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The '''prowler''' is a class of stealth-capable [[corvette]]s within the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 281''</ref> Most prowlers are crewed by [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] personnel, serving under the [[UNSC Prowler Corps|Prowler Corps]], with only a few ships operated by [[Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 162''</ref>
The '''prowler''' is a variety of stealth-capable [[corvette]]s within the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 281''</ref> Most prowlers are crewed by [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] personnel serving under the [[UNSC Prowler Corps|Prowler Corps]], with only a few ships operated by [[Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 162''</ref>


Although most prowlers are conventionally classified as corvettes, the term can be used to refer to a stealth ship of any size; the [[UNSC stealth cruiser|stealth cruiser]] ''[[UNSC Point of No Return|Point of No Return]]'' was noted as being the largest prowler-class vessel ever built.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 43''</ref>
Although most prowlers are classified as corvettes, the term can be used to refer to a stealth ship of any size; the [[UNSC stealth cruiser|stealth cruiser]] ''[[UNSC Point of No Return|Point of No Return]]'' was noted as being the largest prowler-class vessel ever built.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 43''</ref>


==Role==
==Role==
The prowler is used to gather electronic intelligence. Its primary role is to stay hidden while safely gathering such intelligence; it must not charge into battle, as doing so would invariably be a fatal tactic due to its light weapons and armor. Because of its tactical value and potential to change the outcome of any given combat situation, every UNSC [[battle group]] has at least one prowler assigned to its ranks.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 329''</ref>
Prowlers are used to gather electronic intelligence. Their primary role is to stay hidden while safely gathering such intelligence, avoiding direct combat due to its light weapons and armor. Because of their tactical value and potential to change the outcome of any given combat situation, every UNSC [[battle group]] has at least one prowler assigned to its ranks.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 329''</ref> The prowler's only combat role, besides active combat monitoring and recording, is discreetly laying cloaked fields of [[HORNET mine|HORNET nuclear mines]] in orbital regions.
 
The prowler's only combat role, besides active combat monitoring and recording, is discreetly laying stealthed fields of [[HORNET mine|HORNET nuclear mines]] in orbital regions. Enemy ships that unknowingly enter these minefields can be destroyed by a single prowler, allowing the remainder of the UNSC forces to move in and finish off the survivors with [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s and [[Archer missile]]s. This stratagem allowed [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']] to wage a [[Battle of Onyx|short but devastating battle]] against the [[Covenant]] at [[Onyx]], destroying significantly more ships than their own number, an extremely rare outcome among UNSC-Covenant engagements.


==Stealth systems==
==Stealth systems==
The prowler's stealth systems mask the ship from both visual and sensor detection. The outer hull is coated with [[stealth ablative coating]], which hides the ship's [[radar]] signature and doubles as [[active camouflage]] when working in concert with the ship's [[texture buffer]].<ref name="goo291">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 291''</ref> Other systems on the ship include ablative baffles and various counter-electronic systems.
A prowler's stealth systems mask the ship from both visual and sensor detection. The outer hull is coated with [[stealth ablative coating]], which hides the ship's [[radar]] signature and doubles as [[active camouflage]] when working in concert with the ship's [[texture buffer]].<ref name="goo291">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 291''</ref> Other systems on the ship include ablative baffles and various counter-electronic systems.


The active camouflage systems of Covenant War-era prowlers were still rather crude in comparison with Covenant active camouflage. For example, the {{UNSCship|Wink of an Eye}}'s active camouflage systems were fairly unstable, making the ship waver to and from visibility uncontrollably especially when exposed to rapidly-changing backgrounds, such as the clouds of a gas giant.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 477''</ref> However, over the course of the war, research into Covenant technology allowed the UNSC to develop more effective forms of cloaking.<ref name="h4evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 190''</ref>
The active camouflage systems of Covenant War-era prowlers were crude in comparison to Covenant active camouflage. For example, the {{UNSCship|Wink of an Eye}}'s active camouflage systems were fairly unstable, making the ship waver to and from visibility uncontrollably especially when exposed to rapidly changing backgrounds, such as the clouds of a gas giant.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 477''</ref> However, over the course of the war, research into Covenant technology allowed the UNSC to develop more effective forms of cloaking.<ref name="h4evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 190''</ref>


==Known prowler classes==
==Known prowler classes==
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*{{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}
*{{Class|Winter|prowler}}
*{{Class|Winter|prowler}}
*[[UNSC stealth cruiser]]
*[[UNSC stealth cruiser|Stealth cruiser]]


==Known prowlers==
==Known prowlers==
{{Prowlers}}
{{Prowlers}}
==Trivia==
[[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Gray Team]] was able to pilot a prowler,<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 353''</ref> suggesting that a prowler could be piloted by a crew of only three people.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Prowler-Halo Wars-Genesis.jpg|A prowler exiting slipspace circa [[2531]].
File:The Red Horse 01.png|{{UNSCShip|Red Horse}}
File:Invasion; Circumference.png|The {{UNSCShip|Circumference}}.
File:The Red Horse 02.png|''Red Horse'' navigates [[Installation 04]]'s debris field
File:The Red Horse 01.png|A fore view of the {{UNSCShip|Red Horse}}.
File:Red Horse - Arrival.png|''Red Horse'' releases a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]] from her ventral launch bay
File:The Red Horse 02.png|The ''Red Horse'' navigates [[Installation 04]]'s debris field.
File:UNSC Aladdin - HQ.png|{{UNSCShip|Aladdin}}
File:Red Horse - Arrival.png|The ''Red Horse'' releases a Pelican dropship from its ventral launch bay.
File:Invasion; Circumference.png|{{UNSCShip|Circumference}}
File:UNSC Red Horse.png|A rear view of the UNSC ''Red Horse''.
File:Prowler-Halo Wars-Genesis.jpg|A prowler exiting slipspace
File:UNSC Aladdin - HQ.png|The {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} in [[2558]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 16:31, May 25, 2014

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Were you looking for the Jiralhanae Prowler?

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The prowler is a variety of stealth-capable corvettes within the UNSC Navy.[1] Most prowlers are crewed by Office of Naval Intelligence personnel serving under the Prowler Corps, with only a few ships operated by FLEETCOM.[2]

Although most prowlers are classified as corvettes, the term can be used to refer to a stealth ship of any size; the stealth cruiser Point of No Return was noted as being the largest prowler-class vessel ever built.[3]

Role

Prowlers are used to gather electronic intelligence. Their primary role is to stay hidden while safely gathering such intelligence, avoiding direct combat due to its light weapons and armor. Because of their tactical value and potential to change the outcome of any given combat situation, every UNSC battle group has at least one prowler assigned to its ranks.[4] The prowler's only combat role, besides active combat monitoring and recording, is discreetly laying cloaked fields of HORNET nuclear mines in orbital regions.

Stealth systems

A prowler's stealth systems mask the ship from both visual and sensor detection. The outer hull is coated with stealth ablative coating, which hides the ship's radar signature and doubles as active camouflage when working in concert with the ship's texture buffer.[5] Other systems on the ship include ablative baffles and various counter-electronic systems.

The active camouflage systems of Covenant War-era prowlers were crude in comparison to Covenant active camouflage. For example, the Template:UNSCship's active camouflage systems were fairly unstable, making the ship waver to and from visibility uncontrollably especially when exposed to rapidly changing backgrounds, such as the clouds of a gas giant.[6] However, over the course of the war, research into Covenant technology allowed the UNSC to develop more effective forms of cloaking.[7]

Known prowler classes

Known prowlers

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Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 281
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 162
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 43
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 329
  5. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 291
  6. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 477
  7. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 190

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