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The '''40mm chain gun''' is an anti-personnel/anti-vehicle weapon mounted on the nose of some [[D77-TC Pelican]] [[dropship]]s. | The '''40mm chain gun''' is an anti-personnel/anti-vehicle weapon mounted on the nose of some [[D77-TC Pelican]] [[dropship]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFOR10|TFoR|Chapter=10|Quote=John sized up her armaments - dented and charred armor, a pair of old, out-of-date 40mm chain guns.}} | ||
==Overview== | |||
===Design details=== | |||
This chaingun fires 40mm ammunition.{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR10}} | |||
===Usage=== | |||
The 40mm chaingun was a weapon employed on [[Pelican]] dropships prior to around [[2525]]. By this time, the chaingun had been superseded by the [[M370 autocannon|M370 70mm autocannon]]. By 2525, a Pelican equipped with such a weapon was docked in the [[United Rebel Front]] stronghold of [[Eridanus Secundus]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR10}} | |||
==Production notes== | |||
In the ''[[Halo Legends]]'' short ''[[Homecoming]]'' depicts a [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship armed with a nose-mounted weapon unlike the M370 70mm autocannon depicted as standard on most Pelican dropships, which may possibly be the 40mm chaingun. However, the short takes place far in the [[Human-Covenant War]], long after the time period in which the 40mm chaingun is said to have been retired. It is possible that the 40mm chaingun retained in service in back-line units and older garrisons, and thus continued to see sporadic usage in the later years of the war. | |||
The design shown in ''Homecoming'' bears a strong visual resemblance to a [[:Category:Halo 3 concept art|concept design]] of the [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] shown in ''[[The Art of Halo 3]]'', page 38. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Homecoming Pelican Concept.png|Concept art for the ''Homecoming'' Pelican. | |||
File:HaloLegends-PelicanChaingun1.png|The weapon ''Homecoming'' | |||
File:HaloLegends-PelicanChaingun2-Firing.png|The ''Homecoming'' gun firing. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 11:08, April 10, 2022
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The 40mm chain gun is an anti-personnel/anti-vehicle weapon mounted on the nose of some D77-TC Pelican dropships.[1]
Overview
Design details
This chaingun fires 40mm ammunition.[1]
Usage
The 40mm chaingun was a weapon employed on Pelican dropships prior to around 2525. By this time, the chaingun had been superseded by the M370 70mm autocannon. By 2525, a Pelican equipped with such a weapon was docked in the United Rebel Front stronghold of Eridanus Secundus.[1]
Production notes
In the Halo Legends short Homecoming depicts a D77-TC Pelican dropship armed with a nose-mounted weapon unlike the M370 70mm autocannon depicted as standard on most Pelican dropships, which may possibly be the 40mm chaingun. However, the short takes place far in the Human-Covenant War, long after the time period in which the 40mm chaingun is said to have been retired. It is possible that the 40mm chaingun retained in service in back-line units and older garrisons, and thus continued to see sporadic usage in the later years of the war.
The design shown in Homecoming bears a strong visual resemblance to a concept design of the D77H-TCI Pelican shown in The Art of Halo 3, page 38.
Concept art for the Homecoming Pelican.
The weapon Homecoming
The Homecoming gun firing.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c d Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 10: "John sized up her armaments - dented and charred armor, a pair of old, out-of-date 40mm chain guns."
