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[[Image:SparrowHawk.jpg|300px|thumb|A squadron of [[UNSC]] Hawks hovering above a desert.]] | [[Image:SparrowHawk.jpg|300px|thumb|A squadron of [[UNSC]] Hawks hovering above a desert.]] | ||
The Hawk is a fast and maneuverable aircraft, much more so than the [[AV-14 Attack VTOL]] that it is an upgrade of and therefore replaces. Rather than thrust-vectoring jet thrusters, like most UNSC aircraft, the Hawk makes use of ducted fans in the wings to provide lift and thrust, and is equipped with wing-mounted [[GUA-23/AW/Linkless Feed Autocannon]]s as well as a nose-mounted [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle]]<ref>''[[Halo Wars]], leader cards''</ref>, allowing it to engage enemy infantry, vehicles and aircraft, making for an aircraft of extreme tactical versatility. The Hawk is the | The Hawk is a fast and maneuverable aircraft, much more so than the [[AV-14 Attack VTOL]] that it is an upgrade of and therefore replaces. Rather than thrust-vectoring jet thrusters, like most UNSC aircraft, the Hawk makes use of ducted fans in the wings to provide lift and thrust, and is equipped with wing-mounted [[GUA-23/AW/Linkless Feed Autocannon]]s as well as a nose-mounted [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle]]<ref>''[[Halo Wars]], leader cards''</ref>, allowing it to engage enemy infantry, vehicles and aircraft, making for an aircraft of extreme tactical versatility. The Hawk is the super unit of Professor [[Ellen Anders]].<ref>[http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/31804095-7B32-4CE2-A17E-3CB54A3692EF/0/HaloWars_MNL_EN.PDF Halo Wars Manual]</ref> | ||
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