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The '''D20 Heavy Lift Vehicle'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=151}}, colloquially known as the '''Heron''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] atmospheric and space heavy-lift superheavy [[dropship]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Mythos|HM|Page=70}} | The '''D20 Heavy Lift Vehicle'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=151}}, colloquially known as the '''Heron''', is a [[United Nations Space Command]] atmospheric and space heavy-lift superheavy [[dropship]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Mythos|HM|Page=70}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Following the departure of the {{CAAShip|First Reverie}} and a hundred other colony ships in [[2362]], D20 Herons would be used by many colony ships during the period later referred to as the [[Domus Diaspora]] to establish functional infrastructure and an active presence on a new world.{{Ref/Site|Id=OD|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}} | Following the departure of the {{CAAShip|First Reverie}} and a hundred other colony ships in [[2362]], D20 Herons would be used by many colony ships during the period later referred to as the [[Domus Diaspora]] to establish functional infrastructure and an active presence on a new world.{{Ref/Site|Id=OD|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}} | ||
The converted {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} embarked ten D20 Herons [[2531#Febuary|Febuary 2531]]. These dropships were used extensively to construct firebases on [[Harvest]], [[Arcadia]], and [[Trove]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HW|HW|Heron in-game model}} During the [[Battle of Trove]], a collision between ''Spirit of Fire'' and the [[Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer|Covenant destroyer]] ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'' resulted in the destruction of all five of the human vessel's portside Herons. By the time ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived at [[Installation 00]] in [[2559#March|March 2559]], the lost Herons had been replaced. | The converted {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} embarked ten D20 Herons [[2531#Febuary|Febuary 2531]]. These dropships were used extensively to construct firebases on [[Harvest]], [[Arcadia]], and [[Trove]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HW|HW|Heron in-game model}} During the [[Battle of Trove]], a collision between ''Spirit of Fire'' and the [[Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer|Covenant destroyer]] ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'' resulted in the destruction of all five of the human vessel's portside Herons. By the time ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived at [[Installation 00]] in [[2559#March|March 2559]], the lost Herons had been replaced.{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|[[:File:LC 004 systems.jpg|Data Drop #4]]}} However, the ship's crew primarily used [[D81-LRT Condor]]s in place of the Herons for building firebases during the [[Second Ark Conflict]]; the Herons were instead used exclusively for mass deployment of cargo and troops in secured rear areas.{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|[[Phoenix Logs#UNSC Buildings|Phoenix Logs]] - Firebase}} | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:SCN02 AlphaBaseOnlinel.jpg|A D20 Heron delivering a section of a [[UNSC]] firebase. | File:SCN02 AlphaBaseOnlinel.jpg|A D20 Heron delivering a section of a [[UNSC]] firebase. | ||
File:HW - 5YW.jpg|Heron seen launching from UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''. | File:HW - 5YW.jpg|Heron seen launching from UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''. | ||
File:HWAjax6.jpg|A Heron lifting off from a firebase's landing pad. | File:HWAjax6.jpg|A Heron lifting off from a firebase's landing pad. | ||
File:HW23.png|The ''Spirit'' | File:HW23.png|The ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s five portside Herons, moments before they are destroyed by the incoming ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]''. | ||
File:HW2-SoF.jpg|Looking closely, five of the Spirit's Herons can be seen docked under the vessel's starboard "wing." | File:HW2-SoF.jpg|Looking closely, five of the Spirit's Herons can be seen docked under the vessel's starboard "wing." | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||