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The '''M700 Viper''' was a main battle tank in service with the [[UNSC Army]].{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}}
The '''M700 Viper''' was a main battle [[tank]] in service with the [[UNSC Army]].{{Ref/Reuse|cuttingroomlore}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
The M700 Viper [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|was originally planned to be added]] to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and known only as the "Stealth Tank". However it ended up [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles|cut from the game]]. As part of the [[Digsite|Digsite Alpha]] initiative for ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', the vehicle will be added back into the game as the "Viper".{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/cutting-room-floor|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cutting Room Floor|D=6|M=7|Y=2022}}
The M700 Viper [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|was originally planned to be added]] to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and known only as the "Stealth Tank". However it ended up [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles|cut from the game]]. As part of the [[Digsite|Digsite Alpha]] initiative for ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', the vehicle will be added back into the game as the "Viper".{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/cutting-room-floor|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cutting Room Floor|D=6|M=7|Y=2022}}
The stealth tank was originally built and designed by [[Marcus Lehto]]. He designed it as a lower, stealthier vehicle to complement the [[M808B Scorpion]], featuring a "''low profile with counter vented fire stabilization''".{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Lehto1|game_fabricator|706167778101714944|Marcus Lehto|Quote=Here's an old #Halo vehicle I built, the Stealth Tank. Low profile with counter vented fire stabilization.|D=27|M=07|Y=2022}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Stealth tank.png|The stealth tank being driven by the player in older 1999-era builds of ''Halo''.{{Ref/Reuse|Lehto1}}
File:Prexbox Husk.png|A player standing next to the stealth tank.{{Ref/Reuse|Lehto1}}
File:Stealth tank + hog.png|A stealth tank next to a [[Warthog]].
File:PXH M700Viper Screenshot.jpg|An [[ORION armor|Orion]]-clad soldier next to the stealth tank.
File:PXH_EarlyTankWarthog_Screenshot.jpg|Stealth tanks in combat.
File:PXH_StealthTankSquad_Screenshot.jpg|A team of Orion cyborgs next to a stealth tank.
File:PXH Tanks Comparison.png|Size comparison between the Viper and the Scorpion in Pre-Xbox ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:PXH Tanks Comparison.png|Size comparison between the Viper and the Scorpion in Pre-Xbox ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:PXH StealthTankArtillery Screenshot.jpg|Two "Stealth Tanks" firing in Pre-Xbox ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:PXH StealthTankArtillery Screenshot.jpg|Two "Stealth Tanks" firing in Pre-Xbox ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

Revision as of 17:32, July 27, 2022

M700 Viper
A screenshot of the Stealth Tank ported into Combat Evolved
Usage

In-service:

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

 

The M700 Viper was a main battle tank in service with the UNSC Army.[1]

Overview

Design

The Viper had stealth features and had more speed in comparison to the Scorpion.[1]

Usage

First introduced to UNSC service in the latter years of the Domus Diaspora, it would see use with the UNSC Army until the early years of Operation: TREBUCHET. During this service, the Viper's design led it be used to direct fire support and acting as a mobile response. The larger Scorpion would take on other frontline roles.[1]

Production notes

The M700 Viper was originally planned to be added to Halo: Combat Evolved, and known only as the "Stealth Tank". However it ended up cut from the game. As part of the Digsite Alpha initiative for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the vehicle will be added back into the game as the "Viper".[2]

The stealth tank was originally built and designed by Marcus Lehto. He designed it as a lower, stealthier vehicle to complement the M808B Scorpion, featuring a "low profile with counter vented fire stabilization".[3]

Gallery

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Cutting Room Lore (Retrieved on Jul 26, 2022) [archive]
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Cutting Room Floor (Retrieved on Jul 6, 2022) [archive]
  3. ^ a b c Twitter, Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator): "Here's an old #Halo vehicle I built, the Stealth Tank. Low profile with counter vented fire stabilization." (Retrieved on Jul 27, 2022) [archive]