Editing EV-44 Nightingale

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Vehicle infobox
|name=EV-44 Nightingale
|image={{Pageimage|HW2 - EV-44 Nightingale.jpg}}[[File:HW2 Nightingale.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|line=
|model=
|cost=
|length={{Convert|78.7|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width={{Convert|89.9|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|height={{Convert|28.5|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass={{Convert|98.6|MT|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|max speed=
|engine=
|hull=
|armament=None
|crew=4:
*1 [[pilot]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*1 co-pilot{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*2 systems operators{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|complement=
|consumables=
|othersystems=* [[Unnamed Restoration drone|Multipurpose restoration drones]]
*Multi-spectrum smokescreens
*Camouflaging jammers
|firstuse=
|role=*Support
*Medical transport
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}}
<br>[[Surakan Militia Volunteers]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy|Env|Chapter=19}}
}}
{{Quote|Right here, sir. Someone need patching up?|An EV-44 pilot's response to [[Alice-130]]'s request for Nightingale support.{{Ref/Level|Id=TS|HW2|From the Deep}}}}
The '''EV-44 Support VTOL''', colloquially termed the '''Nightingale''', is a [[VTOL]] support helicopter manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=155}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFArt|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - The Art of War(s)|D=18|M=06|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Nightingale}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The EV-44 Nightingale is a tiltrotor helicopter similar to the [[UH-144 Falcon]] in heavy service with the [[UNSC Army]]. The craft has two air intakes just offset of the centreline, connecting the two tiltrotor wings to the main fuselage. Further toward the craft's rear is a tail mounting two jet engines capable of similarly-rotating on the horizontal axis to help provide lift to the rear of the craft. The front of the Nightingale boasts the cockpit, with the main fuselage boasting a generally bulky profile with no visible ingress/egress points—suggesting that entrance into the Nightingale is done via a ventral ramp similar to that of the [[Pelican]] series of [[dropship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}}

Overall, the Nightingale is considered a relatively simple craft to construct,{{Ref/Reuse|CFArt}} and has an extremely versatile design template. This makes it fairly easy to modify for operations-specific design templates for more specialised roles. One such example is the speculative [[ZAV-48 Frostraven]], an aircraft study intended to leverage the Nightingale's airframe to test the possibility of [[Cryonics|cryonic weaponry]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The easy-to-construct nature of the Nightingale (with the exception of its advanced restoration drone systems) has left them able to be adapted for manufacture inside the older construction modules of the {{Class|Phoenix|support ship}}, {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}—despite the ship's age and antiquated processing systems.{{Ref/Reuse|CFArt}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}

===Equipment===
The Nightingale serves as a dedicated support unit, and is thus completely unarmed. It instead maintains a complement of [[Unnamed Restoration drone|multipurpose restoration drones]] to heal and repair personnel and vehicles. For self-defence and allied support, the craft is equipped with various countermeasures including the ability to deploy both multi-spectrum smokescreens and disposable jammers capable of camouflaging all personnel and vehicles within the target area.{{Ref/Reuse|CFArt}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Twitter|Halo|1190252398582743040|Halo|Quote=The EV-44 Nightingale is a dedicated support unit that uses its complement of multipurpose Restoration Drones to repair allied units, and is equipped with various countermeasures to survive a myriad of battlefield situations. #FictionFriday|D=08|M=12|Y=2023}}

While typically not employed with an armament, Nightingales can be modified with weaponry if needed.{{Ref/Reuse|Envoy}}

===Variants===
*'''[[Trooper Nightingale]]''' - a specialised Nightingale painted with dazzle camouflage and stocking additional drones, alongside on-board teams of infantry.
<gallery>
File:HW2_Trooper_Nightingale.jpg|A "Trooper" Nightingale.
</gallery>

===Usage===
Nightingales are one of the newest additions into the roster of the UNSC military in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-Covenant War era]]. They have seen recent adoption into the inventories of the [[UNSC Air Force]]'s rescue [[squadron]]s and [[UNSC Marine Corps]]' combat logistics teams.{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}

==History==
===Development history===
They were designed by [[Adam Andrews]] - CEO of the [[Optican]] corporation - envisioned as a medical evac transport as a result of Andrews' own experiences during the [[Battle for Arcadia]]. Compromises with Misriah Armory saw the craft's role widened to become a highly customisable airframe capable of performing a variety of roles, in an effort to be "the best of both worlds".{{Ref/Novel|Id=Hippocratica|Halo: Hippocratica}}

