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Keyships are geometric and angular, sharing many aesthetic features with other Forerunner constructs. Generally, they have a tetrahedral shape, with a forward triangular prow, and attached to it at equidistant points are three similarly shaped struts, to help ground the ship. Visually, their hulls gray or silver in color, and was estimated to be about 14 kilometers (8.699 miles) tall,<ref>[[:File:ForerunnerShip-scale.gif]]</ref> 37,654 tons in weight, far heavier than leisure craft, but outweighed by a variety of transport and military vessels.<ref>'''Halo 3''', Terminal 6''</ref>

~~Although their~~ weapons systems are ~~unknown~~, one Keyship was found and used by the [[San 'Shyuum]] during the [[Sangheili-San 'Shyuum War]], and was far superior to [[Sangheili]] vessels of the time. At the time of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the same Keyship's shielding was completely impervious to even the heaviest of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] shipborne armaments, specifically the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] systems. A Keyship has been known to carry over 1,000 beings,<ref name="Harvest262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> which is believed to be only a fraction of its full carrying capacity. They were capable of remote detonation to prevent their usage by [[the Flood]].

Their weapons systems are similar to the sentinel beams, just on a much large scale. A keyship possessed 1 beam weapon on each tip, capable firing at an enemy ship at any direction. It is said that the beam of a keyship is powerful enough to destroy a covenant super carrier in 1 hit, shields or no shields. the shields can also fire at a rate of 1 shot every 10 seconds. of one Keyship was found and used by the [[San 'Shyuum]] during the [[Sangheili-San 'Shyuum War]], and was far superior to [[Sangheili]] vessels of the time. At the time of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the same Keyship's shielding was completely impervious to even the heaviest of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] shipborne armaments, specifically the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] systems. besides the energy shielding, the very metal alloy that a keyship was built out of is measured to be 5 times stronger then the strongest steal humans can make. A Keyship has been known to carry over 1,000 beings,<ref name=ip"Harvest262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> which is believed to be only a fraction of its full carrying capacity. They were capable of remote detonation to prevent their usage by [[the Flood]].

A Keyship consists of thousands of rooms, many of which are docking bays and control rooms, including a command chamber which was many stories high.<ref>'''[[Halo: Uprising]]'''</ref>

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 Keyships are geometric and angular, sharing many aesthetic features with other Forerunner constructs. Generally, they have a tetrahedral shape, with a forward triangular prow, and attached to it at equidistant points are three similarly shaped struts, to help ground the ship. Visually, their hulls gray or silver in color, and was estimated to be about 14 kilometers (8.699 miles) tall,<ref>[[:File:ForerunnerShip-scale.gif]]</ref> 37,654 tons in weight, far heavier than leisure craft, but outweighed by a variety of transport and military vessels.<ref>'''Halo 3''', Terminal 6''</ref>
-Although their weapons systems are unknown, one Keyship was found and used by the [[San 'Shyuum]] during the [[Sangheili-San 'Shyuum War]], and was far superior to [[Sangheili]] vessels of the time. At the time of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the same Keyship's shielding was completely impervious to even the heaviest of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] shipborne armaments, specifically the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] systems. A Keyship has been known to carry over 1,000 beings,<ref name="Harvest262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> which is believed to be only a fraction of its full carrying capacity. They were capable of remote detonation to prevent their usage by [[the Flood]].
+Their weapons systems are similar to the sentinel beams, just on a much large scale. A keyship possessed 1 beam weapon on each tip, capable firing at an enemy ship at any direction. It is said that the beam of a keyship is powerful enough to destroy a covenant super carrier in 1 hit, shields or no shields. the shields can also fire at a rate of 1 shot every 10 seconds. of  one Keyship was found and used by the [[San 'Shyuum]] during the [[Sangheili-San 'Shyuum War]], and was far superior to [[Sangheili]] vessels of the time. At the time of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the same Keyship's shielding was completely impervious to even the heaviest of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] shipborne armaments, specifically the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] systems. besides the energy shielding, the very metal alloy that a keyship was built out of is measured to be 5 times stronger then the strongest steal humans can make. A Keyship has been known to carry over 1,000 beings,<ref name=ip"Harvest262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> which is believed to be only a fraction of its full carrying capacity. They were capable of remote detonation to prevent their usage by [[the Flood]].
 A Keyship consists of thousands of rooms, many of which are docking bays and control rooms, including a command chamber which was many stories high.<ref>'''[[Halo: Uprising]]'''</ref>