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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== | ||
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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".{{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''. | ||
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The M700 Viper was a main battle tank in service with the UNSC Army.[1]
Overview
Design
The Viper had stealth features and had more speed in comparison to the Scorpion.[1]
Usage
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
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".[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
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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.
![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
- ^ 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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