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The ''' Anaconda Surface-to-Air Missile''' is a type of anti-aircraft ordnance used by the [[UNSC]], possibly used by large vehicles (although this is only speculation).
[[File:Unsc turret.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Anaconda SAM racks are shown in the three top images.]]
The ''' Anaconda Surface-to-Air Missile''' is a type of anti-aircraft ordnance used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It often serves as a supplementary armament on [[Base Turret|prefabricated defense turrets]].<ref>''Halo Wars''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 31''</ref>


These missiles are only mentioned once in the ''[[Halo]]'' series, during the book [[Halo: First Strike]] where the [[Spartans|SPARTANS]] of [[Red Team]] recover a crate marked [[HIGHCOM Armory Omega]] during the [[Battle of Reach]] that contained six Anaconda Surface to Air Missiles and a pair of [[Fury Tactical Nukes]];<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 20</ref> though as far as we know the missiles were never actually used. Though they might have been used against the [[Covenant Cruiser]] as a last ditch effort to save the [[MAC]] generators.
During the [[Fall of Reach]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Red Team|Red]] [[Alpha Team]] recovered a crate from [[HIGHCOM Armory Omega]] that contained six Anaconda Surface-to-Air missiles and a pair of [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]]s.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 20''</ref>


In [[Halo Wars]], two Anaconda SAM launchers may be attached to a a standard [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Firebase|prefabricated base]] [[Base Turret|turret]] to complement the [[M202 XP Machine Gun]] with anti-air abilities. These are very successful at bringing down enemy [[Banshees]] and [[Vampire]]s <ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', page 31</ref>.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]''


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File:Unsc turret.jpg
Anaconda SAM racks are shown in the three top images.

The Anaconda Surface-to-Air Missile is a type of anti-aircraft ordnance used by the United Nations Space Command. It often serves as a supplementary armament on prefabricated defense turrets.[1][2]

During the Fall of Reach, SPARTAN Red Alpha Team recovered a crate from HIGHCOM Armory Omega that contained six Anaconda Surface-to-Air missiles and a pair of Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapons.[3]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Wars
  2. ^ Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide, page 31
  3. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 20

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