M808C Scorpion: Difference between revisions

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{{Vehicle Infobox

|image=[[File:H4-M808ScorpionMBT.png|300px]]

|manufacturer=[[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] {{C|Covenant War}}<ref name="visual"/><br>[[Acheron Security]] {{C|Post-war}}<ref name="H4 visual">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 110''</ref>  

|line=Scorpion

|length={{Convert|10.2|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 164''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 238''; ''page 248'' (2011)</ref>

|width={{Convert|7.8|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="visual"/>

|height={{Convert|4.4|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scorpion '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Scorpion''] (Content updated, backup link on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103161554/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/VEHICLES/SCORPION Archive.org])</ref>

|max speed=96.5 km/h (60 mph)<ref name="universe"/>

|armament=*One [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon]]<ref name="visual"/><ref name="manual">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''game manual''</ref>

*One [[M247T machine gun]]<ref name="visual"/>

*One coaxial machine gun (nonstandard)<ref name="coaxial machine gun" group="note">The models of the Scorpion from [[Halo: Reach]] and [[Halo 4]] both have coaxial machine guns visible, but are not usable. However, a [[Halo Legendary Crate]] [[:File:LC 15 doc1.jpg|data drop]] clarified that the M808C does not typically have a coaxial MG installed in the turret.</ref>

|crew=One operator, one gunner<ref name="universe"/>

|complement=Up to four passengers<ref name="ENC"/>

|firstuse=

|role=Anti-armor platform, anti-vehicular platform, anti-infantry platform, heavy weaponry<ref name="ENC"/>

{{Quote|Tank beats Ghost! Tank beats Hunter! Tank beats everything! Oh, man, I could do this all day!|An anonymous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]]'s remark of the M808 Scorpion during the [[Battle of Installation 00]]<ref name="boom">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref>}}

The '''M808C Main Battle Tank''',<ref name="visual"/><ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25446 '''Bungie.net''': ''M808 MBT profile'']</ref> commonly known as the '''Scorpion''', is a variant of the [[M808 Scorpion]].

==Specifications==

The Scorpion's central chassis is simple in design, consisting of a central heavily armored hull, a turret-mounted cannon toward the stern, a pintle-mounted machine gun and the operator's compartment forward of the turret, and four independently suspended track bogies. The chassis is covered with heavy ceramic-[[Titanium]] armor plating, making it incredibly resilient to damage from small-arms and ordinary [[plasma]] weapons; however, it is still possible for infantry-portable anti-armor weapons to inflict catastrophic damage. Additionally, the armor does not provide any special resistance to heavy plasma impacts and energy projectors.<ref name="LC15">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''' ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop 15]]'' [[:File:LC 15 doc1.jpg|M808C Scorpion schematic]]</ref> The turret houses the Scorpion's main gun, as well as ammo stores, an autoloader, and targeting sensors. It is unmanned, and is full rotation with gun having a barrel elevation of 60 degrees and a depression of -30 degrees.<ref name="LC15"/> The secondary gunner's station, located to the right of the commander's compartment, is equipped with a ring mounted pintle. The pintle can soft mount any typical infantry support weapon; however, the standard mount is a [[M247T machine gun]].<ref name="LC15"/> The four articulated track pods are independent, each consisting of an electric motor driven bogie and terrain adaptive treads, as well as modular, being able to be removed and replaced with ease while in the field. Additionally, armored track skirts can be added to the pods for increased protection.<ref name="LC15"/> The main powerpack, a [[hydrogen]]-burning turbine located at the rear of the hull, charges the storage batteries for each track pod's motor and powers the other core systems. This engine core can be removed for servicing with minimal tools and lift equipment.<ref name="LC15"/> The Scorpion's efficient engine allows it to travel up to 750 kilometers (466 miles) before needing to be refueled. Along with its weapons system, the Scorpion is equipped with anti-[[mine]] detecting software and electronics to help increase safety while in use.<ref name="ENC"/>

The M808 Scorpion requires only two people to fulfill its effective role; the driver operates the vehicle and has complete control of the main armament while the gunner mans the machine gun. Typically, only two personnel operate an M808C Scorpion.<ref name="universe"/> However, if both individuals lack [[neural interface]]s, an additional gunner may be required to assist. Up to four additional passengers may safely<ref name="ENC"/> ride on — and fire from — the "jumpseats" (one on each bogie), though doing so places them at great risk of enemy fire.<ref name="H1man"/><ref name="H2man"/><ref name="manual"/> If necessary, VIPs and sensitive material can be safely crammed inside the tank's main cabin.<ref name="ENC"/>

The M808C Scorpion is equipped with a two-tier weapon system. The tank's primary armament is the [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon]], a gun capable of firing 90mm [[tungsten]] shells and [[S1 canister shell|canister rounds]] with a three-to-four-second interval between each shot.<ref name="visual"/> The primary weapon is also equipped with an autoload feed system, requiring no manual loading from the armor's personnel.<ref name="universe"/> The M512 cannon is very powerful and can destroy a [[Covenant]] [[Type-26 Wraith]] in two to three shots. The main cannon is discernibly devastating to infantry targets at any range, instantly killing targets at the impact zone and severely injuring those close by.<ref name="ENC"/>

