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{{Ship
{{Status|Canon}}
|name=D77H-TCI Pelican
{{Center|''Were you looking for the [[D77-TC Pelican]], introduced in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]? For the Pelican introduced in Halo 4, see [[D79-TC Pelican]].''}}
|image=[[Image:Chief, Johnson, and ODST Pilot in Pelican.jpg|310px]]
{{Ship class infobox
|model=D77-TC Pelican (Heavy Infantry variant)
|name = D77H-TCI Pelican
|class=Dropship
|image = [[File:H3 - D77H-TCI.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=Misriah Armories<ref>[[Halo: Arms Race]]</ref>
|model = D77H-TCI Pelican (Heavy/Infantry variant)
|modifier=
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|manufacturer = Misriah Armories<ref>''Halo: Arms Race''</ref>
|length=30.5 meters (100.3 feet)
|modifier =
|width=23.4 meters (76.8 feet)
|sysmods =
|height=10.0 meters (35.9 feet) (10.9 meters with landing gear)
|length = {{Convert|30.5|m|ft}}<ref name="ENC">'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''''', ''page 252''</ref>
|mass=19.8 tonnes
*Troop Bay: 6.19 Meters (20.3 feet)
|max accel=0.85 Kps (reaches maximum speed in about 3 seconds)
|width = Wingspan - {{Convert|23.4|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
|max speed space=100,000 pounds thrust
*Troop Bay: 4.64 Meters (15.22 feet)  
|max speed air=300 Kph
|height = 10.0 meters (35.9 feet) (10.5 meters with landing gear)
|engine=
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|poweroutput=
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|hull=Aluminium/ceremic carbide/titanium A armour.
*Ten maneuvering thrusters housed in four vector pylons
|sensor=
|slipspace drive = None
|target=
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|shield gen = Heat and radiation shielding to protect occupants
*Motion trackers<ref>[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]]</ref>|avionics=
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|countermeasures=
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|navigation =
*AIM-486H Heavy Machine Gun
|avionics =
|complement=*1 [[Scorpion Tank]] ''or''
|countermeasures =
*1 [[Warthog]] ''or''
|armament =
*2 [[Mongoose]] ''and''
*One chin-mounted weapon (optional)
*4 [[Resupply Canister Type-C Capsule]]s
**Rotary machine gun<ref name="Halo 2">''[[Halo 2]]''</ref>
|crew=*1 [[Pilot]]
**[[M638 Autocannon|M638 20mm autocannon]]<ref name="Halo: Reach">''Halo: Reach''</ref>
*1 co-[[Pilot]]
**40mm chain gun<ref name="The Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 39''</ref>
*1 crew chief
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|skeleton=1 pilot with a "smart" AI  
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|passengers=8 seats in internal bay amidship.
*One rear-mounted AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun
|capacity=70 tonnes on hoist. (anything over 35 tonnes slows speed considerably)
|complement =*One [[M808 Scorpion]] ''or''
|consumables=1 week air food and water
*One [[M12 Warthog]] ''or''
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;''and''
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*One co-pilot
**Battle of Crows Nest
*One crew chief
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|skeleton = One pilot with an [[Artificial intelligence|AI construct]]
*Battle of Installation 00
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|affiliation=UNSC
|capacity = 70 tons on hoist (Anything over 35 tons slows speed considerably)
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|era = [[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<br>[[Created conflict]]
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}}
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The '''D77H-TCI Pelican''', formally known as the '''Dropship 77 Heavy-Troop Carrier/Infantry''' and more commonly known as the '''Pelican''', is a newer model of the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship. It appeared to have largely supplanted the original D77-TC model in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], at least in the [[Battle of Earth|Earth]] theater of operations, by [[2552#November|late 2552]].<ref>'''Halo 3'''</ref>


The '''D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship''' is a newer model of the venerable [[D77-TC Pelican ]], recently introduced into service within the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in late 2552 and early 2553 (the Halo 3 era). It differs from the D77-TC in many respects, but is also improved in several ways.
==Specifications==
===Design details===
The D77H-TCI Pelican is the primary tactical support aircraft of the UNSC. Like the previous model, the D77H-TCI Pelican serves a multi-role purpose. The dropship is fully capable of atmospheric flight and can land almost anywhere without difficulty. It is also capable of limited spaceflight, making it the prime troop transport of the UNSC.


