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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:HWF longsword.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The various ordnance carried by a C712 Longsword.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}]] | ||
The GA-TL1 Longsword is designed primarily as a fighter, though it can also be used for interception, suppression, bombing, or direct attack.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} There are a number of variants of the craft, with some variants measuring 64 meters (210 feet) long and 75 meters (246 feet) wide.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} Their crew sizes can vary between two and four individuals; the crew may be assisted by an onboard [[artificial intelligence]]. | The GA-TL1 Longsword is designed primarily as a fighter, though it can also be used for interception, suppression, bombing, or direct attack.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} There are a number of variants of the craft, with some variants measuring 64 meters (210 feet) long and 75 meters (246 feet) wide.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} Their crew sizes can vary between two and four individuals; the crew may be assisted by an onboard [[artificial intelligence]]. | ||
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Famously, the C709 Longsword was used by [[John-117]] to escape the destruction of the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn'' and [[Installation 04]] during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].{{Ref/Game|HCE|campaign}} | Famously, the C709 Longsword was used by [[John-117]] to escape the destruction of the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn'' and [[Installation 04]] during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].{{Ref/Game|HCE|campaign}} | ||
During the [[Battle of Voi]], numerous Longswords aided a number of frigates in attacking the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Anodyne Spirit|ship]], once John-117 cleared the way by destroying an [[ | During the [[Battle of Voi]], numerous Longswords aided a number of frigates in attacking the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Anodyne Spirit|ship]], once John-117 cleared the way by destroying an [[Skar'wa-pattern Mantis|anti-aircraft battery]]. However, the attack proved unsuccessful and [[Truth's fleet]] was able to evacuate through the [[Portal at Voi]] which they opened moments after the failed attack.{{Ref/Level|Id=storm|Halo 3|[[The Storm]]}} Longswords subsequently took part in the [[Battle of Installation 00]] after the [[Fleet of Retribution]] and the [[Seventh Fleet]] followed Truth through the portal to prevent the firing of the [[Halo Array]]. At least one was shot down during the battle and crashed on the Ark which was witnessed by the ground team led by John-117.{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 3]]|[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]}} | ||
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File:Longsword down.jpg|A frontal view of the C712 Longsword. | File:Longsword down.jpg|A frontal view of the C712 Longsword. | ||
File:Voilongsword.jpg|An angled view of the Longsword (notice the 7-89 tag on it). | File:Voilongsword.jpg|An angled view of the Longsword (notice the 7-89 tag on it). | ||
File:H3 E3 Shootdown.jpg|A Longsword being shot by a Covenant | File:H3 E3 Shootdown.jpg|A Longsword being shot by a Covenant {{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}}. | ||
File:HaloLegends-Origins-Longswords.png|A squadron of Longswords bombing a city in ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Origins]]''. | File:HaloLegends-Origins-Longswords.png|A squadron of Longswords bombing a city in ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Origins]]''. | ||
File:Longsword Escalation 4.png|A group of Longswords defending the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in ''[[Halo: Escalation]] #4''. | File:Longsword Escalation 4.png|A group of Longswords defending the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in ''[[Halo: Escalation]] #4''. | ||
