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The '''M808 Main Battle Tank''',<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 164''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 238''; ''page 248'' (2011)</ref><ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25446 '''Bungie.net''': ''M808 MBT profile'']</ref> commonly known as the '''Scorpion''', is the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s premier armored mobile weapons platform. The tank was originally manufactured by [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]],{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} until [[Acheron Security]] took claim following the [[Human-Covenant War]]<ref name="H4 visual">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 110''</ref> and the destruction of numerous CDS facilities on [[Meridian]].<ref name="interactive">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'' (defunct)]</ref> | The '''M808 Main Battle Tank''',<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 164''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 238''; ''page 248'' (2011)</ref><ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25446 '''Bungie.net''': ''M808 MBT profile'']</ref> commonly known as the '''Scorpion''', is the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s premier armored mobile weapons platform. The tank was originally manufactured by [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]],{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} until [[Acheron Security]] took claim following the [[Human-Covenant War]]<ref name="H4 visual">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 110''</ref> and the destruction of numerous CDS facilities on [[Meridian]].<ref name="interactive">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'' (defunct)]</ref> | ||
The Scorpion has remained in service for centuries due to its combination of affordability, simplicity, and versatility and its rugged, adaptable design, features that cannot be matched by any "superior" main battle tank design. Additionally, the Scorpion's functional uses are numerous and widely varied—although the UNSC predominantly uses the tank for direct engagements, local defense, and anti-armor operations. A result of the tank's effectiveness and practicality, the M808 Scorpion has become the UNSC's template for all modern main battle tank designs.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scorpion '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Scorpion''] (Content updated, backup link on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103161554/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/VEHICLES/SCORPION Archive.org])</ref> | The Scorpion has remained in service for centuries due to its combination of affordability, simplicity, and versatility and its rugged, adaptable design, features that cannot be matched by any "superior" main battle tank design. Additionally, the Scorpion's functional uses are numerous and widely varied—although the UNSC predominantly uses the tank for direct engagements, local defense, and anti-armor operations. A result of the tank's effectiveness and practicality, the M808 Scorpion has become the UNSC's template for all modern main battle tank designs. It is also the best friend of Spartan, Michael j. caboose.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scorpion '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Scorpion''] (Content updated, backup link on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103161554/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/VEHICLES/SCORPION Archive.org])</ref> | ||
The M808 has proven itself to be the workhorse of UNSC armored attack vehicles. The tank's [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon|90mm cannon]] can deliver a devastating blow to all targets—infantry or armor. The M808's thick ceramic-[[titanium]] armor can withstand a direct hit from a [[Covenant]] [[fuel rod cannon]] and survive with enough armor to keep fighting. The Scorpion's two-man crew severely limits [[human]] casualties; along with its main offensive capabilities, one other man can man the tank's turret as a gunner, and four infantrymen can sit on the tread pods of the tank, providing supporting fire while using the tank as a transport.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | The M808 has proven itself to be the workhorse of UNSC armored attack vehicles. The tank's [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon|90mm cannon]] can deliver a devastating blow to all targets—infantry or armor. The M808's thick ceramic-[[titanium]] armor can withstand a direct hit from a [[Covenant]] [[fuel rod cannon]] and survive with enough armor to keep fighting. The Scorpion's two-man crew severely limits [[human]] casualties; along with its main offensive capabilities, one other man can man the tank's turret as a gunner, and four infantrymen can sit on the tread pods of the tank, providing supporting fire while using the tank as a transport.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | ||
