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UNSC MARINE CORPS Protectors of Mankind and the true heroes in the Covenants genocidal war against the human race, the UNSC MARINE CORPS stands where other have fled - giving what precious little life is left to stem the alien tide and offer a glimmer of hope in a darkening universe. Following the 21 st Century, humanity continued to expand into the dark realm of space. Within a span of 500 years, the domain of human kind had grown from a planet of 6 billion to a space faring civilization over a trillion, from 1 world to over 800. During this time, mankind would find itself unchallenged in military supremacy in both space and on its many worlds with its growing influence and sphere of control mankind was unaware of the dangers surrounding it and of the trials to come. The genocidal war with the Covenant is stressing the resources of the UNSC(United Nations Space Command) forced to fight a war of attrition against an enemy with both greater number and extremely

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UNSC MARINE CORPS

Protectors of Mankind and the true heroes in the Covenants genocidal war against the human

race, the UNSC MARINE CORPS stands where other have fled - giving what precious little life

is left to stem the alien tide and offer a glimmer of hope in a darkening universe.

Following the 21st Century, humanity

continued to expand into the dark realm of

space. Within a span of 500 years, the

domain of human kind had grown from a

planet of 6 billion to a space faring

civilization over a trillion, from 1 world to

over 800. During this time, mankind would

find itself unchallenged in military

supremacy in both space and on its many

worlds with its growing influence and

sphere of control mankind was unaware of

the dangers surrounding it and of the trials

to come.

The genocidal war with the Covenant is

stressing the resources of the UNSC(United

Nations Space Command) forced to fight a

war of attrition against an enemy with both

greater number and extremely advanced

technology. In almost every sphere the

Covenant would prove to be the better of

man, an interstellar empire of unknown size

striking from the void. Destroying planet

after planet and seizing victory after victory

with humanity knowing full well that each

victory gained is at only the highest cost.

The war caught humanity within a time of

increasing political instability, caught in a

war with the insurrectionist forces that

sought to split humanity apart. Perhaps

because of fate or dumb luck this turn of

events would prove to aid humanity in its

eventual war for survival.

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PERPETUAL WAR

While humanity is faced with the horrors of an alien empire, fighting a desperate war against a

superior enemy, they are nowhere near defenseless. Years of constant insurgency by rogue

elements, and pirates had given humanity a chance at survival (if slim). The constant conflict

forging a mighty military and birthing the greatest shield for battles to come. For this reason the

Covenant were engaging a species tempered in conflict and unwilling to go quietly into the

night as darkness slowly closes around them.

The armies of man have changed much from those of 21st century. From the reliable MA5C of

the UNSC Marine Corps to the colossal Marathon class cruisers of the UNSC Navy, the weapons

of humanity stand ready to fight and defend the remaining human colonies. While in no respect

is a human the equal of a Sangheili warrior they are not to be scoffed at. For it is not the close

combat prowess that makes the average marine a deadly enemy but the pride in his heart and

the family he is leaving behind. Every warrior knows that every covenant step closer to home is

that much closer to the deaths of their family and there future. The tactics of the Marine Corp is

one of shock and awe, rapid air insertions and ground assaults supported by the warthog and

pelican transport vehicles, followed closely by the pinpoint accuracy of Scorpion main battle

tanks and deadly rocket barrages from airborne Hornets. The average Marine with his MA5C

and supported by heavy weapons and elite ODST’s can quickly overwhelm an objective and

disappear as fast as they came. Speed and firepower is the essence of success, lacking numbers

the military of humanity must rely upon strategy and tactics if it is to survive.

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The war with the covenant has forced humanity into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Forcing

the UNSC to resort to guerilla tactics and avoiding major engagements. While exceedingly rare

to deploy, the full might of a Marine Corp division has led to substantial victories planet side,

stemming the tide of alien invaders and buying time for a hope of victory.

UNSC HISTORY

Origins

The UN Marine Corps (predecessor of the

UNSC Marine Corps) was one of the primary

combat groups fielded by the UN in the

Interplanetary War, and were the first

military organization deployed offworld in

2163. After the United Nations claimed

victory in 2164, it reorganized into the

UNSC, thereby changing the UN Marine

Corps to the UNSC Marine Corps. Later, the

UNSC Marine Corps would be responsible

for dealing with Insurrectionist uprisings

among UNSC colonies star systems.

