M820 Main Battle Tank

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M820 MBT
Production information
Manufacturer	Chalybs Defense Solutions Hannibal Weapon Systems (Modifier)
Variants	ONI Scorpion Urban Scorpion Tundra Scorpion Woodland Scorpion Corp Scorpion Hannibal Scorpion
Technical information
Length	10.2 metres (33 ft)
Width	8.5 metres (28 ft)
Height/depth	5.7 metres (19 ft)
Mass	31.7 metric tons (31.2 LT; 34.9 ST)
Armament	1 M990 Smoothbore Cannon Secondary turret
Crew	1 driver 1 gunner
Usage
Year introduced	2557
Role(s)	Main Battle Tank Anti-vehicular platform Anti-armor platform Heavy Weaponry
Era(s)	Post-war
Affiliation	UNSC ONI ONI Security Liang Dortmund

The new iteration – the M820 – of the storied Scorpion is half the mass of the old M808 yet has nearly identical firepower and armor protection.

— Official description, Canon Fodder

The M820 Main Battle Tank, better known as the Scorpion, was a post-war replacement for the M808 and M808B Scorpion tanks used during the Human-Covenant war.

Class History

The M820 was first introduced in 2557.

Design

It functions largely the same but is half the mass of the older M808C and M808B.

Armament

The tank's main gun is the M990 Smoothbore Cannon. It cannot fire ammo from previous Scorpion iterations as to allow for future guided rounds and propellants.

Modifications

“As expected, ONI spares no expense with its "security" Scorpions, outfitting them with experimental ammunition using the latest energetic propellants. Advanced Scorpion with heavy armor and upgraded cannon.”

— Description of ONI's modifications, Canon Fodder

It appears that the M820 can be heavily modified. For example, the Office of Naval Intelligence equips their Scorpions with experimental technologies, such as an upgraded cannon, heavier armor and the newest rounds with energetic propellants. While, Hannibal Weapon Systems has modified the tank to fire a directed energy cannon and a pintle mounted gauss repeater.

Variants

Picture	Variant	Description
N/A	CORP Scorpion	An up-armored Scorpion used by Liang Dortmund.
N/A	Tundra Scorpion	An up-armored Scorpion used in arctic environments.
N/A	Woodland Scorpion	An up-armored Scorpion with a woodland camouflage pattern.
N/A	Urban Scorpion	An up-armored Scorpion used by the UNSC Army and the UNSC Marine Corps.
N/A	ONI Scorpion	A heavily-armored Scorpion used by ONI with a faster firing main cannon, utilizing experimental ammunition.
	Hannibal Scorpion	A testbed Scorpion from Hannibal Weapon Systems currently being tested in War Games simulations onboard UNSC Infinity. This experimental Scorpion has a fast-discharge directed energy cannon, similar to that of a M-145D Rhino, as well as a gauss repeater turret.

Gameplay

Changes from the M808 Scorpion

• Pintle-mounted machine gun no longer fires as fast.
• Main cannon's rate of fire reduced.
• A weak spot has been added; a grill on the rear of the Scorpion.

Gallery

Render

Render of the Scorpion in Halo 5: Guardians.

Screenshot

The Scorpion in first person view on Raid on Apex 7.

First-person view of the Hannibal Scorpion.

The cannon of the Hannibal Scorpion charging up.

The Hannibal Scorpion's cannon firing.

The Hannibal Scorpion venting excess heat.

The Hannibal Scorpion's gauss repeater turret.

REQ Cards

The ONI Scorpion's REQ Card.

The Urban Scorpion's REQ Card.