M808C Scorpion

This article is about the UNSC main battle tank used during the Human-Covenant War. For other uses, see Scorpion (disambiguation).

M808C Scorpion
Production information
Manufacturer:	Chalybs Defense Solutions (Covenant War) Acheron Security (Post-war)
Product line:	M808 Scorpion
Model:	M808C
Technical specifications
Length:	10.1 meters (33 ft)
Width:	7.7 meters (25 ft)
Height:	4.4 meters (14 ft)
Mass:	59.9 metric tons (59.0 LT; 66.0 ST)
Maximum speed:	96.5 km/h (60 mph)
Hull:	Ceramic-Titanium armor
Armament:	One M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon One M247T machine gun One coaxial machine gun (nonstandard)
Crew:	One operator, one gunner
Complement:	Up to four passengers
Usage
In service:	Insurrection Human-Covenant War Post-Covenant War conflicts
Role(s):	Anti-armor platform, anti-vehicular platform, anti-infantry platform, heavy weaponry
Affiliation:	United Nations Space Command

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UNSC main battle tank armed with a turret-mounted heavy cannon. A passenger can use a heavy machine gun to deter infantry threats. The Scorpion is slow, but heavily armored.

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The M808C Main Battle Tank, commonly known as the Scorpion, is a variant of the M808 Scorpion.

Overview

An ONI Data Drop focused on the M808C.

Design details

"I don't know if you've ever operated one of those babies, but it beats the hell out of just about any other mode of transportation on a battlefield."

— Spartan Edward Buck, referring to an M808C Scorpion

The Scorpion's central chassis is simple in design, consisting of a central heavily armored hull, a turret-mounted cannon toward the stern, a pintle-mounted machine gun and the operator's compartment forward of the turret, and four independently suspended track bogies. The chassis is covered with heavy ceramic-Titanium armor plating, making it incredibly resilient to damage from small-arms and ordinary plasma weapons; however, it is still possible for infantry-portable anti-armor weapons to inflict