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'''Impulse drives''' are a form of sublight propulsion system used by the [[Forerunner]]s and later by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="terminal">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal 4|Terminal 4]]''</ref>
'''Impulse drives''' are a form of sublight propulsion system used by the [[Forerunner]]s and later by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="terminal">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal 4|Terminal 4]]''</ref>


Forerunner [[monitor]]s possess impulse drives for long-distance travel,<ref>'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''' - ''343 Guilty Spark's Log''</ref> though  they are notably slow; even the a journey as short as one from [[Installation 04]] to [[Threshold]] would take hundreds of years with a monitor's impulse propulsion.<ref name="terminal"/> As such, their primary form of long-distance transit on their assigned installations is the local [[teleportation grid]].
Forerunner [[monitor]]s possess impulse drives for long-distance travel,<ref>'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''' - ''343 Guilty Spark's Log''</ref> while their primary form of transit on their assigned installations is the local [[teleportation grid]].


The Covenant use impulse drives as propulsion systems on their [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type-31 Seraphs]] and [[Type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type-27 Banshee fighters]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
The Covenant use impulse drives as propulsion systems on their [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type-31 Seraphs]] and [[Type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type-27 Banshee fighters]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>

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Seraphs maneuvering with impulse drives.

Impulse drives are a form of sublight propulsion system used by the Forerunners and later by the Covenant.[1]

Forerunner monitors possess impulse drives for long-distance travel,[2] while their primary form of transit on their assigned installations is the local teleportation grid.

The Covenant use impulse drives as propulsion systems on their Type-31 Seraphs and Type-27 Banshee fighters.[3]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - Terminal 4
  2. ^ Conversations from the Universe - 343 Guilty Spark's Log
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Long Night of Solace