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<center>''You may also be looking for the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Type-52 Infantry Support Vehicle|Prowler]] | <center>''You may also be looking for the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Type-52 Infantry Support Vehicle|Prowler]].''</center> | ||
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|length={{Convert|162|m|ft}}<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', page 248</ref> | |length={{Convert|162|m|ft}}<ref>'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''''', page 248</ref> | ||
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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|slipspace speed=2.625 lightyears per day<ref>[[ | |slipspace speed=2.625 lightyears per day<ref>[[Slipstream Space#Velocities|Slipspace, subjection 'Velocities']]</ref> | ||
|poweroutput= | |poweroutput= | ||
|power=Equipped | |power=Equipped | ||
|hull=Resistant to several [[pulse laser]] bursts<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> | |hull=Resistant to several [[Pulse Laser|pulse laser]] bursts<ref>'''''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''''</ref> | ||
|sensor=[[X-ELF Radar System]] | |sensor=[[X-ELF Radar System]] | ||
|target= | |target= | ||
|navigation=[[ | |navigation=[[Artificial Intelligence]] or NAVCOM | ||
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|countermeasures=*Ablative baffles | |countermeasures=*Ablative baffles | ||
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*[[Pulse Laser]]s (2+) | *[[Pulse Laser]]s (2+) | ||
*[[HORNET | *[[HORNET Mine]]s (14) | ||
*[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' | *[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s<ref>'''''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]:''''' ''[[The Mona Lisa]]''</ref> | ||
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|crew=90 crewmen<ref name="crew">'' | |crew=90 crewmen<ref name="crew">'''''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''''', page 186</ref> | ||
|skeleton=43 crew (3 | |skeleton=43 crew, (3 SPARTANs)<ref name="crew"/> | ||
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|role=Stealth infiltration and exfiltration, electronic intelligence | |role=Stealth infiltration and exfiltration, electronic intelligence | ||
|era= [[Human-Covenant War]] | |era= [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|affiliation=[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Prowler Corps]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]], [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Prowler Corps]] | ||
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The '''UNSC Prowler''' is a stealth [[ | The '''UNSC Prowler''' is a stealth [[corvette]] classification within the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref>'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', page 281</ref> They are used exclusively by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and are crewed by select ONI personnel.<ref>'''''Halo: The Fall of Reach''''', page 162</ref> | ||
==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>'' | 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 | 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 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] strikes and [[Archer Missile|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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*[[Stealth Ablative Coating]] | *[[Stealth Ablative Coating]] | ||
*Texture buffers | *Texture buffers | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *SPARTAN [[Gray Team]] was able to pilot a Prowler, meaning a prowler could be piloted by a crew of only three people. | ||
*The {{UNSCShip|Wink of an Eye}} possessed [[active camouflage]] systems, which were not common among UNSC or Covenant starships. The technology was most likely experimental, since the camouflage could not keep up with the constantly changing atmosphere of the gas giant [[Viperidae]]. | |||
*The {{UNSCShip|Wink of an Eye}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 22:41, August 17, 2010
Template:Ship The UNSC Prowler is a stealth corvette classification within the United Nations Space Command.[1] They are used exclusively by the Office of Naval Intelligence and are crewed by select ONI personnel.[2]
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
Trivia
- SPARTAN Gray Team was able to pilot a Prowler, meaning a prowler could be piloted by a crew of only three people.
- The UNSC Wink of an Eye possessed active camouflage systems, which were not common among UNSC or Covenant starships. The technology was most likely experimental, since the camouflage could not keep up with the constantly changing atmosphere of the gas giant Viperidae.
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 281
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 162
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 329
