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The '''''Chiroptera''-class | The '''''Chiroptera''-class subprowler''' was a [[subprowler]] employed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] in service in the 25th century and early 26th century.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=128}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS28|FS|Chapter=28}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
These ships were roughly 50 meters long with oddly-angled black stealth surfaces and carried advanced counter-intrusion software. Notably, the class used the smallest operational [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace engines]] ever produced by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. They are described as having prominent wings that give it a decidedly bat-like appearance.{{Ref/Reuse| | ===Design details=== | ||
These ships were roughly 50 meters long with oddly-angled black stealth surfaces and carried advanced counter-intrusion software. Notably, the class used the smallest operational [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace engines]] ever produced by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. They are described as having prominent wings that give it a decidedly bat-like appearance.{{Ref/Reuse|FS28}} | |||
However, without a standard central controlling [[Artificial intelligence|AI]], the sensitive components tended to become unreliable. The resulting breakdowns resulted in the entire class being decommissioned around [[2512]]. Vital components were removed, and the slipspace drive was locked down.{{Ref/Reuse| | However, without a standard central controlling [[Artificial intelligence|AI]], the sensitive components tended to become unreliable. The resulting breakdowns resulted in the entire class being decommissioned around [[2512]]. Vital components were removed, and the slipspace drive was locked down.{{Ref/Reuse|FS28}} | ||
At least one vessel of this class, belonging to [[Governor]] [[Jacob Jiles]], was in the hands of the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 275''</ref> This ship, the ''Beatrice'', would later be stolen by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and used to transport herself and [[Kelly-087]] via Slipspace jump to [[Onyx]], where it was shot down by the [[Onyx Sentinel]]s. | ===Development history=== | ||
At the time of its introduction in the 25th century, the ''Chiroptera'' represented the pinnacle in stealth ship architecture, testing then-novel design features that would later go on to inform [[prowler]] design principles for decades to come.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The class was formally retired around 2512, with remaining specimens locked down by ONI censors.{{Ref/Reuse|FS28}} | |||
==Operational history== | |||
At least one vessel of this class, belonging to [[Governor]] [[Jacob Jiles]], was in the hands of the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 275''</ref> This ship, the ''[[Beatrice]]'', would later be stolen by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and used to transport herself and [[Kelly-087]] via Slipspace jump to [[Onyx]], where it was shot down by the [[Onyx Sentinel]]s.{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=18}} | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
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The Chiroptera-class subprowler was a subprowler employed by the Office of Naval Intelligence of the United Nations Space Command in service in the 25th century and early 26th century.[2][3]
Overview
Design details
These ships were roughly 50 meters long with oddly-angled black stealth surfaces and carried advanced counter-intrusion software. Notably, the class used the smallest operational slipspace engines ever produced by the UNSC. They are described as having prominent wings that give it a decidedly bat-like appearance.[3]
However, without a standard central controlling AI, the sensitive components tended to become unreliable. The resulting breakdowns resulted in the entire class being decommissioned around 2512. Vital components were removed, and the slipspace drive was locked down.[3]
Development history
At the time of its introduction in the 25th century, the Chiroptera represented the pinnacle in stealth ship architecture, testing then-novel design features that would later go on to inform prowler design principles for decades to come.[2] The class was formally retired around 2512, with remaining specimens locked down by ONI censors.[3]
Operational history
At least one vessel of this class, belonging to Governor Jacob Jiles, was in the hands of the Eridanus rebels.[4] This ship, the Beatrice, would later be stolen by Dr. Halsey and used to transport herself and Kelly-087 via Slipspace jump to Onyx, where it was shot down by the Onyx Sentinels.[5]
Ships of the line
Trivia
- In biology, Chiroptera is the name of the taxonomic order that bats belong to. This refers to how the Chiroptera-class look like bats.
List of appearances
- Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Sources
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 249
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 128
- ^ a b c d Halo: First Strike, chapter 28
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 275
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 18
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