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To make this clear, I'm not suggesting that we change anything on the page yet, I'm just throwing out some theories. This weapon is classified as a heavy machine gun, yet it is stated to use a 7.62x51mm round, too small to make this weapon classified as "heavy". I would like to know where the info on which round this turret uses came from. I know it says "7.62mm" on the turret boxes in forge, but those same boxes say "M247" on them, (the turret from Halo 2 which uses the 7.62mm), so it could be a mistake. The turret in Halo: Reach says "12mm HVE" on its ammunition box; this would classify it as a heavy machine gun for sure. Although I think we're on the general consensus that this turret was misnamed in the carnage reports as the AIE-486H. Even so, these two turrets share the same firing sound and power, meaning that they would most likely use the same round. Another point to bring up, the NMPD officers in Halo 3: ODST call it a ".50", so this could be even further evidence.--[[User:FluffyEmoPenguin|<span style="color:black; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Fluffy</span><span style="color:gray; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Emo</span><span style="color:black; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Penguin</span>]] 16:34, June 26, 2010 (UTC) | To make this clear, I'm not suggesting that we change anything on the page yet, I'm just throwing out some theories. This weapon is classified as a heavy machine gun, yet it is stated to use a 7.62x51mm round, too small to make this weapon classified as "heavy". I would like to know where the info on which round this turret uses came from. I know it says "7.62mm" on the turret boxes in forge, but those same boxes say "M247" on them, (the turret from Halo 2 which uses the 7.62mm), so it could be a mistake. The turret in Halo: Reach says "12mm HVE" on its ammunition box; this would classify it as a heavy machine gun for sure. Although I think we're on the general consensus that this turret was misnamed in the carnage reports as the AIE-486H. Even so, these two turrets share the same firing sound and power, meaning that they would most likely use the same round. Another point to bring up, the NMPD officers in Halo 3: ODST call it a ".50", so this could be even further evidence.--[[User:FluffyEmoPenguin|<span style="color:black; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Fluffy</span><span style="color:gray; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Emo</span><span style="color:black; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Penguin</span>]] 16:34, June 26, 2010 (UTC) | ||
And a few more points (that I forgot to add), the real-life M134 minigun has 6 rotating barrels and uses the 7.62x51mm. It can achieve a rate of fire of 3000 RPM, whereas the AIE-486H can only achieve 600 RPM. Since it has 3 barrels instead of 6, I would guess it would have around half the rate of fire (1500 RPM) but it is still nowhere near that. A good assumption would be that the AIE uses a higher caliber round and is indeed a true HMG. In my final point, look at the ammunition belt feeding into the AIE. It looks much more like .50 caliber ammunition to me. It is almost identical to the belt feeding into the Warthog's .50 caliber M41 LAAG turret.--[[User:FluffyEmoPenguin|<span style="color:black; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Fluffy</span><span style="color:gray; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Emo</span><span style="color:black; font-weight:bold; font-family:Comic Sans MS">Penguin</span>]] 19:59, June 26, 2010 (UTC) | |||