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C708 Longsword

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C708 Longsword
GA-TL1 Longsword K-12 in space. Screenshot taken from Halo: Campaign Evolved campaign level The Maw.
Concept art for the C708 Longsword. Cropped from the originalMedia:HCEV Longsword Concept.jpg.
Production information

Manufacturer:

Misriah Armory

Class:

Space fighter

Technical specifications

Engine(s):

Twin fusion drives[1]

Armament:

Crew:

2[1]

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Human-Covenant War[1]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy[1]

 

The C708 Longsword is a variant of GA-TL1 Longsword in service with the UNSC Navy.[2][3]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The C708 Longsword is similar in form and scale to the C712 model used by the UNSC Air Force, and much smaller than the Navy's C709 variant. Its cockpit has a canopy which can be opened and closed—a feature that is notably absent from both the C709 and C712 variants. The cockpit has seats for a pilot and a co-pilot in a tandem seating configuration, versus the other models' side-by-side seats. Two fusion drives are built into the wings, allowing the craft to achieve SSTO.[1]

Armaments[edit]

The C708 Longsword is equipped with four ALI-50 110mm autocannons. These weapons are placed in a fixed-forward position, with a pair situated on the left and right flanks of the cockpit. The craft also has an ordnance bay capable of stocking an indeterminate number of ASGM-10 missiles.[Note 1]

Production notes[edit]

The C708 Longsword variant was first mentioned off-handedly in the Library entry for Longswords in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. It made its first visual appearance 15 years later in Halo: Campaign Evolved, which replaces all C709 Longswords with their C708 counterparts. That being said, it was confirmed in Canon Fodder Issue 171 that the Longswords are canonically C709 variants to align with the events of Halo: First Strike.[3]

Gallery[edit]

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  • Concept art for the C708. Note the ordnance bay on the ventral fuselage.
    Concept art for the C708. Note the ordnance bay on the ventral fuselage.
  • A render of the cockpit.
    A render of the cockpit.
  • Two C708 Longswords in combat.
    Two C708 Longswords in combat.
  • A C708 Longsword in flight.
    A C708 Longsword in flight.
  • A C708 Longsword in Launch Bay 7.
    A C708 Longsword in Launch Bay 7.
  • A view of a C708 Longsword's autocannons.
    A view of a C708 Longsword's autocannons.
  • A C708 Longsword's cockpit.
    A C708 Longsword's cockpit.
  • A C708 Longsword makes a steep ascent.
    A C708 Longsword makes a