Human-Covenant War

During the course of the Human-Covenant

War, the Marines played a central role in

maintaining a defensive stand as well as

assaulting several Covenant base of

operations. The battles of Harvest, Arcadia,

Sigma Octanus IV, and Earth saw fierce

fighting between Marines and the Covenant

Army.

First Encounter

First Battle of Harvest

The UNSC Marine Corps' first encounter

with the Covenant was at the First Battle of

Harvest in 2525. At the event, only three

Marine officers were present, training the

planet's Colonial Militia. During the battle,

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Captain Ponder became the Corps' first

casualty of the war.

Outer Colonies

Main articles: Third Battle of Harvest

and First Battle of Arcadia

Five years after the First Battle of Harvest,

the Corps' experienced their first major

encounter with the Covenant at the Third

Battle of Harvest in 2531. During the event,

the Marines quickly established a base of

operations in Harvest's arctic region. A

reconnaissance force led by Sergeant John

Forge was deployed to survey the area.

However, during the patrol, Covenant

forces under the command of a Covenant

Arbiter overran and nearly destroyed those

base of operations. Forge rallied scattered

marines, who quickly retook the base from

the aliens. After receiving reinforcements

and repairing the base, the Marines fought

through a sizeable Covenant garrison force

in an attempt to secure a mysterious

Forerunner structure in the region.

The First Battle of Arcadia saw the UNSC

Marine Corps holding the defensive line

around major population centers to allow

evacuation for the civilian population with

the assistance of the SPARTAN-II Red Team.

Successful keeping Covenant forces from

occupying the population centers, the

Corps' began launching multiple assaults on

the Covenant's base of operations to

reclaim the planet.

Battle of Sigma Octanus IV

The Corps' experienced another encounter

with the Covenant on the colony world of

Sigma Octanus IV. Upon landing, the

Marines' hardware and equipments were

rendered useless due to the planet's harsh

environment. In the first stage of the battle,

during a naval engagement, a Covenant

Carrier was able to land a large contingent

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of troops on the northern pole of the

planet. The Covenant were able to take

Côte d'Azur, a major population center.

Fortunately, almost all of the civilian

population was able to be evacuated

beforehand, and UNSC Marine Corps

General Kits launched a failed assault to

retake the city.

Battle of Reach

Battle of Reach

The UNSC Marine Corps maintained a

sizable presence of Reach when the

Covenant stormed the planet bypassing the

defense fleet in orbit and the MAC Gun

platforms thus make a landing of large

numbers of soldiers on the south and north

poles. During the early hours of the battle,

the Covenant had overrun FLEETCOM HQ

on Reach, destroying the perimeter and

swarming the Marine defenders with

Banshees, Wraiths, and battalions of

infantry. The situation became severe and

critical where the Marines were forced to

defend the Orbital Defense Generators

against a massive Covenant assault, using

every available armored vehicle and

defensive positions from available bunkers.

The Battle of Reach became one of the

most devastating UNSC Marine Corps

defeat in the Human-Covenant War.

Battle of Installation 04

Battle of Installation 04

The surviving Marines from the Battle of

Reach served an important role in the Battle

of Installation 04, taking part in such

engagements as securing the UNSC Pillar of

Autumn crash site, launching multiple

guerrilla assault on Covenant convoys and

base of operations and rescuing captured

Pillar of Autumn's personnel from a

Covenant Battlecruiser. Initially, the

Marines were part of a special operation

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consisting of a sizable Orbital Drop Shock

Trooper special forces detachment and a

standard Marine detachment to infiltrate

Covenant High Command and kidnap a

Covenant Prophet.

Battle of Earth

Battle of Earth

"Dear Humanity, we regret being

alien bastards. We regret coming to

Earth. And we most definitely regret

that the Corps just blew up our

raggedy-ass fleet!"

—Sergeant Johnson

The UNSC Marine Corps remained in force

on Earth and its geosynchronous Orbital

Defense Platforms, and were mostly

prepared to repulse a relatively small

Covenant invasion when fifteen Covenant

capital warships, two Assault Carriers and

thirteen Covenant Cruisers, entered the Sol

System. They played a significant role in the

the Covenant ground assault on Earth

where they defended multiple major

population centers from the Covenant's

occupation such as those in New Mombasa

and Cleveland and Havana.

The Marine Corps also partook in a major

UNSC assault with the UNSC Navy in Voi. As

ground forces, the Marines engage in the

Battle of Voi with a SPARTAN-II supersoldier

by eliminating anti-air vehicles and anti-air

battery structure as well as destroying

temporary Covenant outposts to allow

UNSC reinforcements to fortify the area.

