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The ''' Anaconda Surface to Air Missile''' is a type of anti aircraft ordinance used by the [[UNSC]].
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[[File:HW TurretUpgrades Concept.jpg|thumb|250px|Anaconda SAM racks are shown in the three top images.]]
The ''' Anaconda surface-to-air missile''' is a type of [[Anti-aircraft weapon|anti-aircraft]] ordnance used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It often serves as a supplementary armament on [[M5 Talos]] prefabricated defense turrets.{{Ref/Book|Id=Prima|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=30}}


These missles are only mentioned once in the ''Halo'' series, during the book [[Halo: First Strike]] where the [[Spartans|SPARTANS]] recover a crate marked [[HIGHCOM|HighCOM]] Armory Omega that contained six Anaconda STA missiles and a pair of [[Fury Tactical Nukes|Fury Tac nukes]]; the missiles were never used according to the book because the EMP from the nuclear detonations would blow the generators the Spartans were trying to protect.
==History==
During the [[Battle of Mesra]] in mid-[[2526]], the [[Militia of Mesra]] used Anacondas in a limited ground bombardment capacity, using missile batteries stationed in the [[Karpos Mountain Range]] to strike down at advancing [[Covenant]] armoured columns advancing on the [[Doukala mine]]. The bombardment was mildly effective, due to the missiles not being designed for such a usage.{{Ref/Novel|Oblv|Chapter=3}} They were later used by forces of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Harvest campaign]], [[Battle for Arcadia]], and [[Battle of Trove]], used as mountings on the Talos base turrets deployed as a defensive measure on UNSC firebases.{{Ref/Game|HW|Base turret in-game building}}


[[Category:Weapons]]
During the [[Fall of Reach]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Team Alpha]] recovered a crate from [[HIGHCOM Armory Omega]] that contained six Anaconda surface-to-air missiles and a pair of [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]]s.{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Chapter=3}} In [[2559#October|October 2559]] Anaconda missile batteries were used by the [[Viery Militia]] during [[Operation: WOLFE]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HW UNSCTurret Concept 1.jpg|Anaconda missile (right) concept art for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HW-Turret with Missile Launcher.jpg|Anaconda missiles on a base turret.
File:HW2 BaseTurret AntiAir.png|A 2559-era base turret outfitted with Anaconda missiles pods in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{UNSC ordnance}}
[[Category:Missiles]]
[[Category:UNSC ground weapons]]
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Latest revision as of 08:35, July 2, 2023

Early concept model explorations for the M5 Talos turret and its various upgrades.
Anaconda SAM racks are shown in the three top images.

The Anaconda surface-to-air missile is a type of anti-aircraft ordnance used by the United Nations Space Command. It often serves as a supplementary armament on M5 Talos prefabricated defense turrets.[1]

History[edit]

During the Battle of Mesra in mid-2526, the Militia of Mesra used Anacondas in a limited ground bombardment capacity, using missile batteries stationed in the Karpos Mountain Range to strike down at advancing Covenant armoured columns advancing on the Doukala mine. The bombardment was mildly effective, due to the missiles not being designed for such a usage.[2] They were later used by forces of UNSC Spirit of Fire during the Harvest campaign, Battle for Arcadia, and Battle of Trove, used as mountings on the Talos base turrets deployed as a defensive measure on UNSC firebases.[3]

During the Fall of Reach, SPARTAN Team Alpha recovered a crate from HIGHCOM Armory Omega that contained six Anaconda surface-to-air missiles and a pair of Fury tactical nuclear weapons.[4] In October 2559 Anaconda missile batteries were used by the Viery Militia during Operation: WOLFE.[5]

Gallery[edit]

  • Anaconda missile (right) concept art for Halo Wars.

    Anaconda missile (right) concept art for Halo Wars.

  • Anaconda missiles on a base turret.

    Anaconda missiles on a base turret.

  • A 2559-era base turret outfitted with Anaconda missiles pods in Halo Wars 2.

    A 2559-era base turret outfitted with Anaconda missiles pods in Halo Wars 2.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide, page 30
  2. ^ Halo: Oblivion, chapter 3
  3. ^ Halo Wars, Base turret in-game building
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, chapter 3
  5. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 16

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Ordnance in UNSC service
Ground-launched Anaconda SAM • Argent V • ASRGAM-10X • Lancet • ASGM-7 • M5100 LTM
Air-launched AAM-50XR • AGM-79C • Anvil ASM (ANVIL-II • ANVIL-IV) • Argent V • ASGM-4 • ASGM-10 • ASGM-15 • MITV Pod • Phoenix missile • Scorpion missile • ST/Medusa missile
Ship-launched Archer • Ares • Bident • Fusion rocket • Harpoon • Howler • Hyperion • Longbow • Shrieker • Rapier • Rudra • Shiva (VE-3) • Streak
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