Barukaza Workshop Chopper: Difference between revisions

|name=Type-25 Chopper

|manufacturer=[[Sacred Promissory]]{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}

|model=Type-25

|length={{Convert|6.4|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|chopperfiction}}{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC243|ENC|Page=242-243}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}

|width={{Convert|2.8|m|ft}}

|height={{Convert|2.9|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|chopperfiction}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}

|mass=1 tonne (1.1 tons){{Ref/Reuse|chopperfiction}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}

|armament=*Four [[35mm Autocannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|chopperfiction}}

*Quad heavy spike cannons {{C|Early models only}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}

The '''Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle''' ('''T-25 RAV'''),{{Ref/Book|Id=visual|EVG|Page=31}}{{Ref/Site|Id=chopperfiction|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=chopperfiction|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The Brute Chopper|D=11|M=5|Y=2012}} commonly known as the '''Brute Chopper''' or simply '''Chopper''' by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] personnel, is a [[Covenant]] ground assault vehicle used exclusively by the [[Jiralhanae]].

The Chopper serves as a rapid attack and scout vehicle for the Covenant's Jiralhanae troops. The vehicle is characterised most notably by its shape; the front has a pair of extremely large wheels, with the driver located at the back. The driver's seat hovers off the ground when the vehicle is active and is shielded from the front angles by the wheels, though is completely exposed to hostile fire from the sides and back. The front of the vehicle is equipped with a large ramming targe, capable of allowing the Chopper to cut through obstacles in its path at high speeds. The vehicles also come equipped with weapons on either side of the vehicle; early models simply bearing [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker|Spikers]] as improvised weapons, with late production models employing larger quad-mounted [[35mm autocannon]]s firing high-explosive projectiles. The Chopper was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]] and developed by the Barukaza workshop.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''</ref>

[[File:HO Reactor Chopper.jpg|thumb|left|The Chopper in ''Halo Online'' on the map [[Reactor]].]]

The first Choppers were, somewhat ironically, originally constructed for peaceful intentions by the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]]. Intended as a peace offering to [[human]]ity, the engineer built the vehicles from parts of a damaged [[Spirit]] dropship as farming tools - echoing the design of the [[JOTUN Heavy Industries|JOTUN]] agricultural vehicles widely employed by the humans on [[Harvest]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH14|CH|Chapter=14}} However, these vehicles were co-opted by [[Maccabeus' clan]] - who believed the vehicles to be weapons of war - and pressed into service during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] as cavalry. These early Choppers were jury-rigged with the Brutes' Spikers as weapons. Following the battle on Harvest, the Brutes made improvements to the design, affixing the vehicles with twin pairs of heavy spike cannons and other modifications to suit the vehicle to its role better.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH18|CH|Chapter=18}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH20|CH|Chapter=20}}{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}} By [[2531]], ramming targes and 35mm autocannons were common weapons employed by the Choppers of the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]], with such autocannons sometimes fitted with stabilizers.{{Ref/Game|HW|Detail=Chopper in-game unit}}

Throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Chopper was primarily manufactured by the Jiralhanae often using scavenged battlefield remains of human and Covenant vehicles. Such Frankenstein-esque vehicles made use of the damaged [[Gravitics|gravity drives]] of the [[Ghost]] and the armor plating of humanity. Choppers were additionally capable of being manufactured by the [[Factory|factories]] attached to [[Covenant citadel]]s. In [[2552]], production of the vehicles was taken over by the [[Sacred Promissory]] of [[High Charity]], using the vast nanofabrication facilities of High Charity to produce a vast fleet of top-of-the-line models. Nonetheless, Jiralhanae psychological quirks and poor maintenance habits meant even these vehicles still retained a more utilitarian look and crude functionality when compared to other similar vehicles produced by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}

[[File:Escalation raids.png|thumb|250px|Jiralhanae raiders pillaging Sangheili settlements with Type-25 Choppers during the Great Schism.{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}}]]

Choppers continue to see proliferation in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] and the ongoing [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE1|HE|Issue=1}} They have become a vital part of the [[Banished]] vehicle fleet, with the organisation employing [[Banished Chopper|their own designs]] of the vehicle.

Jiralhanae Chopper drivers occupy a unique position akin to [[Wikipedia:Cossacks|Cossacks]], holding ranks within Jiralhanae society outside of the [[Covenant military]] command structure.{{Ref/Reuse|chopperfiction}} The vehicles are extremely popular in the [[Banished]], with Banished troops often competing to become a member of the Banished outrider squadrons; a major source of injury and death among [[Atriox]]'s pilots.{{Ref/Game|HW2|[[Phoenix Logs]] - Chopper}} Jiralhanae would often hand-paint the sides of their vehicles, with an unknown [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] speculating them to be seen as status symbols or mounts within Jiralhanae culture - rather than mere equipment.{{Ref/Reuse|chopperfiction}}

{{linkbox|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Chopper}}

File:UNSC Battle Cruiser 2.jpg|A Chopper being driven by a Spartan on [[Sandtrap]]

File:H3 Chopper.jpg|A Brute driving a Chopper in ''Halo 3''.

File:H3 Destroyed Chopper.jpg|A glitch in which one will ride a destroyed Chopper.

File:HW-Chopperarmy.png|A group of Choppers on Shield World 0459.

File:HINF Concept ChopperConvoy.jpg|Concept art for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' depicting [[Banished]] Jiralhanae riding what appear to be standard Type-25 Choppers.