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{{Status|Canon}}
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{{Weapon infobox
{{Weapon infobox
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The '''M340 40mm autocannon''' is an anti-personnel/anti-vehicle weapon mounted on the nose of some [[Pelican]] and [[Condor]] [[dropship]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=150}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFOR10|TFoR|Chapter=10|Quote=John sized up her armaments - dented and charred armor, a pair of old, out-of-date 40mm chain guns.}}  
The '''40mm chain gun''' is an anti-personnel/anti-vehicle weapon mounted on the nose of some [[D77-TC Pelican]] [[dropship]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFOR10|TFoR|Chapter=10|Quote=John sized up her armaments - dented and charred armor, a pair of old, out-of-date 40mm chain guns.}}  


==Overview==
==Overview==
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===Usage===
===Usage===
The 40mm chaingun was a weapon employed on [[Pelican]] dropships prior to around [[2525]]. By this time, the chaingun had been superseded by the [[M370 autocannon|M370 70mm autocannon]]. By 2525, a Pelican equipped with such a weapon was docked in the [[United Rebel Front]] stronghold of [[Eridanus Secundus]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR10}} The weapon is also employed on [[Condor]] dropships such as the [[G81 Condor|G81 variant]]. Although military Condors keep the chain gun, civilian models eschew it and all fire control systems.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The 40mm chaingun was a weapon employed on [[Pelican]] dropships prior to around [[2525]]. By this time, the chaingun had been superseded by the [[M370 autocannon|M370 70mm autocannon]]. By 2525, a Pelican equipped with such a weapon was docked in the [[United Rebel Front]] stronghold of [[Eridanus Secundus]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR10}}


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
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File:HE12 Space Combat2.jpg|An additional look at Pelicans in [[Halo: Escalation Issue 11|issue 11]] of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' seemingly firing some kind of nose-mounted weapons.
File:HE12 Space Combat2.jpg|An additional look at Pelicans in [[Halo: Escalation Issue 11|issue 11]] of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' seemingly firing some kind of nose-mounted weapons.
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The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' establishes that the G81 Condor employs a chin-mounted M340 40mm autocannon, and is built on the elongated fuselage of older Pelicans.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The M340 additionally is set before the M370 in its designation, which concurs with the note in ''The Fall of Reach'' that the 40mm models were replaced by the newer cannons like the M370. As such, it can be reasonably inferred that this 40mm chaingun is the same as the one mentioned in ''The Fall of Reach''.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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