Barug'qel Workshop Trespasser
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33.0 meters (108.4 ft)[1] |
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12.6 meters (41.2 ft)[1] |
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13 meters (42 ft)[1] |
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201.9 metric tons (198.7 LT; 222.6 ST)[1] |
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6 twin heavy plasma cannons[1] |
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30 passengers[1] |
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The Barug'qel Workshop Sky Raider, colloquially known as the Trespasser, is a transport aircraft employed by the Banished and other ex-Covenant raiders.[1]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The Trespasser is a large craft comparable in size to the Pelican, Spirit and Phantom dropships employed by the United Nations Space Command and Covenant, respectively. It is heavily armed and armoured, though features a transparent viewscreen (presumably the cockpit) at the craft's front. It is armed with a network of six twin heavy plasma cannons, with three mounted on both the left and right of the vehicle under the wings and intakes, allowing it to serve as a close-support gunship during hit-and-run raids.[1]
Development history[edit]
The Trespasser was comissioned by the Banished, with the design originating from the Barug'qel Workshop. Manufacture of the vehicle is conducted by Gethrog Armory - with the latter's extensive back-room dealings allowing for the design to have proliferated outside the ranks of the Banished.[1]
Usage[edit]
The Trespasser is deployed as a raiding craft by its operators, using its network of plasma cannons to quickly overwhelm enemy defenses before deploying up to thirty warriors from its side-mounted doors. Outside the Banished, the Trespasser has become a popular mainstay for other Jiralhanae nomadic packs and even Kig-Yar pirate crews.[1]
Operational history[edit]
A Trespasser dropship was used by Severan and his forces during the Battle of Venezia on November 21, 2559. The craft was used to insert Severan, Kaevus and Othmald onto Venezia, with the pilot Suvitas and two packs of infantry left inside the ship in case of an emergency.[2] During the engagement on the ground, the Trespasser was used to exfiltrate High Lord Dovo Nesto of the Order of Restoration from his headquarters in Staithe. The dropship was pursued by a UNSC U81 Condor, Zulu Seven Nine, into space, though the UNSC-Swords of Sanghelios forces present were hesitant to fire upon it due to fear of killing Nesto.[3] As such, the Trespasser was able to board Severan's flagship Heart of Malice unscathed.[4]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Empty Throne (First appearance)
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