Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod

The Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod is an advanced variant of the UNSC Human Entry Vehicle.

Background
Unlike the UNSC's HEVs, which must be launched from a vessel in orbit of the target, Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pods can be launched while a ship is actually in Slipspace. To date, they are the smallest manned UNSC ships that are capable of transitioning into normal space safely. However, it also seems that only known Spartans can man and control it. Still, they are, according to occupants, a "bumpy ride." They were implemented because they are harder to hit than a pelican and if one is hit you don't lose an entire squad.

Their construction consists of simple Titanium-A shell covered with Lead Foil, to protect it from the heat, and a Stealth Ablative Coating to make the ships radar invisible.

Operational history
They were used to land the 300 Spartan-III's on the surface of Pegasi Delta during Operation TORPEDO in 2545.

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