==Background==
There are several interior and exterior design differences between the D77-TC and D77H-TCI models. Most notably difference is in the cockpit area. Instead of the pilot and co-pilot sitting next to each other, the co-pilot is seated behind and above the pilot, and the controls and instrument panels are rearranged and upgraded. A small [[holotank]] is installed in the cockpit, allowing an artificial intelligence to project its holographic [[avatar]] to the craft's pilots.


The D77H-TCI is a fleetwide upgrade to the UNSC's squadrons of Pelican Dropships, incorporating many differences from its older counterparts. First seen deployed in November, 2552 <ref>Halo: Ghosts of Onyx</ref><ref>Missing Person Poster</ref>, the newer model assisted in the recovery effort to rescue [[Spartan-117]] fromthe jungle region in [[Kenya]]<ref>[[Sierra 117 (Level)]]</ref>, and evacuated wounded [[Marines]] from Crows Nest base as it suffered [[Covenant]] assault<ref>[[Crow's Nest (Level)]]</ref>. Others would airlift Marines and equipment to reinforce the [[UNSC]]'s attempts to retake Voi, coordinating with Hornet air forces.<ref>[[The Storm (Level)]]</ref>
===Payload capacity===
There are also differences in the bay of the craft: the so-called "blood tray".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 203''</ref> Although the D77H-TCI Pelican carries the same number of passengers as its predecessor, its troop-bay is more flexible, able to carry up to two [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|M274 Mongoose ULATVs]] internally, in addition to ten passengers. Like the original models, the D77H-TCI's tail-mounted magnetic clamps are capable of carrying an [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|M12 Warthog FAV]], an [[M808 Main Battle Tank|M808 Scorpion MBT]], or several [[resupply canister]]s.


Later, D77H-TCI Pelicans would take part in the joint [[Elite]]-Human assault on the Covenant at [[Installation 00]], inserting [[Spartan-117]] and a team of [[ODST]]'s to secure a landing zone for the Frigate [[Forward Unto Dawn]] and pick them up again as they discovered the location of the [[Prophet of Truth]] and his forces<ref>[[The Ark (Level)]]</ref>. A joint force of Pelicans and Elite [[Phantoms]] would deliver Spartan-117, the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] and Sergeant Major A. J. Johnson to deactivate three shield generators protecting the [[Prophet]]'s location, with several being taken down by [[Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery]] Wraiths and by Banshees, fighting their way to allow the Arbiter and Spartan-117 to assault the third generator. A D77H-TCI was used by [[Commander Miranda Keyes]] failed attempt to rescue Sergeant Johnson from Truth and his Brute forces, and was used by the Sergeant to escape from a [[Flood]] assault.<ref>[[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>
===Armament===
The D77H-TCI Pelican, like its predecessor, can be armed with a 40mm or [[70mm chain gun]], an [[M638 Autocannon|M638 20mm autocannon]], a rotary machine gun, or a pair of twin-linked rotary cannons. The Pelican is also able to mount a machine gun - typically an [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] - in its troop bay for supporting ground teams and covering the departure of its passengers, although this prevents it from carrying a vehicle internally. The D77H can also be equipped with [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]] pods; rather than being externally mounted to the wings, these pods are integrated seamlessly into the fuselage. The ANVIL pods can fire up to twelve missiles at once, six from each pod. A gunship version of the D77H is in service as well; this heavily armed version is equipped with more chainguns, missiles, and a large cannon mounted at the ventral-fore of the dropship.<ref>'''Halo 3''', multiplayer level ''[[High Ground]]''</ref>


