Editing Acolyte-class harrier

{{Title|''Acolyte''-class harrier}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship class infobox
|name=''Acolyte''-class harrier
|image=[[File:Enc22 AcolyteHarrier.png|300px]]
|hull symbol=
|architect=
|manufacturer=[[Minoris Assembler Vats]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=383}}
|class=[[Harrier-class vessel|Harrier]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|role=*Offense{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*Escort{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|length={{Convert|392|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width=
|height=
|mass=1.4 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power=
|engine=[[Reaction drive]]
|slipspace drive=
|navigation=
|hull=
|shielding=
|armament=
|complement=*Numerous [[sentinel]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*Numerous [[weapon-ship]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|crew=
|passengers=
|othersystems=Stealth systems{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out6|Out|Chapter=6}}
|era=*[[Forerunner-Flood war]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Created conflict]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out23|Out|Chapter=23}}
|introduced=
|affiliation=*[[Forerunner]] [[Ecumene]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Created]]{{Ref/Reuse|Out23}}
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The '''''Acolyte''-class harrier''', or '''fourth-order harrier tactical escort''', was a classification of [[Orders of battle|fourth-order]] [[harrier]] employed by the [[Forerunners]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} During the [[Created conflict]], the [[Created]] fielded several ''Acolyte''-class harriers as well.{{Ref/Reuse|Out23}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
Bearing a spearhead profile similar to that of the much smaller {{Class|Despair|fighter}}, the ''Acolyte''-class harrier is heavily armed to the point of being capable of taking on larger [[capital ship]]s with sufficient coordination. The vessel's internal carrier bay is capable of holding [[sentinels]] and [[weapon-ship]]s with both offensive and defensive capabilities.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} ''Acolyte''-class harriers also possess advanced stealth capabilities which can make the vessels even more difficult to detect than [[UNSC]] [[prowler]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Out6}}

The vessel's superstructure consists of a distinctive segmented hull bound together by an energy field, similar to other forms of Forerunner architecture with free-floating elements.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out20|HOut|Chapter=20}}

==Usage==
===Forerunner-Flood War===
Seeing service during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], ''Acolyte''-class harriers' deadly combination of weapons and carrying capacity allowed them to serve alongside the [[Forerunner]] [[Ecumene]]’s most prized [[space fighter|starfighter]]s, with their weapon systems effectively equal in power.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Created conflict===
By late [[2559]], several ''Acolyte''-class harriers had come under the control of [[Cortana]]'s [[Created]]. Three of these vessels were stationed at [[Netherop]] in the [[Ephyra system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Out23}} Others were assigned to trail vessels carrying high value individuals, such as the ''[[Sword of Harmony]]'' as it transported [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] to Netherop.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out4|Out|Chapter=4}}

==Production notes==
In ''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'', an ''Acolyte'' is described as being "three times" the size of the {{Pattern|A'uzr|sword frigate}} ''[[Sword of Harmony]]'',{{Ref/Reuse|Out20}} which measures {{Convert|2821.5|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} in length.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFConcert|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-concert-of-words|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Concert of Worlds|D=25|M=09|Y=2023}} However, according to officially-published statistics in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' and [[Canon Fodder]], ''Sword of Harmony'' is actually around twice the size of an ''Acolyte'' harrier - the latter of which measuring {{Convert|392|m|ft|sp=us}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Given the vessel's description of consisting of distinct segments bound by an energy field,{{Ref/Reuse|Out20}} it may be possible that the vessel can shift its form depending on circumstance, and the size statistic/artwork given in the ''Encyclopedia'' represents the ship in a passive or noncombat configuration.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HM-ForerunnerShips2.png|An illustration of what appears to be an ''Acolyte''-class harrier (or a very similar vessel) in ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Forerunner|ships}}
[[Category:Forerunner ship classes]]