Type-30 Light Excavation/Anti-Fortification Platform

The Locust is a Covenant ground combat vehicle which will be featured in Halo Wars. It is described as a "building killer" and Spartans were described as being able to jack it, like many other vehicles.

Appearance
The Locust is a smaller version of the Scarab walker, with only one rotating turret which hosts a single large cannon. Its four legs may allow it to kneel down or climb over obstacles, like its larger cousin. Its central turret looks similar to a Banshee cockpit.

Trivia

 * It resembles its larger counterpart, the Scarab, especially the Scarabs from the Halo Graphic Novel. It also bears strong resemblance to the Covenant Artillery batteries seen on Outskirts in Halo 2.
 * It is possible that these, not the Scarabs, were the vehicles seen at CASTLE Base.
 * The Locust differs from the naming scheme used for most other Covenant vehicles. Generally, the names of Covenant vehicles are all nearly synonymous, all being the name of a supernatural being such as a spirit or a ghost, while the locust is the name of an insect. One exception is the Scarab, which the Locust resembles closely, indicating that "walker" units are codenamed after insects rather than supernatural entities.