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The '''Anvil-IV Air-to-Surface Missiles''' are an explosive ordnance mounted on [[AC-220 Vulture|AC-220 Vulture Gunships]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 46''</ref>
The '''Anvil-IV Air-to-Surface Missiles''' are an explosive ordnance mounted on [[AC-220 Vulture|AC-220 Vulture Gunships]].{{Ref/Book|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=46}}


==Design details==
==Design details==
Anvil-IV missiles are mounted on the top of an [[AC-220 Vulture]] gunship. They are fired from [[A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launcher]]s, and are capable of being fired in a 360-degree radius around the craft. They can be fired in a unified barrage against enemy targets alongside the Vulture's [[Argent V missile]]s.<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/vulture/d7c47141-fe31-43ff-8698-3ec01a19b356?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint''': ''AC-220 Vulture gunship''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110325090514/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/vulture/d7c47141-fe31-43ff-8698-3ec01a19b356 Archive.org])</ref>
Anvil-IV missiles are mounted on the top of an [[AC-220 Vulture]] gunship. They are fired from [[A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launcher]]s, and are capable of being fired in a 360-degree radius around the craft. They can be fired in a unified barrage against enemy targets alongside the Vulture's [[Argent V missile]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/vulture/d7c47141-fe31-43ff-8698-3ec01a19b356|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Vulture|D=25|M=03|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Vehicles#Vulture}}


It is unknown what relation they have with the [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] mounted on the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship.
It is unknown what relation they have with the [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]] mounted on the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship.
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File:UNSC Vulture 1.jpg|A closer look at the launcher system in ''Halo Wars'' concept art.
File:UNSC Vulture 1.jpg|A closer look at the launcher system in ''Halo Wars'' concept art.
File:Vulture scheme.jpg|Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.
File:Vulture scheme.jpg|Another look at the vertically-mounted missiles in concept art.
File:HW VultureSylverMissileLauncher.png|Anvil-IVs mounted within A-74 Sylver Vertical Missile Launchers.
File:HW VultureFiringMissiles.png|A Vulture launching a barrage of Anvil-IVs.
File:HW-VultureMissileBarrage.png|Vultures firing Anvil-IVs.
File:HW-VultureMissileBarrage.png|Vultures firing Anvil-IVs.
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