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*[[Maastricht/Raleigh Ordnance Delivery-Application System|M/RODAS delivery system]]<ref name="vis"/> | *[[Maastricht/Raleigh Ordnance Delivery-Application System|M/RODAS delivery system]]<ref name="vis"/> | ||
**[[Carpet bombing|Unguided bomb]] | **[[Carpet bombing|Unguided bomb]] | ||
**[[GBU-1105 | **[[GBU-1105 bomb]] | ||
**[[XGBU-302 | **[[XGBU-302 bomb]] | ||
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*1 pilot | *1 pilot | ||
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*[[Human-Covenant War]] | *[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
|role=Suborbital long-range strategic bomber | |role=Suborbital long-range strategic bomber | ||
|affiliation=[[UNSC | |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
[[UNSC Air Force]] <small>(primary operator as of [[2557]])</small> | |||
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The '''B-65 Suborbital Long-Range Bomber''',<ref name="vis"/> | The '''B-65 Suborbital Long-Range Bomber''',<ref name="vis"/> commonly known as the '''Shortsword''', is an atmospheric [[wikipedia:strategic bomber|strategic bomber]] produced by [[Misriah Armory]]. It is fielded by [[UNSC Air Force]] reserve units and was formerly operated by the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref name="Bulletin"/> | ||
== Design details == | == Design details == | ||
The Shortsword | The Shortsword is similar in design to Misriah Armory's [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] interceptor, though its airframe is less angular. The bomber features elongated primary wings as well as smaller winglets attached to a large boom apparatus at the rear of the fuselage. A large air intake is mounted on the dorsal surface of each wing; pronged structures, possibly ailerons, are located at the rear tip of each wing. Though the B-65 is designed to provide suborbital air support, it is capable of at least rudimentary space flight; Shortswords are often deployed from parent vessels in low orbit. | ||
The Shortsword is typically armed with conventional bombs for performing [[carpet bombing]] runs. When releasing its payload, the Shortsword "punches" its munitions into the ground; the munitions then explode a short time later. As the bombs detonate in the order in which they are dropped, carpet bombing runs carried out by the Shortsword resemble twentieth-century napalm strikes. Bombers equipped with the [[Maastricht/Raleigh Ordnance Delivery-Application System|M/RODAS delivery system]] can carry less conventional payloads such as the [[XGBU-302 bomb|XGBU-302 disruption bomb]] or the [[GBU-1105 bomb|GBU-1105 "cryo" bomb]]. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Aviator]] helmet is recommended for use by Shortsword crew members.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 147''</ref> Following the [[Human-Covenant War]] | The Shortsword is typically armed with conventional bombs for performing [[carpet bombing]] runs. When releasing its payload, the Shortsword "punches" its munitions into the ground; the munitions then explode a short time later. As the bombs detonate in the order in which they are dropped, carpet bombing runs carried out by the Shortsword resemble twentieth-century napalm strikes. Bombers equipped with the [[Maastricht/Raleigh Ordnance Delivery-Application System|M/RODAS delivery system]] can carry less conventional payloads such as the [[XGBU-302 bomb|XGBU-302 disruption bomb]] or the [[GBU-1105 bomb|GBU-1105 "cryo" bomb]]. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Aviator]] helmet is recommended for use by Shortsword crew members.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 147''</ref> Following the [[Human-Covenant War]] the UNSC no longer required every available combat-worthy airframe to be used in service against the [[Covenant]]. Instead the remaining Shortswords were either transferred to [[UNSC Air Force]] reserve units or scrapped, depending on the condition of a given craft.<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == |