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|manufacturer=[[Summus Assembler Vats]]<ref name="warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''pages 80-81''</ref> | |manufacturer=[[Summus Assembler Vats]]<ref name="warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''pages 80-81''</ref> | ||
|class=[[Forerunner dreadnought|Prime dragoon]] | |class=[[Forerunner dreadnought|Prime dragoon]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|role=Attack | |role=Attack{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|length={{Convert|9430|m|ft|sp=us}} | |length={{Convert|9430|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
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|mass=10 billion metric tons | |mass=10 billion metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|power= | |power= | ||
|engine=[[Reaction drive]] | |engine=[[Reaction drive]] | ||
|slipspace drive=Equipped | |slipspace drive=Equipped{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull= | |hull= | ||
|armament=*1 [[torsion driver]] | |armament=*1 [[torsion driver]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
*28 [[converging beam cannon]]s | *28 [[converging beam cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
*300 [[light mass fusillade cannon]]s | *300 [[light mass fusillade cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|complement=*200 [[scutarii]] | |complement=*200 [[scutarii]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
*5,000 [[venatore]]s and [[war sphinx]]es | *5,000 [[venatore]]s and [[war sphinx]]es{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
*Millions of [[Despair-class fighter|hunter-killers]] | *Millions of [[Despair-class fighter|hunter-killers]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|crew=One [[princeps]], fifteen [[navarch]]s | |crew=One [[princeps]], fifteen [[navarch]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|othersystems=[[Auspex array]] | |othersystems=[[Auspex array]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|era=[[Forerunner-Flood war]] | |era=[[Forerunner-Flood war]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|introduced=Shortly before [[97,745 BCE]] | |introduced=Shortly before [[97,745 BCE]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|affiliation=[[Forerunner fleet|Forerunner navy]] | |affiliation=[[Forerunner fleet|Forerunner navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
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{{Quote|Let the deconstruction of our gifts begin! The majesty of our new fleet will be unparalleled!|Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, upon activating these dreadnoughts<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level, ''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Let the deconstruction of our gifts begin! The majesty of our new fleet will be unparalleled!|Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, upon activating these dreadnoughts<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level, ''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]''</ref>}} | ||
The '''''Sojourner''-class dreadnought'''<ref name="lootcrate4">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> is a class of [[Forerunner dreadnought|prime dragoon]] used by the [[Forerunner fleet]]. | The '''''Sojourner''-class dreadnought'''<ref name="lootcrate4">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> is a class of [[Forerunner dreadnought|prime dragoon]] used by the [[Forerunner fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}<ref name="origins">'''Halo Legends''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref> Manufactured by [[Summus Assembler Vats]], the ''Sojourner'' class was commissioned shortly before the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Superstructure and hull=== | ===Superstructure and hull=== | ||
Two ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts and the docking battle station form combat tridents, independent squadrons that could be deployed on any solar system. During the war against the Flood, the Forerunners made a new combat formation: ten ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts arranging themselves into an octagonal formation and a battle station arranged into deadly decimation lattices, capable of splitting other vessels in half. The dreadnoughts can detach from the battle station and act as components of the ships themselves when hovering above the surface of a planet. | Two ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts and the docking battle station form combat tridents, independent squadrons that could be deployed on any solar system. During the war against the Flood, the Forerunners made a new combat formation: ten ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts arranging themselves into an octagonal formation and a battle station arranged into deadly decimation lattices, capable of splitting other vessels in half. The dreadnoughts can detach from the battle station and act as components of the ships themselves when hovering above the surface of a planet.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} | ||
''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts are equipped with long-range scanning [[auspex array]] systems, which can peer through slipspace to look for approaching ships, mapping local star systems by probing vast distance in realspace, or detecting subtle changes in planetary or ship atmosphere. | ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts are equipped with long-range scanning [[auspex array]] systems, which can peer through slipspace to look for approaching ships, mapping local star systems by probing vast distance in realspace, or detecting subtle changes in planetary or ship atmosphere.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
===Crew and complement=== | ===Crew and complement=== | ||
