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{{Center|''For the gameplay mechanic, see [[Boarding (gameplay mechanic)]].''}} | {{Center|''For the gameplay mechanic, see [[Boarding (gameplay mechanic)]].''}} | ||
[[File:Covenant Boarding Party.png|thumb|250px|A Covenant boarding party preparing to disembark on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.]] | [[File:Covenant Boarding Party.png|thumb|250px|A Covenant boarding party preparing to disembark on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.]] | ||
'''Boarding''' generally refers to the insertion of people onto an enemy or ambiguously affiliated ship. Boarding may be carried out during wartime in an attempt to seize and possibly destroy the vessel, or it may occur in peacetime by pirates and other criminals, or as a means of inspection to prevent piracy and smuggling. A "boarding party" is a group of naval infantry, typically known as "[[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]]", assigned to capture an enemy ship or station by killing or capturing its crew. | '''Boarding''' generally refers to the insertion of people onto an enemy or ambiguously affiliated ship. Boarding may be carried out during wartime in an attempt to seize and possibly destroy the vessel, or it may occur in peacetime by pirates and other criminals, or as a means of inspection to prevent piracy and smuggling. A "boarding party" is a group of naval infantry, typically known as "[[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]]", assigned to capture an enemy ship or station by killing or capturing its crew. | ||
Boarding actions are formally referred to by the [[United Nations Space Command]] as "'''naval intercept operations'''" ('''NIO''').{{Ref/Game|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=[[BREAKER-class Mjolnir|Breaker]] Body Description|Quote=Void-hardened and sealed to meet the demanding requirements of Spartan naval intercept operation (NIO) boarding teams, BREAKER armor is also well suited for missions in environmentally compromised zones.}} | |||
==Purpose== | ==Purpose== | ||
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[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|naval]] commanders utilize boarding to attempt to capture enemy vessels and their technology whole, or to avoid a space battle that could damage both their ships and their enemy's vessel, the destruction of which would deprive the Covenant of valuable intelligence on the [[United Nations Space Command]]. | [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|naval]] commanders utilize boarding to attempt to capture enemy vessels and their technology whole, or to avoid a space battle that could damage both their ships and their enemy's vessel, the destruction of which would deprive the Covenant of valuable intelligence on the [[United Nations Space Command]]. | ||
Until the [[Great Schism]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]], Covenant boarding parties were generally composed of [[Sangheili]], [[Unggoy]], and sometimes [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Yanme'e]]. The Covenant typically employ | Until the [[Great Schism]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]], Covenant boarding parties were generally composed of [[Sangheili]], [[Unggoy]], and sometimes [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Yanme'e]]. The Covenant typically employ [[R'sisho-pattern Tick|designated boarding craft]] launched from larger vessels to cut through the hull of the enemy ship or station and rapidly insert infantry to the interior.<ref>'''Halo 2''' campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> Vacant airlocks may also be used by boarding craft to latch on and gain entry into an enemy ship.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> Some starships, such as [[Kig-yar privateer ship]]s, are equipped with docking umbilicals with penetrator tips specifically designed to cut into an enemy ship.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 98''</ref> | ||
===United Nations Space Command=== | ===United Nations Space Command=== | ||
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