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===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
[[File:Wraith.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Blueprint of the Wraith]] | [[File:Wraith.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Blueprint of the Wraith]] | ||
The | The Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage is the primary armored ground vehicle used by the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25444 Bungie.net Halo: Reach Ordnance Page]'''</ref> The Covenant deploys Wraiths as a heavy assault vehicle in tactical ground engagements, to provide anti-armor and anti-infantry firepower and also use these vehicles to bring down structures<ref name="H2spec">'''[[Halo 2: Special Collector's Edition Manual]]''' ''page 17''</ref> in the way of ground forces attempting to advance in an area. | ||
Like all Covenant vehicles, the Wraith's design is a sleek, bulbous design more akin to an insect or an aircraft than a ground vehicle. The Wraith is composed of four major components: The chassis is the first and major component and consists of the cockpit, which includes the controls that move the tank, the controls that align the mortar on target, and one in the center that arms and fires the main battery. Holographic control surfaces and displays show the pilot a 360-degree view outside the Wraith.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' ''page 113''</ref> Underneath is its propulsion system consisting of a [[Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive]]<ref name="h2manual">'''Halo 2 Manual''' ''page 19''</ref>, the chassis also contains the necessary systems that power all other systems on the vehicle. Two wide lateral fins are the second major component to the Wraith, the fins stabilize the vehicle on terrain, as well as provide the vehicle thrust to attain limited boost for enhanced maneuverability.<ref name="h2manual"/> The third major component is the rudders which control the turning of the vehicle, which utilize two independent propulsion drives to help turn the vehicle in the desired direction. The fourth major component is the Wraith's main weapon, the heavy mortar cannon. The huge bulk of the Wraith is well shielded by an armored shell that is nearly two feet thick and made up of a polymer that is not understood by human physicists.<ref name="ENC"/> | Like all Covenant vehicles, the Wraith's design is a sleek, bulbous design more akin to an insect or an aircraft than a ground vehicle. The Wraith is composed of four major components: The chassis is the first and major component and consists of the cockpit, which includes the controls that move the tank, the controls that align the mortar on target, and one in the center that arms and fires the main battery. Holographic control surfaces and displays show the pilot a 360-degree view outside the Wraith.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' ''page 113''</ref> Underneath is its propulsion system consisting of a [[Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive]]<ref name="h2manual">'''Halo 2 Manual''' ''page 19''</ref>, the chassis also contains the necessary systems that power all other systems on the vehicle. Two wide lateral fins are the second major component to the Wraith, the fins stabilize the vehicle on terrain, as well as provide the vehicle thrust to attain limited boost for enhanced maneuverability.<ref name="h2manual"/> The third major component is the rudders which control the turning of the vehicle, which utilize two independent propulsion drives to help turn the vehicle in the desired direction. The fourth major component is the Wraith's main weapon, the heavy mortar cannon. The huge bulk of the Wraith is well shielded by an armored shell that is nearly two feet thick and made up of a polymer that is not understood by human physicists.<ref name="ENC"/> | ||