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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The Type-27 XMF is similar in appearance and design to the Type-26 ''Banshee'' ground support aircraft, although it boasts several unique features. The Type-27 XMF's canards are swept forward, with the impulse engine placement making the craft more maneuverable in zero-G space. The craft sports two [[heavy plasma cannon]]s, which are elongated in comparison with those of the Type-26's [[Class-2 Energy Gun|standard model]], providing greatly increased range and firepower. A [[Class-2 Projectile cannon|fuel rod cannon]] is mounted at the front of the fuselage.<ref name="manual"/> The canopy also includes an integrated antenna for communications.<ref name="HSSC20"/> The craft features an extended tail stabilizer, which helps dampen turbulence during transitions in and out of atmosphere while docking. Unlike the standard ''Banshee'' model, the Type-27 XMF sports an enclosed vacuum-sealed cockpit.<ref name="Waypoint"/> These craft can be mounted on the [[hangar bay]] walls of Covenant warships<ref>''Halo: Reach'', [[Firefight]] map, [[Corvette ( | The Type-27 XMF is similar in appearance and design to the Type-26 ''Banshee'' ground support aircraft, although it boasts several unique features. The Type-27 XMF's canards are swept forward, with the impulse engine placement making the craft more maneuverable in zero-G space. The craft sports two [[heavy plasma cannon]]s, which are elongated in comparison with those of the Type-26's [[Class-2 Energy Gun|standard model]], providing greatly increased range and firepower. A [[Class-2 Projectile cannon|fuel rod cannon]] is mounted at the front of the fuselage.<ref name="manual"/> The canopy also includes an integrated antenna for communications.<ref name="HSSC20"/> The craft features an extended tail stabilizer, which helps dampen turbulence during transitions in and out of atmosphere while docking. Unlike the standard ''Banshee'' model, the Type-27 XMF sports an enclosed vacuum-sealed cockpit.<ref name="Waypoint"/> These craft can be mounted on the [[hangar bay]] walls of Covenant warships<ref>''Halo: Reach'', [[Firefight]] map, [[Corvette (map)|Corvette]]</ref> and on the undersides of vessels' hulls.<ref name="solace"/> Unfortunately, the Banshee is highly vulnerable to the electromagnetic pulses of human nuclear weapons, where the fighter would be left dead in space with no way to call for help.<ref name="HSSC20"/> | ||
Inside the cockpit, the pilot has access to a wide-angle viewscreen for sight. A instrument console comes complete with holographic readout panels that monitor the fighter's various systems, with at least one referencing the impulse engines. On either side of the viewscreen are control grips for piloting the Banshee. The user laid on a cushioned bed, and was held to the fighter via a stability harness that ran across their flanks and hips.<ref name="HSSC20"/> | Inside the cockpit, the pilot has access to a wide-angle viewscreen for sight. A instrument console comes complete with holographic readout panels that monitor the fighter's various systems, with at least one referencing the impulse engines. On either side of the viewscreen are control grips for piloting the Banshee. The user laid on a cushioned bed, and was held to the fighter via a stability harness that ran across their flanks and hips.<ref name="HSSC20"/> | ||