Several Marine detachments made a major

turning point during the course of the Battle

of Earth where they manage to retake the

cities and maintain a temporary ground

control for UNSC reinforcements to arrive.

Such Marine detachments were the 405th

Marine Infantry Division which was able to

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engage against the Covenant ground forces

in Mombasa, Kenya as the Covenant Assault

Carrier landed Phantoms, Orbital Insertion

Pods, and used its Gravity Lift to directly

deploy reinforcements.

Battle of Installation 00

Main article: Battle of Installation 00

Uniform

Dress Uniform

Main article: Dress Uniform (UNSC

Marine Corps)

The Marine Corps Dress Uniforms are

similar to those worn by their 20th and 21st

Century predecessors in the United States

Marine Corps. UNSC Marines wear what

appear to be the UNSC's modified and

stylized version of the United States Marine

Corps emblem on their collars.

Furthermore, white jackets and blue

trousers are worn instead of the blue dress

uniforms of the United States Marines.[1]

However, in 2525, the uniform apparently

consisted of a blue jacket and trousers,

similar to that of the USMC.[2]

Battledress

Standard

Main article: UNSC Marine Corps

Battle Dress Uniform

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A Marine in the Jungles of Kenya.

Marines have few bio-augmentations and

usually wear passively camouflaged

armored uniforms. They wear dark-colored

metal-alloy armor to shield them from

gunfire. Marine helmets are mounted with

holographic text-displaying eyepieces and

helmet recorders. As well as helmets,

Marines on field operations in more humid

locales sometimes choose to wear boonie

covers, or those in colder environments don

visored and thicker helmets.

Marine NCOs are easily recognized by the

cover that they wear complete with the

UNSCDF insignia, although they oftentimes

substitute this soft cover for a more

practical protective helmet.

Marines on Installation 04 sported gray

fatigues, and over that, pieces of brown

armor plating covering the head, torso,

shoulder, and shins. At times, they only

wore their utilities and soft body armor,

even forgoing helmets and body armor

plating in hazardous combat operations. At

times, their helmets were also substituted

for boonie covers and sometimes

bandannas. However, since they had to get

off the Pillar of Autumn, they probably

didn't have time to grab their gear. Some

Marines had small medical packs built into

their back armor plating.

Standard Marine battle armor appears to be

woodland-pattern camouflage utilities,

along with an olive drab load-bearing

armored vest. The standard-issue armor is

uniform than the body armor issued to the

Marines on Alpha Halo, as the Marines no

longer appear as a rag-tag group of

survivors, but as a unified force. They no

longer wear boonie covers and are never

seen in combat without rigid armor. In fact,

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the only time Marines were seen without

any armor was during the awards ceremony

aboard Cairo Station. In that particular case,

they were wearing their white dress

uniform.

Another variation of Marine armor is an

evolution from that mentioned above, with

heavier and well-articulated olive-drab full

body armor (armored vest, shoulder plates,

elbow pads, and knee pads) over woodland

camouflage utilities, allowing them to

passively camouflage well in jungle terrain.

Marines sometimes don small helmet

communications microphones or black-

phased sunglasses on their helmets, and

others carry backpacks. Marines have been

seen to wear black gloves, probably to

protect their hands and improve their grip

on their weapons. Some marines sport

orange visors which attach to the brim of

their helmets. This usually signifies

advanced vehicular training, as these

marines can be seen operating vehicles

more frequently, and are noticeably better

at driving them.

Marines operating in cold environments

wear environmentally-tailored armor, with

insulated snow camouflage utilities and full

body armor and well as insulated and

visored helmets with something analogous

to a balaclava.[3]

Special Forces

Orbital Drop Shock Troopers sport heavy

and articulated black battle armor, which

are also believed to double as an armored

g-suit that allows for safe transport in small

ships during turbulent atmospheric entry.

They also wear fully-visored black helmets

that cover the entirety of the head. This

armor provides ODSTs with more protection

then standard marine armor. Their armor

could also take several head shots.

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[edit] Armament

The standard issue weapon for UNSC

Marines Corps is the MA5 series of assault

rifles. Most Marines were issued the MA5B

variant until its replacement in late 2552 by

the BR55HB SR and MA5C. Suppressive fire

was provided by the M247 GPMG during

the Battle of Earth, presumably replaced by

the AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun by the

time of the Battle of Voi. Special forces and

vehicle crews are issued M7 and M7S

Submachine Gun variants, with personal

sidearms such as the M6 Series.

