- "This here is 66 tons of straight-up, HE-spewin', dee-vine intervention!"
- — Avery J. Johnson
The M808B Scorpion, formally the M808B Main Battle Tank[1][2], is a variant of the M808 Scorpion. The tank features a coaxial-mounted M247T machine gun and lacks a gunner compartment.
Design details
Essentially sporting the same design with the M808 Scorpion, the M808B differs from base model in such that its secondary armament has been moved from a pintle-mount to a coaxial-mount. The M247T machine gun is mounted beside the primary weapon and thus points in the same general direction as the main armament, relying in the turret's ability to traverse in order to change arc.
Variants
List of known units
Gameplay changes
Changes from Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo 2
- Players now cannot ride on the tank's tread covers. Standing on them is much easier with the revamped physics engine.
- The reticule for the tank has also changed and is a lot smaller, for increased accuracy.
- The tank now moves a lot slower, further limiting its movement and its evasive capabilities.
- The tank's canopy has been replaced with a solid metal cover like in Halo: Combat Evolved's Campaign, preventing the driver from being sniped while it is intact. However, vehicle damage has been added to human vehicles, and so the player is in danger of the tank exploding if too much damage is taken.
- The main cannon reloads twice as fast, requiring only a two second delay. The dots during the reload time are now removed. It is also more accurate.
- The machine gun is now much more accurate. Previously, the machine gun fired in a very wide area.
- Driving and aiming controls are now completely divorced allowing for greater maneuverability when firing. Previously the aiming and steering controls were linked, meaning the player had to steer more or less in the same direction they were aiming.
As a unit in Halo Wars
The Scorpion is the mainline UNSC vehicle, and can be produced from the Vehicle Depot.
- Requirements
- 500 Resources
- Tech Level 2
- Upgrades
- Canister shell
- A special attack with a blast radius which is devastating to infantry.
- Power turret
- The turning speed of the turret is doubled.
- Grizzly
- Turns M808B Scorpion into the M850 Grizzly (available only if Sergeant Forge is the leader).
Trivia
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- In Halo: Combat Evolved, the Scorpion tank's cannon was a solid object, but in Halo 2 and Halo 3, the player will go through if they try to walk on the barrel - the character's legs will separate from their body.
- In Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the M808B uses the M808's model from Halo: Reach, with the machine gun and its operator's compartment destroyed. Because the model was recycled the main turret lacks machine the M808B canonically features. As such gunfire simply appears from beside the cannon. The Wraith experienced a similar idiosyncrasy when its model was carried over to Anniversary.
Gallery
Detail of the scorpion emblem.
Render of the M808B Scorpion Main Battle Tank used in Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer.
A render of the M808B Scorpion Main Battle Tank in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A render of the M808B Scorpion Main Battle Tank in Halo 2.
The Scorpion in Pre-Xbox Halo.
The Scorpion accompanied by a group of SPARTANs in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A Scorpion being delivered to New Mombasa in Halo 2.
Unit 957-A3 under fire by a Covenant Scarab in Halo 2.
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Scorpion tank, unit TB-SB-1.
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A Scorpion tank being hijacked.
The HUD of the M808B Scorpion in Halo 2.
The Scorpion tank as it appears in Halo Wars.
A render of the Scorpion as seen in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.
The HUD of the M808B Scorpion in Halo: Combat Evolved.
The Heads-Up Display when driving an M808B Scorpion in Halo Anniversary.
A M808B Scorpion, as displayed in the Library feature of Halo Anniversary.
List of appearances
Note
- ^ The Halo Encyclopedia claims that these unit numbers, (except 030569), actually refer to specially designed, purpose-built variants of the M808B. As this information has never been reiterated in official media, and these numbers clearly refer to individual, ordinary tanks in-game, these variants should not be considered canon. They are as follows:
- 12-9F5: Painted brown, this version has a wider-set track and an enhanced undercarriage, and is designed for urban warfare.
- 957-A3: Painted gray, the 957-A3 has enhanced electronics for a more accurate cannon shot.
- UE8-14: Painted olive green, this variant has thinner armor, is lighter, and is designed for medium-armor warfare.
- TB-SB-1: Painted black, the TB-SB-1 has thicker armor than the standard Scorpion and a sturdier chassis.