D77C-NMPD Pelican Dropship

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D77C-NMPD Pelican Production information Class Pelican-class Dropship Technical specifications Length 30.5 meters (100.3 feet) Width 23.5 meters (76.9 feet) Height/depth 10.0 meters (35.9 feet) Engine unit(s) 2 Main Engines and numerous thrust vectoring nozzles Hull Radiation shielding Crew 3 (Pilot, Co-pilot, and Crew Chief) Passengers 10 Officers Cargo capacity 70 tons Usage Role(s) Aerial support and crowd control Era(s) Human-Covenant War Affiliation New Mombasa Police Department

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The D77C-NMPD Pelican Dropship was a variant of the Pelican-class Dropship used by the Police Department of New Mombasa, Kenya ^[1][2].

Contents 1 Background 2 History 2.1 Battle of Mombasa 3 Related Links 3.1 Internal 4 Sources

[edit] Background

Overall, the craft is almost identical to the military D77H-TCI variant used by the UNSC Marine Corps, with the exception of it's Police livery and a number of additions, including a high speed camera on the bow of the dropship to monitor traffic, and a rescue cable at the rear of the troop bay. These dropships are armed with the AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun in the troop bay.

[edit] History

Up until the First Battle of Earth, these Pelicans were used in traffic, surveillance, search & rescue, and prisoner transport roles.

[edit] Battle of Mombasa

Main article: Battle of Mombasa

During the Battle of Mombasa, the D77C-NMPD was used to transport personnel to coordinate evacuation efforts, attempting to get the city's population out of the city, and to fight against the invading Covenant Imperial Army. Police Commissioner Kinsler, the highest ranking officer of the NMPD, used one such dropship to locate and kidnap Sadie Endesha ^[3]. It was later destroyed by Vergil by ramming into it with the automated piloting system on an Oliphant garbage truck.

When the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier entered Slipspace above the city, most of the NMPD was held up fighting the Covenant Army on the ground. After the siege at the ONI Alpha Site, an NMPD Pelican evacuated Marines Cpl. Taylor Miles, PFC Michael Crespo, and a number of police officers, just before the building was destroyed by a controlled demolition ^[1]. This Pelican later flew the Marines to the NMPD Headquarters in order to extract GySgt Eddie Buck and LCpl Kojo Agu ^[4]; while landing, a section of two Type-26 Banshees ambushed the Pelican and shot it down, where it crashed in a construction zone high above the city streets ^[4]. A single NMPD officer, and a squad of Marine Shock Troops defended the downed Pelican from Covenant reinforcements ^[4].

[edit] Related Links

[edit] Internal

• D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship
• New Mombasa Police Department
• New Mombasa, Kenya

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Halo 3: ODST, level ONI Alpha Site
2. ↑ Halo Waypoint, intel entry NMPD Pelican
3. ↑ Halo 3: ODST, Sadie's Story
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Halo 3: ODST, level NMPD HQ

Aircraft of the UNSCDF
Bombers	Shortsword-class Bomber
Dropships/Cargo Transports	D77-TC Pelican - D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship - Albatross - Pod
Ground-attack aircraft	Hornet - Skyhawk Fighter - Sparrowhawk - Vulture
Reconnaisance	F-99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
Starfighters	C709 Longsword-class Interceptor - Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity
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UNSC Starship Classifications
Starfighters	C709 Longsword-class Interceptor
Dropships/Cargo Transports	D77-TC Pelican - D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship - Albatross - Pod - Bumblebee - Human Cargo Ship
Support Starships	Calypso-class Exfiltration Craft - Black Cat-class Subprowler - Chiroptera-class Stealth Vessel - Prowler - Laden-class Freighter - Parabola-class Freighter
Light Capital Warships	Mako-class Corvette - Stealth Cruiser - UNSC Light Frigate - UNSC Frigate - UNSC Destroyer
Cruisers	Halcyon-class - Marathon-class
Carriers	UNSC Carrier - Phoenix-class Colony Ship - UNSC Supercarrier
See Also: List of Starships
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