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|name=AV-30 Light Assault VTOL | |||
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|manufacturer= | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
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|armament= | |armament=*[[GAU-10/A heavy autocannons]]<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
*[[M302 rocket pods]]<ref name="waypoint"/> | |||
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|firstuse=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |firstuse=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
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*Ground support | |||
*Fast attack | |||
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The '''Kestrel''' is a combat vehicle used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The Kestrel hovers above the ground via ducted air fans rather than using traditional wheels or treads. It is armed with a pair of twin-linked autocannons.<ref name="IGN">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/15/halo-spartan-strike-announced-for-windows-devices-and-steam-ign-first?watch IGN: Halo: Spartan Strike Announced for Windows Devices and Steam]</ref> | The '''AV-30 Light Assault VTOL'''<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/kestrel '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Universe: Kestrel'']</ref>, more commonly known as the '''Kestrel''', is a combat vehicle used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The Kestrel hovers above the ground via ducted air fans rather than using traditional wheels or treads. It is armed with a pair of twin-linked autocannons.<ref name="IGN">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/15/halo-spartan-strike-announced-for-windows-devices-and-steam-ign-first?watch IGN: Halo: Spartan Strike Announced for Windows Devices and Steam]</ref> | ||
==Development story== | |||
The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] invested heavily in weapons prototyping, although most new designs never make it past the theoretical/modeling stage. Every once in a while a new weapon system proves to have the perfect mix of lethality and survivability, and the Kestrel is a perfect example of human ingenuity pushing the war effort in the right direction. Starting with several competing design philosophies encompassing various shapes, armament combinations, and turbine layouts, ONI skunkworks engineers eventually settled on a final design that was handed off to [[Misriah Armory]] for serial production.<ref name="waypoint"/> | |||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||