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| | [[File:M8 WolfSpider.png|thumb|250px|An M8 Wolf Spider turret in its active and inactive states.]] |
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| | The '''M8 Automated Defense System''', nicknamed the '''Wolf Spider''', was an automated defense turret utilized by the [[UNSC]]. During the [[Fall of Reach]], four Wolf Spiders were deployed around [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey's]] lab in the [[Babd Catha Forerunner Complex]].<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> |
| |image=[[File:M8 WolfSpider.png|300px]]
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| |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=204}} | |
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| |service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |ammotype=[[12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
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| |capacity=10,000 rounds{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
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| |rate=Fully-automatic{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
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| The '''M8 Automated Defense System''' ('''M8 ADS'''), nicknamed the '''Wolf Spider''', is an automated defence turret manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]] and utilised by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=183}} | |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| ===Design details===
| | Wolf Spiders had to shut down to recharge energy after they became too damaged, requiring a manual reactivation after they finished recharging. They could be linked to a [[heads up display]] that would display their remaining health, much like a [[generator]] in [[Generator Defense]].<ref name="HR"/> They have the approximate firepower of the Falcon's auto cannon on normal. |
| The Wolf Spider is one of the many automated turrets used by the UNSC for site defence, though it is a fairly rare sight when compared to others such as the [[M5 Talos]], [[M3045 deployable automated turret|M3045]], and [[M3063 deployable turret|M3063]]. The turret is housed inside a white cylindrical housing with a diameter of {{Convert|13.1|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} and a height of {{Convert|12.1|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}, with a hatch located on the top of the mounting from which the gun itself emerges. The Wolf Spider's armament is a [[machine gun]] firing [[12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing]] ammunition, fed into the weapon via a 10,000-round drum. To sight and calculate targets, an optical sensor is mounted under the barrel.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
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| As with most [[human]] automated defences, Wolf Spiders can be deployed with multiple units [[UNSC battle network|networked together]] to act as a single machine. In these scenarios, the turrets are generally deployed with overlapping fields of fire with which they can be used to their best effect.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Defensive networks like this generally rely on an optical or [[laser]] sensor and an [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] interrogator for target acquisition, which can then be shared across the network to best facilitate effective firing.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | ==Trivia== |
| | | *The turret's firing sound is the same as the [[Falcon]]'s [[M638 Autocannon|Autocannon]] and also seems to fire in bursts. |
| After being seriously damaged, the Wolf Spider trips a killswitch which drops the weapon back into the pod and closes the hatch for protection, requiring a manual reactivation. They can be linked to a [[heads-up display]] to display vital information to an operator such as their structural integrity.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}
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| ===Usage=== | |
| Wolf Spiders are exclusively used by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and deployed at sites they deem critical.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} During the [[Fall of Reach]], four Wolf Spiders were deployed around [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey's]] lab at the [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|Forerunner artifact]] beneath [[SWORD Base]]. These turrets were used by [[NOBLE Team]] to assist in their defence of the lab from invading [[Covenant]] forces.{{Ref/Level|Id=HR|HR|The Package}}
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| In [[2553]], two Wolf Spiders were used by [[Chen Bax|Dr. Chen Bax]] to defend the crash site of {{UNSCShip|Promise of Dawn}} from attackers. During her mission to the ''Dawn''{{'}}s crash site on [[Sephune III]], [[Linda-058]] was beset upon by the two turrets, and proceeded to destroy them.{{Ref/Comic|HLW|Issue=3}}{{Ref/Comic|HLW|Issue=4}}
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| == Trivia ==
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| In [[Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved]], the Shulker mob is retextured to look like the Wolf Spider turret.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:HR ONIDefences Concept.jpg|Concept art of the M8 Automated Defense System. | | File:ReachConcept - M8Spider.png|Concept art of the M8 Automated Defense System |
| File:M8 ADS WolfSpiderTurret Stages.jpg|In-game views of the M8 ADS Wolf Spider Turret in its active and inactive states in the Babd Catha Forerunner Complex in ''Halo: Reach''.
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| File:HLW3 WolfSpiders.png|Two Wolf Spider turrets deployed by Dr. Chen Bax in ''Halo: Lone Wolf''.
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| File:HLW4 WolfSpider Firing.png|Linda-058 fighting the Wolf Spider turrets at UNSC ''Promise of Dawn''.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| == List of appearances == | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''
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| == Sources == | | ==Sources== |
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| {{UNSC heavy weapons}}
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| [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | | [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] |
| [[Category:Machine guns]] | | [[Category:Machine guns]] |