A D77H-TCI Pelican crashed on High Charity, which in turn crashed onto [[Installation 00]], and was used by Spartan-117 and the Arbiter to rescue the UNSC [[AI]] [[Cortana]], crashing the dropship near [[Installation 04 (II)]]'s Control Room.<ref>[[Cortana (Level)]]</ref>
===Propulsion===
The main engines are mounted in pairs in four nacelles, with one situated on each wing and two at the rear and posterior. The nacelles can articulate independently, thus altering the direction of thrust, referred to as vectoring in aviation; this improves the Pelican's low altitude maneuverability. Four ventral thrusters are identified by markings and a rendered thrust effect, one on each wing nacelle and one on each aft nacelle, allow the drop ship to land and take off vertically. These engines are capable of both space and atmospheric operation. It has eight jet intakes, three on each side and two on top, though intakes are obviously not able to function in a vaccuum. The D77H-TCI, like the D77-TC, although fully capable of orbital insertion, is too small to be equipped with a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], and thus is incapable of Slipspace travel.


== Payload Capacity ==
===Deployment history===
This model was used from 2552 to 2553, only to be supplanted around 2557 by the [[D79-TC Pelican]].{{Citation needed}}


Though an upgrade, the D77H-TCI variant of the Pelican actually carriers fewer passengers than its predecessor, reduced to a maximum of eight rather than ten. However, its troop-bay is more flexible, able to carry up to two [[M274 Mongoose ULATV|Mongoose's]] in addition to its passengers.
==Variants==
===Law enforcement variant===
{{Main|D77C-NMPD Pelican}}
The ''D77C-NMPD'' is a variant of the D77H-TCI that was utilized by the [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], on [[Earth]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''D77C-NMPD Pelican'']</ref> It was differentiated from its military counterpart by a black and white color scheme, with the word "POLICE" replacing the traditional "MARINES" on the external hull, and a noted lack of armament. Under the craft's chin, where a machine gun turret or autocannon would normally be installed, were various interchangeable sensors used by the police for aerial surveillance and crowd control. An AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun was typically mounted in the personnel bay of the D77C-NMPD, similarly to the D77 and D77H models.


Its tail mounted magnetic clamps are capable of carrying a [[M12 Warthog LRV]], [[Gauss Warthog|M12G1 Warthog LAAG]] or [[M831 TT Warthog]], an [[M808B Scorpion MBT]], or four [[Resupply Canister Type-C Capsule|Type CResupply Capsules]] rather than six [[Resupply Canister Type-B Capsule|Type B Resupply Capsules]], to to the battlefield, able to detach its payload without landing. It is unknown if a variant exists with the [[D77-TC Pelican]]'s troop-bay extension.
==Identified Pelicans==
 
*[[Echo 051]]
== Armament ==
*[[Kilo 023]]
 
*[[Oscar 5]]
The D77H-TCI Pelican lacks the nose-mounted chingun of its predecessor, though it is able to mount an AIE-486H Heavy Machinegun in its troop-bay compartment for supporting ground teams and covering the ingress/egress of its passengers, an improvement from the previous [[M247 GPMG]]. Its wings can carry a missile-pod for engaging air or ground hostile units, which has proven effective against enemy [[Phantom]] Dropships and Covenant infantry, able to fire more missiles and faster than the older [[ANVIL-II ASM]] Pods. The D77H-TCI can also be equipped with a much larger cannon, mounted at the ventral-fore of the dropship<ref>[[High Ground (Level)]] computers</ref>. other than this, the D77H-TCI carries relatively few weapons.
*[[Oscar 6]]
 
*[[Oscar 8]]
== Propulsion ==
*[[Oscar 9]]
 
The main engines are mounted in pairs in four nacelles, one on each wing and two at the rear. The nacelles can articulate independently, thus altering (ie, Vectoring) the direction of thrust and improving the dropship's low altitude maneuverability. Six ventral thrusters, two on each wing nacelle and one on each aft nacelle, allow the Pelican to land and take off vertically. These engines are capable of both space and atmospheric operation. The Pelican is too small to have a slipspace matrix mounted on it.
 
