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|mass={{Convert| | |mass={{Convert|59.9|MT}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 238''; ''page 248'' (2011)</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P140}} | ||
|max speed=96.5 km/h (60 mph)<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">[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> | ||
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|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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{{ | {{Article quote|[[UNSC]] main battle tank armed with a turret-mounted [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon|heavy cannon]]. A passenger can use a [[M247T machine gun|heavy machine gun]] to deter infantry threats. The Scorpion is slow, but heavily armored.{{Ref/Game|HI|Id=forge|[[Forge]] - Scorpion description|Quote=UNSC main battle tank armed with a turret-mounted heavy cannon. A passengert can use a heavy machine gun to deter infantry threats. The Scorpion is slow, but heavily armored.}}}} | ||
The '''M808C Main Battle Tank''',{{Ref/Reuse|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]]. | The '''M808C Main Battle Tank''',{{Ref/Reuse|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]]. | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
{{Quote|I don't know if you've ever operated one of those babies, but it beats the hell out of just about any other mode of transportation on a battlefield.|Spartan [[Edward Buck]], referring to an M808C Scorpion<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 75'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | {{Quote|I don't know if you've ever operated one of those babies, but it beats the hell out of just about any other mode of transportation on a battlefield.|Spartan [[Edward Buck]], referring to an M808C Scorpion<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 75'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | ||
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===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
{{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>}} | |||
{{Main|M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon|M247T machine gun}} | {{Main|M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon|M247T machine gun}} | ||
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/Reuse|visual}} The primary weapon is also equipped with an autoload feed system, requiring no manual loading from the armor's personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The M512 cannon is very powerful and can destroy a [[Covenant]] | 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/Reuse|visual}} The primary weapon is also equipped with an autoload feed system, requiring no manual loading from the armor's personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The M512 cannon is very powerful and can destroy a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Zurdo|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/Reuse|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/Reuse|visual}} | 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/Reuse|visual}} | ||
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===Early service=== | ===Early service=== | ||
{{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/Reuse|boom}}}} | {{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/Reuse|boom}}}} | ||
[[File:ODST Campaign Kizingo01.jpg|thumb | [[File:ODST Campaign Kizingo01.jpg|thumb|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 [[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} and later [[Human-Covenant War]], serving alongside the [[M808B Scorpion]] and the [[M850 Grizzly]]. | The M808C Scorpion was in service with the UNSC during the events of the [[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} and later [[Human-Covenant War]], serving alongside the [[M808B Scorpion]] and the [[M850 Grizzly]]. | ||
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Following the end of the war, M808C Scorpions were popular during [[War Games]] matches aboard [[Anvil Station]] and the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. In [[2554]], M808C Scorpions were a part of the UNSC garrison on [[Draetheus V]]. Many were assigned to the [[23rd Armored Cavalry]] and operated during the [[Battle of Draetheus V|battle]] for the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', campaign level ''[[Mission 10: Battle at Red Slate|Battle at Red Slate]]''</ref> ''Infinity'' carried several M808Cs during her operations in both [[Battle of Requiem]], two of which were commandeered once again by John-117, the first being used to clear a path to the grounded ''Infinity'', and the second to punch through the Covenant defenses around the [[Gravity well|gravity well generator]] holding the ship within [[Requiem]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level, ''[[Infinity (level)|Infinity]]''</ref> At the [[Battle of Installation 03]], an M808C Scorpion was used to eliminate Covenant and [[Promethean]] opposition at the [[Altar]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', campaign level ''[[Mission 15: Till Death Do Us Part|Till Death Do Us Part]]''</ref> | Following the end of the war, M808C Scorpions were popular during [[War Games]] matches aboard [[Anvil Station]] and the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. In [[2554]], M808C Scorpions were a part of the UNSC garrison on [[Draetheus V]]. Many were assigned to the [[23rd Armored Cavalry]] and operated during the [[Battle of Draetheus V|battle]] for the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', campaign level ''[[Mission 10: Battle at Red Slate|Battle at Red Slate]]''</ref> ''Infinity'' carried several M808Cs during her operations in both [[Battle of Requiem]], two of which were commandeered once again by John-117, the first being used to clear a path to the grounded ''Infinity'', and the second to punch through the Covenant defenses around the [[Gravity well|gravity well generator]] holding the ship within [[Requiem]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level, ''[[Infinity (level)|Infinity]]''</ref> At the [[Battle of Installation 03]], an M808C Scorpion was used to eliminate Covenant and [[Promethean]] opposition at the [[Altar]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', campaign level ''[[Mission 15: Till Death Do Us Part|Till Death Do Us Part]]''</ref> | ||
