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{{Quote|Hey, how does 90 millimeters of tungsten strike you?|[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Stacker]] remark of the M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon during [[Battle of Installation 00]]<ref name="boom">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref>}}

The '''M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon''', or simply the '''M512 cannon''', is a 90mm gun mounted on [[M808 Scorpion]] tanks.

==Design details==

The M512 cannon is designated to to have a smooth-bore high-velocity construction.<ref>[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]], page 164</ref> Smooth-bore indicates that the barrel of the gun lacks rifling, and high-velocity indicates that the cannon is engineered for the firing of ammunition with a notably high muzzle velocity. The cannon is typically mounted in the un-manned turret of an M808-series Scorpion tank and fed via autoloader.

The M512 cannon is designated to have a smooth-bore high-velocity construction.<ref>[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]], page 164</ref> Smooth-bore indicates that the barrel of the gun lacks rifling, and high-velocity indicates that the cannon is engineered for the firing of ammunition with a notably high muzzle velocity. The cannon is typically mounted in the un-manned turret of an M808-series Scorpion tank and fed via autoloader.

===Ammunition===

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+{{Quote|Hey, how does 90 millimeters of tungsten strike you?|[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Stacker]] remark of the M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon during [[Battle of Installation 00]]<ref name="boom">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref>}}
 The '''M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon''', or simply the '''M512 cannon''', is a 90mm gun mounted on [[M808 Scorpion]] tanks.
 ==Design details==
-The M512 cannon is designated to to have a smooth-bore high-velocity construction.<ref>[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]], page 164</ref> Smooth-bore indicates that the barrel of the gun lacks rifling, and high-velocity indicates that the cannon is engineered for the firing of ammunition with a notably high muzzle velocity. The cannon is typically mounted in the un-manned turret of an M808-series Scorpion tank and fed via autoloader.
+The M512 cannon is designated to have a smooth-bore high-velocity construction.<ref>[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]], page 164</ref> Smooth-bore indicates that the barrel of the gun lacks rifling, and high-velocity indicates that the cannon is engineered for the firing of ammunition with a notably high muzzle velocity. The cannon is typically mounted in the un-manned turret of an M808-series Scorpion tank and fed via autoloader.
 ===Ammunition===