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{{Title|''Black Cat''-class subprowler}} | {{Title|''Black Cat''-class subprowler}} | ||
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|era= [[Human-Covenant War]] | |era= [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|affiliation= | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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The '''''Black Cat''-class subprowler''' is a classification of small exfiltration ships used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 86''</ref> | The '''''Black Cat''-class subprowler''' is a classification of small exfiltration ships used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 86''</ref> | ||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
Designated as " | Designated as "subprowlers," they have extremely limited capabilities and are used mostly as exfiltration craft to escape combat situations with stealth and ease. The Black Cat subprowlers have [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Slipspace capacitor]] of limited use; the capacitor has enough charge for about four hours. Once the capacitor exceeded this duration, the vessel would not be able to enter slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 27''</ref> | ||
Black Cats are routinely used on high-risk ops so that [[UNSC Special Forces]] can retreat quickly and easily. Each | Black Cats are routinely used on high-risk ops so that [[UNSC Special Forces]] can retreat quickly and easily. Each subprowler can hold approximately 38 [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]].<ref group="note">300 Spartans / 8 subprowlers = 37.5 (or 38) Spartans per subprowler</ref> | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Eight such craft were inserted for the SPARTAN-IIIs during [[Operation: TORPEDO]] in [[2545]], but only one was used because only two Spartans, [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]], survived the engagement. | Eight such craft were inserted for the SPARTAN-IIIs during [[Operation: TORPEDO]] in [[2545]], but only one was used because only two Spartans, [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]], survived the engagement.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 15''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== |
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