Victor 398

Victor 398
File:V-398.jpg
Production information
Manufacturer:	Misriah Armories
Class:	Pelican
Specifications
Length:	30.5 metres (100 ft)
Width:	23.5 metres (77 ft)
Height:	10 metres (33 ft)
Armament:	1 chin-mounted rotary cannon: 40mm rotary cannon (optional) 70mm rotary cannon (optional) One ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile pods (6 missiles each) One AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun
Service information
Last sighted:	2552
Destroyed:	2552
Participated battles:	Human-Covenant War Battle of Installation 00
Affiliation:	UNSC

Victor 398 was a UNSC Pelican dropship that crashed into the mountain gorge that is the Halo 3 multiplayer level, Valhalla.

Background

The crash, which the crew barely survived, also scattered the Pelican's contents throughout the valley. V-398's rear hatch is sealed, presumably by the surviving crew members, which denies access to the aircraft's interior. It was most likely on an ammunition run, due to the several Type C Resupply Capsules scattered throughout the area.

It is unknown how the Pelican crashed. It is possibile that the Forerunner beam emitters atop the "bases" in Valhalla may have accidentally hit the Pelican, but this is unlikely, because for the Pelican to come to rest in its current position it would have had to come down on a path that does not pass over them. Due to Valhalla's location on the Ark, it is more likely that the dropship was shot down during the Battle of Installation 00.

Trivia

• Victor 398's crash position is the same as that of Victor 933, and may be a nod to Halo: Combat Evolved.
• This is also used to represent the ship that Tex, Wyoming, and Tucker Jr. used to flee Blood Gulch in red vs. blue.