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{{Center|Were you looking for the ''[[M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun]]'', also nicknamed the Scythe?}} | {{Center|Were you looking for the ''[[M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun]]'', also nicknamed the Scythe?}} | ||
{{Weapon | {{Weapon | ||
|image=[[File:Reach-M71Scythe-AAGT.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:Reach-M71Scythe-AAGT.png|300px]] | ||
|name=M71 Anti-Aircraft Gun | |name=M71 Anti-Aircraft Gun | ||
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="SB">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 166''</ref> | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="SB">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 166''</ref> | ||
|type=Anti-aircraft turret | |type=Anti-aircraft turret | ||
|length | |length=27.9 feet (8.5 meters) | ||
| | |height=31 feet (9.4 meters)<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
|magazine= | |magazine= | ||
|maxammo=100,000 rounds;<ref name="EVG"/> 1,000 rounds<ref name="SB"/> | |maxammo=100,000 rounds;<ref name="EVG"/> 1,000 rounds<ref name="SB"/> | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design=== | ===Design=== | ||
The M71 Scythe is a powerful pneumatically powered, air-cooled anti-aircraft weapon that performs reliably against many hostile aircraft. It is specifically designed to fire the powerful [[Wikipedia:High Explosive Incendiary/Armor Piercing Ammunition|20x102mm high-explosive incendiary/armor piercing cartridge]] from a 100,000-round drum; using its six barrels, the Scythe can fire at a rate of 6,000 rounds per minute,<ref name="EVG"/> though some Scythes are fed by 1,000-round drums and consequently maintain lower rates of fire.<ref name="SB"/> This high rate of fire allows the Scythe to strip away the armor of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] aircraft with relative impunity, especially when the craft fly at low altitudes, such as the [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] and [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom dropships]] and the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack aircraft]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="SB"/> The Scythe can even quickly disable the shields of low-flying [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph fighters]].<ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Scythe emplacements are also armed with an [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|M41 missile launcher]] to complement the main cannon.<ref name="SB"/> | The M71 Scythe is a powerful pneumatically powered, air-cooled anti-aircraft weapon that performs reliably against many hostile aircraft. It is specifically designed to fire the powerful [[Wikipedia:High Explosive Incendiary/Armor Piercing Ammunition|20x102mm high-explosive incendiary/armor piercing cartridge]] from a 100,000-round drum; using its six barrels, the Scythe can fire at a rate of 6,000 rounds per minute,<ref name="EVG"/> though some Scythes are fed by 1,000-round drums and consequently maintain lower rates of fire.<ref name="SB"/> This high rate of fire allows the Scythe to strip away the armor of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] aircraft with relative impunity, especially when the craft fly at low altitudes, such as the [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] and [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom dropships]] and the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack aircraft]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="SB"/> The Scythe can even quickly disable the shields of low-flying [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph fighters]].<ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Scythe emplacements are also armed with an [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|M41 missile launcher]] to complement the main cannon.<ref name="SB"/> | ||
The M71's tetrapodal base allows the emplacement to be deployed on varied types of terrain. It is usually synchronized with an automated tracking system or a defense-control [[artificial intelligence]].<ref name="EVG"/> The weapon's control panel is located on the body of the platform; this panel allows an operator to activate or deactivate the weapon, as well as to modify targeting parameters.<ref name="SB"/> | The M71's tetrapodal base allows the emplacement to be deployed on varied types of terrain. It is usually synchronized with an automated tracking system or a defense-control [[artificial intelligence]].<ref name="EVG"/> The weapon's control panel is located on the body of the platform; this panel allows an operator to activate or deactivate the weapon, as well as to modify targeting parameters.<ref name="SB"/> | ||