Editing D75-TC Pelican

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*Dropship{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr6}}

*Gunship{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr6}}

*Reconnaissance boat{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr6}}

The '''Dropship 75-Troop Carrier''', colloquially known as the '''Pelican''', is a shuttlecraft utilised by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to transport troops and supplies. Capable to space-to-ground flight and vice versa, it was often used to ferry troops from starships to planetside battlefields, but could also be outfitted as a gunship or for reconnaissance missions.{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr6}}

The D75 model of Pelican had entered service some time before [[2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr6}}

Two D75 Pelicans were carried by the [[Razor-class prowler|''Razor''-class prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Night Watch}} in June 2526, during its mission to [[Netherop]]. At the command of [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Amalea Petrov]], one of these Pelicans, a [[D75-TC/r Pelican|D75-TC/r]] outfitted for reconnaissance, was launched with a three-person crew immediately upon the ''Night Watch''{{'}}s arrival, to ascertain the strength of the Covenant naval presence, and determine whether a dropship would be able to make landfall at all. It was shot down by a previously-undetected Covenant stealth vessel shortly before entering the planet's tropopause. Following its destruction, Petrov resolved to insert [[Blue Force]] with the ''Night Watch'' itself rather than risk loading them aboard the prowler's second Pelican. Instead, she launched the remaining Pelican - this time a [[D75-TC/g Pelican|D75-TC/g]] gunship - as a decoy to draw fire away from the prowler during its descent. [[John-117]] surmised that, given it only had its three-person crew on-board, Petrov did not expect it to survive insertion.{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr6}} The ploy allowed Petrov to deploy Blue Force within sixty kilometres of their target, [[Lucky Break|a downed Covenant frigate]], but the Covenant had more available fighter craft than Petrov had expected, and so the ''Night Watch'' was brought down despite the decoy.<ref name="OblivChptr7">'''''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''' - Chapter 7''</ref>

A D75 Pelican variant nicknamed the "slash-r" outfitted with a special scouting package, used for reconnaissance missions.{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr6}}

A D75 Pelican variant nicknamed the "slash-g", which is furnished as a gunship. It is equipped with a ground support package including two wing-mounted miniguns and two belly-mounted cannon turrets.{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr6}}

In early drafts of ''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', the D75-TC/g was originally named the D75 TC/s (for '''s'''upport). However, due to concerns that it could be mistaken for standing for '''s'''urveillance and hence confused with the D75-TC/r '''r'''econnaissance variant, [[343 Industries]] recommended that it be renamed to D75/g, for '''g'''round support. One instance of the name D75/s persisted in the final release of ''Oblivion'', at the start of chapter 7, having been missed in proof-reads of the book.{{Ref/Reuse|OblivChptr7}}<ref name="TwitterD75/s">[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1186665770727673856 '''''Twitter''' - Troy Denning'']</ref>