High Explosive Dual Purpose ammunition

High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) ammunition is a type of high explosive ammunition employed by the UNSC, in particular the Office of Naval Intelligence.

Properties
HEDP ammunition, as the name suggests, is a form of ammunition designed to explode on impact with a target or other object. HEDP ammo is known to come in at least 12x99mm, due to its operation in ONI-specialised M343A2 chainguns.

Usage
HEDP ammo is not commonly employed by standard UNSC forces, but is instead employed utilised in select deployments. The Office of Naval Intelligence's own security forces in particular make heavy use of HEDP munitions. HEDP ammo is employed via way of the M343A2 chaingun, in both regular turret and vehicle-mounted configurations. Known vehicles employing HEDP ammo include;
 * ONI-specific variants of the M12 Warthog LRV
 * ONI-specific variants of the AV-49 Wasp

List of appearances

 * Halo 5: Guardians