M870 Rampart point defense gun
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The M870 Rampart point defense gun is a weapon system utilized by warships of human make, most commonly those of the UNSC Navy. They function as part of a ship-wide defensive network.[2]
Overview
As is standard for human point-defense guns, the M870 Rampart turret is fully automated due to the inability of humans to calculate firing solutions fast enough for the role of the weapon,[3] and consists of twin-[4] or quad-mounted 50mm[2] rapid-fire coilguns and a targeting scanner.[1] Point defense guns such as these are used for the engagement of incoming threats, including the warding off of strikecraft and the disruption of plasma torpedoes;[3] each emplacement actively switches between sub-caliber armor-piercing sabots or proximity detonation fragmentation shells based on a threat-analysis of its current target in order to maximise effectiveness.[1]
Usage
M870s are most commonly mounted on lighter vessels of the UNSC Navy and CMA Navy, particularly corvettes and frigates. They also see some use on destroyers and carriers, with no known usage on cruisers and supercarriers. They are primarily employed on the warships constructed between the late-24th century and early 26th century, with their earliest known usage being on the Mako-class corvette, launched in 2388.[5] They seem to have been mostly succeeded aboard larger and more modern ships by the M910 Rampart model, which began to see service aboard the Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser in 2493[6]
Despite this, the M870 did see constant usage as a common fixture in the Human-Covenant War of the early-mid 26th century, and a handful of post-war era vessels have made use of it.
- Carriers
- Epoch-class heavy carrier - 12x M870 Ramparts[7][8]
- Orion-class assault carrier - 12x M870 Ramparts[8]
- Poseidon-class light carrier - 20x M870 Ramparts[8]
- Destroyers
- Able-class heavy destroyer - 8x M870 Ramparts (2525 refit)[9]
- Hillsborough-class heavy destroyer - 7x M870 Ramparts[10]
- Halberd-class light destroyer - 4x M870 Ramparts[10][11]
- Frigates
- Charon-class light frigate - 4x M870 Ramparts[12][13]
- Mulsanne-class light frigate - 12x M870 Ramparts[13]
- Paris-class heavy frigate - 12x M870 Ramparts[13]
- Stalwart-class light frigate - 6x M870 Ramparts[13][14]
- Strident-class heavy frigate - 6x M870 Ramparts[13][1]
- Corvettes
- Gladius-class heavy corvette - 6x M870 Ramparts[3][5]
- Mako-class corvette - 2x M870 Ramparts[5]
- Scholte-class missile corvette - 4x M870 Ramparts[15]
- Prowlers
- Razor-class prowler - 2x M870 Ramparts[5]
Gallery
Two of the M870 Rampart point defense guns on the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn in Halo 3; one on the dorsal surface and one on the ventral surface.
A view of dorsal M870 Rampart point defense gun on the Charon-class light frigate in Halo 3.
A view of dorsal M870 Rampart point defense gun on the Charon-class light frigate in Halo 3.
A view of ventral M870 Rampart point defense gun on the Charon-class light frigate in Halo 3.
A non-canon depiction of M870 Rampart point defense guns on the Halo 4 design of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.
Quad-mount M870s on the Strident-class heavy frigate.
A view of M870 Rampart point defense gun on the UNSC Mortal Reverie in Halo Infinite.
A frontal view of M870 Rampart point defense gun on the UNSC Mortal Reverie in Halo Infinite.
Low-resolution depiction of the M870 Rampart point defense guns on the UNSC Panama in Halo Infinite.
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 3
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo Legends
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo 4
- Halo 2 Anniversary
- Halo Infinite
- Halo: The Rubicon Protocol
Sources
- ^ a b c d e Halo: Warfleet, page 39
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, UNSC Frigate (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b c Halo: Warfleet, page 19
- ^ Halo 3, Charon-class frigate in-game model
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 128-129
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 118
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 40
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 127
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection (Retrieved on Jul 28, 2023) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 124-125
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 32
- ^ Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12 (Retrieved on Mar 30, 2013) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 120-123
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 37
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Foundations (Retrieved on Jan 12, 2022) [archive]
