M3063 deployable turret: Difference between revisions

M3063 Automated Heavy Machine Gun/Self Tracking
Production overview
Manufacturer:	Misriah Armory
Type:	Deployable automated machine gun
Specifications
Length:	15 feet (4.6 m)
Width:	8.6 feet (2.6 m)
Height:	8.2 feet (2.5 m)
Ammunition type:	12.7×99mm M340 HVE
Feed system:	Varies
Rate of fire:	Automatic
Service history
In service:	Post-Covenant War conflicts

Revision as of 11:46, September 17, 2023

This article is about the UNSC autoturret featured in Halo 4. For the similar weapon type introduced in Halo 5: Guardians, see M3045 deployable automated turret. For the Forerunner weapon, see Forerunner automated turret.

The M3063 Automated Heavy Machine Gun/Self-Tracking (M3063 AHMG/ST), colloquially referred to as the Deployable Turret or Autoturret,^[2] is a UNSC Defense Force automated anti-personnel sentry weapon. Mounted on a heavy tetrapod, the weapon emits a visible laser to aid in targeting. It features a machine gun that fires at a moderate rate, and an energy weapon that fires EMP shots similar to the Type-25 plasma pistol.

Operational history

This autoturret was frequently used in War Games training sessions by SPARTAN-IVs aboard the UNSC Infinity. It was an effective way to defend captured bases and secure objectives, especially in Dominion matches.^[3]

When the Infinity returned to the Forerunner shield world Requiem in 2558, various UNSC bases and outposts were established on the inner surface of the planet. Several such autoturrets were used to defend these locations, including Galileo Base, Two Giants and Magma Base.

Trivia

It is possible to place these on a map outside of Dominion, but it is necessary to remove the Dominion gametype label from the object first.
If one places and activates one of these turrets in Forge, and then deletes the base, the actual turret itself will remain.

Gallery

Concept art

Very early sketches of various UNSC props for Halo 4, including some very early drafts of what would become the M3063.
More concept art of the autoturret.
More concept art of the autoturret.
More concept art of the autoturret.
More concept art of the autoturret.
Concept art depicting other variants that were more energy-based, anti-aircraft only, and EMP based that would knock out shields.

Screenshots

Left side view of the autoturret.
Right side view of the autoturret.
Profile of the M3063 autoturret with targeting laser.
Frontal view of the autoturret.
A turret engaging a SPARTAN-IV.
Placing the turret in Forge mode.
The autoturret completed.
The autoturret being used in a game of Dominion in War Games.

List of appearances

Halo 4 (First appearance)
- Spartan Ops

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 82
^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 82
^ Halo Waypoint Dominion

[H4VG-1] Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 82

[2] Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 82

[3] Halo Waypoint Dominion

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 ==Gallery==
+===Concept art===
 <gallery>
 File:H4 UNSCProps Concept Sketches.jpg|Very early sketches of various UNSC props for ''Halo 4'', including some very early drafts of what would become the M3063.
-File:Halo 4 Turret concept art 1.jpg|Concept art of the autoturret.
+File:H4 Concept DominionTurret.jpg|More concept art of the autoturret.
+File:Halo 4 Turret concept art 1.jpg|More concept art of the autoturret.
 File:Halo 4 Turret concept art 2.jpg|More concept art of the autoturret.
-File:H4_M3063Turret_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art.
+File:H4_M3063Turret_Concept_1.jpg|More concept art of the autoturret.
 File:H4_M3063Turret_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art depicting other variants that were more energy-based, anti-aircraft only, and EMP based that would knock out shields.
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery>
 File:H4-M3063AHMG-LeftSide.png|Left side view of the autoturret.
 File:H4-M3063AHMG-RightSide.png|Right side view of the autoturret.