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==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
The AV-22 first saw action on [[Harvest]] during the final months of the [[Harvest Campaign]] in early [[2531]].<ref name="EVG"/> Weeks later, several Sparrowhawks attached to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} defended their parent vessel from a [[Covenant]] {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}} during the [[Battle of Shield 0459]], proving the VTOL's effectiveness as both a ground-support platform and as an impromptu atmospheric fighter.<ref name="Repairs">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Repairs]]''</ref> Although the Sparrowhawk was widely produced during the first decade of the war, problems with its ducted fan propulsion system<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 249''</ref> and the high costs of repair and replacement resulted in limited production after [[2550]].<ref name="EVG"/> Nonetheless, the Sparrowhawk saw | The AV-22 first saw action on [[Harvest]] during the final months of the [[Harvest Campaign]] in early [[2531]].<ref name="EVG"/> Weeks later, several Sparrowhawks attached to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} defended their parent vessel from a [[Covenant]] {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}} during the [[Battle of Shield 0459]], proving the VTOL's effectiveness as both a ground-support platform and as an impromptu atmospheric fighter.<ref name="Repairs">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Repairs]]''</ref> Although the Sparrowhawk was widely produced during the first decade of the war, problems with its ducted fan propulsion system<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 249''</ref> and the high costs of repair and replacement resulted in limited production after [[2550]].<ref name="EVG"/> Nonetheless, the Sparrowhawk continued active service and saw combat during the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552]], the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2554]], and the [[Battle of Installation 03]] in [[2557]].<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Operation F: Hydra]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Spartan Strike'''</ref> On [[2558|March 11, 2558]] several AV-22 Sparrowhawks belonging to the ''Spirit of Fire'', alongside multiple [[AC-220 Vulture]]s, attacked the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} when the ''[[Pilgrims Pride]]'' was pulled into the ''Infinity's'' docking bay.<ref name="HE4">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #4''</ref> | ||
Prior to the Sparrowhawk's introduction, the [[AV-14 Hornet]] filled a similar anti-tank and ground support role, and as such is considered the Hawk's predecessor.<ref name="EVG"/> | Prior to the Sparrowhawk's introduction, the [[AV-14 Hornet]] filled a similar anti-tank and ground support role, and as such is considered the Hawk's predecessor.<ref name="EVG"/> | ||