== Identified Pelicans ==
*[[Echo 51]]
*[[Kilo 23]]
*[[Victor 398]]
*[[Victor 398]]


== Images ==
==Gallery==
 
<gallery widths="160px">
<gallery>
File:Halo3-PelicanDropship.png|A detail fore view of the D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship's cockpit.
Image:K30 1.jpg|A Pelican, moments before exploding after it is hit by plasma.
File:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction in ''Halo: Landfall''.
Image:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship
File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|The D77H-TCI in ''Halo 3''.
Image:Pelican.png|Inside the cockpit of a Pelican.
File:H3 Pelican Anvil-II.jpg|A frontal view of the D77H-TCI, affixed with ANVIL-II pods.
Image:D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship.jpg|A pelican flying over the [[Portal]]
File:HRS D77H TCI Pelican Bottom.jpg|A bottom view of the D77H-TCI.
File:Pelican bay.jpg|The rear seats of a D77H-TCI Pelican.
File:Ark2.JPG|The cockpit of the D77H-TCI.
File:Pelican Cockpit.jpg|Another view of the cockpit.
File:H3 The Pit out of bounds.jpg|D77H-TCI dropship outside ''[[The Pit]]''.
File:The Ark Pelican.jpg|A D77H-TCI dropping off two [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] on [[Installation 00]].
File:PelicanCrash-large.jpg|A crashed D77H-TCI on Installation 00.
File:PelicanOnCortana.jpg|A D77H-TCI crashed on ''[[High Charity]]''.
File:Pelicans5e_copy.jpg|A comparison of the D77H-TCI and the D77-TC.
File:HE12 Space Combat2.jpg|Several D77H-TCI along with [[Longswords]] during the [[mission to Ven III]].
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
{{Clear}}


== See Also ==
==List of appearances==
 
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*[[D77-TC Pelican]]
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
*[[Albatross|Albatross Dropship]]
**''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''
*[[Phantom|Phantom Dropship]]
**''[[Halo: Combat]]''
*[[Spirit|Spirit Dropship]]
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
 
*''[[Halo 3]]''
== Sources ==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{Ref/Note|Though the ''Halo: Reach'' manual identifies the Pelican in the game as the D77-TC model, all Pelicans seen in-game have the same internal design as the D77H-TCI, notably including the tandem seating configuration. This is most easily seen in the level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''.}}
<references/>
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
 
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
{{UNSC Vehicles}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
{{UNSC Ships}}
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:UNSC Vehicles]]
{{Pelican variants}}
{{Human Ships}}

Latest revision as of 17:49, August 16, 2024

Were you looking for the D77-TC Pelican, introduced in Halo: Combat Evolved? For the Pelican introduced in Halo 4, see D79-TC Pelican.
D77H-TCI Pelican
H3 - D77H-TCI.png
Production information

Manufacturer:

Misriah Armories[1]

Class:

Dropship/gunship

Role:

Dropship, air assault/close air support

Technical specifications

Length:

30.5 metres (100 ft)[2]

  • Troop Bay: 6.19 Meters (20.3 feet)

Width:

Wingspan - 23.4 metres (77 ft)[2]

  • Troop Bay: 4.64 Meters (15.22 feet)

Height:

10.0 meters (35.9 feet) (10.5 meters with landing gear)

  • Troop Bay: 3.23 Meters (10.6 feet)

Engine(s):

  • Two main engines housed in middle section of ship
  • Ten maneuvering thrusters housed in four vector pylons

Slipspace drive:

None

Armament:

Complement:

and

Crew:

  • One pilot
  • One co-pilot
  • One crew chief
Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Human-Covenant War
Post-Covenant War conflicts
Created conflict

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

 

The D77H-TCI Pelican, formally known as the Dropship 77 Heavy-Troop Carrier/Infantry and more commonly known as the Pelican, is a newer model of the D77-TC Pelican dropship. It appeared to have largely supplanted the original D77-TC model in the UNSC Marine Corps and Navy, at least in the Earth theater of operations, by late 2552.[6]

Specifications[edit]

Design details[edit]

The D77H-TCI Pelican is the primary tactical support aircraft of the UNSC. Like the previous model, the D77H-TCI Pelican serves a multi-role purpose. The dropship is fully capable of atmospheric flight and can land almost anywhere without difficulty. It is also capable of limited spaceflight, making it the prime troop transport of the UNSC.

