicopter]]; flight controls and frontal weaponry triggers are linked to the lower seat, while the dorsal turret is manned through the upper seat. The D79 Pelican features increased hull armor and more powerful engines compared to its predecessors.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointarticle}} It has a sleeker, more rounded fuselage which presumably improves its aerodynamics. A tall air intake is located immediately adjacent to the fuselage on either winglet, while a shorter but wider intake is mounted in front of and beneath each forward thruster; two smaller intakes are located above these. Two small maneuvering thrusters are mounted on either side of the fuselage. The Pelican is armed with a pair of [[GAU-53 70mm rotary cannon]]s mounted on a gimbal, below its nose.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | |||
Misriah's [[D81-LRT Condor]] uses an airframe strikingly similar to the D79's, as it uses the D79-TC Pelican as the base. However, the Condor possesses a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] and additional thrust nozzles, in addition to substantially greater length.{{Ref/Reuse|CondorWaypoint}} | |||
===Gunship variant=== | ===Gunship variant=== | ||
In addition to the standard dropship model, a | {{Main|G79H-TC Pelican}} | ||
In addition to the standard dropship model, a gunship model (designated '''Gunship 79 Heavy Troop Carrier/Mobile Armory''') is also used. This version incorporates heavier armament than the dropship version and additional weapons and ammunition racks for the resupply of ground troops.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref> | |||
===Corporate variant=== | |||
{{Main|Corp Pelican}} | |||
The [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]] has access to specialized Pelicans suited to their needs. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H5G_Corp_pelican.png|Liang Dortmund variant | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Identified Pelicans== | |||
*[[Boza]] | |||
*''[[India 127]]'' | |||
*''[[Kilo-97]]'' | |||
*[[Papa Foxtrot 766]] | |||
*[[Pelican 096]] | |||
*[[Pelican 653]] | |||
*[[Pelican 595]] | |||
==Trivia== | |||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | |||
In the level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]'', Pelicans can be shot down by enemy fire, despite their actions being scripted, which can cause them to fall on top of the player and kill them. Additionally, sometimes the pilots will be killed, resulting in the aircraft crashing but not being destroyed. The Pelican's cockpit will be open and the aircraft can be flipped, but it cannot be piloted by the player. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Illustrations=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:Halo Escalation 6.jpg|Multiple D79 Pelicans on the cover of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | ||
File:H4 | File:HE14 Pelican Escort.jpg|A Pelican with a [[Broadsword]] during the [[Battle of Aktis IV]] in ''Halo: Escalation''. | ||
File: | </gallery> | ||
File:D79 | ===Development images=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''[[Halo 4]]''. | |||
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_3.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_4.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_5.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_6.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4 Concept InfinityHangars.jpg|Concept art of a Pelican bay on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. | |||
File:H4 Concept PelicanHangar.jpg|Concept art of another Pelican bay on the ''Infinity''. | |||
File:H4SO_Pelican_TroopBay_Render.jpg|Render of the interior of the Pelican. | |||
File:TFoR AS Concept PelicanHangar.jpg|Concept art of several D79 Pelicans in a hangar for ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''. | |||
File:TFoR AS Concept PelicanBay.jpg|Concept art of the troop bay of a D79 Pelican in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''. | |||
File:TFoR AS PelicanTroopBayMesh.jpg|A base mesh of a D79 Pelican's troop bay in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''. | |||
File:TFoR AS PelicanTroopBayWireMesh.jpg|A wire frame render of a D79 Pelican's troop bay in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''. | |||
