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|model = DX-class<ref name="DXC"/> (UNSC designation - "Type- | |model = DX-class<ref name="DXC"/> (UNSC designation - "Type-28")<ref name="Reach">'''Halo: Reach''', ''Game Manual''</ref><ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/spirit/1676cbba-efbb-44b8-9dd3-3f6f38b1320a '''Waypoint''': ''Spirit'']</ref> | ||
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|length = {{Convert|27.8|m|ft|sigfig=3|sp=us}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 270''</ref> | |length = {{Convert|27.8|m|ft|sigfig=3|sp=us}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 270''</ref> | ||
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*Maximum - {{Convert|1100|km/h|mph}} | *Maximum - {{Convert|1100|km/h|mph}} | ||
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|max speed air = Under Mach 1 | |max speed air = Under Mach 1{{fact}} | ||
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|armament = *Heavy plasma auto-cannon (1) | |armament = *Heavy plasma auto-cannon (1)<ref name="T25"/> | ||
|complement = *30 passengers | |complement = *30 passengers<ref name="T25">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=24584 '''Bungie.net''': ''Type-25 Troop Carrier'']</ref> | ||
*2 vehicles | *2 vehicles<ref name="T25"/> | ||
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|skeleton = *1 pilot | |skeleton = *1 pilot | ||
|passengers =30 passengers | |passengers = 30 passengers | ||
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|affiliation = [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] | |affiliation = [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] | ||
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The '''Type-28 Troop Carrier''' | The '''Type-28 Troop Carrier'''<ref name="Reach"/><ref name="waypoint"/> ([[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] designation '''DX-class dropship'''<ref name="DXC">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 286''</ref>), otherwise known as the '''Spirit''' or '''T28 TC''',<ref name="Reach"/><ref name="waypoint"/> is a Covenant infantry and logistical transport craft.<ref name="DXC">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 286''</ref> | ||
==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
The Spirit is a moderately large craft, similar in size to the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship. Capable of powered flight and hovering, the dropship appears quite cumbersome and awkward to pilots based on battlefield observations but has been known to reach speeds of 350 kilometers per hour while cruising and has a suspected maximum speed of 1,100 kph.{{fact}} Spirits are angular, tuning fork shaped spacecraft with two parallel personnel bays along the exterior of each "prong." The Spirits are dedicated transports for infantry and vehicles. Each of these personnel bays has two doors that open and close vertically; however, they do not close fully and leave a small opening along the length of the bay. Between these extended personnel bays, an energy field fluctuates visibly as it generates the ship's anti-gravity propulsion, similar in appearance to the energy pulse of the [[gravity lift]] elevators the Covenant use to commute between the ground and the hovering ships. This same gravity-beam is used to ferry [[Shade]]s, [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]], and other ground vehicles to their destinations. | The Spirit is a moderately large craft, similar in size to the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship. Capable of powered flight and hovering, the dropship appears quite cumbersome and awkward to pilots based on battlefield observations but has been known to reach speeds of 350 kilometers per hour while cruising and has a suspected maximum speed of 1,100 kph.{{fact}} Spirits are angular, tuning fork shaped spacecraft with two parallel personnel bays along the exterior of each "prong." The Spirits are dedicated transports for infantry and vehicles. Each of these personnel bays has two doors that open and close vertically; however, they do not close fully and leave a small opening along the length of the bay. Between these extended personnel bays, an energy field fluctuates visibly as it generates the ship's anti-gravity propulsion, similar in appearance to the energy pulse of the [[gravity lift]] elevators the Covenant use to commute between the ground and the hovering ships. This same gravity-beam is used to ferry [[Shade]]s, [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]], and other ground vehicles to their destinations. | ||
Type-28 Troop Carriers often ferry Covenant vehicles within the blue-colored energy field between their prongs, usually [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] and [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]], or other small objects such as supply canisters for ground troops. | Type-28 Troop Carriers often ferry Covenant vehicles within the blue-colored energy field between their prongs, usually [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] and [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]], or other small objects such as supply canisters for ground troops. | ||
