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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
" Hey!, how does 90 milimeters of | " Hey!, how does 90 milimeters of Tungsten strike ya? " - Gunnery Seargent Stacker, Halo 3, The Ark | ||
The sturdy M808B Scorpion MBT (MBT: Main Battle Tank) is an armored track vehicle used during planetary combat. Its main function is to provide anti-vehicular support. The Scorpion is equipped with two weapon systems. It has a short-to-medium-range coaxial machine gun and an extremely powerful main cannon. It can seat a driver, a gunner ([[Spartans]] do not require a gunner because of their neural implants, but it is unknown how [[Covenant]] [[Elites]] pilot it) and four passengers.<ref name="halo 1 handbook"/><ref name="halo 2 handbook"/><ref name="halo 2 strategy guide"/> While the main cannon can only shoot one round every few seconds, the machine gun has unlimited ammo and can fire even when the cannon is reloading. The Scorpion has a blind spot around it because the turret is mounted far back and elevated on a pedestal.<ref name="halo 1">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''</ref><ref name="halo 2">''[[Halo 2]]''</ref> | The sturdy M808B Scorpion MBT (MBT: Main Battle Tank) is an armored track vehicle used during planetary combat. Its main function is to provide anti-vehicular support. The Scorpion is equipped with two weapon systems. It has a short-to-medium-range coaxial machine gun and an extremely powerful main cannon. It can seat a driver, a gunner ([[Spartans]] do not require a gunner because of their neural implants, but it is unknown how [[Covenant]] [[Elites]] pilot it) and four passengers.<ref name="halo 1 handbook"/><ref name="halo 2 handbook"/><ref name="halo 2 strategy guide"/> While the main cannon can only shoot one round every few seconds, the machine gun has unlimited ammo and can fire even when the cannon is reloading. The Scorpion has a blind spot around it because the turret is mounted far back and elevated on a pedestal.<ref name="halo 1">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''</ref><ref name="halo 2">''[[Halo 2]]''</ref> | ||
The Scorpion has a ceramic-titanium armor which makes it invulnerable to small-arms fire but it is at risk from enemy anti-tank infantry from within which fire from its guns cannot hit targets. | The Scorpion has a ceramic-titanium armor which makes it invulnerable to small-arms fire, but it is at risk from enemy anti-tank infantry from within which fire from its guns cannot hit targets. | ||
The tank houses an interesting track assembly, made of four bogies, or tread assemblies, with two on each flank of the vehicle, front-to-back. This makes the Scorpion a rather broad target and presumably easy to spot from the air.<ref name="halo 1"/><ref name="halo 2"/> | The tank houses an interesting track assembly, made of four bogies, or tread assemblies, with two on each flank of the vehicle, front-to-back. This makes the Scorpion a rather broad target and presumably easy to spot from the air.<ref name="halo 1"/><ref name="halo 2"/> | ||
Compared to modern tanks it appears as more of a light tank, being substantially smaller than modern tanks. it uses a smaller crew of two to three, a rather unconventional layout, (where the gun turret does not house a gunner and/or tank commander) and the cupola on Halo 3 is somewhat unconventionally placed. It's 90mm gun seems small compared to modern tanks that use the 120mm gun and is more likely to be seen on a light tank or a heavy armored car. However due to more advanced technology it could be just as, if not more so, effective than a 120mm gun. Alternatively, the 90mm cannon could be the "light" variant of the M808, while a 105mm cannon can be mounted for greater offensive power<ref name="Halo: The Flood"> [[Halo: The Flood]], page 153</ref>, which would be more in keeping with Main Battle Tank armaments. Its light and crew-efficient design could be down to the requirements of a tank to be used by the UNSC Marines as a heavy tank would prove useless in their mobile warfare style and be difficult to drop close or into combat zones. Marines can sometimes hitch a ride on the sides of the Scorpion, they employ their own weapons and engage nearby infantry though incoming heavy fire can be fatal to your allies. The real weakness of the Scorpion is that it is very slow, if enemies are too close to the tank, the driver won't be able to get a clear shot and it would be quite difficult to run the enemies over as the driver would need a considerable amount of speed. | Compared to modern tanks it appears as more of a light tank, being substantially smaller than modern tanks. it uses a smaller crew of two to three, a rather unconventional layout, (where the gun turret does not house a gunner and/or tank commander) and the cupola on Halo 3 is somewhat unconventionally placed. It's 90mm gun seems small compared to modern tanks that use the 120mm gun and is more likely to be seen on a light tank or a heavy armored car. However due to more advanced technology it could be just as, if not more so, effective than a 120mm gun. Alternatively, the 90mm cannon could be the "light" variant of the M808, while a 105mm cannon can be mounted for greater offensive power<ref name="Halo: The Flood"> [[Halo: The Flood]], page 153</ref>, which would be more in keeping with Main Battle Tank armaments. Its light and crew-efficient design could be down to the requirements of a tank to be used by the UNSC Marines as a heavy tank would prove useless in their mobile warfare style and be difficult to drop close or into combat zones. Marines can sometimes hitch a ride on the sides of the Scorpion, they employ their own weapons and engage nearby infantry though incoming heavy fire can be fatal to your allies. The real weakness of the Scorpion is that it is very slow and, if enemies are too close to the tank, the driver won't be able to get a clear shot and it would be quite difficult to run the enemies over as the driver would need a considerable amount of speed. | ||
If the Scorpion is enemy-controlled you will need more powerful and heavier armaments to eliminate it such us a [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]]. You could also sneak up on the armored adversary and jump on the tank and attack the driver with melee attacks or plant a grenade inside the tank. The enemy would then have the only option to leave the vehicle and defend himself in person. | If the Scorpion is enemy-controlled, you will need more powerful and heavier armaments to eliminate it such us a [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]]. You could also sneak up on the armored adversary and jump on the tank and attack the driver with melee attacks and/or plant a grenade inside the tank. The enemy would then have the only option to leave the vehicle and defend himself in person. | ||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||