Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit
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Dropship, gunship, scout |
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11.6 meters (38.1 ft)[3] |
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67.9 metric tons (66.8 LT; 74.8 ST)[3] |
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1,099 kilometres per hour (683 mph)[3] |
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- "Uh-oh, another bandit droppin' in behind us! They're tryin' to flank us!"
- — Manuel Mendoza spotting a T-25 Spirit during the Battle of Installation 04.[8]
The Dextro Xur-pattern Warrior Transport[9] or more formally the DX-class dropship,[4] (UNSC Type classification: Type-25 Troop Carrier, T-25 TC),[2][5] or more commonly the Spirit,[5] is an infantry and logistical dropship and utility craft manufactured by their Tertiary Assembly Forges.[2] Dubbed the Dextro Xur design pattern,[1] the Type-25 Spirit served as one of the primary transport crafts of the Covenant military, though the Nuro'k Xur-pattern Spirit is now utilized by the Swords of Sanghelios' army and other Covenant remnant factions.[3]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The Spirit is a moderately large craft, being 33 meters (108 ft) in length.[2] The dropship is an angular, tuning fork-shaped spacecraft with two parallel personnel bays along the exterior of each "prong". The pilot's compartment is located at the rear, between the twin troop bays. Each of these personnel bays has two doors that open and close vertically; however, they do not close fully and leave a small opening along the length of the bay. Between these extended personnel bays, a gravity hoist[1] fluctuates visibly as it generates the ship's anti-gravity propulsion, similar in appearance to the energy pulse of the gravity lifts the Covenant use to commute between the ground and hovering ships. This same system is used to ferry payloads to their destinations.[3] A uniquely stable contragravity system is fitted onto the dropship, which can adapt to a wide range of load profiles without any apparent compensation delays or loss of efficacy.[1] The hull of the Spirit is unexpectedly robust and the pilots are well protected in the dropship's aft cockpit. A Spirit is more likely to survive combat zones that would be considered suicidal for the somewhat more fragile Phantom.[3]
Like all Covenant dropships, the Spirit utilizes field shaping vanes to modify its aerodynamic profile, but this has little defensive application. Energy shields could be fitted, but there were few reasons to do so before the Human-Covenant War.[1]
The Spirit's awkward split-fuselage design and claustrophobic troop bays have proven to be a significant disadvantage for the dropship. The features may make troop and vehicle deployment a difficult and frustrating affair for the pilot, as well as a distressing experience for the Spirit's passengers. These disadvantages proved even more troublesome for its occupants after the United Nations Space Command learned to exploit the Spirit's predictable deployment methodology.[3]
Crew and complement[edit]
The Spirit is crewed by two Obedientaries, a pilot and a sensor operator, who both occupy the armored command pod at the rear of the ship. Because its sensors and flight control system are intuitive and well-integrated, the pilot has excellent situational awareness of aerospace threats and environmental hazards. Because Sangheili disliked piloting dropships, Spirits were more often controlled by Unggoy and Kig-Yar crewmen.[1]
As dedicated transports for infantry and vehicles, the Spirit is capable of carrying up to thirty passengers—with fifteen being held in each troop bay. Apart from stasis harnesses that buffer the stress of evasive maneuvers and turbulence, there are no safety systems installed in the bays to protect passengers stationed within.[1] Up to two light-armored vehicles such as two Karo'etba-pattern Ghosts, one heavy-armored vehicle such as a Zurdo-pattern Wraith, or other possible payloads such as supply canisters for ground troops can also be carried. As aforementioned, these payloads are ferried underneath the dropship via its gravity hoist.