GA-TL1 Longsword

Longsword Starfighter

The C709 Longsword-class Starfighter is the main UNSC fighter-bomber.

Engines
It is capable of functioning in space and its engines are capable of reaching the Earth's and Installation 4's escape velocity. The Master Chief and Cortana use a Longsword to escape the destruction of Installation 04. It also states that the longswords can have an optional Cryo-chambers suggesting that the longswords are rarely fitted with Slipspace drives or that they go on long distance deep space voyages.

Weapons
Its main weapons are 110mm rotary cannons for dogfighting in space. This versatile fighter can be armed with an assortment of secondary weapons including ASGM-10 Missiles, bombs, Moray Space Mines, and even a single Shiva nuclear Warhead. The Longsword is usually deployed against Seraph Fighters. It can also be used to escort Pelicans, as they head for the surface of a planet. Put simply, it is a very versatile starcraft.

Longswords are theorized to be Bungie's version of a Strike Bomber.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Longsword appears to be a part of a series of starcraft in a line. for example, the Shortsword Bomber (Introduced in Halo Wars), bears a slight similarity, and a related name. It also performs a function seem in a Halo 2 playable demo that was performed by Longswords, indicating that the builders have constructed various air/spacecraft with specific functions, in which case, it is logical to assume the next addition to the series may be titled the "Broadsword."


 * The longswords are deployed via cruisers and Carriers and it is logical to assume a sort of ground based airfield aswell, in the cruisers it is assumed that they are deployed in the same way the Halcyon-class Cruiser deploys them, but in the Carrier article it says they are deployed from runways.

Weaponry

 * 110mm rotary cannons
 * ASGM-10 Missiles
 * Shiva nuclear Warhead
 * Scorpion Missiles

Known Longswords

 * Knife 26