File:TFoR AS PelicanTroopBayRender1.jpg|Finalized render of a D79 Pelican's troop bay in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''. | |||
File:TFoR AS PelicanTroopBayRender2.jpg|Finalized render of a D79 Pelican's troop bay in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''. | |||
File:HINF Concept D79.jpg|Pre-production concept art for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' depicting D79 Pelicans preparing to launch from a UNSC warship. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:FUD-Circinius-Mountains.jpg|A D79 Pelican leaving [[Circinius IV]] in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''. | |||
File:H4-PelicanDropship.png|Render of the D79-TC Pelican in ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4 - Campaign Infinity 04.jpg|A D79 Pelican preparing to drop reinforcements on [[Requiem]]. | |||
File:H4 - PelicanFlight.jpg|A D79 flying over the canyons of Requiem. | |||
File:H4-D79TC-PelicanDropship-Back.jpg|Detailed view of the dropship's engines. | |||
File:H4 - Pelicans in New Phoenix.png|Two Pelicans descend upon [[New Phoenix]] following the [[New Phoenix Incident|Didact's attack]] in [[2557]]. | |||
File:H4 Ragnarok Pelican.png|A crashed D79 Pelican at [[Two Giants]]. | |||
File:H4 Screenshot ShootoutinValhalla3.png|A trio of D79 Pelicans carrying Mantises during the [[Skirmish at Two Giants]]. | |||
File:SO Crystal Ball - Pelican.png|A D79-TC Pelican gunning down an [[Unggoy Storm]] in ''[[Spartan Ops]]''. | |||
File:SpartanOps - PelicanWraith.png|A Pelican barely avoiding a Wraith's plasma mortar. | |||
File:Grant piloting Pelican.jpg|Detail of the Pelican's cockpit interior, flown by [[Tedra Grant]]. | |||
File:Crimson and Majestic Pelicans.jpg|Two Pelicans flying in formation as they flee [[Requiem]] in [[2558]]. | |||
File:H5GA-BansheevsD79.png|A D79-TC Pelican being fired at by a {{Pattern|D'nomlhe|Banshee}}. | |||
File:H5G-D79formation.png|D79-TC Pelicans in a [[War Games]] match of [[Warzone]] on [[Escape from ARC]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | |||
File:H5G Marketing E32015HE Into the Hanger.jpg|Pelicans in a hangar on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians E3 Hololens Experience]]''. | |||
File:H5G Marketing E32015HE Pelicans hololens.jpg|Pelicans flying round in a hologram version of [[Escape from ARC]] in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]] E3 Hololens Experience''. | |||
File:H5G-Pelicanbuddies.png|Spartan-IVs about to depart from a Pelican's troop bay. | |||
File:H5G-Pelicanprop.png|A customized Pelican prop in Forge. | |||
File:FH4 - D79-TC Pelican.png|A D79-TC Pelican in ''[[The Halo Experience Showcase]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | |||
{{ | *''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' | ||
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | |||
**''[[The Hunt Begins]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Vertical Umbrage]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]] | |||
**''[[Glassed|Glassed]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{ | {{Pelican variants}} | ||
{{Human Ships}} |
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Dropship 79 Heavy - Troop Carrier | |
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Production information | |
Manufacturer: |
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Class: |
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Role: |
Multi-purpose dropship/gunship |
Technical specifications | |
Length: |
30.7 meters (100.6 ft)[2] |
Width: |
25.2 meters (82.7 ft)[2] |
Height: |
10.7 meters (35.2 ft)[2] |
Mass: |
64.7 metric tons (63.7 LT; 71.3 ST)–77 metric tons (76 LT; 85 ST)[3] |
Maximum speed: |
671 km/h (417 mph)–903 km/h (561 mph)[3] |
Slipspace drive: |
Not equipped |
Armament: |
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Complement: |
15–20 personnel |
Crew: |
3 (pilot, co-pilot, crew chief)[1] |
Chronological and affiliation | |
Era: |
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Affiliation: |
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- "This was a D79-TC, one of the newer models, but they're essentially all the same: big squat green airships with a twenty-five meter wingspan and stretching about thirty meters long."
