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{{Quote|This was a D79-TC, one of the newer models, but they're essentially all the same: big squat green airships with a twenty-five meter wingspan and stretching about thirty meters long.|[[Edward Buck]] on the D79 Pelican.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''Chapter 1, 10% (Kindle edition)''</ref>}}
{{Quote|This was a D79-TC, one of the newer models, but they're essentially all the same: big squat green airships with a twenty-five meter wingspan and stretching about thirty meters long.|[[Edward Buck]] on the D79 Pelican.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''Chapter 1, 3% (Kindle edition)''</ref>}}
The '''D79-TC Pelican''', formally designated '''Dropship 79 Heavy - Troop Carrier''', is a [[UNSC]] dropship designed by [[Misriah Armory]].<ref name="H4 Guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo Waypoint''' ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref> In service as early as [[2526]],<ref>''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/hastati-squad '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Hastati Squad'']</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/10-things-wrong-in-the-games-and-media/44f600fc-8cea-44e8-9e26-e9a3678f6b92/posts?page=2#post22 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''10 things wrong in the games and media''] ([[:File:Grim_Pelican_Question.jpg|original]] [[:File:Grim_Pelican_Reply.jpg|correspondence]])</ref> the D79 had become the UNSC's standard dropship by [[2557]], supplanting the [[D77-TC Pelican|D77]] and [[D77H-TCI Pelican|D77H]] models.<ref name="H4 Guide"/><ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/Detail/weapon-and-vehicle-renders/37d609fa-0303-4c2e-9fff-2fb79e52d9f6#imageNumber=1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Weapon and Vehicle Renders'']</ref> A gunship variant (the [[G79H-TC Pelican|G79H-TC/MA]]) is also produced.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>
The '''D79-TC Pelican''', formally designated '''Dropship 79 Heavy - Troop Carrier''', is a [[UNSC]] dropship designed by [[Misriah Armory]].<ref name="H4 Guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo Waypoint''' ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref> In service as early as [[2526]],<ref>''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/hastati-squad '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Hastati Squad'']</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/10-things-wrong-in-the-games-and-media/44f600fc-8cea-44e8-9e26-e9a3678f6b92/posts?page=2#post22 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''10 things wrong in the games and media''] ([[:File:Grim_Pelican_Question.jpg|original]] [[:File:Grim_Pelican_Reply.jpg|correspondence]])</ref> the D79 had become the UNSC's standard dropship by [[2557]], supplanting the [[D77-TC Pelican|D77]] and [[D77H-TCI Pelican|D77H]] models.<ref name="H4 Guide"/><ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/Detail/weapon-and-vehicle-renders/37d609fa-0303-4c2e-9fff-2fb79e52d9f6#imageNumber=1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Weapon and Vehicle Renders'']</ref> A gunship variant (the [[G79H-TC Pelican|G79H-TC/MA]]) is also produced.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>