Winter-class prowler: Difference between revisions

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|name=''Winter''-class prowler

|image=[[File:H5G-CFAcrisius.jpg|300px]]

|manufacturer=

|class=[[Prowler]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/oni-acrisius '''Halo Waypoint''': ''ONI Acrisius'']</ref>

|role=Deep-space reconnaissance<ref name="universe"/>

|length=

|height=

|mass={{Convert|907|MT}}<ref name="H5GLtd">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]''', ''Spartan Locke's Classified Orders''</ref>

|power=

|engine=

|armament=*Two [[Machine-linked autocannon|M8545 ASW/AC 40mm MLA]]<ref name="universe"/>

*[[Moray space mine|CBU-R68 Moray system]]<ref name="universe"/>

|complement=Twenty passengers<ref name="universe"/>

|crew=One [[pilot]], one weapons officer<ref name="universe"/>

|othersystems=[[Active camouflage]]<ref name="blue">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref>

|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]]<ref name="universe"/>

*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<ref name="universe"/>

|introduced=

|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]

The '''''Winter''-class prowler'''<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 190''</ref> is a class of [[Prowler|stealth vessel]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]], primarily designed for speed and stealth with the purpose of deep-space reconnaissance. ''Winter''-class prowlers commonly monitor former species of the [[Covenant]] and [[human]] [[insurrectionist]]s, precautionary measures taken by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to ensure humanity's safety.<ref name="universe"/> Ships of the class are known to be designated with the [[hull classification symbol]] '''IX''', denoting an "Unclassified Miscellaneous Unit".<ref name="H5GLtd"/>

==Specifications==

Fitted with a prototypical [[slipspace drive]] model, ''Winter''-class prowlers capable of traveling to distant parts of the [[Milky Way]] at a relatively high speed.<ref name="universe"/> Somewhat similar in functionality and design to the {{Class|Black Cat|subprowler}}s used by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in the early 26th century, prowlers of the ''Winter'' class are constructed with a smaller and more compact frame than other prowler classes. With an aerodynamic frame, swooped back wings, and narrow cockpit, ''Winter''-class prowlers bare resemblance to a number of [[UNSC]] [[space fighter]]s rather than a [[warship]]. However, its design is intended to improve speed and versatility during atmospheric operations.<ref name="universe"/>

''Winter''-class prowlers are lightly armed with twin [[Machine-linked autocannon|M8545 ASW/AC 40mm machine-linked autocannons]] and an aft-mounted [[Moray space mine|CBU-R68 Moray mine deployment system]]. The class is lightly armed because its primary defenses are evasion and escape from enemy sensors. These ships feature an incredibly advanced stealth system<ref name="universe"/>—that includes an [[active camouflage]] component<ref name="blue"/>—created from salvaged [[Forerunner]] and [[Covenant]] technology, allowing prowlers of this class to remain completely hidden from both sight and sensors.<ref name="universe"/>

In the years following the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reviewed a number of pre–[[2525]] [[prowler]] class designs which focused on espionage and reconnaissance over combat functionality. As a result, the ''Winter''-class prowlers arose from this study. On [[2558#January|January 21, 2558]], ''Winter''-class prowler {{UNSCShip|From the Ashes}} deployed [[SPARTAN-G059]] to [[New Llanelli]] to [[Assassination of Avu Med 'Telcam|assassinate]] [[Avu Med 'Telcam]], leader of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]. Afterwards, the prowler extracted the Spartan and left to participate in another [[operation]].<ref name="tfs">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Knight Takes Bishop]]''</ref>

One ''Winter''-class prowler—[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']]—was stationed aboard research vessel ''[[Argent Moon]]'' as an evacuation vessel for its ONI personnel. However, the crew of ''Argent Moon'' were all killed in a chemical weapon accident in [[2557]].<ref name="universe"/> When [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] traveled to ''Argent Moon'' to prevent ONI intel from falling into the hands of [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]], the Spartans used ''Acrisius'' to evacuate ''Argent Moon'' after they overloaded its reactors.<ref name="blue"/> The ship was eventually abandoned by the Spartans on the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]], when they traveled to the world to search for [[Cortana]] and instead left on a [[Guardian]].<ref name="unconfirmed">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Unconfirmed]]''</ref>

*[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] – Stationed at ''[[Argent Moon]]'' as an evacuation vessel.<ref name="blue"/>

*{{UNSCShip|From the Ashes}} – Deployed on covert [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[operation]]s.<ref name="tfs"/>

*{{UNSCShip|Winter}} – The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class.<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]</ref>

File:H5G-Docked Prowler.png|''Acrisius'' inside the ''Argent Moon'''s hangar bay.

**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'' {{Mo}}

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[[Category:United Nations Space Command ship classes]]