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|image = [[File:H2A-T26B.png|300px]]

|name = Type-26B Ground Support Aircraft

|manufacturer = [[Assembly Forges]] {{c|pre-Great Schism}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}<br>[[Lodam Armory]] {{c|post-Covenant War}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/banshee|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Banshee}}

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|height = {{Convert|3.6|m|ft|sp=us}} {{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}

|mass = {{Convert|1.3|MT|lb}} {{Ref/Reuse|LC17}}

|max speed = {{Convert|67|mph|km/h}} (in tactical flight mode){{Ref/Reuse|LC17}}

|firstuse = [[Human-Covenant War]]

<br>[[Great Schism]]

<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]

The '''Type-26C Ground Support Aircraft''' ('''T-26C GSA'''), more commonly known as the '''Banshee''', is a variant of the [[Type-26 Banshee]] commonly employed in [[Covenant]] service as a standard aircraft.<ref name="universe"/>

==Overview==

===Specifications===

The Type-26B is a newer model of Banshee employed by the Covenant, and one of the sleekest. Unlike its [[Type-26A Banshee|Type-26A]] and [[Type-26C Banshee|Type-26C]] brothers, the Type-26B features an enclosed canopy with a very different shape to the original models. The canopy has a sweeping form, curving upwards toward the back. Additionally, the Type-26B's wings are split, not retaining the signature antigravity pod of the Type-26A and C models. The back of the craft features two control valences which turn to allow the craft to make extremely rapid turns.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}

The Banshee is capable of performing complex maneuvers such as aileron rolls and flips. The Banshee is also capable of hovering, though this ability is not often used.{{Ref/Note|The Banshee's inability to hover in most games is more likely a gameplay conceit than an element of canon. Presumably, all versions of the craft are capable of hovering.}} The Type-26B is capable of operating in planetary atmospheres, typically operating around {{Convert|300|m|ft}} or less from the surface to maximise the effectiveness of its drive systems and evade enemy air defences.{{Ref/Generic|Id=LC17|[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #17]]}} It is additionally capable of flying at least as high as around {{Convert|2500|m|ft}} with little observable drop in effectiveness{{Ref/Level|HR|New Alexandria}} and is capable of reaching orbit, albeit slowly.{{Ref/Reuse|LC17}}  Although not equipped with any form of life support system, it is capable of being used in a vacuum as a [[space fighter]] in some capacity.{{Ref/Level|H4|Dawn}} However, its performance in space is considered adequate at best, particularly when compared to more specialised craft such as the [[Type-27 Banshee]].{{Ref/Reuse|LC17}} Some [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] modifications to the craft have allowed for an improvement in its capabilities as a scout in space environments{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}, though independent life support systems such as those found in the [[Ranger harness]] are still required.{{Ref/Reuse|LC17}}

===Weapons===

The Banshee sports two weapon pods attached underneath the fuselage; each pod contains a [[Class-2 directed energy cannon|Class-2 plasma cannon]] capable of firing in the 100-250 kilowatt range and a [[fuel rod cannon|Class-2 fuel rod cannon]].<{{Ref/Reuse|HRManual}} The plasma cannons are deadly to infantry; one bolt can instantly kill a lightly armored target. Armored targets such as the [[M808 Scorpion|M808 Scorpion MBT]] can withstand only a few bolts before being destroyed.

===Usage===

The Type-26B model was created by the Covenant during its [[Human-Covenant War|war with humanity]], due to high attrition rates seen with older peacetime stocks of Banshees. By [[2550]], the Banshee was a commonplace vehicle in the Covenant's [[Covenant military|armed forces]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} It was later employed by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]].{{Ref/Game|H4}}

===Variants===

{{Main|Banished Banshee}}

The [[Banished]] make use of Type-26B Banshees, among other variants, modified for their fleets.

File:HW2-BanBanshee.jpg|A modified Type-26B used by the Banished.

The Type-26B variant employed by the Covenant during the [[Fall of Reach]] and [[Battle of Installation 04]] features an iridescent green canopy similar to that of the [[Type-26C Banshee]].{{Ref/Game|HR|In-game Banshee model}} {{Ref/Game|HCEA|In-game Banshee model}} Another variant used by the Covenant{{Ref/Map|H2A|Nebula}} and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] in the post-war era features a blue canopy, and is modified to perform better in space environments.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}

File:Halo Reach Type 26 GSA.png|The 2552-era Banshee with a green carapace.

File:Banshee H4guide.png|A blue-purple Banshee used by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant.

The Type-26B Banshee is the Banshee design introduced in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and later featured in ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''{{'}}s multiplayer mode. The design was not given a formal designation difference until a 2015 [[Halo Waypoint]] universe entry.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Type-26B Banshee|gameplay=yes}}

File:LC 17 doc1.png|''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'' schematic of the Banshee.

File:HR-BansheeHUD.png|Type-26B HUD on [[Spire]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.

File:Reach 597419 Medium.jpg|T-26B Banshees stored in an {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} hangar.

File:H4-Banshee-Ragnarok.jpg|Type-26B HUD on [[Ragnarok]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''.

File:Thorne hijacks Banshee.png|[[Gabriel Thorne]] hijacks a T-26B Banshee in ''Halo 4''<nowiki/>'s ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.

File:H2A-T26BHUD.png|Type-26B HUD on [[Bloodline]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.

File:H2A-T26B.png|A T-26B Banshee on Bloodline.

File:H2A-T26BZ.png|A T-26BZ Banshee in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer.

==Note==

[[Category:Drivable Vehicles]]