Snipers operate the SRS 99C-S2 AM and SRS

99D-S2 AM sniper rifle variants for anti-

materiel and anti-personnel operations,

with the M99 Special Application Scoped

Rifle used as a dedicated anti-materiel

weapon. Standard UNSC sniper team

consists of two operators; a spotter and a

sniper.

Anti-armor fire is provided by the M19 and

M41 rocket or missile launchers and the

W/AV M6 G/GNR Spartan Laser directed-

energy-weapon. Anti-air fire is provided by

the M19-B SAM Missile Launcher, capable

of destroying Banshees and damaging

Seraph fighters.

[edit] Ground Vehicles

The UNSC Marines Corps' standard vehicle

is the M12 Warthog LRV, used for armored

patrols and personnel mobility. The M12G1

Warthog LAAV is used as an anti-armor

vehicle, mounted with an M68 Gauss

Cannon, as well as the M12A1 Warthog

LAAV mounted with a 102mm SC-HE Rocket

Turret, firing 102mm shaped-charge high-

explosive rockets. For heavy engagements,

the Marine Corps operates the M808B

Scorpion Main battle Tank, and uses the

Wolverine in an anti-air role.

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[edit] Aircraft

The Corps' most common aircraft is the

Pelican dropship, either the D77-TC or, in

late 2552, the D77H-TCI variants, as

multirole aerodynes which is capable of

carrying a mixture of Scorpion anti-tank

rockets and Anvil II air-to-surface missiles,

and equipped with either chin-mounted

7.62mm Machine-Guns or 70mm Auto-

Cannons.

The UNSC Marine Corps also operates the

Longsword as it's primary fighter for tactical

bombardment, the Hawk as an close air

support gunship, the Shortsword as a short-

range bomber, the Hornet aerial support

vehicle, and the SkyHawk VTOL strike

fighter. Marine air units are intended

usually to support ground forces or to drop

off vital equipment for the Marines, either

in close-air-support or air interdiction roles,

with the UNSC Navy or UNSC Air Force

taking on the dedicated air force role.[4]

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WARTHOG

The M12 LRV Warthog is the UNSC Light

Reconnaissance Vehicle, used for its

scouting capacity, or as an integral part of a

mechanized infantry unit; the M12 has

been a part of the UNSC's armored vehicle

fleet for fifty years, and is the most

recognizable vehicle in their arsenal.

The M12 is a four wheel all-terrain vehicle

capable of going over any obstacle without

difficulty; under the hood the M12's power

is generated by a forward-housed low-

profile liquid-cooled hydrogen-injected ICE

I/C plant, coupled with an automatic

infinitely variable transmission (IVT). The

hydrogen fuel is burned at very high

temperature with a synthetic carbon/silicon

catalyst to achieve even better fuel

consumption. This hydrogen engine is the

standard among all UNSC ground based

vehicles, replacing fossil fuel-based engines

some 400 years ago. The M12 features a

Graf/Hauptman solar/saline actuator, and

will convert up to twelve liters of fresh,

brackish or salt water into hydrogen on the

fly, this allows the Warthog to travel 790

kilometers or 490 miles before it needs to

be refueled. Detritus is compacted on

board. The M12 is a huge, unwieldy,

difficult to steer vehicle – until a user learns

how to drive it properly. With proper

application of the hand, or "e-brake" the

M12 can actually turn on a dime. Massive

disc brakes and its automatic braking

systems, allow the vehicle to come to a

near immediate, but controlled stop should

the driver be ejected, or choose to leave the

vehicle. The Warthog's tires, have moved

away from previous inert-gas pocket

inflation, with equally burst-proof single

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unit nanotube skeletons. They provide the

buoyancy and ride of gas-pocket tires, but

are almost indestructible. The relatively

massive tires are a joint project between

Michelin-Vance and AMG.

The M12's design places it into the jeep

family of vehicles; it has no doors and has a

total seating of three. The M12, although

deemed a reconnaissance vehicle, is at best

an understatement; the M12 is fully capable

of both offensive and defensive capabilities.