While these dropships have life support for use in the vacuum of space, they do not have a [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace drive]]. In ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', a Spirit was modified with re-enforced metal so it could be launched out of a ship already in Slipspace. Even with this modification, the Spirit became severely damaged after the exit and was still unable to travel into Slipspace on its own accord.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 295-296''</ref> | While these dropships have life support for use in the vacuum of space, they do not have a [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace drive]]. In ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', a Spirit was modified with re-enforced metal so it could be launched out of a ship already in Slipspace. Even with this modification, the Spirit became severely damaged after the exit and was still unable to travel into Slipspace on its own accord.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 295-296''</ref> | ||
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==Combat== | ==Combat== | ||
[[File:COVIEDropship.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A Covenant Spirit dropship.]] | [[File:COVIEDropship.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A Covenant Spirit dropship.]] | ||
=== | ===Halo: Combat Evolved=== | ||
The Spirit is virtually indestructible in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | The Spirit is virtually indestructible in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
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[[File:Halo Wars Spirit Dropship.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A Spirit dropship as it appears in ''Halo Wars''.]] | [[File:Halo Wars Spirit Dropship.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A Spirit dropship as it appears in ''Halo Wars''.]] | ||
=== | ===Halo Wars=== | ||
In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Spirit only appears on the campaign and cannot be used in multiplayer or Skirmish. It is used to deliver quite large amounts of troops on the battlefield,The dropship is quite fast, and quite resistant to damage: it is advisable that players should eliminate it before the troops it carries disembark. Once the troops are on the ground, it cannot be destroyed. | In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Spirit only appears on the campaign and cannot be used in multiplayer or Skirmish. It is used to deliver quite large amounts of troops on the battlefield,The dropship is quite fast, and quite resistant to damage: it is advisable that players should eliminate it before the troops it carries disembark. Once the troops are on the ground, it cannot be destroyed. | ||
The preferred units for taking down an airborne Spirit are [[M9 Main Anti-Air Tank|Wolverines]], [[AV-14 Attack VTOL|Hornets]], and [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk|Hawks]]. Spirits in ''Halo Wars'' do not engage enemy targets and are only seen in the [[campaign]], mainly on the mission "[[Dome of Light]]." Spirits in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' utilize gravity lifts to deploy and pick up troops, rather than the side-mounted troop bay doors as in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | The preferred units for taking down an airborne Spirit are [[M9 Main Anti-Air Tank|Wolverines]], [[AV-14 Attack VTOL|Hornets]], and [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk|Hawks]]. Spirits in ''Halo Wars'' do not engage enemy targets and are only seen in the [[campaign]], mainly on the mission "[[Dome of Light]]." Spirits in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' utilize gravity lifts to deploy and pick up troops, rather than the side-mounted troop bay doors as in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
=== | ===Halo: Reach=== | ||
The Spirit in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' behaves similarly to its ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' incarnation. One significant change, however, is that of its firing operation, which now matches the behavior of the Phantom's plasma auto-cannon. Instead of simultaneously firing three bolts of plasma, it now sports a weapon similar to the [[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy|Concussion Rifle]], which is significantly more powerful but fires only one bolt at a time and at half the speed. | The Spirit in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' behaves similarly to its ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' incarnation. One significant change, however, is that of its firing operation, which now matches the behavior of the [[Phantom]]'s plasma auto-cannon. Instead of simultaneously firing three bolts of plasma, it now sports a weapon similar to the [[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy|Concussion Rifle]], which is significantly more powerful but fires only one bolt at a time and at half the speed. | ||
==Known Spirits== | ==Known Spirits== | ||
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*[[Lorraine McLees]] described the Spirit as "having the coolest rear-end of all the Covenant ships".{{fact}} | *[[Lorraine McLees]] described the Spirit as "having the coolest rear-end of all the Covenant ships".{{fact}} | ||
*The ''[[Marathon]]'' logo can be seen on the front of the cockpit. | *The ''[[Marathon]]'' logo can be seen on the front of the cockpit. | ||
*The [[Halo Encyclopedia]] and [[Bungie.net]]'s vehicle database designates the Spirit Dropship as the "Type-25 Troop Carrier" whereas other newer media refers the dropship as the "Type-28 Troop Carrier".<ref name="ENC"/><ref name="T25"/><ref name="Reach"/><ref name="waypoint"/><ref group="note">In the hierarchy of canon, new canon would override old canon.</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||