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===Armament===

The D77H-TCI Pelican's standard armament has two [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] pods—which are integrated seamlessly into the fuselage rather than being externally mounted to the wings—and a rear-bay-mounted [[machine gun]]–typically an [[AIE-486H machine gun]]–in its troop bay for providing sufficient suppresive fire for supporting ground teams and loading or offloading personnel in contested sites, and covering the departure of its passengers, although this prevents it from carrying a vehicle internally.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P149}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} The ANVIL pods can fire up to twelve missiles at once, six from each pod.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} It may also features a trio of nose-mounted chainguns.{{Ref/Reuse|home}}

There are also differences in the bay of the craft: the so-called "blood tray".{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=203}} Although the D77H-TCI Pelican carries the same number of passengers as its predecessor, its troop-bay is more flexible, able to carry up to two [[M274 Mongoose]] internally, in addition to ten passengers.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} Like the original models, the D77H-TCI's tail-mounted magnetic clamps are capable of carrying an [[M12 Warthog]], an [[M808 Scorpion]], or several [[resupply canister]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}

==Variants==

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File:H3ODST-D77C-NMPD-PelicanDropship.png|D77C-NMPD Pelican

The D77H-TCI Pelican was introduced at least during the [[Insurrection]] and numerous, along with the original [[D77-TC Pelican]], were as well deployed during the battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] company used a D77H-TCI Pelican to make a boarding action against the [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Unrelenting]]'' by flying out of the Pelican with thruster packs to board the nearby enemy vessel.{{Ref/Film|Id=as|Film=[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}}{{Ref/Note|Id=internal|Text=Though the D77H-TCI Pelican was used for external design of the Pelican carrying the Spartan-IIs, its internal design, however, seem to be indentical to that of a [[D79-TC Pelican]].}}

In the [[2552|final year]] of the Great War, the D77H-TCI Pelicans may have been used during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=covenant|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]}}{{Ref/Comic|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]}}{{Ref/Note|The internal design from the standard D77-TC Pelican was used for all Pelicans in all ''Halo: Fall of Reach'' comics although their external designs in those comics was based on those from ''Halo 3''.}} An extensive number of D77H-TCI Pelicans was prominently deployed during the [[Battle for Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}} including during the final [[Space warfare|space battle]] against [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|loyalist armada]] led by ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI4|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|4]]}} They were again deployed extensively by the [[Battle Group Victory]] supported by the [[Sangheili]] [[Covenant separatists|separatist]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], the final battle of the war.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}  

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File:Homecoming_Pelican_Concept.png|D77H-TCI concept art for ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Homecoming]]''.

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File:HWG-SoftSeal-Pelican.png|A partial cross-section of a Pelican with its "soft seal" cover extended.

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===Screenshots===

File:Landfall Pelicans.jpg|D77H-TCI Pelicans under construction in ''Halo: Landfall''.

File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|The D77H-TCI in ''Halo 3''.

File:PelicanOnCortana.jpg|A D77H-TCI crashed on ''[[High Charity]]''.

File:Hornet war.jpg|A squadron of [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] and [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk|Sparrowhawks]] protect a number of Pelican dropships from a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Protos Scarab]] in an early build of ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

File:HW-D77.png|A D77H-TCI in ''Halo Wars''.

File:Origins insurrectionbattle.jpg|A massive fleet of multiple D77Hs and [[AV-14 Hornet]]s bombards an [[insurrectionist]] position in ''[[Origins]]''.

*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}

*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''

*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''

*''[[Halo 3]]''