There are several interior and exterior design differences between the D77-TC and D77H-TCI models. Most notably difference is in the cockpit area. Instead of the pilot and co-pilot sitting next to each other, the co-pilot is seated behind and above the pilot, and the controls and instrument panels are rearranged and upgraded. A small holotank is installed in the cockpit, allowing an artificial intelligence to project its holographic avatar to the craft's pilots.

Payload capacity[edit]

There are also differences in the bay of the craft: the so-called "blood tray".[7] Although the D77H-TCI Pelican carries the same number of passengers as its predecessor, its troop-bay is more flexible, able to carry up to two M274 Mongoose ULATVs internally, in addition to ten passengers. Like the original models, the D77H-TCI's tail-mounted magnetic clamps are capable of carrying an M12 Warthog FAV, an M808 Scorpion MBT, or several resupply canisters.

Armament[edit]

The D77H-TCI Pelican, like its predecessor, can be armed with a 40mm or 70mm chain gun, an M638 20mm autocannon, a rotary machine gun, or a pair of twin-linked rotary cannons. The Pelican is also able to mount a machine gun - typically an AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun - in its troop bay for supporting ground teams and covering the departure of its passengers, although this prevents it from carrying a vehicle internally. The D77H can also be equipped with ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile pods; rather than being externally mounted to the wings, these pods are integrated seamlessly into the fuselage. The ANVIL pods can fire up to twelve missiles at once, six from each pod. A gunship version of the D77H is in service as well; this heavily armed version is equipped with more chainguns, missiles, and a large cannon mounted at the ventral-fore of the dropship.[8]

Propulsion[edit]

The main engines are mounted in pairs in four nacelles, with one situated on each wing and two at the rear and posterior. The nacelles can articulate independently, thus altering the direction of thrust, referred to as vectoring in aviation; this improves the Pelican's low altitude maneuverability. Four ventral thrusters are identified by markings and a rendered thrust effect, one on each wing nacelle and one on each aft nacelle, allow the drop ship to land and take off vertically. These engines are capable of both space and atmospheric operation. It has eight jet intakes, three on each side and two on top, though intakes are obviously not able to function in a vaccuum. The D77H-TCI, like the D77-TC, although fully capable of orbital insertion, is too small to be equipped with a Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine, and thus is incapable of Slipspace travel.

Deployment history[edit]

This model was used from 2552 to 2553, only to be supplanted around 2557 by the D79-TC Pelican.[citation needed]

Variants[edit]

Law enforcement variant[edit]

Main article: D77C-NMPD Pelican

The D77C-NMPD is a variant of the D77H-TCI that was utilized by the New Mombasa Police Department in Kenya, Africa, on Earth.[9] It was differentiated from its military counterpart by a black and white color scheme, with the word "POLICE" replacing the traditional "MARINES" on the external hull, and a noted lack of armament. Under the craft's chin, where a machine gun turret or autocannon would normally be installed, were various interchangeable sensors used by the police for aerial surveillance and crowd control. An AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun was typically mounted in the personnel bay of the D77C-NMPD, similarly to the D77 and D77H models.

Identified Pelicans[edit]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Though the Halo: Reach manual identifies the Pelican in the game as the D77-TC model, all Pelicans seen in-game have the same internal design as the D77H-TCI, notably including the tandem seating configuration. This is most easily seen in the level The Pillar of Autumn.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Arms Race
  2. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, page 252
  3. ^ Halo 2
  4. ^ Halo: Reach
  5. ^ a b Halo: The Flood, page 39
  6. ^ Halo 3
  7. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 203
  8. ^ Halo 3, multiplayer level High Ground
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint: D77C-NMPD Pelican