- — Edward Buck on the D79 Pelican.[5]
The D79-TC Pelican, formally designated Dropship 79 Heavy - Troop Carrier, is a UNSC dropship designed by Misriah Armory.[1] Infrequently in service as early as 2526,[6][7][8] the D79 had become the UNSC's standard dropship by 2557, supplanting the D77 and D77H models.[1][9] A gunship variant (the G79H-TC/MA) is also produced.[2]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
Unlike the D77 and the D77H Pelicans, the D79 features a twin-bubble canopy akin to that of the 21st century Mi-24 Hind gunship/attack helicopter; flight controls and frontal weaponry triggers are linked to the lower seat, while the dorsal turret is manned through the upper seat. The D79 Pelican features increased hull armor and more powerful engines compared to its predecessors.[3] It has a sleeker, more rounded fuselage which presumably improves its aerodynamics. A tall air intake is located immediately adjacent to the fuselage on either winglet, while a shorter but wider intake is mounted in front of and beneath each forward thruster; two smaller intakes are located above these. Two small maneuvering thrusters are mounted on either side of the fuselage. The Pelican is armed with a pair of GAU-53 70mm rotary cannons mounted on a gimbal, below its nose.[9]
Misriah's D81-LRT Condor uses an airframe strikingly similar to the D79's, as it uses the D79-TC Pelican as the base. However, the Condor possesses a slipspace drive and additional thrust nozzles, in addition to substantially greater length.[4]
Gunship variant[edit]
- Main article: G79H-TC Pelican
In addition to the standard dropship model, a gunship model (designated Gunship 79 Heavy Troop Carrier/Mobile Armory) is also used. This version incorporates heavier armament than the dropship version and additional weapons and ammunition racks for the resupply of ground troops.[2][10]
Corporate variant[edit]
- Main article: Corp Pelican
The Liang-Dortmund Corporation has access to specialized Pelicans suited to their needs.
Identified Pelicans[edit]
Trivia[edit]
Browse more images in this article's gallery page. |
In the level Infinity, Pelicans can be shot down by enemy fire, despite their actions being scripted, which can cause them to fall on top of the player and kill them. Additionally, sometimes the pilots will be killed, resulting in the aircraft crashing but not being destroyed. The Pelican's cockpit will be open and the aircraft can be flipped, but it cannot be piloted by the player.
Gallery[edit]
Illustrations[edit]
Multiple D79 Pelicans on the cover of Halo: Escalation.
A Pelican with a Broadsword during the Battle of Aktis IV in Halo: Escalation.
Development images[edit]
Concept art of the D79 Pelican for Halo 4.
Concept art of a Pelican bay on the UNSC Infinity.
Concept art of several D79 Pelicans in a hangar for Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.
Pre-production concept art for Halo Infinite depicting D79 Pelicans preparing to launch from a UNSC warship.
Screenshots[edit]
A D79 Pelican leaving Circinius IV in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.
A D79 Pelican preparing to drop reinforcements on Requiem.
Two Pelicans descend upon New Phoenix following the Didact's attack in 2557.
A crashed D79 Pelican at Two Giants.
A trio of D79 Pelicans carrying Mantises during the Skirmish at Two Giants.
A D79-TC Pelican gunning down an Unggoy Storm in Spartan Ops.
Detail of the Pelican's cockpit interior, flown by Tedra Grant.
A D79-TC Pelican being fired at by a D'nomlhe-pattern Banshee.
D79-TC Pelicans in a War Games match of Warzone on Escape from ARC in Halo 5: Guardians.
Pelicans in a hangar on the UNSC Infinity in the Halo 5: Guardians E3 Hololens Experience.
Pelicans flying round in a hologram version of Escape from ARC in the Halo 5: Guardians E3 Hololens Experience.
A D79-TC Pelican in The Halo Experience Showcase.
List of appearances[edit]
- The Commissioning (First appearance)
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo 4
- Halo: Escalation
- Halo: Nightfall
- Hunt the Truth
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo Mythos
- Halo: Bad Blood
- Halo Infinite (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Vertical Umbrage
- Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios
- Halo: Battle Born
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint Halo 4 Interactive Guide
- ^ a b c d e Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide
- ^ a b c Halo Waypoint: Pelican
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Condor
- ^ Halo: Bad Blood, Chapter 1
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- ^ Halo Waypoint - Hastati Squad
- ^ Halo Waypoint: 10 things wrong in the games and media
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Halo 4 Weapon and Vehicle Renders
- ^ Halo 4, campaign level Shutdown
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