The Scorpion's standard secondary armament is a mounted [[M247T machine gun]], capable of firing 7.62mm armor-piercing rounds at a very high rate. Along with its offensive capabilities as an anti-vehicle platform, the M808C also fills an anti-infantry role; its machine gun can eliminate heavily armored and shielded targets at medium range.<ref name="visual"/>

The M808C is not ordinarily equipped with a coaxial machine gun in its turret.<ref name="LC15"/>

{{Quote|Hey, how does 90 millimeters of tungsten strike you?|Gunnery Sergeant [[Marcus Stacker]]'s remark of the M808 Scorpion's main cannon during the [[Battle of Installation 00]]<ref name="boom"/>}}

[[File:ODST Campaign Kizingo01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An M808C Scorpion aids a charge during the [[Battle of Mombasa]].]]

The M808C Scorpion was in service with the UNSC during the events of the [[Human-Covenant War]], serving alongside the [[M808B Scorpion]] and the [[M850 Grizzly]].

During the [[Fall of Reach]] in 2552, M808C Scorpions were dispatched around the continent of [[Eposz]], battling the Covenant invaders, particularly during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> As the invasion drew to the end, an M808C Scorpion was abandoned near the Covenant-occupied [[Farragut Station]], near the ONI facility [[SWORD Base]]. It was recovered by [[SPARTAN-B312]] and the ODST squad accompanying the Spartan, and used to destroy the nearby Covenant [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|anti-air cannons]] and pave the team's way to SWORD Base's gate.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> More Scorpions saw action during the [[Battle of Asźod]], but most of them were destroyed under the overwhelming Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>

Numerous M808C Scorpions were utilized by the UNSC Marines during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], but most of them, again, were destroyed by the Covenant, especially because the diminishing number of Marines in the city.<ref group="note">Two Scorpions can be found unmanned in the campaign level ''[[Kizingo Boulevard]]''. Scorpion wrecks are found scattered on the bridge to [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] and on the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]].</ref> As the battle drew to an end, three ODSTs from squad [[Alpha-Nine]] commandeered an M808C Scorpion during their escape on the city's Waterfront Highway while escorting [[Quick to Adjust|an important asset]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> During the later parts of the [[Battle for Earth]], the military base [[Crow's Nest]] housed many vehicles, including Scorpions, some of which were destroyed when the Covenant [[Attack on Crow's Nest|assaulted]] the base.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref>

Near the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War, particularly throughout the [[Battle of Installation 00]], three M808C Scorpions, one of them commandeered by [[John-117]], were deployed from {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} near [[Installation 00]]'s [[Cartographer]] to punch through the Covenant defense to get to the Cartographer.<ref name="boom"/> In the ending hour of the war, an M808C Scorpion was used in the [[Battle of the Citadel]], in which it engaged two Covenant [[Type-47B Scarab]] walkers.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>

Upon her return to the planet six months later during the [[Requiem campaign]], ''Infinity'' again deployed M808C Scorpions to assist in ground operations, including two that were assigned to Spartan [[Fireteam Crimson]] during their mission to the site codenamed [[Apex]].<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', ''Episode 9, Chapter 3: "[[Key/Science Mountain|Science Mountain]]‎"''</ref> By October, 2558, the [[M820 Scorpion|M820]] had largely replaced the M808C as the mainline iteration of the Scorpion, though some Army and Marine Corps units continued to operate the older tanks.<ref name="universe"/>

{{Clear}}

*The tank has considerably less armor than its earlier counterparts, making it somewhat more balanced with the [[Type-26 Wraith]].

*The tread coverings may be destroyed, which prevents the [[ODST]]s on the level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]'' from riding on them.

*Marines no longer be splattered.

*In ''Halo: Reach'', the achievement "[[Tank Beats Everything]]" is earned by keeping the tank intact during the [[The Package (level)|ninth mission]] on Legendary difficulty.

**In [[Halo Legendary Crate]] [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop 15]], however, it is stated that the M808C is not typically equipped with a coaxial machine gun in its turret.<ref name="LC15"/>

**"''DANGER: ELECTRIC SHOCK RISK 121 GW''"

File:HR-M808ScorpionMBT-Render.jpg|A render of the M808B in ''Halo: Reach''.

File:Scorpion H4guide.png|The M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo 4]]''.

File:H4-Scorpion-Campaign.jpg|The M808C Scorpion in use in the Campaign of ''Halo 4''.

File:H4-Scorpion-Versus-Wraith.jpg|An M808C Scorpion MBT battling a [[Type-26 Wraith|T26 Wraith AGC]] in ''Halo 4''.

File:HSA-M808ScorpionMBT.png|The tank in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.

==Note==

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