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The '''UNSC Prowler''' is a Corvette<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] pg. 281</ref> | The '''UNSC Prowler''' is a stealth [[Corvette]] classification within the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] pg. 281</ref> They were used exclusively by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], and were often crewed by select ONI crews.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 162</ref> | ||
This is most probably the | This is most probably the UNSC equivalent of the [[Covenant Stealth Corvette]]. | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
In a similar role to [[Wikipedia:EA-6B Prowler|its namesake]], it is used to gather electronic intelligence, and its primary role is to stay hidden while safely gathering such intelligence, not to charge into battle, as that would invariably be an irreversibly fatal tactic. Because of its tactical value and potential to change the outcome of any given combat situation, every UNSC battlegroup has at least one Prowler assigned to its ranks<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 329</ref>. | In a similar role to [[Wikipedia:EA-6B Prowler|its namesake]], it is used to gather electronic intelligence, and its primary role is to stay hidden while safely gathering such intelligence, not to charge into battle, as that would invariably be an irreversibly fatal tactic. Because of its tactical value and potential to change the outcome of any given combat situation, every UNSC battlegroup has at least one Prowler assigned to its ranks<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 329</ref>. | ||
The Prowler's only combat role, beside active combat monitoring and recording, is discreetly laying minefields of stealthed nuclear [[HORNET mine]]s in orbital regions. Enemy ships that unknowingly enter these minefields can be destroyed by a single Prowler, allowing the remainder of the UNSC forces to move in and finish off the survivors with [[MAC]] strikes and [[Archer missiles]]. This stratagem allowed [[Battle Group Stalingrad]] to wage a short but devastating battle against the [[Covenant]] at [[Onyx]], destroying significantly more ships than their own number, an extremely rare outcome among | The Prowler's only combat role, beside active combat monitoring and recording, is discreetly laying minefields of stealthed nuclear [[HORNET mine]]s in orbital regions. Enemy ships that unknowingly enter these minefields can be destroyed by a single Prowler, allowing the remainder of the UNSC forces to move in and finish off the survivors with [[MAC]] strikes and [[Archer missiles]]. This stratagem allowed [[Battle Group Stalingrad]] to wage a short but devastating battle against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] at [[Onyx]], destroying significantly more ships than their own number, an extremely rare outcome among UNSC-Covenant engagements. | ||
==Stealth Systems== | ==Stealth Systems== | ||
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*{{UNSCShip|Lark}} | *{{UNSCShip|Lark}} | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}} (Stealth Cruiser) | *{{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}} ([[Stealth Cruiser]]) | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Razor's Edge}} | *{{UNSCShip|Razor's Edge}} | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Tokyo Rules}} | *{{UNSCShip|Tokyo Rules}} | ||
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*There is a [[Type-52 Infantry Support Vehicle|Brute land vehicle]] with the same name. | *There is a [[Type-52 Infantry Support Vehicle|Brute land vehicle]] with the same name. | ||
*Spartan [[Gray Team]] could pilot a prowler, meaning a prowler could be piloted by a crew of only three people. | *Spartan [[Gray Team]] could pilot a prowler, meaning a prowler could be piloted by a crew of only three people. | ||
* | *Beside the Prowler, another type of [[Unnamed Stealth Spacecraft|UNSC stealth ship]] exists. Not classified as a Prowler, this vessel appears to have more advanced cloaking systems.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=955272 Frankie: "It's not a Prowler..."]</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 05:20, December 9, 2009
Template:Ship The UNSC Prowler is a stealth Corvette classification within the United Nations Space Command.[1] They were used exclusively by the Office of Naval Intelligence, and were often crewed by select ONI crews.[2]
This is most probably the UNSC equivalent of the Covenant Stealth Corvette.
Role
In a similar role to its namesake, it is used to gather electronic intelligence, and its primary role is to stay hidden while safely gathering such intelligence, not to charge into battle, as that would invariably be an irreversibly fatal tactic. Because of its tactical value and potential to change the outcome of any given combat situation, every UNSC battlegroup has at least one Prowler assigned to its ranks[3].
The Prowler's only combat role, beside active combat monitoring and recording, is discreetly laying minefields of stealthed nuclear HORNET mines in orbital regions. Enemy ships that unknowingly enter these minefields can be destroyed by a single Prowler, allowing the remainder of the UNSC forces to move in and finish off the survivors with MAC strikes and Archer missiles. This stratagem allowed Battle Group Stalingrad to wage a short but devastating battle against the Covenant at Onyx, destroying significantly more ships than their own number, an extremely rare outcome among UNSC-Covenant engagements.
Stealth Systems
- Ablative baffles
- Counter-electronic systems
- Stealth Ablative Coating
- Texture buffers
Known ships
- UNSC Apocalypso
- UNSC Applebee
- UNSC Circumference - destroyed
- UNSC Dusk
- UNSC Lark
- UNSC Point of No Return (Stealth Cruiser)
- UNSC Razor's Edge
- UNSC Tokyo Rules
- UNSC Last Gleaming (Conjecture)
Trivia
- There is a Brute land vehicle with the same name.
- Spartan Gray Team could pilot a prowler, meaning a prowler could be piloted by a crew of only three people.
- Beside the Prowler, another type of UNSC stealth ship exists. Not classified as a Prowler, this vessel appears to have more advanced cloaking systems.[4]
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach pg. 281
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 162
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 329
- ^ Frankie: "It's not a Prowler..."
