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[[File:HR-TrooperBeacon.png|thumb|300px|A distress beacon employed by [[UNSC Army]] personnel.]] | [[File:HR-TrooperBeacon.png|thumb|300px|A distress beacon employed by [[UNSC Army]] personnel.]] | ||
A '''distress beacon''' is an automated signal device used in the event of an emergency in space. Various forms of distress beacons exist, including '''emergency locator beacons''', | A '''distress beacon''' is an automated signal device used in the event of an emergency in space. Various forms of distress beacons exist, including '''emergency locator beacons''',{{Ref/Novel|Id=fs|FS|Detail=''[[Tug o' War]]''}} while a particular type of beacon that utilizes [[slipstream space]] is colloquially referred to as the '''slipbeacon'''.{{Ref/Comic|Id=blood|HBL|Detail=''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''}} Distress beacons are mounted on most [[human]] starships, and are compact enough to fit in a [[cryo chamber|cryo-tube]].{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} | ||
==Operational History== | ==Operational History== |
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