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|firstuse=*''[[Domus Diaspora]]''{{Ref/Site|Id=cuttingroomlore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-cutting-room-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Cutting Room Lore|D=26|M=7|Y=2022}} | |firstuse=*''[[Domus Diaspora]]''{{Ref/Site|Id=cuttingroomlore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-cutting-room-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Cutting Room Lore|D=26|M=7|Y=2022}} | ||
*[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}} | *[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}} | ||
|role= | |role=[[Tank|Main battle tank]] | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
*[[UNSC Army]]{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}} | *[[UNSC Army]]{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}} | ||
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The '''M700 Viper''' was a main battle [[tank]] in service with the [[UNSC Army]].{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}} | |||
The '''M700 Viper''' was a main battle tank in service with the [[UNSC Army]].{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}} | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The Viper had stealth features and had more speed in comparison to the [[Scorpion]].{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}} | The Viper had stealth features and had more speed in comparison to the [[Scorpion]].{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}} | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
The M700 Viper [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|was originally planned to be added]] to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and known only as the "Stealth Tank". However it ended up [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles|cut from the game]]. As part of the [[Digsite|Digsite Alpha]] initiative for ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', the vehicle will be added back into the game as the "Viper".{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/cutting-room-floor|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cutting Room Floor|D=6|M=7|Y=2022}} | The M700 Viper [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|was originally planned to be added]] to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and known only as the "Stealth Tank". However it ended up [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles|cut from the game]]. As part of the [[Digsite|Digsite Alpha]] initiative for ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', the vehicle will be added back into the game as the "Viper". The choice of the "Viper" name was the result of an informal competition among the Digsite team.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/cutting-room-floor|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cutting Room Floor|D=6|M=7|Y=2022}} | ||
The stealth tank was originally built and designed by [[Marcus Lehto]]. He designed it as a lower, stealthier vehicle to complement the [[M808B Scorpion]], featuring a "''low profile with counter vented fire stabilization''".{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Lehto1|game_fabricator|706167778101714944|Marcus Lehto|Quote=Here's an old #Halo vehicle I built, the Stealth Tank. Low profile with counter vented fire stabilization.|D=27|M=07|Y=2022}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Stealth tank.png|The stealth tank being driven by the player in older 1999-era builds of ''Halo''.{{Ref/Reuse|Lehto1}} | |||
File:Prexbox Husk.png|A player standing next to the stealth tank.{{Ref/Reuse|Lehto1}} | |||
File:Stealth tank + hog.png|A stealth tank next to a [[Warthog]]. | |||
File:PXH M700Viper Screenshot.jpg|An [[ORION armor|Orion]]-clad soldier next to the stealth tank. | |||
File:PXH_EarlyTankWarthog_Screenshot.jpg|Stealth tanks in combat. | |||
File:PXH_StealthTankSquad_Screenshot.jpg|A team of Orion cyborgs next to a stealth tank. | |||
File:PXH Tanks Comparison.png|Size comparison between the Viper and the Scorpion in Pre-Xbox ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | File:PXH Tanks Comparison.png|Size comparison between the Viper and the Scorpion in Pre-Xbox ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
File:PXH StealthTankArtillery Screenshot.jpg|Two "Stealth Tanks" firing in Pre-Xbox ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | File:PXH StealthTankArtillery Screenshot.jpg|Two "Stealth Tanks" firing in Pre-Xbox ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
File:PXH Viper StealthTank.jpg|A Viper restored into ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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The M700 Viper was a main battle tank in service with the UNSC Army.[1]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The Viper had stealth features and had more speed in comparison to the Scorpion.[1]
Usage[edit]
First introduced to UNSC service in the latter years of the Domus Diaspora, it would see use with the UNSC Army until the early years of Operation: TREBUCHET. During this service, the Viper's design led it be used to direct fire support and acting as a mobile response. The larger Scorpion would take on other frontline roles.[1]
Production notes[edit]
The M700 Viper was originally planned to be added to Halo: Combat Evolved, and known only as the "Stealth Tank". However it ended up cut from the game. As part of the Digsite Alpha initiative for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the vehicle will be added back into the game as the "Viper". The choice of the "Viper" name was the result of an informal competition among the Digsite team.[2]
The stealth tank was originally built and designed by Marcus Lehto. He designed it as a lower, stealthier vehicle to complement the M808B Scorpion, featuring a "low profile with counter vented fire stabilization".[3]
Gallery[edit]
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![The stealth tank being driven by the player in older 1999-era builds of Halo.[3]](https://halo.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/2/24/Stealth_tank.png/159px-Stealth_tank.png)
The stealth tank being driven by the player in older 1999-era builds of Halo.[3]
![A player standing next to the stealth tank.[3]](https://halo.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/0/07/Prexbox_Husk.png/160px-Prexbox_Husk.png)
A player standing next to the stealth tank.[3]
A stealth tank next to a Warthog.
An Orion-clad soldier next to the stealth tank.
Stealth tanks in combat.
A team of Orion cyborgs next to a stealth tank.
Size comparison between the Viper and the Scorpion in Pre-Xbox Halo: Combat Evolved.
Two "Stealth Tanks" firing in Pre-Xbox Halo: Combat Evolved.
A Viper restored into Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
![The stealth tank being driven by the player in older 1999-era builds of Halo.[3]](/File:Stealth_tank.png)
![A player standing next to the stealth tank.[3]](/File:Prexbox_Husk.png)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Cutting Room Lore (Retrieved on Jul 26, 2022) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Cutting Room Floor (Retrieved on Jul 6, 2022) [archive]
- ^ a b c Twitter, Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator): "Here's an old #Halo vehicle I built, the Stealth Tank. Low profile with counter vented fire stabilization." (Retrieved on Jul 27, 2022) [archive]
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