Like most Forerunner [[warship]]s, ''Sojourner''-class dreadnoughts only required a handful of living beings to oversee ship operations. These dragoons were crewed by fifteen [[navarch]]s, which oversee naval or combat operations. The navarchs were led by the ship's [[princeps]]. The crew was protected by two hundred heavily armored [[Warrior-Servant]] [[scutarii]], who excelled in shipboard combat and the tactical reconfiguration of the dreadnoughts' interior spaces. | Like most Forerunner [[warship]]s, ''Sojourner''-class dreadnoughts only required a handful of living beings to oversee ship operations. These dragoons were crewed by fifteen [[navarch]]s, which oversee naval or combat operations. The navarchs were led by the ship's [[princeps]]. The crew was protected by two hundred heavily armored [[Warrior-Servant]] [[scutarii]], who excelled in shipboard combat and the tactical reconfiguration of the dreadnoughts' interior spaces.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
The dreadnought also carried millions of autonomous [[Despair-class fighter|''Despair''-class hunter-killers]], which were directed by the ship's complement of five thousand [[venatore]]s on long-range strikes. The venatores donned [[war sphinx]]es while carrying out their duties aboard these dreadnoughts. | The dreadnought also carried millions of autonomous [[Despair-class fighter|''Despair''-class hunter-killers]], which were directed by the ship's complement of five thousand [[venatore]]s on long-range strikes. The venatores donned [[war sphinx]]es while carrying out their duties aboard these dreadnoughts.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
The ''Sojourner'' was a heavily armed class of dragoon with a single capital-scale [[Torsion field|torsion driver]] as its primary weapon. A gravitic emitter that could be used as a delicate grasping tool or as a crude scalpel, the torsion driver was capable of pushing and pulling portions of the enemy ships beyond their shielding and structural supports with discordant harmonies, tearing them apart and exposing the vulnerable systems of the enemy ship to the rest of the dreadnought's complement of armaments. | The ''Sojourner'' was a heavily armed class of dragoon with a single capital-scale [[Torsion field|torsion driver]] as its primary weapon. A gravitic emitter that could be used as a delicate grasping tool or as a crude scalpel, the torsion driver was capable of pushing and pulling portions of the enemy ships beyond their shielding and structural supports with discordant harmonies, tearing them apart and exposing the vulnerable systems of the enemy ship to the rest of the dreadnought's complement of armaments.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
The ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts were also armed with twenty-eight [[converging beam cannon]]s. Controlled by Warrior-Servant crewmen, these beam cannons launched tendrils of energy capable of tracking enemy vessels, creating a path that allowed for antimatter streams to pursue hostiles. The dreadnoughts were also outfitted with three hundred [[light mass fusillade cannon]]s. | The ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts were also armed with twenty-eight [[converging beam cannon]]s. Controlled by Warrior-Servant crewmen, these beam cannons launched tendrils of energy capable of tracking enemy vessels, creating a path that allowed for antimatter streams to pursue hostiles. The dreadnoughts were also outfitted with three hundred [[light mass fusillade cannon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Manufactured by [[Summus Assembler Vats]], the ''Sojourner''-class dreadnoughts were the last in a line of first-order warships stretching to the Forerunner's earliest interstellar expansion and were the pinnacle of Forerunner naval technology: impossibly fast, heavily armed and highly efficient. The ''Sojourners'' was introduced shortly before containment efforts [[Forerunner-Flood war|against]] the [[Flood]] began. | Manufactured by [[Summus Assembler Vats]], the ''Sojourner''-class dreadnoughts were the last in a line of first-order warships stretching to the Forerunner's earliest interstellar expansion and were the pinnacle of Forerunner naval technology: impossibly fast, heavily armed and highly efficient. The ''Sojourners'' was introduced shortly before containment efforts [[Forerunner-Flood war|against]] the [[Flood]] began.{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} Millions of ''Sojourners'' were raised up and thrown up against the Flood, leading strikes deep into Flood-dominated [[Burn]]s, ruthlessly cauterizing the slightest hint of infection. Despite their efforts, only a few remained intact to the end of the war. | ||
Some ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts were docked at the [[Apex Site]] on the [[shield world]] known as the [[Etran Harborage]]. During the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2531]], the [[High Prophet of Regret]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] went to the Etran Harborage to gather a massive and powerful invasion fleet for the Covenant. However, a [[Reclaimer]] was required to release the locking mechanism holding the ships in place. Thus, they abducted [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] to activate it for them. The ships were destroyed when the artificial star inside the [[shield world]] went [[supernova]] after the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} used their ship's [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] as an improvised bomb. | Some ''Sojourner'' dreadnoughts were docked at the [[Apex Site]] on the [[shield world]] known as the [[Etran Harborage]]. During the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2531]], the [[High Prophet of Regret]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] went to the Etran Harborage to gather a massive and powerful invasion fleet for the Covenant. However, a [[Reclaimer]] was required to release the locking mechanism holding the ships in place. Thus, they abducted [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] to activate it for them. The ships were destroyed when the artificial star inside the [[shield world]] went [[supernova]] after the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} used their ship's [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] as an improvised bomb. | ||