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{{Title|''Bactrian''-class freighter}} | {{Title|''Bactrian''-class freighter}} | ||
{{Ship | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Ship class infobox | |||
|name=''Bactrian''-class freighter | |name=''Bactrian''-class freighter | ||
|image=[[File:Nightfall - Alerian Tug Full.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:Nightfall - Alerian Tug Full.jpg|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Oros Trading Company]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/ | |manufacturer=[[Oros Trading Company]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/colonial-tug '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Colonial Tug'']</ref> | ||
|class=[[Freighter]] | |class=[[Freighter]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|role=[[Tug]], transport | |role=[[Tug]], transport{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|length= | |length= | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
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|power= | |power= | ||
|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive=Equipped | |slipspace drive=Equipped{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull= | |hull= | ||
|armament= | |armament= | ||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
|crew= | |crew=Two{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
|era=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |era=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|introduced= | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation= | |affiliation= | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Bactrian''-class freighter''' is an interplanetary [[ | The '''''Bactrian''-class freighter''' is an interplanetary [[Freighter|transport]] and [[tug]] vessel primarily utilized to carry cargo between [[human colonies]]. This particular model of colonial tug is widely antiquated but remains in prevalent use on the [[Outer Colony]] planet of [[Aleria]] as of [[2556]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
These tugs were used by smugglers to transport a unique element from [[Alpha Shard]] to [[Sedra]], where a [[Sangheili Zealot]] used it in a [[terrorist]] [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|attack]] on [[Sedra City]].<ref name="nf1">'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Chapter One''</ref><ref name="nf2">'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Chapter Two''</ref> At the end of the [[mission to Alpha Shard]], the tug belonging to the smugglers [[Arris Le]] and [[Haisal Wari]] was used by [[Jameson Locke|Lieutenant Commander Jameson Locke]] and [[Talitha Macer|Private Talitha Macer]] to escape Alpha Shard. | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
The ''Bactrian''-class has no interior spaces apart from a cramped, two-seated cockpit located to the fore of the craft. The freighter is equipped with an autopilot with a biometric scanner for authentication, preventing anyone but the owners or pilots from using the craft.<ref name="nf5">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''', ''Chapter Five''</ref> Due to the tug's age, ''Bactrian''-class freighters lack many modern additional systems, such as trans-optic scaling—an augmented navigational system. The tug is equipped with a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] that is capable of mid-range travel in [[slipstream space]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
==History== | |||
These tugs were used by smugglers to transport a unique element from [[Alpha Shard]] to [[Sedra]], where a [[Sangheili Zealot]] used it in a [[terrorist]] [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|attack]] on [[Sedra City]].<ref name="nf1">'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Chapter One''</ref><ref name="nf2">'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Chapter Two''</ref> At the end of the [[mission to Alpha Shard]], the tug belonging to the smugglers [[Arris Le]] and [[Haisal Wari]] was used by [[Jameson Locke|Lieutenant Commander Jameson Locke]] and [[Talitha Macer|Private Talitha Macer]] to escape Alpha Shard.{{Ref/Reuse|nf5}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
The ''Bactrian''-class is likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Bactrian camel|Bactrian camel]], a species of camel commonly used as a [[Wikipedia:Pack animal|pack animal]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Nightfall - Allerian Tug.jpg|Promotional image of the ''Bactrian''-class freighter | File:HNF FreighterHangar Concept.jpg|''Halo: Nightfall'' concept art for the ''Bactrian''-class in a hangar on Sedra. | ||
File:Nightfall - FirstLookSCG.png|[[Sedran Colonial Guard]] personnel around a tug used by smugglers | File:HN Concept Bactrian.jpg|More concept art of the ''Bactrian''-class on Sedra. | ||
File:Nightfall - Tug.jpg|The Alerian tug on [[Sedra]] | File:Nightfall - Allerian Tug.jpg|Promotional image of the ''Bactrian''-class freighter. | ||
File:Nightfall - FirstLookSCG.png|[[Sedran Colonial Guard]] personnel around a tug used by smugglers. | |||
File:Nightfall - Tug.jpg|The Alerian tug on [[Sedra]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{ | {{Human civilian ships}} | ||
[[Category:Freighter classes]] | |||