The M12 can also serve as a support

vehicle, or a transport vehicle. The M12 can

be armed with a wide variety of equipment,

however, its main armament is the M41

Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, and the mounted

weapon includes a battery for short term

operation separated from the vehicle, but

normally operates on the vehicle’s power

supply. A M68 Gauss Cannon can be

mounted on the back of the M12, making it

capable of taking on light armor

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SCORPION MBT

The M808 Scorpion is an armored attack

vehicle that has been in service for more

than thirty years, and serves as the UNSC's

main anti-vehicle platform. The M808B is

considered "light" by standard definitions

but has served as the UNSC's main battle

tank well before the Human-Covenant War.

Its separate four nacelles track tread design

allows it to traverse any terrain with little to

no difficulty, and prevents the vehicle from

being easily disabled. The central chassis is

simple in design containing the main

armament at the stern of the hull, and the

crew compartment forward of it; and the

machine gun at the bow on certain variants.

The chassis is covered with heavy titanium-

ceramic armor plating, making it incredibly

resilient to small-arms fire; however, it's still

possible for infantry-portable anti-armor

weapons to inflict catastrophic damage. The

M808B only requires a crew of one, with

complete weapons control allocated to the

driver, provided the driver is equipped with

a neural interface. Otherwise, it requires

one driver and one gunner on a coaxial

mounted machine gun.[5] As time has

progressed, the Scorpion has been modified

into more than a half-dozen different

versions, however, despite the

modifications the Scorpion's psychological

aspect and versatility remain unchanged.[5]

The Scorpion is equipped with two weapon

systems. The 90mm High Velocity Cannon -

the M808B's main weapon - fires 90mm

Tungsten Armor Piercing Ballistic Capped

Rounds at a high velocity, with a three-to-

four-second delay between each round. The

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secondary weapon system is the M247T

7.62mm AP-T Medium Machine Gun, used

for engaging infantry. The 90mm cannon,

although the standard weapon on the

M808, could be considered "light",

compared to the 105mm cannon that can

be mounted for greater offensive power.

Along with its weapons system the Scorpion

is equipped with anti-mine detecting

software and electronics to help increase

safety while in use.

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MONGOOSE

The M274 Mongoose ULATV is one of the

fastest and most maneuverable ground

vehicles in the arsenal of the UNSC Marine

Corps. It is a highly effective vehicle for

reconnaissance, rapid transportation, swift

tactical versatility, and for shooting

between positions. A smaller cousin to the

ubiquitous M831 Troop Transport, the

Mongoose is a small ATV capable of

carrying a driver in the middle of the

vehicle, and features a rear platform that

can be used to carry one additional

passenger. Because it carries no armament

of its own, having a passenger is usually

essential if engaging in a combat zone. Due

to its smaller size, the Mongoose is a

difficult target for both slow and fast

moving enemy weaponry, as opposed to

the Warthog, whose size is somewhat

substantial. However, one should note: It's

a common misconception that this ULATV is

faster than any other ground vehicle in Halo

3, when the M12 LRV Warthog is actually

faster (this is due to the different camera

angle between the two, as well as the

Mongoose's better acceleration).

The Mongoose's high speed, light mass, and

practically non-existent armor make it

unwieldy and difficult to control at high

speeds and/or over unstable terrain,

making the ULATV vulnerable to

destabilization, crashes, and flips. To make

matters worse, the design of the vehicle

and it's lack of armor leave both the driver

and passenger completely exposed.

Furthermore, the Mongoose does not

incorporate any offensive or defensive

capabilities, making the Mongoose's only

practical defenses an armed passenger and

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its speed. Thus, the standard UNSC Marine

Corps operating protocol in engagements

against Covenant forces is to place a M41

Rocket Launcher-armed Marine in the

passenger position to fire rockets against

slow-moving hostile vehicles, while the

driver uses the Mongoose's superior speed

to evade enemy return fire. In a last resort

situation, the Mongoose can be used to run

over nearby enemies. Yet, attempting a

splatter is usually an ineffective plan: The

low width and height of the vehicle,

combined with the aforementioned

instabilities when driving, make it very

difficult to successfully score an impact on

an opponent.

For quick and practical deployment, the

Mongoose can be transported by the

Pelican troopship or the Behemoth-class

Troop Transport (Elephant). Additionally,

the AV-14 Attack VTOL appears to have a

winch capable of transporting the ULATV,

but it is not seen used during game play.

Finally, this vehicle is considered to be

analogous to the Covenant Type-32 "Ghost"

Rapid Assault Vehicle, despite the offensive,

defensive, and performance differences.

