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|role=Close air support,<ref>[http:// | |role=Close air support,<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13368 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 3/14/08'']</ref> light troop transport, light anti-vehicle/personnel | ||
|affiliation=[[Colonial Military Authority]]<ref name="HLL">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]'''</ref> | |affiliation=[[Colonial Military Authority]]<ref name="HLL">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]'''</ref> | ||
<br>[[United Nations Space Command]] | <br>[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
The AV-14 Hornet is armed with both anti-infantry and anti-vehicle weapon systems. The AV-14 Hornet can be configured with one of two anti-infantry systems. The first configuration contains two triple-barreled, fire-linked rotary cannons. These are located on either side above the cockpit on the leading edges of the wing. The guns fire synchronously, and can be elevated and depressed to a small degree, without affecting the flight pattern of the Hornet. The second is a single, nose-mounted [[GUA-23/AW/Linkless Feed Autocannon]] that fires .50 BMG ammunition.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref name="wars">'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 45''</ref | The AV-14 Hornet is armed with both anti-infantry and anti-vehicle weapon systems. The AV-14 Hornet can be configured with one of two anti-infantry systems. The first configuration contains two triple-barreled, fire-linked rotary cannons. These are located on either side above the cockpit on the leading edges of the wing. The guns fire synchronously, and can be elevated and depressed to a small degree, without affecting the flight pattern of the Hornet. The second is a single, nose-mounted [[GUA-23/AW/Linkless Feed Autocannon]] that fires .50 BMG ammunition.<ref name="evo"/><ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref name="wars">'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 45''</ref> The anti-vehicle system is composed of two [[Class-2 Guided Munition Launch System]]s that are mounted on the ventral surface of the aircraft's landing skids. When triggered, each pod fires a single missile. Like the [[LAU-65D/SGM-151]] missile system, the Class-2 GMLS is capable of achieving a target lock. In addition the Hornet can be armed with two chaff pods to counter radar-guided missiles. These are copper nickel-coated glass fibers or silver-coated nylon fibers having lengths equal to half of the anticipated radar wavelength.<ref name="wars"/> | ||
==Variant== | ==Variant== | ||
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===Disadvantages=== | ===Disadvantages=== | ||
While the AV-14 Hornet has a wide variety of roles and advantages, its greatest weakness is its light armor — making it susceptible to anything larger than small arms fire.<ref name="enyc"/> Although the Hornet is rather nimble, it lacks the maneuverability of the [[D77-TC Pelican]] and the AV-22 Sparrowhawk, which can occasionally be a liability in combat conditions. Infantry atop of vehicles landing skids are also at risk of taking enemy fire, as they have no protection at all, which is why the AV-14 Hornet is often used to insert small strike teams, but not to extract them, in combat operations.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 20''</ref | While the AV-14 Hornet has a wide variety of roles and advantages, its greatest weakness is its light armor — making it susceptible to anything larger than small arms fire.<ref name="enyc"/> Although the Hornet is rather nimble, it lacks the maneuverability of the [[D77-TC Pelican]] and the AV-22 Sparrowhawk, which can occasionally be a liability in combat conditions. Infantry atop of vehicles landing skids are also at risk of taking enemy fire, as they have no protection at all, which is why the AV-14 Hornet is often used to insert small strike teams, but not to extract them, in combat operations.<ref name="evo"/><ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 20''</ref> The risk of casualties from anti-aircraft fire mandates the use of more heavily armored aircraft like the D77-TC Pelican or the [[UH-144 Falcon]] for extraction. | ||
===''Halo Wars''=== | ===''Halo Wars''=== |