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The '''ALI-50 110mm autocannon''' is a heavy weapons system employed on the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] series of [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] in service within the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=160}} | |||
== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
The weapon takes the form of a large autocannon,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} capable of firing 110mm [[depleted uranium]] shells and a high rate of fire.{{Ref/Reuse|FS5}}{{Ref/Book|Id=vis|EVG|Page=112}} | |||
===Usage=== | |||
The 110mm is employed on the Longsword series of fightercraft (in particular the [[C709 Longsword|C709]] and [[C718 Longsword|C718]] variants){{Ref/Reuse|HE320}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} - a massive [[space fighter]] used for interception and bombing. It was still employed as late as the [[Fall of Reach]] in late [[2552]], where it was regarded as "hopelessly archaic" in comparison to the [[plasma weaponry]] employed by the [[Seraph]] fighters used by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=HE320|Enc11|Page=320}} | |||
==Production notes== | |||
The Longsword's 110mm gun has a dubious canon history within the ''Halo'' franchise. It was first referenced in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' as a 110mm weapon affectionately referred to as "'''the Rotary'''".{{Ref/Reuse|FS5}}{{Ref/Reuse|HE320}} A 110mm gun would be larger than even the [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon|90mm cannon]] equipped on the [[Scorpion]] tanks, and would be ludicrous if employed as part of a rotary cannon - something supported by [[Robert McLees]], who described the idea of ''"110mm rotary cannons in fighter/bombers"'' (as stated in the ''[[Halo Story Bible]]'') as an example of ''"bad crazy"'' in the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12753|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo Universe: Covenant Weapons|D=21|M=10|Y=2014}} | |||
It is likely that the 110mm rotary cannon established in ''First Strike'' was the result of a typographical error (something repeated in other [[Eric Nylund]] stories such as the relativistic [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' or the "[[four-forty]]" in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''), or may have been intended to refer to the total diameter of the weapon's full assembly rather than the ammunition. However, the number remained unchanged in the 2010 reprint of ''Halo: First Strike'',{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS5|HFS|Chapter=5}} and its validity is reinforced in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', which states the C709 variant of the Longsword is equipped with a "heavy rotary cannon".{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} | |||
In the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', the loadout for the Longsword (specifically the C718 variant introduced in the book) was stated to have an ALI-50 110mm autocannon - seemingly a direct reference to the 110mm figure, but now retconned into being a more reasonable autocannon.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} As such, this article assumes the 2022 ''Halo Encyclopedia''{{'}}s interpretation of the weapon as an autocannon as canon. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||