Editing Ibis-class freighter

{{Title|''Ibis''-class freighter}}
{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:H4-D82EST-DarterDropship-Side.png|300px|thumb|A side view of an ''Ibis''-class freighter.]]
The '''''Ibis''-class freighter''' is a [[human]] transport ship in use by the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Insurrectionist]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=133}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Ibis'' boasts four nacelle-mounted engines capable of rotation to adjust the ship's orientation, primarily pointed down to assist in providing lift. Propulsion is provided by two additional engines on the ship's aft.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}} Unlike larger [[freighter]] classes such as the {{Class|Laden|freighter|}} and {{Class|Parabola|freighter|}}es the ''Ibis''-class is not primarily run by an [[artificial intelligence]] but rather, a small human crew.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The ship is armored, making it useful as an insurgent cargo transport.{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=226}}

==Service history==
===Insurrectionist usage===
In [[2553#January|January 2553]], [[Insurrectionist]]s of the [[New Colonial Alliance]] [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|boarded]] {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} using an ''Ibis''-class freighter.{{Ref/Comic|HInit|Issue=2}} The [[United Rebel Front]] had also acquired at least one of these ships for use on the [[moon]] of [[Talitsa]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Map|Id=H4|H4|Outcast}}

''Ibis''{{'}} continued to be used to supply {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} by [[2558]], with one such vessel docking with ''Infinity'' on May 9 of that year just prior to the commencement of [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]].{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=11}}

==Production notes==
An ''Ibis''-class freighter can be found in the skybox of the ''[[Halo 4]]'' [[Castle Map Pack]] map [[Outcast]]. When first announced the [[Halo Waypoint]] screenshot gallery for the map labelled the ship "Darter," initially leading to the assumption that this ship was in some way related to the [[D82 Darter]] prominently featured in the ''[[Halo Wars]]'' games.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/745aab3e99cf42ea8432514debe59057/outcast-screenshot-gallery|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Outcast Screenshot Gallery|D=14|M=5|Y=2013}} A [[Talk:D82-EST Darter#Darter was not in Halo 4|later comment]] on this website from ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' contributor [[Stephen Loftus]] clarified that the ship was not a Darter—noting the extreme size difference between the two craft. The ''Ibis''{{'}} true nature was finally clarified in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:H4-D82EST-DarterDropship-Back.png|An ''Ibis''-class freighter ship taking off, as seen on the ''Halo 4'' map Outcast.
File:HI2 FreighterInterior.png|Ilsa Zane and her crew disguised as construction crew inside the cargo bay of an ''Ibis''.
File:HE Infinity Transport.jpg|An ''Ibis''-class freighter heading towards {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]'' 
**''[[Castle Map Pack]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
**''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|Issue 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
**''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 11|Issue 11]]''

==Sources==
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