Editing M808B2 Sun Devil

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Vehicle infobox
|name=M808B2 Air Defence System
|image=[[File:HGC SunDevil Model.jpg|300px]]
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|line=[[M808 Scorpion]]
|model=M808B2
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|armament=*2 pairs of twin-linked 40mm autocannons{{Ref/Reuse|model}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=29|M=07|Y=2023}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|cannon}}
*1 [[M247T machine gun]] {{C|optional}}{{Ref/Reuse|model}}
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|service=[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}<br>
[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}
|role=*Anti-infantry{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/blitz-coverage|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Blitz Coverage}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Universe|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scorpion|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Scorpion}}
*[[Anti-aircraft weapon|Anti-Air]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
**[[UNSC Army]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}
**[[UNSC Marine Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}
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The '''M808B2 Air Defense System''', also known as the '''M808B2 "Sun Devil"''', is a a modified variant of the [[M808B Scorpion]] main battle [[tank]], ostensibly used for anti-aircraft roles.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p140|Enc22|Page=140}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|M808B Scorpion}}
The Sun Devil is an air defense turret paired with a modified [[M808B Scorpion]] tank hull, designated the M808B2.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}} The M808B2 features a full-rotation turret fitted with two pairs of twin-linked 40mm autocannons and a target acquisition radar assembly.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p140}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=238}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=248}}{{Ref/Note|Id=cannon|The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' entry for the Sun Devil lists it as having four twin-linked cannons, while its entries both on [[Halo Waypoint]] and in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' list it as having two. Given that the model produced for ''Ground Command'' displays four cannons, this articles interprets the Halo Waypoint and 2022 Encyclopedia entries as meaning that it features two ''pairs'' of twin-linked cannons.}} Some variants of the M808B2 Sun Devil also feature a secondary turreted [[M247T machine gun]] that requires a separate operator.{{Ref/Tabletop|Id=model|HGC|Detail=Sun Devil model}} The Sun Devil's threat tracking and targeting systems make it extremely effective at attacking Covenant aircraft such as the [[Banshee]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}{{Ref/Tabletop|HGC|Detail=Sun Devil stat card}}

===Usage===
When the vehicle entered service with the [[UNSC]], the M808B2 Sun Devil was intended to provide close-range air-defense for tank groupings.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}} While ostensibly an anti-aircraft vehicle, the M808B2 Sun Devil was used in anti-personnel role throughout the [[Insurrection]],{{Ref/Reuse|CF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p140}} and proved to be very effective in clearing [[Covenant]] light infantry from contested points during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}

==Operational history==
===Insurrection===
During the height of the Insurrection, the Sun Devil was closely associated with [[UNSC Marine Corps]] peacekeeping operations. As the Sun Devil began to be used as an anti-personnel role, it became a feared symbol of UNSC brutality and started to be prominently featured in [[insurrectionist]] propaganda, a practice that has persisted even into the post-war era.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}

===Human-Covenant War===
After the beginning of the Human-Covenant War, most M808B2 Sun Devils were transferred to the [[UNSC Army]], where it proved to be highly effective against relatively slow-moving Banshees, especially fielded alongside [[M41 SPNKr]]- and [[STMPr]]-equipped infantry.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsite}}

==Production notes==
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The concept of an anti-air Scorpion was first considered in early preproduction for ''[[Halo 2]]''—with early design documentation referencing the idea of an anti-air Scorpion.{{Ref/Generic|Id=H2:AVehicles|[[Halo 2: Artifacts]]|Episode 4 - The Cutting Room Floor|Detail=13:25}} The model for the Sun Devil was developed to some extent - albeit [[Cut Halo 2 vehicles|cut from the game]] at an early stage of the game's [[Development of Halo 2|development]]. This model was developed at such an early stage of the game that the engine and asset were based on the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' variation of the Scorpion - as such, in the [[Digsite]] asset restoration project the Sun Devil is being restored as an asset for [[Modding|modders]] to use in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' rather than ''Halo 2''. The Sun Devil had no known gameplay iteration in ''Halo 2'' and no [[tag]] data has been found for the vehicle - as such, all gameplay data being developed for the ''Combat Evolved'' Sun Devil is original content developedb y the Digsite team.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Discoveries|D=17|M=07|Y=2023}}

The vehicle was first brought into the ''Halo'' universe with the release of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''—which may have based the description on the intended ''Halo 2'' vehicle similar to the [[Cut Halo 2 vehicles#Warthog variants|Warthog variants]] similarly-cut from the game.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} The vehicle was first-realized in visual form with the [[2016]] release of ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|model}}

==Gallery==
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File:SunDevil.png|The Sun Devil model used in ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''.
File:HCE Digsite SunDevil2.jpg|The original ''Halo 2'' Sun Devil model, restored into ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' by the Digsite project.
File:HCE Digsite SunDevil.jpg|Another screenshot of the restored Sun Devil model.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{1st}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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{{Scorpion variants}}
[[Category:UNSC vehicles]]