Editing Hangar bay

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How many fighters and troop transports that fit in the hangar bay depends on the size of the bay and the size of the ship or station; for example, a Covenant assault carrier's hangar bay is large enough to fit an entire [[UNSC frigate]],{{Ref/Reuse|ark}} while a [[UNSC corvette]]'s hangar can only store a small ship such as a [[SKT-13 Shuttlecraft]].<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 64</ref> The shuttle bays on Covenant {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s are large, with multiple levels and enough space to park two {{Pattern|Taaku Xur|Spirit}}s, two [[Type-31 Seraph|Type-31 "Seraph" fighters]], or eight [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Type-26 "Banshee" Ground Support Aircraft]].

On larger UNSC warships such as the {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}, the hangar bay serves as "Zero Deck", by which all other decks are measured. All decks above the hangar are named as a "level" starting at Level One and going as high as needed, while all decks below the hangar are considered "belowdecks" and labelled First Deck, Second Deck, Third Deck etc.<ref>''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 4</ref> The {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} can reconfigure its hangar bays to sacrifice armament-carrying capacity and instead serve as a light [[UNSC carrier|carrier]] when needed.<ref name="fb125">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - p. 125</ref> Hangars on some lighter UNSC warships such as {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} double as cargo bays, being able to lower vehicles or cargo directly to the ground through [[elevator]]s in the hangar floor.{{Ref/Reuse|ark}} By [[2557]], even larger ships such as the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} had external cargo elevators connected to their hangar bays to allow for lifting of supplies and armaments onto a planetary surface.<ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', campaign level [[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]</ref> By [[2552]], some UNSC ships and stations also use vacuum-sealing energy fields in their hangar bays.<ref>''Halo: Reach'', multiplayer map [[Anchor 9 (map)|Anchor 9]]</ref>  

Covenant hangar bays use [[energy barrier]]s that serve the purpose of separating the pressurized interior of the ship from the vacuum of space, also doubling as [[energy shielding|energy shields]] that can prevent ships from entering. Some ships such as [[Covenant corvette]]s also possess physical hangar doors in addition to the energy field.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]</ref>  

File:Cc bay3.jpg|The interior of a shuttle bay of a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser.

File:HTMCC-HCEA CCS Hangar Bay.jpg|The interior of a shuttle bay of a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser.

File:DeliverHope - CCSHangar.png|An interior shuttle bay aboard a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser.  

File:H4-SO-Location-Infinity-01.jpg|Hangar Bay 450 on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.