Bkowe'nei-pattern Vampire: Difference between revisions

|name=Type-29 Close-Support Fighter

|manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 200''</ref>

|class=Ground-attack aircraft<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-local-units '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder 6/10/2016: Issue 78 Local Units'']</ref>

|role=Anti-air support<ref name="HW.com">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Summit.aspx#Vampire '''Halo Wars Official Site:''' ''Vampire'']</ref>

|length={{Convert|15.1|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

|width={{Convert|14.1|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

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|armament=*[[Heavy needle cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

*Two [[medium plasma cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

*[[Stasis cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

|crew=One [[pilot]],{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} one optional co-pilot{{Ref/Reuse|HW.com}}

The '''Type-29 Close-Support Fighter''',{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} more commonly known as the '''Vampire''', is an atmospheric anti-aircraft fighter formerly in service with the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]].{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} Manufactured by [[Assembly Forges]], the Vampire was used during the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. However, its role was eventually overtaken by better-armed and more versatile vehicles, leading to the Vampire seldom seeing deployment in the war.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

The Type-29 Close-Support Fighter is a specialized ground-attack aircraft,{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} with impressive anti-air support capabilities in part due to its speed and maneuverability. Sleek and swift,<ref name="enc283">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 283'' (2011)</ref> the Vampire has a semi-circular shape and a concave maw, making the aircraft one of the more recognizable vehicles formerly in service with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} The Vampire is generally crewed by a single [[pilot]],{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} though the aircraft can also be operated with the aid of a second pilot.{{Ref/Reuse|HW.com}} Like most [[Covenant military]] vehicles, the cockpit is located toward the rear of the Vampire in an environmentally sealed pod, with all weapons and heaviest armor directed towards the front of the aircraft.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}

Though infrequently encountered,{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} the Type-29 Vampire was in service with the [[Covenant]] during the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], first being formally documented by the [[United Nations Space Command]] in [[2529]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Notably, numerous Vampires were attached with the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] during the final months of the [[Harvest campaign]] in [[2531]]. Vampires would later be deployed by the [[fleet]] during the following [[Battle for Arcadia|Battle]] for [[Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage|engagement]] at the [[Etran Harborage]].<ref name="wars">'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> However, despite serving the [[Covenant military]] well in its role, the Vampire was eclipsed by other vehicles with heavier armaments and higher versatility in the following years, as the Covenant War tipped from evenly matched combat to cleanup operations and genocide.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}, ''[[Unwavering Discipline]]'', held a number of Vampires in September [[2558]] when it was destroyed upon impact with the surface of [[Carrow]].<ref name="Envoy">'''[[Halo: Envoy]]''', Chapter 3, ''page 34''</ref>

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