Diamondback MLRS

From Halo: Daybreak

M701 Diamondback MLRS
Diamondback Blueprint.jpg
Production information

Manufacturer:

SinoViet Heavy Machinery

Technical specifications

Length:

7.5 meters (24ft 7in)

Width:

4.5 meters (14ft 9in)

Height:

3.75 meters (12ft 4in)

Mass:

27 metric tons

Maximum speed:

65 kmph (40 mph)

Engine(s):

Commonwealth N5-Series 520HP Turbodiesel

Hull:

Titanium-ceramic composite armor, Alfoa frame

Armament:

  • 8 M162 Launcher Loader Module
  • 4 M24 Multi-Spectrum Decoy Launchers

Crew:

2 (driver, commander)

Consumables:

Maximum 400 kilometer (250 miles) range

Usage

Role(s):

  • Rocket Artillery

Affiliation:

UNSC Marine Corps UNSC Army Artillery Corps

 

The M701 Diamondback MLRS is a self-propelled rocket artillery launcher. It is capable of both precision strikes with guided missiles and saturation bombardment with ripple-fire and submunition warheads. It was used to deadly effect early in the war and quickly drew the ire of the Covenant, who made it a point to hunt rocket artillery units down. By the latter decade of the war, operating a Diamondback was known to be a hard way to earn a living.