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The role of the Phantom was to transport squads of [[Covenant]] troops and/or vehicles to a combat zone with speed and efficiency. This tactic is known as Air Assault. It was capable of carrying [[Grunt]]s, [[Jackals]], [[Drones]], [[Brutes]] and [[Elites]]; it could also carry a pair of Hunters. They had been known to carry two manned Ghosts or a single Wraith tank into the battlefield for deployment. Phantoms were seen transporting units throughout the Covenant's invasion of [[Earth]] and had become a hindrance to the UNSC Special Forces when they attempted to repel the Covenant from [[New Mombasa]] during the [[Battle of New Mombasa]]. Their use across [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]] was also particularly devastating, especially to units which were not equipped with anti-vehicle weapons. | The role of the Phantom was to transport squads of [[Covenant]] troops and/or vehicles to a combat zone with speed and efficiency. This tactic is known as Air Assault. It was capable of carrying [[Grunt]]s, [[Jackals]], [[Drones]], [[Brutes]] and [[Elites]]; it could also carry a pair of Hunters. They had been known to carry two manned Ghosts or a single Wraith tank into the battlefield for deployment. Phantoms were seen transporting units throughout the Covenant's invasion of [[Earth]] and had become a hindrance to the UNSC Special Forces when they attempted to repel the Covenant from [[New Mombasa]] during the [[Battle of New Mombasa]]. Their use across [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]] was also particularly devastating, especially to units which were not equipped with anti-vehicle weapons. | ||
Possessing three rapid firing plasma cannons make the Phantom a much more challenging adversary than the Spirit. However, the Phantom's turrets can be destroyed using ground turrets, vehicles, [[Rocket Launcher]]s, and other similarly powerful weapons. It is fairly vulnerable to fire with the Rocket Launcher, and a single blast from a [[Scorpion Tank]] to the underside of the Phantom can easily neutralize its offensive capabilities, reducing it to little more than an armored personnel carrier. The Phantom has been known to strike fear into their opponents when they are heard cruising over the battlefield, their approach foreshadowing a large assault on an area. | Possessing three rapid firing plasma cannons make the Phantom a much more challenging adversary than the Spirit. However, the Phantom's turrets can be destroyed using ground turrets, vehicles, [[Rocket Launcher]]s, and other similarly powerful weapons. It is fairly vulnerable to fire with the [[Rocket Launcher]], and a single blast from a [[Scorpion Tank]] to the underside of the Phantom can easily neutralize its offensive capabilities, reducing it to little more than an armored personnel carrier. The Phantom has been known to strike fear into their opponents when they are heard cruising over the battlefield, their approach foreshadowing a large assault on an area. | ||
[[Image:ExplodingCovenantDropship.jpg|200px|left|thumb|A defeated Phantom explodes.]] | [[Image:ExplodingCovenantDropship.jpg|200px|left|thumb|A defeated Phantom explodes.]] | ||