AV-14 Hornet: Difference between revisions
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Image:Glassinglaz0r.jpg|thumb|A Hornet near a Prophet "Cleansing Beam". Note the lack of an under-slung machinegun.]] | |||
*If you want to get better at piloting Hornets in ''Halo 3'' [[Multiplayer]], a good practice approach is to play the level "The Covenant" on [[Legendary]] from Rally Point Alpha, and strictly use your twin-machine gun turrets, not your homing missiles. This really helps if you want to improve your dog fighting skills. | *If you want to get better at piloting Hornets in ''Halo 3'' [[Multiplayer]], a good practice approach is to play the level "The Covenant" on [[Legendary]] from Rally Point Alpha, and strictly use your twin-machine gun turrets, not your homing missiles. This really helps if you want to improve your dog fighting skills. | ||
*The Hornet was mentioned in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. | *The Hornet was mentioned in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. | ||
*The Hornet bears a | *The Hornet bears a slight resemblance to its namesake insect with the "wings" growing slightly wider towards the end (like a real hornet's wing) and with the personnel jump seats mimicking the long back legs that often trail behind the posterior of the insect. | ||
* | *Not including the pilot, the Hornet is capable of fitting two Spartans in ''[[Halo 3]]'', but Hornets can carry four [[UNSC]] Marines for insertion operations. <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 9</ref> | ||
*[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]] is the only level in the campaign in which the Hornet is available. | *[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]] is the only level in the campaign in which the Hornet is available. | ||
*Due to the presence of a winch at the rear of the aircraft, it has been suggested that a [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|Mongoose]] could be carried under the hull of the Hornet. This however, is not possible in-game. | *Due to the presence of a winch at the rear of the aircraft, it has been suggested that a [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|Mongoose]] could be carried under the hull of the Hornet. This however, is not possible in-game. | ||
*Unlike [[Spartans]], [[Elites]] will not hold onto the handle bars when they get into the passenger seat. | *Unlike [[Spartans]], [[Elites]] will not hold onto the handle bars when they get into the passenger seat. | ||
*A funny glitch that can be seen in [[Campaign]] is when the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]] sits in a hornet, his feet stick out on the bottom. | *A funny glitch that can be seen in [[Campaign]] is when the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]] sits in a hornet, his feet stick out on the bottom. | ||
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*In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', it seems the Hornet doesn't use it's twin chain guns, but rather a chin-mounted Gatling gun. Although this seems to be just an example picture of what it may look like, or a possible upgrade. | *In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', it seems the Hornet doesn't use it's twin chain guns, but rather a chin-mounted Gatling gun. Although this seems to be just an example picture of what it may look like, or a possible upgrade. | ||
*It has been confirmed that the Hornet can be upgraded to the [[Sparrowhawk]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjS8PnT-ESw</ref> | *It has been confirmed that the Hornet can be upgraded to the [[Sparrowhawk]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjS8PnT-ESw</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |