AV-19 SkyHawk
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The Skyhawk Fighter is a United Nations Space Command strike fighter.[1]
Background
The SkyHawk Jumpjet is equipped with four 50mm cannons as well as Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles.[1] Several of these craft were located at Fairchild Field on Reach, and one was dispatched by Colonel James Ackerson to attack SPARTAN-117 and Cortana during their test of the MJOLNIR Mark V armor and its new shield technology in 2552. Despite all expectations, the Spartan-II and Cortana managed to endure its cannons' strafing run and avoid its guided anti-tank missiles by simply deflecting it at the last moment, proving the Spartan-AI team far more successful than ever expected.[1]
These aircraft are capable of supersonic flight, and can execute quick turns at maximum speed.
Trivia
- It has only been referenced in the Halo: The Fall of Reach novel, and does not appear in any other games or novels.
- It shares its name with a real life fighter jet, named the A-4 Skyhawk, and may be its spiritual successor, since both have a similar role in their respective military.
- Its name, like several other UNSC vehicles, is that of an animal.
List of appearances
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 261
