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| {{Center|''For the terrestrial anti-air gun turret also known as the Scythe, see [[M71 Scythe]].''}} | | {{Center|''For the terrestrial anti-air gun turret also known as the Scythe, see [[M71 Scythe]].''}} |
| {{Weapon infobox | | {{Weapon Infobox |
| |name=M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun
| | |image=[[File:H4-M85ScytheAAGT-ScanRender.png|300px]] |
| |image=[[File:H4-M85ScytheAAGT-ScanRender.png|300px]] | | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]] |
| |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=H4VG|H4EVG|Page=76}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=182}} | | |series= |
| |series=Scythe anti-aircraft cannons | | |type=Anti-aircraft gun turret |
| |type=Autocannon | |
| |cost= | | |cost= |
| |variant= | | |variant= |
| |service=c.[[2490]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Carriers}} | | |service=[[Reclamation conflict]] |
| |length={{Convert|26.3|ft|m}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}} | | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |width={{Convert|19.4|ft|m}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
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| |height={{Convert|16.5|ft|m}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
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| |weight= | | |weight= |
| |ammotype=M175 20x102mm [[Wikipedia:High Explosive Incendiary/Armor Piercing Ammunition|high-explosive incendiary/armor piercing ammunition]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}} | | |length={{Convert|26.3|ft|m}}<ref name="H4VG">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 76''</ref> |
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| | |width={{Convert|19.4|ft|m}}<ref name="H4VG"/> |
| |feed=Conveyor-fed{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}} | | |height={{Convert|16.5|ft|m}}<ref name="H4VG"/> |
| |operation= | | |ammotype=M715 HEI/AP (20 x 102mm) |
| |rate= | | |feed= |
| | |operation=Conveyor-fed |
| | |rate=Automatic |
| |velocity= | | |velocity= |
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| The '''M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun''' is an automated anti-air craft/anti-spacecraft turret built by [[Misriah Armory]]. The system predominantly used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for defending military bases and key facilities on the ground, alongside use as a [[point-defense gun]] mounted on [[UNSC starship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}} The M85 is one of the two major production variants of the '''Scythe''' line of air-defense systems built by Misriah,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} alongside the [[M71 Scythe|M71 variant]] designed for terrestrial use.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}} | | |
| | The '''M85 "''Scythe''" Anti-Aircraft Gun''' is an anti-air turret used to protect key military locations.<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 76''</ref> |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| ===Design details===
| | The M85 Scythe is a low-profile, conveyor-fed, twin-barreled, anti-aircraft/anti-spacecraft weapon. It is designed to be fixed to orbital and suborbital military stations, as well as the exterior battleplate of starships when deemed necessary. Unlike the [[M71 Scythe]], it can not only be used for in-atmosphere terrestrial defense, as the M85's fully sealed housing and nominal silhouette allows it to be used in the vacuum of space.<ref name="evg"/> |
| The M85 Scythe is a low-profile, conveyor-fed, twin-barreled, anti-aircraft/anti-spacecraft weapon. It is designed to be fixed to orbital and suborbital military stations, as well as the exterior battleplate of starships when deemed necessary. Unlike the [[M71 Scythe]], it is not restricted to terrestrial defense, as the M85's fully sealed housing and nominal silhouette allows it to be used in the vacuum of space.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}} | |
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| While the M85 shares a design lineage with the M71, it does differ in many ways. Unlike the M71, the M85 is not a rotary cannon but instead a twin-barrelled autocannon (albeit firing the same M175 20x102mm HEI/AP munitions). The M85 does not share the same mounting system as the M71 Scythe or its [[M95 Lance]] guided missile counterpart, but instead employs a modular point-defense mount with three legs used to affix the weapon into place. Above the mount is a hull with a spool genertor and a release latch for the interior-stored variable magazine, with a further hydraulic mounting system atop this used to place the gun itself.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
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| What the M85 does share with the M71, aside from its ammunition commonality, is its predominantly automatic usage. The M85 is an automated defensive system that can be operate by a remote actuator of a [[Dumb AI|non-volitional]] [[artificial intelligence]] system.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
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| ===Usage===
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| Unlike its M71 cousin, the M85 is designed for use in [[space warfare]] in addition to ground combat. It is fitted as a [[point-defense gun]] on several warships used by the [[CMA Navy]] and [[UNSC Navy]] - predominantly their massive [[supercarrier]]s.
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| *{{Class|Punic|supercarrier}} - 80x M85 Scythes{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22Carriers|Enc22|Page=126}}
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| *{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} - 85x M85 Scythes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Carriers}}{{Ref/Book|Id=WFInfinity|HWF|Page=42-43}}
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| ==Operational history== | | ==Operational history== |
| M85 Scythes were in use in the [[Colonial Military Authority]] by around [[2490]], and were fitted aboard the {{Class|Punic|supercarrier}}s launched in that year.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Carriers}} They were later fitted aboard the UNSC's next-generation {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}, with {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} employing them as of the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Carriers}}{{Ref/Reuse|WFInfinity}} ''Infinity'' would utilise its Scythe air-defense guns several times throughout its service life including in the [[Battle of Requiem]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]]. During the conflict, ''Infinity'' crash landed on [[Requiem]] and was subject to a [[Naval boarding|boarding]] action by the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] - who proceded to place three jammers on ''Infinity''{{'}}s hull to keep the M85s from firing. [[John-117]] later fended off the attackers in a [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantis]] and destroyed the jammers, reactivating the M85s which soon opened fire on incoming {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}s.{{Ref/Level|H4|Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity}} ''Infinity''{{'}}s M85s later saw use in the [[Battle over Installation 07]] in [[2559#December|December 2559]], though were unable to save the ship from its eventual destruction by the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Novel|TRP|Chapter=1}}
| | The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} had multiple M85s for defense. During the [[First Battle of Requiem]], soon after the ''Infinity'' crash landed on [[Requiem]], the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] placed three jammers on ''Infinity'''s hull to keep the M85s from firing. [[John-117]] arrived in a [[Mantis]] and destroyed the jammers, reactivating the M85s which soon opened fire on incoming [[Type-44 Phantom]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''</ref> |
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| *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} |
| **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' {{Mo}}
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