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The '''M810 Helix point defense gun''', also known as '''AAA Helix gun''' or '''Helix System''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 475''</ref> is a [[United Nations Space Command]] starship-mounted [[point-defense gun|point defense weapon]].<ref name="page450">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 450''</ref> This autocannon can be found affixed to human [[capital ship]]s during the [[Insurrection]] and the [[Human-Covenant War]] as late as the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] in [[2543]].<ref name="page450"/>
The '''M810 Helix point defense gun''', also known as '''AAA Helix gun''' or '''Helix System''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 475''</ref> is a [[United Nations Space Command]] starship-mounted [[point-defense gun|point defense weapon]].<ref name="page450">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 450''</ref> This autocannon can be found affixed to human [[capital ship]]s during the [[Insurrection]] and the [[Human-Covenant War]] as late as the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] in [[2543]].{{Ref/Reuse|page450}}


==Description==
==Description==
The AAA Helix system worked as a point-defense weapon. If provided sufficient range, Helix guns were capable of intercepting incoming missiles and, presumably, boarding and fighter craft. Their description as being "spun up and hot", suggests that they were some kind of gatling gun.<ref name="page450"/> They were likely computer or [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]-operated, as with virtually all other ship-mounted autocannons.
The AAA Helix system worked as a point-defense weapon. If provided sufficient range, Helix guns were capable of intercepting incoming missiles and, presumably, boarding and fighter craft. Their description as being "spun up and hot", suggests that they were some kind of gatling gun.{{Ref/Reuse|page450}} They were likely computer or [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]-operated, as with virtually all other ship-mounted autocannons.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 10:08, April 15, 2021

M810 Helix point defense gun[1]
Production overview

Manufacturer:

UNSC

Type:

Point-defense gun/autocannon

Specifications

Operation:

Computer/AI operated

Rate of fire:

Rapid

Service history

In service:

 

The M810 Helix point defense gun, also known as AAA Helix gun or Helix System,[2] is a United Nations Space Command starship-mounted point defense weapon.[3] This autocannon can be found affixed to human capital ships during the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War as late as the Battle of Psi Serpentis in 2543.[3]

Description

The AAA Helix system worked as a point-defense weapon. If provided sufficient range, Helix guns were capable of intercepting incoming missiles and, presumably, boarding and fighter craft. Their description as being "spun up and hot", suggests that they were some kind of gatling gun.[3] They were likely computer or AI-operated, as with virtually all other ship-mounted autocannons.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Warfleet, p. 40
  2. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 475
  3. ^ a b c Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 450