Tug

Looking for R7 thrust couplings, sometimes referred to as "tugs"? A tug is a type of spacecraft designed to tow or otherwise move other vessels. This may be done for repairs or other reasons, such as maneuvering a larger craft in a tight space. They are often small vessels, either designed for sublight maneuvering, or to give otherwise sublight-only vessels a slipspace capability, such as in the case of the propulsion pods used to move DCS freighters. Examples of human craft used as tugs include the and the. The Covenant are known to use U-shaped tugs to tow damaged ships.

Oliver Birch, a fetcher, had a small tug, Galileo's Worst Enemy, for short-range fetching runs. The tug had a winch that could be used to pull smaller objects into the craft.

List of appearances

 * Halo: First Strike
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo: Nightfall