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"''Air superiority can be of vital importance, for example not only for intelligence gathering but also for tactical strikes at your enemy’s weak points. A UNSC Airpad is a surprisingly sophisticated structure that not only houses the maintenance crews required to refit, repair, and rearm Hornets, it also houses banks of simulation pods to train pilots in everything from the basics to advanced tactical maneuvers. Desperate times can call for desperate measures, and on more than a few occasions Firebase Commanders have thrown any able bodies they’ve had at their disposal into the simulators for a crash course in operating the Attack VTOL-14. With the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} at your disposal to provide experienced air crews, chances are you won’t have to resort to these sorts of unorthodox procedures.''" -Halo Wars website description | "''Air superiority can be of vital importance, for example not only for intelligence gathering but also for tactical strikes at your enemy’s weak points. A UNSC Airpad is a surprisingly sophisticated structure that not only houses the maintenance crews required to refit, repair, and rearm Hornets, it also houses banks of simulation pods to train pilots in everything from the basics to advanced tactical maneuvers. Desperate times can call for desperate measures, and on more than a few occasions Firebase Commanders have thrown any able bodies they’ve had at their disposal into the simulators for a crash course in operating the Attack VTOL-14. With the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} at your disposal to provide experienced air crews, chances are you won’t have to resort to these sorts of unorthodox procedures.''" -Halo Wars website description | ||
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=== | ===Halo Wars=== | ||
Mainline UNSC air unit. A versatile single-seat, fast aircraft armed with a gatling gun and rockets. | *'''[[AV-14 Hornet]]:''' Mainline UNSC air unit. A versatile single-seat, fast aircraft armed with a gatling gun and rockets. | ||
**'''Hornet Upgrades''' | |||
***Wingmen: Adds [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] riding shotgun with [[M41 rocket launcher|rocket launchers]] to boost damage. | |||
***Chaff pod: Passive ability; better avoidance of missile fire. | |||
*'''[[AV-22 Sparrowhawk]]:''' Upgrade Hornet to Hawk super unit equipped with laser beams. (Available only if [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] is the leader) | |||
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*'''[[AC-220 Vulture]]:''' UNSC super unit. Advanced air-weapons platform that can unleash devastating damage on all targets | |||
UNSC super unit. Advanced air-weapons platform that can unleash devastating damage on all targets | **'''Vulture Upgrades''' | ||
* | ***Mega barrage: Doubles the number of missile salvos in a barrage attack. | ||
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=== | ===Halo Wars 2 Open Beta=== | ||
* | *'''AV-14 Hornet''' | ||
** | **'''Info:''' Core Air, Fast moving, Medium range | ||
**'''Base Level:''' 2 | |||
**'''Cost:''' Population 4, Supplies 250, Energy 65 | |||
*'''[[Nightingale]]''' | |||
**'''Info:''' Support Unit, Repairs and heals, Non-combative, Detects cloaked units. | |||
**'''Base Level:''' 2 | |||
**'''Cost:''' Population 4, Supplies 180, Energy 60 | |||
*'''AC-220 Vulture | |||
**'''Info:''' Heavy Air, Can lauch devastating PHEONIX missile | |||
**'''Base Level:''' 3 | |||
**'''Cost:''' Population 9, Supplies 390, Energy 170 | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 16:31, June 15, 2016
The UNSC airpad is a UNSC building in Halo Wars. As its name suggests, it is designed to construct aircraft, such as the Hornet, Hawk and Vulture.[1]
Function
"Air superiority can be of vital importance, for example not only for intelligence gathering but also for tactical strikes at your enemy’s weak points. A UNSC Airpad is a surprisingly sophisticated structure that not only houses the maintenance crews required to refit, repair, and rearm Hornets, it also houses banks of simulation pods to train pilots in everything from the basics to advanced tactical maneuvers. Desperate times can call for desperate measures, and on more than a few occasions Firebase Commanders have thrown any able bodies they’ve had at their disposal into the simulators for a crash course in operating the Attack VTOL-14. With the UNSC Spirit of Fire at your disposal to provide experienced air crews, chances are you won’t have to resort to these sorts of unorthodox procedures." -Halo Wars website description
Gameplay
Halo Wars
- AV-14 Hornet: Mainline UNSC air unit. A versatile single-seat, fast aircraft armed with a gatling gun and rockets.
- Hornet Upgrades
- Wingmen: Adds Marines riding shotgun with rocket launchers to boost damage.
- Chaff pod: Passive ability; better avoidance of missile fire.
- Hornet Upgrades
- AV-22 Sparrowhawk: Upgrade Hornet to Hawk super unit equipped with laser beams. (Available only if Professor Anders is the leader)
- AC-220 Vulture: UNSC super unit. Advanced air-weapons platform that can unleash devastating damage on all targets
- Vulture Upgrades
- Mega barrage: Doubles the number of missile salvos in a barrage attack.
- Vulture Upgrades
Halo Wars 2 Open Beta
- AV-14 Hornet
- Info: Core Air, Fast moving, Medium range
- Base Level: 2
- Cost: Population 4, Supplies 250, Energy 65
- Nightingale
- Info: Support Unit, Repairs and heals, Non-combative, Detects cloaked units.
- Base Level: 2
- Cost: Population 4, Supplies 180, Energy 60
- AC-220 Vulture
- Info: Heavy Air, Can lauch devastating PHEONIX missile
- Base Level: 3
- Cost: Population 9, Supplies 390, Energy 170
Gallery
An airpad from different angles.
Concept art of the UNSC Airpad.
- 005 AirtowerV01.jpg
An early concept art image of the UNSC airpad. Note the Falcons on the runway and one in the hangar, and a B-65 Shortsword docked with its wings retracted.
High-poly render of the UNSC Airpad.
Low-poly render of the UNSC Airpad.
List of appearances
- Halo Wars (First appearance)
Sources
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