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The '''D77C-NMPD Pelican Dropship''' was a variant of the [[Dropship-77 Heavy Troop Carrier/Infantry|D77H-TCI Dropship]] used by the [[New Mombasa Police Department|police department]] of [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]].<ref name="ONI Alpha Site">'''''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''''', level ''[[ONI Alpha Site (level)|ONI Alpha Site]]''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''D77C-NMPD Pelican'']</ref>
The '''D77C-NMPD Pelican''' was an NMPD-specialized variant of the [[D77C Pelican]], itself a variant of the military [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] dropship. It was used by the [[New Mombasa Police Department|police department]] of [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]].<ref name="ONI Alpha Site">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[ONI Alpha Site]]''</ref><ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''D77C-NMPD Pelican''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110326105741/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/nmpd-pelican/a08fd318-4bef-4c32-9741-6d15b5f1180d Archive.org])</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Overall, the craft is almost identical to the military D77H-TCI variant used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], with the exception of its police livery and a number of additions, including a high-speed camera on the bow of the dropship to monitor traffic and a rescue cable at the rear of the troop bay. Each of these dropships is armed with an [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] in the troop bay.
Overall, the craft is almost identical to the military D77H-TCI variant used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], except for its police livery and a number of additions, including a high-speed camera on the bow of the dropship to monitor traffic and a rescue cable at the rear of the troop bay. It was differentiated from its military counterpart by a black and white color scheme, with the word "POLICE" replacing the traditional "MARINES" on the external hull. The standard Pelican's missiles and guns have been completely removed, replaced for civilian use with optical and sensory surveillance systems for the tracking and seizing of fugitives as well as addressing large-scale emergencies.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Under the craft's chin, where a machine gun turret or autocannon would normally be installed, were various interchangeable sensors used by the police for aerial surveillance and crowd control. Each of these dropships is typically armed with an [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] in the personnel troop bay, similarly to the standard D77H model.


==History==
==History==
Until the [[Battle of Earth]], these Pelicans were used in traffic, surveillance, search & rescue, and prisoner transport roles.
Until the [[Battle for Earth]], these Pelicans were used in traffic, surveillance, search and rescue, and prisoner transport roles.


===Battle of Mombasa===
===Battle of Mombasa===
{{main|Battle of Mombasa}}
{{main|Battle of Mombasa}}
During the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the D77C-NMPD was used to transport personnel to coordinate evacuation efforts, to get the city's population out of the city, and to fight against the invading [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|forces]]. Police Commissioner [[Kinsler]], the highest ranking officer of the NMPD, used one such dropship to locate and kidnap [[Sadie Endesha]]. Like his car, Kinsler's dropship was off the grid and thus couldn't be detected by Vergil before it arrived. It was later destroyed by [[Vergil]] by ramming into it with the automated piloting system on an [[Olifant]] garbage truck.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref>


During the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the D77C-NMPD was used to transport personnel to coordinate evacuation efforts, to get the city's population out of the city, and to fight against the invading [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Army|Army]]. Police Commissioner [[Kinsler]], the highest ranking officer of the NMPD, used one such dropship to locate and kidnap [[Sadie Endesha]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref> It was later destroyed by [[Vergil]] by ramming into it with the automated piloting system on an [[M312 Elephant HRV#Halo 3: ODST|Olifant]] garbage truck.
When the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' entered [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] above the city, most of the NMPD was held up fighting the Covenant on the ground. After the siege at the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]], an NMPD Pelican evacuated Marines [[Taylor H. Miles|Cpl. Taylor Miles]], [[Michael Crespo|PFC Michael Crespo]], and a number of police officers, just before the building was destroyed by a controlled demolition.{{Ref/Reuse|ONI Alpha Site}} This Pelican later flew the Marines to the [[NMPD headquarters]] in order to extract [[Edward Buck|GySgt Eddie Buck]] and [[Kojo Agu|LCpl Kojo Agu]];<ref name="NMPD HQ">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[NMPD HQ]]''</ref> While landing, two [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] ambushed the Pelican and shot it down, where it crashed in a construction zone high above the city streets. A single NMPD officer, and a [[Alpha-Nine|squad]] of Marine [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|shock troopers]] defended the downed Pelican from Covenant reinforcements. After finishing off the reinforcements, the ODSTs abandoned the Pelican as it was damaged beyond repair, forcing them to find another way out of the city.{{Ref/Reuse|NMPD HQ}}
 
When the [[Prophet of Regret|Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Regret's Carrier|Assault Carrier]] entered [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] above the city, most of the NMPD was held up fighting the Covenant Army on the ground. After the siege at the [[ONI Alpha Site]], an NMPD Pelican evacuated Marines [[Taylor H. Miles|Cpl. Taylor Miles]], [[Michael Crespo|PFC Michael Crespo]], and a number of police officers, just before the building was destroyed by a controlled demolition <ref name="ONI Alpha Site"/>. This Pelican later flew the Marines to the [[NMPD Headquarters]] in order to extract [[Edward Buck|GySgt Eddie Buck]] and [[Kojo Agu|LCpl Kojo Agu]];<ref name="NMPD HQ">'''''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''''', level ''[[NMPD HQ (level)|NMPD HQ]]''</ref> While landing, two [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Type-26 Banshees]] ambushed the Pelican and shot it down, where it crashed in a construction zone high above the city streets.<ref name="NMPD HQ"/> A single NMPD officer, and a [[Unnamed Shock Trooper Squad|squad]] of Marine [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|shock troopers]] defended the downed Pelican from Covenant reinforcements.<ref name="NMPD HQ"/>
 
