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[[Image:Air_War.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Sparrowhawks and Pelicans lend their firepower in support of UNSC ground forces]] | [[Image:Air_War.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Sparrowhawks and Pelicans lend their firepower in support of UNSC ground forces]] | ||
The Sparrowhawk has design elements from a mixture of modern VTOL aircraft, most prominently the Harrier Jump-Jet, and attack helicopter gunships such as the AH-64 Apache, and the AH-1 Cobra. It also bears a marked resemblance to the [[Hornet]] gunship in [[Halo 3]] and speculated to be most likely the predecessor of the deleted [[Kestrel]] from other versions. Similarities can be drawn between the Sparrowhawk in [[Halo Wars]] and the ORCA Gunship from rival RTS Command and Conquer 3. It consists of an elongated fuselage with stubby wings on each side of it. The cockpit is forward mounted, and the tail section juts out from behind the fuselage at a downward angle. Each wing incorporates a [[Wikipedia:Ducted Fan|Ducted Air Fan]] for lift and thrust, and carries three missiles/rockets on pylons on each wing. Each wing also carries a twin auto-cannon, with a dual autocannon mounted underneath the cockpit. It can be said that it bears some resembolence to the Command and Conquer | The Sparrowhawk has design elements from a mixture of modern VTOL aircraft, most prominently the Harrier Jump-Jet, and attack helicopter gunships such as the AH-64 Apache, and the AH-1 Cobra. It also bears a marked resemblance to the [[Hornet]] gunship in [[Halo 3]] and speculated to be most likely the predecessor of the deleted [[Kestrel]] from other versions. Similarities can be drawn between the Sparrowhawk in [[Halo Wars]] and the ORCA Gunship from rival RTS Command and Conquer 3. It consists of an elongated fuselage with stubby wings on each side of it. The cockpit is forward mounted, and the tail section juts out from behind the fuselage at a downward angle. Each wing incorporates a [[Wikipedia:Ducted Fan|Ducted Air Fan]] for lift and thrust, and carries three missiles/rockets on pylons on each wing. Each wing also carries a twin auto-cannon, with a dual autocannon mounted underneath the cockpit. It can be said that it bears some resembolence to the Command and Conquer Orca Gunship. | ||
[[Image:Hornet war.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Squadron of Hornets supported by a Sparrowhawk on the left attempt to protect a number of Pelican dropships from a Scarab Walker]] | [[Image:Hornet war.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Squadron of Hornets supported by a Sparrowhawk on the left attempt to protect a number of Pelican dropships from a Scarab Walker]] | ||