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|image = [[File:Halo3-T26BansheeGSA-Pilot.png|300px]] | |image = [[File:Halo3-T26BansheeGSA-Pilot.png|300px]] | ||
|name = Type-26C Ground Support Aircraft | |name = Type-26C Ground Support Aircraft | ||
|manufacturer = [[Assembly Forges]] {{c|pre-Great Schism}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |manufacturer = *[[Assembly Forges]] {{c|pre-Great Schism}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|line = | *[[Lodam Armory]] {{c|post-Covenant War}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/banshee ''Halo Waypoint'': Banshee]</ref> | ||
|line = [[Type-26 Banshee]] | |||
|model = Type-26C | |model = Type-26C | ||
|cost = | |cost = | ||
|length = {{Convert|5.5|m|ft|sp=us}} | |length = {{Convert|5.5|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="dio">''[[Diorama]]''</ref><ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p.265</ref> | ||
|mass = | |mass = {{Convert|2.25|MT|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|dio}} | ||
|max speed = | |max speed = | ||
|engine = [[Boosted gravity propulsion drive]] | |engine = [[Boosted gravity propulsion drive]] | ||
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|othersystems = | |othersystems = | ||
|firstuse-title = In service | |firstuse-title = In service | ||
|firstuse = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |firstuse = *[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Great Schism]] | |||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
|role = Ground support aircraft | |role = Ground support aircraft | ||
|affiliation = | |affiliation = | ||
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The '''Type-26C Ground Support Aircraft''' ('''T-26C GSA'''), more commonly known as the '''Banshee''', is a variant of the [[Type-26 Banshee]] commonly employed in [[Covenant]] service as a standard aircraft.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | The '''Type-26C Ground Support Aircraft''' ('''T-26C GSA'''), more commonly known as the '''Banshee''', is a variant of the [[Type-26 Banshee]] commonly employed in [[Covenant]] service as a standard aircraft.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
=== | ===Design details=== | ||
{{Main|Type-26 Banshee}} | {{Main|Type-26 Banshee}} | ||
[[File:BansheeB.jpg|thumb|left|160px|A blueprint of the Type-26C variant.]] | [[File:BansheeB.jpg|thumb|left|160px|A blueprint of the Type-26C variant.]] | ||
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The craft has two wing canards, each of which terminates in a [[boosted gravity propulsion drive]] including a jet and an anti-gravity pod; these leave a vaporous exhaust trail behind the Banshee. The craft is capable of achieving a velocity of over {{Convert|100|km/h|mph|sp=us}}.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} The Banshee is capable of performing complex maneuvers such as aileron rolls and flips. The Banshee is also capable of hovering, though this ability is not often used.{{Ref/Note|The Banshee's inability to hover in most games is more likely a gameplay conceit than an element of canon. Presumably, all versions of the craft are capable of hovering.}} | The craft has two wing canards, each of which terminates in a [[boosted gravity propulsion drive]] including a jet and an anti-gravity pod; these leave a vaporous exhaust trail behind the Banshee. The craft is capable of achieving a velocity of over {{Convert|100|km/h|mph|sp=us}}.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} The Banshee is capable of performing complex maneuvers such as aileron rolls and flips. The Banshee is also capable of hovering, though this ability is not often used.{{Ref/Note|The Banshee's inability to hover in most games is more likely a gameplay conceit than an element of canon. Presumably, all versions of the craft are capable of hovering.}} | ||
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===Armament=== | |||
The Banshee sports two weapon pods attached underneath the fuselage; each pod contains a [[Class-2 directed energy cannon|Class-2 plasma cannon]] capable of firing in the 100-250 kilowatt range and a [[fuel rod cannon|Class-2 fuel rod cannon]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3Manual}} The plasma cannons are deadly to infantry; one bolt can instantly kill a lightly armored target. Armored targets such as the [[M808 Scorpion|M808 Scorpion MBT]] can withstand only a few bolts before being destroyed. | The Banshee sports two weapon pods attached underneath the fuselage; each pod contains a [[Class-2 directed energy cannon|Class-2 plasma cannon]] capable of firing in the 100-250 kilowatt range and a [[fuel rod cannon|Class-2 fuel rod cannon]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3Manual}} The plasma cannons are deadly to infantry; one bolt can instantly kill a lightly armored target. Armored targets such as the [[M808 Scorpion|M808 Scorpion MBT]] can withstand only a few bolts before being destroyed. | ||
=== | ===Operational history=== | ||
The T-26C was the standard model utilized by the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|forces]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]] in | A number of Type-26C Banshees was used throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]],{{Ref/Film|Id=origins|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Origins II}} though appear to remain outmatched by their [[Type-26A Banshee|Type-26A]] brothers and the [[Type-26B Banshee]]s were only seen in widespread use in the final stages of the war.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
The earliest known encounter of the T-26C Banshees against the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] along with the [[Insurrectionist]]s such as [[United Rebel Front|URF]] was during the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]] on [[2525#December|December 3, 2525]], where they were extensively used over [[Alpha Corvi II]] alongside several [[Type-26B Banshee]]s.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HCDI1|Comic=Halo: Collateral Damage|Issue=[[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|1]]}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HCDI3|Comic=Halo: Collateral Damage|Issue=[[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 3|3]]}} When the [[Algolis Invasion|short assault]] on [[Algolis]] took place, multiple T-26C Banshees were called in to weaken military forces attempting to protect and destroy valuable data in [[Weapons Research Facility T12A]], and one such Banshee also destroyed a [[Unidentified civilian cargo ship|civilian cargo transport]] that attempted to flee by firing its [[fuel rod cannon]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} During the siege on the facility, the majority of these Banshees were destroyed by a lone [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS]] utilized by [[Sergeant]] [[Ghost (Marine)|"Ghost"]].{{Ref/Film|Id=prototype|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Prototype|StoryLinkText=Prototype}} Several T-26C Banshees was deployed by the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] during the final stages of the [[Battle of Installation 04]] both against the UNSC forces from {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and the [[Flood]].{{Ref/Game|Game=Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Section=[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 10]]}} | |||
The T-26C was the standard model utilized by the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|forces]] during the [[Battle of Earth]], notably during the [[Battle of Kenya]], and the [[Battle of Installation 00]] in [[2552#November|late 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The remnants of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] used these Banshees during the [[Battle of Mombasa]] shortly after the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s departure to [[Installation 05]].{{Ref/Level|Id=kizingoboulevard|ODST|Kizingo Boulevard}} The T-26C Banshee was also used by the [[Fleet of Retribution]] against Truth's forces.{{Ref/Level|Id=H3Flood|Game=Halo 3|Level=Floodgate}} | |||
After the end of the war, the T-26C was later employed by [[Merg Vol's Covenant]] during the post-war [[Battle of Draetheus V]]<ref>''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', [[Mission 3: Reinforcement of the Perch]]</ref> and by [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]] during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]].<ref>''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 2|Issue #2]]</ref> | |||
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*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | ||
