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The Draugr is equipped with five [[focus cannon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The Draugr is equipped with five [[focus cannon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
===Operational history===
The Draugr was seldom seen during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. One appearance of the craft was during [[Operation: OFFSET EYE]] in [[2551]] on [[Concord]], where it was attacked and destroyed by [[Noble Team]].{{Ref/Book|Winter Contention}}


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File:HR_WarthogCharge_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art for Tip of the Spear - note the presence of siege engines in the artwork.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Winter Contention]]'' {{1st}}


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Revision as of 21:38, February 8, 2023

Zashk-pattern Mobile Fortress
Concept art of a cut vehicle later canonised as the Zashk-pattern Draugr.
Production information

Manufacturer:

Assembly Forges[1]

Model:

Draugr

Technical specifications

Length:

168.6 meters (553.1 ft)[1]

Width:

100.0 meters (328.1 ft)[1]

Height:

58.7 meters (192.6 ft)[1]

Mass:

71,000 metric tons (69,879 LT; 78,264 ST)[1]

Other system(s):

Energy shielding[1]

Armament:

5 heavy focus cannons[1]

Crew:

12[1]

Complement:

100 passengers[1]

Usage

Role(s):

Mobile fortress[1][2]

Affiliation:

Covenant[1]

 

The Zashk-pattern Mobile Fortress, more commonly known simply as the Draugr, is a gargantuan mobile fortress employed by the Covenant military as the centrepiece in a large ground campaign.[1][2]

Overview

Design details

The Draugr is a massive vehicle employed by the Covenant, featuring a gravity lift and heavy-duty energy shielding. It is among one of the largest and most powerful land vehicles of the Covenant, with only the Harvester and Kraken surpassing it in scale.[1]

Armament

The Draugr is equipped with five focus cannons.[1]

Operational history

The Draugr was seldom seen during the Human-Covenant War. One appearance of the craft was during Operation: OFFSET EYE in 2551 on Concord, where it was attacked and destroyed by Noble Team.[3]

Usage

The Draugr is employed by the Covenant as the centrepiece of their largest mobile field armies, where they are flanked by Scarabs for protection. They can house legions of combat troops inside their shield dome, and thus make a useful tool when the Covenant wish to completely annihilate a well-entrenched enemy.[1][2]

Production notes

The Draugr was initially conceived by Isaac Hannaford under the working name "Siege Engine" during the production of Halo: Reach. At the time, the vehicle was to be the centrepiece of a cut level later in the game and can be seen in several pieces of concept art. Hannaford designed the vehicle based on the H-K Tank from Terminator.

The vehicle was later brought back and canonised in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

Trivia

A Draugr is a type of undead creature from Norse mythology, akin to zombies. This is to keep in the Covenant's tradition of naming most of its vehicles after undead mythological entities.

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 277
  2. ^ a b c Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "🚗 VEHICLE DATABASE - DRAUGR One of the most imposing forms of the Covenant’s occupation craft, the arrival of a Draugr typically precluded the presence a much larger force of Scarabs and combat-ready troops. #FictionFriday" (Retrieved on Feb 3, 2023) [archive]
  3. ^ Winter Contention