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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|Forerunner|Post}} |
| {{Ship class infobox | | {{Title|Z-330 Forerunner Escort}} |
| |name=
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| |image=[[File:H4-Z330EscortShip-ScanRender.png|300px]] | | |image=[[File:H4-Z330EscortShip-ScanRender.png|300px]] |
| |hull symbol=
| | |manufacturer=[[Forerunner]] |
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| |manufacturer=[[Minoris Assembler Vats]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |model=Z-330 Forerunner Escort Vessel |
| |class= | | |cost= |
| |role= | | |length=131.8 feet (40.2 meters) |
| *Utility{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | |width=55 feet (16.8 meters) |
| *Defense{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | |height=73.5 feet (22.4 meters) |
| |length={{Convert|131.8|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |mass= |
| |width={{Convert|55|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | | |max speed= |
| |height={{Convert|73.5|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | |
| |mass={{Convert|195.2|MT|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
| |power= | |
| |engine= | | |engine= |
| |slipspace drive=
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| |navigation=
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| |hull= | | |hull= |
| |shielding=[[Energy shielding]]-equipped {{C|Optional}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |armament=Unknown |
| |armament=Varies{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |crew=50 personnel |
| *Heavy [[energy projector]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |complement= | | |complement= |
| |crew=50 personnel{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | | |consumables= |
| |passengers=
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| |othersystems= | | |othersystems= |
| *[[Ancilla]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
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| *[[Stasis]] manipulators{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
| | |role=Escort vessel |
| |era= | | |affiliation=[[Promethean]]s |
| |introduced= | |
| |affiliation=[[Ecumene]] | |
| }} | | }} |
| The '''Twelfth-order escort'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=380}} {{ZClass|330|Independent Actuation Defense Escort/Heavy|IADE/H}} is a type of small escort ship employed by the [[Forerunner]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=123}} | | |
| | The '''Z-330 Independent Actuation Defense Escort/Heavy''', alternatively known as '''Forerunner Escort''', is a type of Forerunner vessel.<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 123''</ref> |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| ===Design details===
| | The full functionality and purpose of these escort vessels (which are either controlled by individual [[ancilla]] constructs or through some automated means) are currently unknown, but it appears that these vessels were previously used to ferry individuals and equipment through the vast interior of the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', with limited mobility outside of this capacity. Escort vessels such as these were oftentimes circumvented by leaner, fully weaponized and armored combat suits such as [[war sphinx]]es.<ref name="H4EVG"/> |
| Escorts are small craft, crewing only 50 personnel. They are manufactured by the [[Minoris Assembler Vats]] in innumerable configurations, and served in roles ranging from [[Sentinel]] carriers to personnel shuttles and maintenance tenders, or even close range picket defence craft.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} They are equipped with an [[ancilla]] and stasis manipulators.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
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| ===Armament===
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| Escorts employed by the [[Warrior-Servant]]s aboard their vessels displayed unusual levels of uniformity, and frequently eschewed utility functions in favour of offensive armaments. These examples instead employed heavy [[energy projector]]s and resilient [[energy shielding]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ===Usage===
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| Twelfth-order escorts occupy one of the lowest tiers in the [[Orders of battle|order]] classification system, and represent one of the weakest spacecraft employed by the Forerunners. They were employed aboard other, larger, ships used by the Ecumene and were often used for maintenance and transportation aboard these gargantuan capital ships.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} They were stationed at [[Requiem]] and used to escort ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' during the [[New Phoenix Incident]] in July [[2557]],{{Ref/Level|H4|Midnight}} during which they were used to ferry individuals and equipment through the vast interior of the ship. As such, they have very limited mobility outside of this capacity.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} The complement of escort ships around ''Mantle's Approach'' was noted by [[Catalog]] as unusual, in that the fleet lacked any form of [[harrier]] or other expected warships for protection.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=23|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Catalog Interaction|D=12|M=09|Y=2015|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post_.238}} Escort vessels such as these were oftentimes circumvented by leaner, fully weaponized and armored combat suits such as [[war sphinx]]es.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
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| At this time, the full functionality and purpose of these escort vessels (including whether they were controlled by individual [[ancilla]] constructs or through some automated means) were currently unknown to the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H4 ForerunnerShips Concept 1.jpg|Concept art for the Escort. | | File:H4-Z330EscortShip-ScanScreen.jpg|In-game screenshot of the Z-330 Escort. |
| File:H4 ForerunnerShips Concept 2.jpg|Other concept art for the vessel. | | File:H4 - Forerunner Escort concept 1.jpg|Concept art for the Escort. |
| File:H4 ForerunnerEscort Screenshot Side.jpg|Side view of the escort. | | File:H4 - Forerunner Escort concept 2.jpg|Other concept art for the vessel. |
| File:H4 ForerunnerEscort Screenshot Top.jpg|Top view of the escort.
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| File:H4 ForerunnerEscort Screenshot 1.jpg|An escort flanked by a flock of Sentinels.
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| File:H4 ForerunnerEscort Screenshot 2.jpg|An escort flanked by a flock of Sentinels. Note the upper "wings" moving up.
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| File:H4 ForerunnerEscort Screenshot 3.jpg|An escort flanked by a flock of Sentinels.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Forerunner|ships}} | | {{Forerunner|ships}} |
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| [[Category:Forerunner ships]] | | [[Category:Forerunner ships]] |
