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An M440 Mastiff on display, callsign 'Cujo-1,' circa 2548. This particular vehicle belongs to the 15th Armored Regiment (the 'Baloch') of the UNSC Army's 42nd Armored Division, based out of Meridian. The 42nd Armored was one of the oldest armored divisions within the UNSC, having been formed from three Pakistan Army armored regiments (the 13th, 14th, and 15th Lancers) during the Interplanetary War. The unit would be ultimately wiped out in the 3-year-long Battle of Meridian, suffering nearly 90% casualties and spending the rest of the war recuperating on Lodestone. The division's Mastiffs, along with the three other armored divisions present on Meridian at the time, were credited with containing a number of Covenant ground incursions during the opening months of the campaign, helping stall the Covenant ground assault long enough for friendly forces to close in and neutralize the landing zones before the Covenant could solidify their hold. Though built on an M850 Grizzly chassis, the Mastiff doesn't have the same level of armor protection as the MBT, given that it is a support vehicle as opposed to a frontline combat vehicle. Despite the reduced weight, the Mastiff is still a large and cumbersome vehicle to transport efficiently, as well as costly in production costs for an artillery unit. Despite its distinguish service record, many within the UNSC Procurement department are considering discontinuing the Mastiff in favor of the more easily transportable and cost friendly Kodiak. However, pushback from the UNSC Army has prevented this from happening, especially in the wake of the M850B Grizzly being announced as the new standard Main Battle Tank of the UNSC.

Basic Info (2563):
M440 'Mastiff' HSPA (Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery)

Entered Production: 2511
Entered Service: 2511
Manufacturer:
Chalybs Defense Solutions (UNSC; 2511)
Steiner-Mistal Steel Works (United Dominion; 2544)
Gaelic Machinery (Falkirk; 2544)

Users:
UNSC
United Dominion
Federal Republic of Falkirk
Confederacy of Colonial Systems

Type: Self Propelled Artillery
Role: Artillery Support

Length: 40 ft 4 in (12.3 m)
Width: 27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Height: 23 ft 8 in (7.2 m)
Weight: 50 tons

Crew:
3 (Commander & 2 Gunners)

Armament:
1x M500 Smoothbore High-Velocity Cannon (203mm; 20 rounds)
1x M247 GPMG (2,000 rounds)

Armor:
Ballistic Polycarbonate, Titanium, Carbon Nanotube
Turret: 30mm
Front: 30mm
Side: 30mm
Rear: 30mm

Top Speed: 40 mph

Operational Range: 400 miles

Cost: 1,977,543 Credits

Short Bio:
Bio will come later.

And here we have another quality vehicle commission done by GC-Conceptart. Always a pleasure working with him and make sure to go check out his page.

This artwork was made to help promote a FF crossover story on FF.net called 'Halo-Naruto'. Link to the story below:
Halo-Naruto: Prologue
Halo-Naruto: The Fire Within

Artwork was done by 'GC-Conceptart' on Deviantart. Link to his page here:
GC-Conceptart

Link to Halo-Naruto's first manga chapter:
Halo-Naruto Manga: Prologue

Copyrights of both Halo and Naruto belong to their respective companies, 343 Industries and Shonen Jump. I do not own any of the original Halo/Naruto content created by their respective companies.

Description

An M440 Mastiff on display, callsign 'Cujo-1,' circa 2548. This particular vehicle belongs to the 15th Armored Regiment (the 'Baloch') of the UNSC Army's 42nd Armored Division, based out of Meridian. The 42nd Armored was one of the oldest armored divisions within the UNSC, having been formed from three Pakistan Army armored regiments (the 13th, 14th, and 15th Lancers) during the Interplanetary War. The unit would be ultimately wiped out in the 3-year-long Battle of Meridian, suffering nearly 90% casualties and spending the rest of the war recuperating on Lodestone. The division's Mastiffs, along with the three other armored divisions present on Meridian at the time, were credited with containing a number of Covenant ground incursions during the opening months of the campaign, helping stall the Covenant ground assault long enough for friendly forces to close in and neutralize the landing zones before the Covenant could solidify their hold. Though built on an M850 Grizzly chassis, the Mastiff doesn't have the same level of armor protection as the MBT, given that it is a support vehicle as opposed to a frontline combat vehicle. Despite the reduced weight, the Mastiff is still a large and cumbersome vehicle to transport efficiently, as well as costly in production costs for an artillery unit. Despite its distinguish service record, many within the UNSC Procurement department are considering discontinuing the Mastiff in favor of the more easily transportable and cost friendly Kodiak. However, pushback from the UNSC Army has prevented this from happening, especially in the wake of the M850B Grizzly being announced as the new standard Main Battle Tank of the UNSC.

Basic Info (2563):
M440 'Mastiff' HSPA (Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery)

Entered Production: 2511
Entered Service: 2511
Manufacturer:
Chalybs Defense Solutions (UNSC; 2511)
Steiner-Mistal Steel Works (United Dominion; 2544)
Gaelic Machinery (Falkirk; 2544)

Users:
UNSC
United Dominion
Federal Republic of Falkirk
Confederacy of Colonial Systems

Type: Self Propelled Artillery
Role: Artillery Support

Length: 40 ft 4 in (12.3 m)
Width: 27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Height: 23 ft 8 in (7.2 m)
Weight: 50 tons

Crew:
3 (Commander & 2 Gunners)

Armament:
1x M500 Smoothbore High-Velocity Cannon (203mm; 20 rounds)
1x M247 GPMG (2,000 rounds)

Armor:
Ballistic Polycarbonate, Titanium, Carbon Nanotube
Turret: 30mm
Front: 30mm
Side: 30mm
Rear: 30mm

Top Speed: 40 mph

Operational Range: 400 miles

Cost: 1,977,543 Credits

Short Bio:
Bio will come later.

And here we have another quality vehicle commission done by GC-Conceptart. Always a pleasure working with him and make sure to go check out his page.

This artwork was made to help promote a FF crossover story on FF.net called 'Halo-Naruto'. Link to the story below:
Halo-Naruto: Prologue
Halo-Naruto: The Fire Within

Artwork was done by 'GC-Conceptart' on Deviantart. Link to his page here:
GC-Conceptart

Link to Halo-Naruto's first manga chapter:
Halo-Naruto Manga: Prologue

Copyrights of both Halo and Naruto belong to their respective companies, 343 Industries and Shonen Jump. I do not own any of the original Halo/Naruto content created by their respective companies.