Ekesan-pattern Umbra
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| Ekesan-pattern Heavy Transport | |
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Length: |
19.6 meters (64.3 ft)[1] |
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Width: |
12.0 meters (39.4 ft)[1] |
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Height: |
6.8 meters (22.3 ft)[1] |
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Mass: |
68 metric tons (67 LT; 75 ST)[1] |
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Hull: |
Nanolaminate plating |
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Armament: |
1 medium plasma cannon[1] |
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Crew: |
One driver and one gunner[1] |
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Troop carrier[2] |
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The Ekesan-pattern Heavy Transport[1], known to humanity as the Umbra, is a fast, lightly armored Covenant surface transport vehicle used to ferry troops into battle.[2]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The Umbra is an arch-shaped ground vehicle that features the same anti-gravity technology most standard Covenant ground vehicles use. At the top of the Umbra's arch is the driver's cockpit and a gunner's seat with a plasma cannon. Below the driver and gunner seats is the carrier pod. On each side of the Umbra's carrier pod is a square, luminous touchpad that, when pressed, releases the lock and causes the outer wall to lower and extend a ramp leading into the vehicle.[2] The ramp on each side of the vehicle leads to ten troop stations for a total of twenty troop stations per carrier pod.[3]
Usage[edit]
The Umbra is generally used to conduct long-term ground occupations by the Covenant military, with regular usage on the worlds of the Covenant's client species. During the Human-Covenant War, it was used to cement Covenant garrisons on contested Human colonies, helping to prevent collateral damage to the Forerunner artefacts humanity had unknowingly built atop of.[1]
Operational history[edit]
In 2526, Kelly-087 witnessed the Covenant deploy two Umbras via air drop by a Mokol'ta-pattern Spirit on Netherop. With some assistance, Kelly-087 was able to secure an Umbra [2] and rendezvous with Amalea Petrov and her First Platoon in order to aid John-117 and the rest of Blue Team on their mission to secure the Covenant frigate, Lucky Break.[3]
Umbras (alongside Shadows) were a part of the vehicle complement of the Governors of Contrition exiled to Atropos after September 2552. An Umbra was used by the Minister of Aretalogy Kanto'Boreft as his personal transport while traversing the planet's surface.[4]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Oblivion (First appearance)
- Halo: Ascension on Atropos
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