===Operational history===
{{Quote|I'm under fire! And all I got is harsh language.|A Nightingale pilot on Installation 00.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2|HW2|Nightingale in-game unit}}}}
Nightingales are a fairly recent craft introduced into service during the post-war era.{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} During the [[Carrow Conflict]] in September [[2558]], the [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] used armed Nightingales against [[Hekabe]]'s forces alongside numerous other aircraft such as the [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk]] and [[G77S Pelican]] gunships.{{Ref/Reuse|Envoy}}

In April [[2559]], Nightingales saw action on [[Installation 00]] during [[Second Ark Conflict|the fight]] between the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}} These aircraft blueprints were adapted for construction within ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s onboard factory modules and [[firebase]]s, with the simple designs making for easy construction inside ''Spirit of Fire''s much older and outdated infrastructure.{{Ref/Reuse|CFArt}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}

In [[2560]], Adam Andrews used a handful of Nightingales to traverse the [[Glassing|glasslands]] of [[Arcadia]], as he conducted black market dealings with [[Covenant remnants|ex-Covenant]] smugglers. He commissioned three for his mission; two to each carry four private military contractors for his own defence, and one to carry only him and his pilot for secrecy. During his trade, Andrews used the Nightingales to travel to the site of a [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|Forerunner ruins complex]] hidden deep inside the jungle, where {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} had once deployed a [[Firebase]] against a {{Pattern|R'awuw|Scarab}}. Andrews traded the Scarab's location to the scavenger [[Nor Fel]] in exchange for crates of illicit [[Rumbledrug]]s. Once the three Nightingales had left the site, the [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers were eliminated by [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Team Omega]] - without Andrews' knowledge.{{Ref/Reuse|Hippocratica}}

==Gameplay==
===''Halo Wars 2''===
*'''Info:''' Support Unit, Repairs and heals, Defensive Smoke, Detects cloaked units
*'''Tier:''' 2
*'''Cost:''' {{HW2Pop|4}}, {{HW2Supplies|360}}, {{HW2Power|50}}
The Nightingale can be built by all UNSC leaders at the [[Airpad]]. In [[Blitz]], the Nightingale costs {{HW2BlitzEnergy|70}}, while a Trooper Nightingale costs {{HW2BlitzEnergy|90}}. When the Trooper Nightingale is destroyed, infantry squads will spawn. Unlike Engineers, the Nightingale can heal up to three units at once due to its drones, but the healing rate is three times slower. The Nightingale is the best unit to heal troops, saving the player from having to use Healing Drones constantly. Another great benefit is that it can heal troops when they are mobile.
====Phoenix Log====
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|+ '''[[Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log]] - Nightingale'''
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|{{:Phoenix Logs/UNSC Units/Nightingale}}
|}

==Production notes==
There is a small discrepancy in regards to the Nightingale's year of introduction. In the original Phoenix Log for the aircraft, the Nightingale is noted as a relatively new aircraft introduced during the post-war era of the ''Halo'' universe{{Ref/Reuse|CFArt}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} - a fact reinforced by the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle|Waypoint Chronicle]] ''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]'', which expands the craft's backstory as a post-war brainchild of Adam Andrews.{{Ref/Reuse|Hippocratica}} This is contradicted by the first level of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[The Signal]]. During the mission, ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s forces are depicted utilising and recognising the existence of Nightingales even before the ship has had a chance to recover information on the craft from the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]]. Given the repeated reinforcement of the Nightingale's postwar status, this article assumes the in-game recognition as simply a limitation of game design.

==Trivia==
*Like most UNSC aircraft, the Nightingale is named after [[Wikipedia:Nightingale|a bird]]. As the aircraft fills a medical support role, its name is also a likely reference to [[Wikipedia:Florence Nightingale|Florence Nightingale]], the founder of modern nursing.
*The voice cast of Nightingale is same as the voice cast of Jerome-092.

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:HW2 Blitz Nightingale.jpg|Nightingale Blitz art.
File:HW2 - EV-44 Nightingale.jpg|Nightingale Blitz art alternate variant without drones.
File:HW2_Trooper_Nightingale.jpg|Trooper Nightingale Blitz art.
File:HW2 Nightingale Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the Nightingale for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2 Nightingale Concept 2.jpg|More concept art.
File:Nightingale.png|A Nightingale on [[Ricochet (level)|Ricochet]] in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''.
File:HW2B Nightengale.png|A Nightingale during the ''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''.
File:HW2-Domination.png|A group of Nightingales near two [[D81-LRT Condor|G81 Condors]] in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Smoke.png|A Nightingale deploying smoke to cloak itself.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]''

==Sources==
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