XRP12 Gremlin: Difference between revisions

{{Status|Canon}}

{{Vehicle infobox

|name=XRP12 Combat Support Vehicle

|manufacturer=[[Materials Group]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=143}}

|cost=

|length={{Convert|31.1|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=83}}

|width={{Convert|15.6|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

|height={{Convert|23.8|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|mass={{Convert|5.7|MT|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|max speed=

|armament=1 [[X23 Non-Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

|crew=*1 operator + 5 crew{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

**1 driver{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

**2 gunners{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

**3 technicians{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|firstuse-title=In service

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|role=*Combat support vehicle

*[[Electronic warfare]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HDW2|DW|Chapter=2}}

The '''XRP12 Combat Support Vehicle''' ('''CSV'''), commonly known as the '''Gremlin''', is an [[electronic warfare]] truck used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|HDW2}} It is used to hamper, interfere with, and disable enemy electronics in support of offensive operations.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Site|Id=HWLS|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/halowars/index.html?fbid=7d3b-Io5mXm|Site=Halo Wars: Official Website|Page=Gremlin|D=28|M=2|Y=2009|Detail=Defunct|NoArchive=yes}}

Like the [[SP42 Cobra]], the Gremlin features a six-wheel drive system, with two at the front and the other four toward the rear, which allow the vehicle a considerable degree of speed and maneuverability. The driver sits in the front of the vehicle; instead of having a window to see through, the Gremlin features a one-way screen similar to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor's]] faceplate. The weaponry is mounted on top of the vehicle, allowing it to target and fire more easily. The XRP12 features no true armament, as it is equipped with only the X23 NNEMP cannon; thus, the Gremlin must be well protected by other forces.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The X23's low rate-of-fire means that it has also been designed to incorporate an in-line heavy [[laser]] that can fire between EMP pulses.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The vehicle is crewed by one driver and five other operators.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} These include two gunners and three systems technicians.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Development history===

The underlying technology of the Gremlin was designed during the early years of the [[Insurrection]] as a test bed for non-nuclear [[electromagnetic pulse]] technology, in the hope that it could be used to prevent weapons of mass destruction from being detonated. Though this technology was not new, it had never been functionally harnessed with such a great deal of precision.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Following the [[glassing]] of [[Harvest]] and the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the X23 Non-Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon was fully-developed with the intent of disrupting [[Covenant]] power [[generator]]s and relaying stations, though it was rapidly discovered that the weaponry excelled in disabling enemy vehicles - resulting in the creation of the Gremlin CSV.{{Ref/Book|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=38|Section=Firebase Units}}

Due to their cost and lack of mobile defence, the Gremlin was rarely used in battle.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=239}} Gremlins were active by at least [[2531]], with the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} stocking several around the time of the [[Harvest campaign]]. They were notably employed by the ''Spirit'' during the [[Battle of Trove]], during which the ship deployed up to four such vehicles to use their EMP weaponry to disrupt several [[Forerunner]] devices on the [[shield world]] from dragging the ''Spirit of Fire'' down into the ground. The Gremlins were successful in delaying the ship's descent, allowing the ''Spirit'' to evacuate friendly forces from the surface.{{Ref/Level|HW|Shield World (level)|Shield World}}

By the time of the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' had at least a few Gremlins still operational and had deployed them in the back-lines of their conflict with the [[Banished]] alongside several [[M312 Elephant|Elephant]] recovery vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW2}}

===''Halo Wars''===

In the [[campaign]] of ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Gremlin is used to weaken the tractor beams in the level [[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]. It is later available during the level [[Repairs]] to be used to defend the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}'s hull from [[Covenant]] boarders as [[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Cyclops|Cyclopes]] repair the ship's power core.

 

*'''Focusing Lens:''' Enhances laser attack's range and damage. Costs {{HWResources|200}} resources and requires a {{HWTech|tech}} level of {{HWTech|3}}.

*'''Chain Amplifier:''' EMP special ability can now hit up to three targets. Costs {{HWResources|450}} resources and requires a {{HWTech|tech}} level of {{HWTech|4}}.

 

File:HW_Gremlin_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Gremlin from ''Halo Wars''.

 

File:HW GremlinDisablesPylon.png|A Gremlin using its EMP pulse to disrupt Forerunner machinery.

File:HW Gremlin rear.jpg|A rear view of the Gremlin.

File:HW GremlinNotM6Laser.png|A Gremlin firing the X23 NNEMP's in-line heavy laser at a [[Type-25 Wraith|T-25 Wraith]].

*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}

*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''

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