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File:M870 Rampart.jpg|A non-canon depiction<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Canon Fodder - Have S'moa'']</ref> of M870 Rampart point defense guns on the ''Halo 4'' design of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.
File:M870 Rampart.jpg|A non-canon depiction<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Canon Fodder - Have S'moa'']</ref> of M870 Rampart point defense guns on the ''Halo 4'' design of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.
File:HW assets M870 Rampart turret.png|The M870s on the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}.
File:HW assets M870 Rampart turret.png|Quad-mount M870s on the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}.
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Revision as of 21:38, July 26, 2019

Template:Weapon Infobox The M870 Rampart point defense gun is a weapon system utilized by warships of the UNSC Navy, typically as part of a ship-wide defensive network.[1]. Each M870 "gun",[2] or "Rampart",[3] is a fully-automated hull-based turret emplacement,[4] typically consisting of a battery of twin-[5] or quad-mounted 50mm[1] rapid-fire coilguns and a targeting scanner.[3] Point defense guns such as these are used for the engagement of incoming threats, including the warding off of strikecraft and the disruption of Plasma torpedoes;[4] each emplacement actively switches between sub-caliber armor-piercing sabots or proximity detonation fragmentation shells based on a threat-analysis of its current target in order to maximise effectiveness.[3]

M870s are most commonly mounted on UNSC frigates, including Charon-class light frigates[2], Stalwart-class light frigates[6] and Strident-class heavy frigates.[3] However, they are also utilised on Gladius-class heavy corvettes,[4] Halberd-class destroyers,[7] and even Epoch-class heavy carriers,[8] making them a relatively common fixture across the entirety of the UNSC fleet.

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List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: UNSC Frigate
  2. ^ a b [1] Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12 (defunct, backup on Archive.org)
  3. ^ a b c d Halo: Warfleet - An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo, page 39
  4. ^ a b c Halo: Warfleet, page 19
  5. ^ Halo 3, Charon-class frigate in-game model
  6. ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 37
  7. ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 32
  8. ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 40
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Have S'moa

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