Editing Upisa'weri-pattern Shrike

{{Title|''Upisa'weri''-pattern Shrike}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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The '''''Upisa'weri''-pattern Sky Striker'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{Type|56|Anti-Aerospace Turret|AAT}}, more commonly known as the '''Shrike turret''', is an automated [[Anti-aircraft weapon|anti-aerospace weapon]] emplacement system utilized at sites of significant strategic importance. Produced by numerous manufacturers, Shrikes are used by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The Shrike is an anti-air turret of [[Sangheili]] origin, with numerous variant [[design pattern]]s produced over the years. The turret consists of a squat, rounded base with a spherical rotating mechanism mounting twin rapid-fire [[heavy plasma cannon]]s. They were originally designed by the [[War of Beginnings]]-era Sangheili, and employ the use of "semi-feral" [[associated intelligence]]s - an artifice banned by the statues of the [[San'Shyuum]] during the reign of the [[Covenant]] empire.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

Due to the limitations on their use, most Shrikes lay abandoned for the majority of the Covenant's history, leading to their automated systems only being capable of communicating in [[Sangheili (language)|ancient languages]] and cannot be understood by modern personnel. Equally, this means that Shrike AIs are unable to properly understand modern [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] systems and codewords - when deployed they must be carefully monitored and locked down due to their potential for error.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} 

Overall, the Shrike's combination of firepower and seemingly-preternatural reaction times make them valuable military assets for the Covenant's [[Covenant remnants|successor states]] - who have pulled them out of old storage units for use in the post-Covenant [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|conflicts]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

===Variants===
Numerous [[design pattern]] variants of the Shrike artillery pod have been developed over the years; the ''Upisa'weri'' design is only one of these patterns. The older and simpler-to-assemble pattern variants such as the ''Upisa'weri'' have been able to easily proliferate in the post-war environment due to existing older stocks inside long-term storage and their easy-to-construct nature making them easy to manufacture in local [[keep]]-level [[Assembly Forges]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Operational history==
The Upisa'weri-pattern Shrike was first observed and recorded in the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[type classification system]] in [[2556]]. The weapon emplacements were used by both the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] throughout the [[Blooding Years]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

In [[2558#October|October 2558]], several ''Upisa'weri''-pattern Shrikes were utilized by Jul 'Mdama's resurgent Covenant during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] as defensive emplacements against the invading Swords of Sanghelios. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s [[Fireteam Osiris]] managed to shut down the turrets on their way to the [[Guardian]] near the city, effectively wiping out the Covenant's aerospace defense and allowing the Swords of Sanghelios' fleet to aid the ground forces.{{Ref/Level|H5G|Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion}}

==Trivia==
A [[Wikipedia:Shrike|shrike]] is a family of birds that are renown for impaling their prey on sharp objects to allow them to easily tear apart the flesh into smaller fragments.

==Gallery==
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===Development images===
<gallery>
File:H5G Achievement DeathFromAbove.png|Concept art of the Shrike for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_ShrikeTurret_Render.jpg|Render of the Shrike from ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G ShrikeTurret Turret HiPoly.jpg|A render of the turret's high-poly sculpt geometry.
File:H5G ShrikeTurret Topology.jpg|The final Shrike turret's topology and UV unwrap.
File:H5G_ShrikeTurret_Render_2.jpg|Render of the Shrike from ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_ShrikeTurret_Render_3.jpg|Render of the Shrike base from ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:Halo 5 - Shrike.jpg|Closeup screenshot of the Shrike.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike 2.jpg|The Shrike on Sanghelios on Sunaion.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike 3.jpg|View of the Shrike in Sunaion.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike 4.jpg|View of the Shrike in Sunaion.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Covenant heavy weapons}}

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[[Category:Plasma weapons]]
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