Editing Phaeton/Gameplay

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== General ==
* As with the [[D'nomlhe-pattern Banshee|Banshee]], the Phaeton is armed with two different weapons, each with their own reticle. They can be switched with the "switch weapons" button (default: Y); by default, the autocannons are equipped.
* The Phaeton's autocannons are very powerful, as they can kill a Spartan in 6 hits and 1.1 seconds or slightly less.
** They overheat after 8.93 seconds of continuous fire and begin to fire faster upon becoming hotter, in a similar manner to the [[M343A2 chaingun]] found on [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthogs]].
* The Phaeton exhibits tracking behavior against enemy vehicles, thus yielding opportunities to make use of the Phaeton's pulse missiles.
* The Phaeton can use slipspace translocation to evade enemy fire in any direction (default button: LT).
* Shooting the Phaeton in its underbelly deals heavily increased damage. As few as 19 or 20 bursts from a [[BR85 battle rifle|BR85N battle rifle]] to the underbelly will destroy a Phaeton.

== Campaign ==
* The Phaeton appears as an enemy in the missions ''[[Evacuation]]'' and ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''. It is pilotable in ''[[Reunion]]'' and ''[[Enemy Lines]]''.
* When flying through the canyon on ''Reunion'' in a Phaeton, make use of the pulse missiles to destroy the rock walls and combine the pulse missiles and autocannons to destroy the [[Z-510 focus turret|Focus Turrets]] and enemy [[Promethean]]s from the ground below.
** If the player travels through the canyon without a Phaeton on [[Heroic]] or [[Legendary]], they unlock the "[[Take a Hike]]" achievement.
* When engaging the [[Shuul'se-pattern Kraken|Kraken]] on ''Enemy Lines'' using a Phaeton, be sure to continuously circle around the Kraken and always use the Phaeton's evasive maneuvers, as the [[Rizsheda-pattern Shade|Anti-Air Shade Turrets]] and enemy Banshees will destroy you quickly on higher difficulties.
** Players who escape the falling Kraken aboard a Phaeton piloted by another Spartan unlock "[[Emergency Boarding Procedures]]".
* Destroying the Phaeton towards the end of the mission ''[[Glassed]]'' unlocks the [[Halo 5: Guardians skulls#Iron|Iron]] skull. This is only possible on Legendary difficulty, however.
* The Phaeton's pulse missiles can kill a campaign player character and make them unrevivable until their next respawn.

== Multiplayer ==
* Unlike other vehicles, the Phaeton is never featured in Arena maps at all. Instead, it only appears in Warzone.
* Players can fight Promethean bosses piloting Phaetons:
** A Phaeton Gunship or [[Recon Pilot]] as a standard boss.
** [[Phaeton Helmsman|Phaeton Helmsmen]] and [[Hestro|Captain Hestro]] as Legendary bosses.
* Warzone features the Superior variant of the Phaeton, called the Phaeton Helios.
** The Phaeton Helios features better armor and agility, as well as homing pulse missiles in rapid-fire pods and a cleansing beam. The Phaeton Helios is considered the best vehicle to use against Legendary or Mythic Warzone bosses, especially {{Pattern|Pnap|Goblin}}s and the [[Warden Eternal]], as it has the agility that the [[M820 Scorpion|Scorpion]] and [[Kemu-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] don't have.
* When using the Phaeton to fight enemies like the Warden Eternal, the Grunt Goblin, or Banshees, make use of evasive maneuvers to avoid taking serious damage from the multiple tracking attacks they have.

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