==Related Links==
===Internal===
*[[Dropship-77 Heavy Troop Carrier/Infantry]]
*[[New Mombasa Police Department]]
*[[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Overview - NMPD Pelican 02.png|A turnaround reference image of the Pelican.
File:H3ODST-D77C-NMPD-Pelican-RefChart.jpg|Reference chart of the D77C-NMPD Pelican.
File:Overview - NMPD Pelican 01.png|Side views of the Pelican.
File:Concept police pelicans.png|Concept art of different color schemes for the D77C.
File:Concept police pelicans.png|Concept art of different color schemes for the D77C.
File:Concept police pelican nose.png|Concept art of the recording equipment under the police Pelican's nose.
File:Concept police pelican nose.png|Concept art of the recording equipment under the police Pelican's nose.
File:H3ODST-D77C-NMPD-Pelican-Underside.png|The underside of the D77C-NMPD Pelican.
File:Old HW NMPD Pelican 2.png|An NMPD Pelican in New Mombasa.
File:H3R - NMPD Pelican.jpg|A D77C-NMPD Pelican taking off.
File:Nmpd pelican crash 2.jpg|A crashed NMPD Pelican.
File:Nmpd pelican crash.jpg|A rearview of a crashed NMPD Pelican.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{UNSCDF Aircraft}}
{{Pelican variants}}
[[Category:UNSC]]

Latest revision as of 07:15, January 15, 2024

D77C-NMPD Pelican
A D77C-NMPD Pelican extracted from this image.
Production information

Class:

D77H-TCI Pelican

Role:

Aerial support and crowd control

Technical specifications

Length:

30.5 meters (100.3 feet)

Width:

23.5 meters (76.9 feet)

Height:

10.0 meters (35.9 feet)

Engine(s):

2 Main engines and numerous thrust vectoring nozzles

Hull:

Radiation shielding

Crew:

Three (pilot, co-pilot, and crew chief)

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Human-Covenant War

Affiliation:

New Mombasa Police Department

 

The D77C-NMPD Pelican was an NMPD-specialized variant of the D77C Pelican, itself a variant of the military D77H-TCI Pelican dropship. It was used by the police department of New Mombasa, Kenya.[1][2]

Background[edit]

Overall, the craft is almost identical to the military D77H-TCI variant used by the UNSC Marine Corps, except for its police livery and a number of additions, including a high-speed camera on the bow of the dropship to monitor traffic and a rescue cable at the rear of the troop bay. It was differentiated from its military counterpart by a black and white color scheme, with the word "POLICE" replacing the traditional "MARINES" on the external hull. The standard Pelican's missiles and guns have been completely removed, replaced for civilian use with optical and sensory surveillance systems for the tracking and seizing of fugitives as well as addressing large-scale emergencies.[2] Under the craft's chin, where a machine gun turret or autocannon would normally be installed, were various interchangeable sensors used by the police for aerial surveillance and crowd control. Each of these dropships is typically armed with an AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun in the personnel troop bay, similarly to the standard D77H model.

History[edit]

Until the Battle for Earth, these Pelicans were used in traffic, surveillance, search and rescue, and prisoner transport roles.

Battle of Mombasa[edit]

Main article: Battle of Mombasa

During the Battle of Mombasa, the D77C-NMPD was used to transport personnel to coordinate evacuation efforts, to get the city's population out of the city, and to fight against the invading Covenant forces. Police Commissioner Kinsler, the highest ranking officer of the NMPD, used one such dropship to locate and kidnap Sadie Endesha. Like his car, Kinsler's dropship was off the grid and thus couldn't be detected by Vergil before it arrived. It was later destroyed by Vergil by ramming into it with the automated piloting system on an Olifant garbage truck.[3]

When the Prophet of Regret's CAS-class assault carrier Solemn Penance entered slipspace above the city, most of the NMPD was held up fighting the Covenant on the ground. After the siege at the ONI Alpha Site, an NMPD Pelican evacuated Marines Cpl. Taylor Miles, PFC Michael Crespo, and a number of police officers, just before the building was destroyed by a controlled demolition.[1] This Pelican later flew the Marines to the NMPD headquarters in order to extract GySgt Eddie Buck and LCpl Kojo Agu;[4] While landing, two Banshees ambushed the Pelican and shot it down, where it crashed in a construction zone high above the city streets. A single NMPD officer, and a squad of Marine shock troopers defended the downed Pelican from Covenant reinforcements. After finishing off the reinforcements, the ODSTs abandoned the Pelican as it was damaged beyond repair, forcing them to find another way out of the city.[4]

Gallery[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.
  • Reference chart of the D77C-NMPD Pelican.

    Reference chart of the D77C-NMPD Pelican.

  • Concept art of different color schemes for the D77C.

    Concept art of different color schemes for the D77C.

  • Concept art of the recording equipment under the police Pelican's nose.

    Concept art of the recording equipment under the police Pelican's nose.

  • The underside of the D77C-NMPD Pelican.

    The underside of the D77C-NMPD Pelican.

  • An NMPD Pelican in New Mombasa.

    An NMPD Pelican in New Mombasa.

  • A D77C-NMPD Pelican taking off.

    A D77C-NMPD Pelican taking off.

  • A crashed NMPD Pelican.

    A crashed NMPD Pelican.

  • A rearview of a crashed NMPD Pelican.

    A rearview of a crashed NMPD Pelican.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo 3: ODST, campaign level ONI Alpha Site
  2. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: D77C-NMPD Pelican (defunct, backup on Archive.org)
  3. ^ Halo 3: ODST, Sadie's Story
  4. ^ a b Halo 3: ODST, campaign level NMPD HQ

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