M870 Rampart point defense gun
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Template:Weapon Infobox The M870 Rampart point defense gun is a weapon system utilized by warships of the UNSC Navy, typically as part of a ship-wide defensive network.[1]. Each M870 "gun",[2] or "Rampart",[3] is a fully-automated hull-based turret emplacement,[4] typically consisting of a battery of twin-[5] or quad-mounted 50mm[1] rapid-fire coilguns and a targeting scanner.[3] Point defense guns such as these are used for the engagement of incoming threats, including the warding off of strikecraft and the disruption of Plasma torpedoes;[4] each emplacement actively switches between sub-caliber armor-piercing sabots or proximity detonation fragmentation shells based on a threat-analysis of its current target in order to maximise effectiveness.[3]
M870s are most commonly mounted on UNSC frigates, including Charon-class light frigates[2], Stalwart-class light frigates[6] and Strident-class heavy frigates.[3] However, they are also utilised on Gladius-class heavy corvettes,[4] Halberd-class destroyers,[7] and even Epoch-class heavy carriers,[8] making them a relatively common fixture across the entirety of the UNSC fleet.
Gallery
![A non-canon depiction[9] of M870 Rampart point defense guns on the Halo 4 design of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.](https://halo.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/f/f4/M870_Rampart.jpg/99px-M870_Rampart.jpg)
A non-canon depiction[9] of M870 Rampart point defense guns on the Halo 4 design of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.
Quad-mount M870s on the Strident-class heavy frigate.
![A non-canon depiction[9] of M870 Rampart point defense guns on the Halo 4 design of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.](/File:M870_Rampart.jpg)
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 3
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo Legends
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo 4
- Halo 2 Anniversary
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: UNSC Frigate
- ^ a b Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12 (defunct, backup on Archive.org)
- ^ a b c d Halo: Warfleet - An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo, page 39
- ^ a b c Halo: Warfleet, page 19
- ^ Halo 3, Charon-class frigate in-game model
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 37
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 32
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 40
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Have S'moa
