M3063 deployable turret
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Deployable automated machine gun |
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4.6 metres (15 ft)[1] |
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2.6 metres (8.6 ft)[1] |
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2.5 metres (8.2 ft)[1] |
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Varies |
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The M3063 Automated Heavy Machine Gun/Self-Tracking (M3063 AHMG/ST), colloquially referred to as the deployable turret or autoturret, is an automated turret utilised by the United Nations Space Command as an anti-personnel sentry weapon.[1][2]
OverviewEdit
Design detailsEdit
Mounted on a heavy tetrapod, the weapon emits a visible laser to aid in targeting. It features a heavy machine gun that fires at a moderate rate, and an energy weapon that fires an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) shot similar to the overcharge function of the Covenant's Type-25 plasma pistol.[3]
As with most human automated defences, M3063s can be deployed with multiple units networked together to act as a single machine. In these scenarios, the turrets are generally deployed with overlapping fields of fire with which they can be used to their best effect. Defensive networks like this generally rely on an optical or laser sensor and an IFF interrogator for target acquisition, which can then be shared across the network to best facilitate effective firing.[2]
Operational historyEdit
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.[4]
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,[5] Two Giants,[6] and Magma Base.[7]
TriviaEdit
GalleryEdit
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Concept artEdit
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.
ScreenshotsEdit
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.
The deactivated autoturret in Spartan Ops.
The active autoturret in Spartan Ops.
List of appearancesEdit
- Halo 4 (First appearance)
SourcesEdit
- ^ a b c d e Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 82
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 183
- ^ Halo 4, Autoturret in-game unit
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Dominion (Retrieved on Oct 14, 2013) [archive]
- ^ Halo 4 - Spartan Ops, episode Catherine, level Galileo
- ^ Halo 4 - Spartan Ops, episode Catherine, level Shootout In Valhalla
- ^ Halo 4 - Spartan Ops, episode Memento Mori, level The Cauldron Base