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[[File:airpad screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|A UNSC airpad.]] | [[File:airpad screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|A UNSC airpad.]] | ||
The '''UNSC airpad''' is a [[UNSC]] building in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. As its name suggests, it is designed to construct aircraft, such as the [[AV-14 | The '''UNSC airpad''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] building in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. As its name suggests, it is designed to construct aircraft, such as the [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]], [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk|Hawk]] and [[AC-220 Vulture|Vulture]].<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/airpad.aspx '''Halowars.com''': ''UNSC Airpad'']</ref> | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
"''Air superiority can be of vital importance, for example not only for intelligence gathering but also for tactical strikes at your enemy’s weak points. A UNSC Airpad is a surprisingly sophisticated structure that not only houses the maintenance crews required to refit, repair, and rearm Hornets, it also houses banks of simulation pods to train pilots in everything from the basics to advanced tactical maneuvers. Desperate times can call for desperate measures, and on more than a few occasions Firebase Commanders have thrown any able bodies they’ve had at their disposal into the simulators for a crash course in operating the | "''Air superiority can be of vital importance, for example not only for intelligence gathering but also for tactical strikes at your enemy’s weak points. A UNSC Airpad is a surprisingly sophisticated structure that not only houses the maintenance crews required to refit, repair, and rearm Hornets, it also houses banks of simulation pods to train pilots in everything from the basics to advanced tactical maneuvers. Desperate times can call for desperate measures, and on more than a few occasions Firebase Commanders have thrown any able bodies they’ve had at their disposal into the simulators for a crash course in operating the Attack VTOL-14. With the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} at your disposal to provide experienced air crews, chances are you won’t have to resort to these sorts of unorthodox procedures.''" -Halo Wars website description | ||
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== Units produced and available upgrades == | == Units produced and available upgrades == | ||
=== | === Hornet === | ||
Mainline UNSC air unit. A versatile single-seat, fast aircraft armed with a | Mainline UNSC air unit. A versatile single-seat, fast aircraft armed with a gatling gun and rockets. | ||
==== Upgrades ==== | ==== Upgrades ==== | ||
* Wingmen | * Wingmen | ||
** Adds [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] riding shotgun to boost damage. | ** Adds [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] riding shotgun with [[M41 rocket launcher|rocket launchers]] to boost damage. | ||
* Chaff pod | * Chaff pod | ||
** Passive ability; better avoidance of missile fire. | ** Passive ability; better avoidance of missile fire. | ||
* Upgrade to | * Upgrade to Hawk super unit equipped with laser beams. (Available only if [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] is the leader) | ||
=== | === Vulture === | ||
UNSC super unit. Advanced air-weapons platform that can unleash devastating damage on all targets | |||
* Starting special attack | * Starting special attack | ||
** Active barrage | ** Active barrage | ||
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File:airpad_3render.jpg|An airpad from different angles. | File:airpad_3render.jpg|An airpad from different angles. | ||
File:005 AirtowerV01.jpg|An early concept art image of the | File:005 AirtowerV01.jpg|An early concept art image of the UNSC airpad. Note the [[Falcon (deleted aircraft)|Falcons]] on the runway and one in the hangar, and a [[B-65 Shortsword]] docked with its wings retracted. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||