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{{Vehicle infobox | {{Vehicle infobox | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Merch-MEGA SiegeBike.png|300px]]<br>The Mega Construx siege bike. | ||
|manufacturer=[[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X department]]{{Ref/Site|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/28/The-Halo-Bulletin-32813.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin 3/28/13|D=31|M=03|Y=2013}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} | |manufacturer=[[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X department]]{{Ref/Site|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/28/The-Halo-Bulletin-32813.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin 3/28/13|D=31|M=03|Y=2013}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} | ||
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|role=Anti-fortification{{Ref/Reuse|Mega}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} | |role=Anti-fortification{{Ref/Reuse|Mega}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} | ||
|affiliation=[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mega}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} | |affiliation=[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mega}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} | ||
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The '''siege bike''' is an experimental all-terrain, single-traction tread vehicle designed to target well-fortified enemy strongholds and barricades.{{Ref/Reuse|Mega}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P139|Enc22|Page=139}} | The '''siege bike''' is an experimental all-terrain, single-traction tread vehicle designed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X department]] to target well-fortified enemy strongholds and barricades.{{Ref/Reuse|Mega}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P139|Enc22|Page=139}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The siege bike is equipped with a single side-mounted [[M268 heavy machine gun]] equipped with spectrum-enhanced visual tracking functionality. The vehicle is built around a heavy-grade, single-traction tread that allows the bike to be useable in all terrains and achieve speeds of up to | The siege bike is equipped with a single side-mounted [[M268 heavy machine gun]] equipped with spectrum-enhanced visual tracking functionality. The vehicle is built around a heavy-grade, single-traction tread that allows the bike to be useable in all terrains and achieve speeds of up to {{Convert|145|km/h|mph}},{{Ref/Reuse|Mega}} and it is known to be highly maneuverable.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} The bike is only capable of carrying one operator, who rides atop the vehicle.{{Ref/Reuse|Mega}} | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
The siege bike is one of several experimental vehicles developed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology | The siege bike is one of several experimental vehicles developed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department]],{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} a subdivision of the agency that focuses on the research, analysis, and reapplication of alien technology.{{Ref/Site|Id=Special Report|URL=http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8efbd7b88156ac5f6faed8b69&id=4fdccf0da5&e=7be5970a3b|Site=Mega Bloks|Page=Special Report: ONI REAP-X|D=14|M=10|Y=2014}} The vehicle's impressive weight-responsive maneuverability is a product of reverse-engineered gravitic modules discovered in a [[Covenant]] ship debris field.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P139}} | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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File:MC Siege Bike Concept Art.jpg|Concept art created for the Mega Construx siege bike.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.facebook.com/megaconstrux/photos/a.226272400861475.1073741826.225630710925644/285732411582140|Site=Facebook|Page=Siege bike concept art|Quote=More behind-the-scenes coolness from the design teams. Here's an early concept sketch of the Halo ONI REAP-X Siege Bike|D=10|M=04|Y=2022}} | File:MC Siege Bike Concept Art.jpg|Concept art created for the Mega Construx siege bike.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.facebook.com/megaconstrux/photos/a.226272400861475.1073741826.225630710925644/285732411582140|Site=Facebook|Page=Siege bike concept art|Quote=More behind-the-scenes coolness from the design teams. Here's an early concept sketch of the Halo ONI REAP-X Siege Bike|D=10|M=04|Y=2022}} | ||
File:MC Siege Bike bluebrint.png|A blueprint of the Mega Construx siege bike. | File:MC Siege Bike bluebrint.png|A blueprint of the Mega Construx siege bike. | ||
File:Siege Bike.jpg|The Mega Construx siege bike set. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||