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The '''Anvil-IV Air-to-Surface Missiles''' are an explosive ordnance mounted on [[AC-220 Vulture|AC-220 Vulture Gunships]].{{Ref/Book|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=46}}


[[File:Vulture Barrage.jpg|thumb|right|A Vulture using ANVIL-IV Missiles against a [[Covenant]] [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]].]]
==Design details==
The '''Anvil-IV Air-to-Surface Missiles''' are an explosive ordnance mounted on [[AC-220 Vulture|AC-220 Vulture Gunships]]. These missiles are fired by an [[A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launcher]]<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', page 46</ref> to make them fall upon enemy ground targets. They are most likely related to the [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]]'s [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]]s.
Anvil-IV missiles are mounted on the top of an [[AC-220 Vulture]] gunship. They are fired from [[A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launcher]]s, and are capable of being fired in a 360-degree radius around the craft. They can be fired in a unified barrage against enemy targets alongside the Vulture's [[Argent V missile]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/vulture/d7c47141-fe31-43ff-8698-3ec01a19b356|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Vulture|D=25|M=03|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Vehicles#Vulture}}


==Trivia==
It is unknown what relation they have with the [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] mounted on the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship.
*These missiles are mounted on the Vulture once the "''Mega Barrage''" upgrade has been researched.
 
==Gameplay==
In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Anvil-IV is granted to the Vulture gunship upon researching the ''Mega Barrage'' upgrade. Once completed, the Vulture can use the Anvil-IVs to bombard a target from afar as the vehicle's '''Y'''-ability. This weapon was replaced in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' with the [[Phoenix missile]], though the A-74 launchers are still present on the in-game model.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSC Vulture 1.jpg|A closer look at the launcher system in ''Halo Wars'' concept art.
File:Vulture scheme.jpg|Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.
File:HW VultureSylverMissileLauncher.png|Anvil-IVs mounted within A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launchers.
File:HW VultureFiringMissiles.png|A Vulture launching a barrage of Anvil-IVs.
File:HW-VultureMissileBarrage.png|Vultures firing Anvil-IVs.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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Latest revision as of 09:25, December 11, 2023

Anvil-IV air-to-surface missile
Vulture Barrage.jpg
Production overview

Type:

Air-to-surface missile

Variants:

Anvil-IV

 

The Anvil-IV Air-to-Surface Missiles are an explosive ordnance mounted on AC-220 Vulture Gunships.[1]

Design details[edit]

Anvil-IV missiles are mounted on the top of an AC-220 Vulture gunship. They are fired from A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launchers, and are capable of being fired in a 360-degree radius around the craft. They can be fired in a unified barrage against enemy targets alongside the Vulture's Argent V missiles.[2]

It is unknown what relation they have with the Anvil-II air-to-surface missile mounted on the D77-TC Pelican dropship.

Gameplay[edit]

In Halo Wars, the Anvil-IV is granted to the Vulture gunship upon researching the Mega Barrage upgrade. Once completed, the Vulture can use the Anvil-IVs to bombard a target from afar as the vehicle's Y-ability. This weapon was replaced in Halo Wars 2 with the Phoenix missile, though the A-74 launchers are still present on the in-game model.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]