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PELICAN

The D77H-TCI is a fleet wide upgrade to the

UNSC's squadrons of Pelican troopships that

have been in service for over 50 years. First

seen deployed in November, 2552 the

Pelican is the primary tactical support

aircraft of the UNSC. The Pelican serves a

multi-role purpose, it is fully capable of

Atmospheric flight and can land almost

anywhere without difficulty, the Pelican is

also capable of limited spaceflight, making it

the prime troop transport of the UNSC. The

D77H-TCI makes several drastic design

changes to both the interior, and exterior,

although the exteriors changes are not as

noticeable as the interior is. The first

significant change is in the cockpit area of

the D77H which instead of having the pilot

and co-pilot sitting next to each other, the

copilot is now seated behind and above the

pilot, the controls and instrument panels

have been rearranged and upgraded for the

D77H. A small holo-tank is installed in the

cockpit, allowing an artificial intelligence to

project its holographic form to the craft's

pilots.

Payload Capacity

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A bottom-profile of the D77H-TCI Pelican

Troopship.

The pressurized payload area has also seen

a design change; the D77H-TCI variant of

the Pelican carries the same number of

passengers as its predecessor. However, its

troop-bay is more flexible, able to carry up

to two Mongoose ULATV's internally, in

addition to ten passengers, also it has a

hermetic door on its rear section for ship-

to-shore orbital insertions. Its tail-mounted

magnetic clamps are capable of carrying a

M12 Warthog LRV, M12G1 Warthog LAAG

or M831 TT Warthog, an M808B Scorpion

MBT, or four Type C Resupply Capsules

rather than six of the older Type B Resupply

Capsules, to the battlefield, able to detach

its payload without landing decreasing the

chance of an attack while it unloads.

Armament

The D77H-TCI Pelican, like its predecessor,

is compatible with the Rotary-cannons in

both 40mm and 70mm types. The Pelican is

also able to mount an AIE-486H Heavy

Machine Gun in its troop-bay compartment

for supporting ground teams and covering

the departure of its passengers, an

improvement from the previous M247

GPMG, although this prevents it from

carrying a vehicle internally. The D77H can

also be equipped with ANVIL-II ASM Pods;

the design of the pods has changed, and

now seamlessly blends with the Pelican.

The new ANVIL pods can fire up to 12

missiles at once, six from each pod. A

Gunship version of the D77H is in service as

well, this heavily armed version, is equipped

with more chain guns, missiles, and a large

cannon, mounted at the ventral-fore of the

troopship.

Propulsion

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The main engines are mounted in pairs in

four nacelles, one situated on each wing

and two at the rear and posterior. The

nacelles can articulate independently, thus

altering the direction of thrust, referred to

as vectoring in aviation; this improves the

Pelican's low altitude maneuverability. Four

ventral thrusters are identified by markings

and a rendered thrust effect, one on each

wing nacelle and one on each aft nacelle,

allow the drop ship to land and take off

vertically. These engines are capable of

both space and atmospheric operation. It

has 8 jet intakes, 3 on each side and 2 on

top.

The wings mounted on a Pelican seem

extremely small, too small to support the

weight of drop ship and payload alone. It is

speculated that it utilizes at least some

Lifting Body principles, using its own hull

create most of the lift necessary for flight. It

may also be that the Pelican partially relies

upon thrust vectoring, referred to as jet-

borne flight as opposed to wing-borne flight

which can be further reinforced with the

fact that down-ward aiming jets can be

seen on the bottom of the thruster

mountings. It should be noted that small

wings are very efficient for high-speed

flight, as demonstrated by the F-104 Star

fighter. It is also a benefit for operations in

the upper atmosphere, especially re-entry,

as was the case with the X-15. The D77H-

TCI, like the D77, although fully capable of

orbital insertion, is too small to be equipped

with a Shaw-Fujikawa Tran slight Engine,

and thus is incapable of slip space travel.

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MARINE 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7 5+

MARINE SERG. 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 8 5+

ODST 4 4 3 3 1 3 1 8 4+

ODST SERG. 4 4 3 3 1 3 2 9 4+

MONGOOSE 3 3 3 3(4) 2 3 2 7 4+

MONG(ODST) 3 3 3 3(4) 2 3 2 7 4+

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ELEPHANT (tank, ponderous) 4 14 14 12

HORNET (skimmer fast) 4 11 10 10

PELICAN (skimmer fast) 4 12 12 10

SCORPION MBT (tank) 4 14 13 10

TRANSPORT WARTHOG (tank fast) 4 11 11 10

WARTHOG (tank fast) 4 11 11 10