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*Air-to-ground support<ref name="manual">''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[MIL-FBS-295937(1)B Field Manual|manual]]</ref> | *Air-to-ground support<ref name="manual">''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[MIL-FBS-295937(1)B Field Manual|manual]]</ref> | ||
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*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]<ref name="LL162"/> {{C|as of 2553}} | |||
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The '''UH-144 Falcon''' is a versatile, multipurpose utility helicopter used by the [[UNSC Army]] | The '''UH-144 Falcon''' is a versatile, multipurpose utility helicopter used by the [[UNSC Army]],<ref name="universe"/> and in the past, by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] as well. Manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]],<ref name="EVG"/> the Falcon is used for troop transport and deployment, as well as air-to-ground support.<ref name="manual"/> The primary utility helicopter within the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s sizable fleet of [[VTOL|vertical take-off and landing]] aircraft, the Falcon is one of the most popular transports within the Army, famed for its effective arsenal and speed.<ref name="old waypoint">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/3c8b0600-f216-4195-81dd-3eb10cf7ca38/falcon '''Halo Waypoint''': ''UH-144 Falcon''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314221131/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/falcon/3c8b0600-f216-4195-81dd-3eb10cf7ca38 Archive.org])</ref> | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
The Falcon was introduced into service with the [[United Nations Space Command]] in [[2497]], though the helicopter only proved truly common with garrison forces of the [[UNSC Army]] on [[Inner Colony]] worlds.<ref name="universe"/> The Falcon was | The Falcon was introduced into service with the [[United Nations Space Command]] in [[2497]], though the helicopter only proved truly common with garrison forces of the [[UNSC Army]] on [[Inner Colony]] worlds.<ref name="universe"/> The Falcon was used during the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="mythos"/> | ||
Falcons were used throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], including during the [[Battle of Fumirole]] in [[2552#April|April 2552]].<ref>''[[Deliver Hope]]''</ref> Falcons were used extensively during the [[Fall of Reach]] throughout the [[2552|summer of 2552]]. Notably, the Falcons [[Kilo 33]] and [[Kilo 34|34]] transported [[NOBLE Team]] to [[Sword Base]] in an effort to end the [[Covenant]] assault on the facility.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Numerous Falcons later participated in the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Falcons would later participate in evacuation efforts and troop movement operations during the [[Siege of New Alexandria]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> | Falcons were used throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], including during the [[Battle of Fumirole]] in [[2552#April|April 2552]].<ref>''[[Deliver Hope]]''</ref> Falcons were used extensively during the [[Fall of Reach]] throughout the [[2552|summer of 2552]]. Notably, the Falcons [[Kilo 33]] and [[Kilo 34|34]] transported [[NOBLE Team]] to [[Sword Base]] in an effort to end the [[Covenant]] assault on the facility.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Numerous Falcons later participated in the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Falcons would later participate in evacuation efforts and troop movement operations during the [[Siege of New Alexandria]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> | ||
During their [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE|operation]] on [[Gao]] in [[2553]], the [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] was equipped with two UH-144S Falcons, used for patrol, and troop and supply transportation. When the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] attacked the [[battalion]], one of the Falcons was destroyed instantly and crashed into the [[Montero Vitality Center]], while the second shrugged off the attack and fled towards the village of [[Wendosa]].<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 162-168''</ref> Over the course of the battalion's battle with the Keepers, the remaining Falcon provided troop transport and supply drops for the UNSC forces.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 235''</ref> However, the Falcon was eventually crashed in the [[Montero Jungle]] when the [[pilot]] was killed mid-flight days later.<ref name="ll260"/> As of [[2557]], the Falcon remains in active service with the UNSC Army.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-feet-first '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Feet First'']</ref> | During their [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE|operation]] on [[Gao]] in [[2553]], the [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] was equipped with two UH-144S Falcons, used for patrol, and troop and supply transportation. When the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] attacked the [[battalion]], one of the Falcons was destroyed instantly and crashed into the [[Montero Vitality Center]], while the second shrugged off the attack and fled towards the village of [[Wendosa]].<ref name="LL162">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 162-168''</ref> Over the course of the battalion's battle with the Keepers, the remaining Falcon provided troop transport and supply drops for the UNSC forces.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 235''</ref> However, the Falcon was eventually crashed in the [[Montero Jungle]] when the [[pilot]] was killed mid-flight days later.<ref name="ll260"/> As of [[2557]], the Falcon remains in active service with the UNSC Army.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-feet-first '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Feet First'']</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||