Upon her return to the planet six months later during the [[Requiem | 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/Reuse|universe}} The M808C Scorpion would continue to serve into [[2560]], when it was used by UNSC survivors on [[Installation 07]] in their [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] with the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Game|Id=InfiniteCampaign|HI}} | ||
== Gameplay changes == | == Gameplay changes == | ||
=== Changes from ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST'' to ''Halo: Reach'' === | === Changes from ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST'' to ''Halo: Reach'' === | ||
*The tank has considerably less armor than its earlier counterparts, making it somewhat more balanced with the | *The tank has considerably less armor than its earlier counterparts, making it somewhat more balanced with the {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}. | ||
*The tank visually recoils when firing the main gun. Shell casings are released out the back of the turret when it is fired. | *The tank visually recoils when firing the main gun. Shell casings are released out the back of the turret when it is fired. | ||
*The cockpit now has a translucent canopy, which reveals the driver. | *The cockpit now has a translucent canopy, which reveals the driver. | ||
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===Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo Infinite''=== | ===Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo Infinite''=== | ||
* Like other vehicles in ''Halo Infinite'', if the Scorpion takes critical damage, it will glow red for several seconds before exploding. Anyone still onboard will be killed in the explosion. | |||
* The empty shell casing is shown being ejected after each shot. | |||
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File:H3_SnowScorpion.png|"Snow-bug", the winter-variant of the M808C MBT. | File:H3_SnowScorpion.png|"Snow-bug", the winter-variant of the M808C MBT. | ||
File:HCM808Scorpion.jpg|The M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | File:HCM808Scorpion.jpg|The M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | ||
File:HTMCC-H3ODST-M808C.png|The M808C being used in the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' version of ''Halo 3: ODST'' [[Firefight]]. | |||
File:HR_Scorpion_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | File:HR_Scorpion_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
File:HR-M808ScorpionMBT-Render.jpg|A render of the | File:HR-M808ScorpionMBT-Render.jpg|A render of the M808C in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:HReach-M808ScorpionMBT.png|The M808C Scorpion in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:HReach-M808ScorpionMBT.png|The M808C Scorpion in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:HTMCCHR-M808CHUD.png|HUD of the M808C Scorpion in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File:Scorpion H4guide.png|A render of the M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | File:Scorpion H4guide.png|A render of the M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | ||
File:H4-M808ScorpionMBT.png|An M808C Scorpion in ''Halo 4''. | File:H4-M808ScorpionMBT.png|An M808C Scorpion in ''Halo 4''. | ||
File:H4-Scorpion-Campaign.jpg| | File:H4-Scorpion-Campaign.jpg|HUD of the M808C Scorpion in ''Halo 4''. | ||
File:H4-Scorpion-Versus-Wraith.jpg|An M808C Scorpion MBT battling a [[ | File:H4-Scorpion-Versus-Wraith.jpg|An M808C Scorpion MBT battling a [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|''Zurdo''-pattern]] [[Wraith]] during the Battle of Requiem. | ||
File:M808_bumper_sticker.jpg|Bumper sticker of an M808C MBT, c. 2557. | File:M808_bumper_sticker.jpg|Bumper sticker of an M808C MBT, c. 2557. | ||
File:M808_cockpit.jpg|Cockpit of an M808C, c. 2557. | File:M808_cockpit.jpg|Cockpit of an M808C, c. 2557. | ||
File:Scorpion.png|The HUD icon of the M808C Scorpion in ''Halo 4''. | File:Scorpion.png|The HUD icon of the M808C Scorpion in ''Halo 4''. | ||
File:Scorpion SpartanAssault.png|Two M808C Scorpions engaged in combat with a few Wraiths in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | File:Scorpion SpartanAssault.png|Two M808C Scorpions engaged in combat with a few Wraiths in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | ||
File:HSA-M808ScorpionMBT.png|The tank in ''Halo: Spartan Assault''. | |||
File:HGC-M808C.jpg|An M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''. | File:HGC-M808C.jpg|An M808C Scorpion in ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''. | ||
File:LC 15 doc1.jpg|An ONI Data Drop focused on the M808C. | File:LC 15 doc1.jpg|An ONI Data Drop focused on the M808C. | ||
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File:HINF DestroyedScorpionConcepts.jpg|Concept art of destroyed M808C Scorpions for ''Halo Infinite''. | File:HINF DestroyedScorpionConcepts.jpg|Concept art of destroyed M808C Scorpions for ''Halo Infinite''. | ||
File:HINF Concept S1ScorpionDamage.jpg|Concept art of a damaged M808C for the ''[[Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro]]''. | File:HINF Concept S1ScorpionDamage.jpg|Concept art of a damaged M808C for the ''[[Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro]]''. | ||
File:HINF-M808CHUD.png|HUD of the M808C Scorpion in ''Halo Infinite''. | |||
File:HINF Ransom Keep Scorpion.png|An M808C Scorpion reclaimed at [[Ransom Keep (location)|Ransom Keep]]. | |||
File:HINF-PelicansdroppingScorpions.png|Two M808Cs being dropped off by D77-TC Pelicans on [[Highpower]]. | |||
File:HINF SpiritOfFireScorpion.jpg|Several Spartans and Marines resting atop an M808C. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||