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'''''K-12''''' was the callsign for a [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] fighter attached to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in [[2552]]. During [[Battle over Installation 04|the opening stages]] of the [[Battle of Installation 04|Battle]] of [[Installation 04]], it was piloted by [[Captain (UNICOM)|Captain]] [[Thrace]] and [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Agathon]], who served as the ship’s naval flight officer and weapons officer, respectively.{{Ref/Level|Id=CEVPOA|CEV|CEV:Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn|Detail=Bridge display screens}}

==Service history==
''K-12'' was one of five Longsword fighters that was escorting the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} when the ship escaped from the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]. When the ship arrived at [[Installation 04]] on September 19, ''K-12'' [[Battle over Installation 04|fought against]] the [[Covenant]] forces from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. At some point during the battle, ''K-12'' returned to the ''Autumn''{{'}}s Launch Bay 7 to rearm its weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|CEVPOA}} ''K-12'' ultimately did not re-deploy from the ''Autumn'', which then crashed-landed on the ring.{{Ref/Level|Id=CEMaw|CEV|CEV:The Maw|The Maw}}

''K-12'' remained in Launch Bay 7 inside the wreckage of the ''Autumn'' during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], until [[John-117]] returned to detonate the ship, and by extension, destroy the ring. The Spartan escaped the ring's destruction aboard ''K-12''.{{Ref/Reuse|CEMaw}}

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==Production notes==
* ''K-12'' first appeared in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', albeit without a callsign for identification. Its designation and the identity of its original pilots were revealed in ''Halo: Campaign Evolved'' on display screens in the bridge of the ''Autumn''.
* ''K-12''{{'}}s appearance has varied across its in-game depictions. In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', it is a [[C709 Longsword]]. In ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', it reuses the ''Halo 3'' [[C712 Longsword]] model. In ''Halo: Campaign Evolved'', it uses an unidentified Longsword variant that has a canopy which can be opened and closed—a feature that is notably absent from both the C709 and C712 variants.

==Gallery==
===''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
<gallery>
File:HTMCC-HCE Longsword Hangar.png|''K-12'' in Launch Bay 7.
File:HaloCE-Maw-PoA-Critical.png|''K-12'' escapes from the ''Autumn''.
File:HTMCC-HCE LongswordEscapesRing.png|''K-12'' leaves the ring's atmosphere.
File:HTMCC-HCE Longsword.png|''K-12'' in space.
</gallery>
===''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''===
<gallery>
File:HTMCC-HCEA Longsword Hangar.png|''K-12'' in Launch Bay 7.
File:AutumnCriticalCEA.png|''K-12'' escapes from the ''Autumn''.
</gallery>
===''Halo: Campaign Evolved''===
<gallery>
File:HCEV Maw Longsword 1.png|''K-12'' in Launch Bay 7.
File:HCEV Maw Escape 2.png|''K-12'' escapes from the ''Autumn''.
File:HCEV Maw Longsword 2.png|''K-12'' makes a steep ascent.
File:HCEV Maw Longsword 3.png|''K-12'' leaves the ring's atmosphere.
File:HCEV Maw Longsword 4.png|''K-12'' in space.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Campaign Evolved]]''

==Sources==
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