AV-49 Wasp

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AV-49 Wasp
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Production information
Manufacturer:	Misriah Armory
Model:	AV-49
Technical specifications
Hull:	Light armor Equipped with energy shielding
Armament:	Twin autocannons Twin rocket launchers
Usage
In service:	Post-Covenant War conflicts
Role(s):	Close air support
Affiliation:	United Nations Space Command

The AV-49 Wasp is a VTOL aircraft in service with the United Nations Space Command.

Specifications

The AV-49 shares several similarities with its fellow aerodynes, the AV-14 Hornet, AV-19 SkyHawk, AV-22 Sparrowhawk, and AV-30 Kestrel. The aircraft features an integrated VTOL propulsion system that combines dual lift ducted fan engines pioneered by the AV-30, with air-cooled vectored-thrust fusion thrusters for forward movement. The AV-49 also features twin autocannons and rocket launchers, energy shielding, and cyberlink-compatible fly-by-light avionics.

Designed for expeditionary usage, the Wasp can be easily prepped and deployed with minimal tools, and their hardened storage containers have identical dimensions to NAVLOGCOM-standard flat containers, simplifying interstellar transport logistics. The AV-49 Wasp supplements existing stocks of AV-14 and AV-22 aircraft in Marine service.

The Wasp was developed alongside the STINGER-class Mjolnir, which has two neural interface controllers to allow the operator to switch from flight to ground combat modes at the speed of thought.

Variations

• ONI Wasp: The size and mobility of the AV-49 Wasp makes it a favorite of ONI Security teams in high-threat environments. ONI Wasps are outfitted with heavy armor and upgraded weapons, such as the all-environment homing missiles and HEDP machine gun rounds. As the dark livery of these particular AV-49 Attack VTOLs imply, ONI Wasps are very often employed during stealth surveillance operations and night-strike sorties. The hushed and rumor-laden nature of this reality has earned both the craft themselves and their respective pilots the nickname "duskdevils".

• Hannibal Wasp: Misriah Armory and Hannibal Weapon Systems collaborate on initiatives to evolve their existing offerings of weapon systems and vehicles. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than inside the Hannibal Wasp. This highly-advanced Wasp sports upgraded heavy armor, gauss repeaters, and experimental ion field bomb launchers.

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  ONI Wasp

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  Hannibal Wasp

Production notes

A vehicle called the Wasp was cut from Halo 4 early in development. Whether it had any relation to the AV-49 Wasp is unclear.

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Gallery

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  Concept art of the Wasp for Halo 5: Guardians.

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  A close-up of the Wasp on Attack on Sanctum.

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  Two Wasps on Urban.

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  A Wasp firing upon a Kig-Yar Sniper on Attack on Sanctum.

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  HUD of the Wasp.

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  The Wasp's missiles.

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  Two Wasps and a Type-54 Banshee in Warzone Firefight.

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  The energy shielding on a Wasp.

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  A trio of Wasps in Warzone.

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  REQ Card of the Wasp.

List of appearances

• Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)