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The prowler's stealth systems mask the ship from both visual and sensor detection. The outer hull is coated with [[stealth ablative coating]], which hides the ship's [[radar]] signature and doubles as [[active camouflage]] when working in concert with the ship's [[texture buffer]].<ref name="goo291">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 291''</ref> Other systems on the ship include ablative baffles and various counter-electronic systems. | The prowler's stealth systems mask the ship from both visual and sensor detection. The outer hull is coated with [[stealth ablative coating]], which hides the ship's [[radar]] signature and doubles as [[active camouflage]] when working in concert with the ship's [[texture buffer]].<ref name="goo291">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 291''</ref> Other systems on the ship include ablative baffles and various counter-electronic systems. | ||
The active camouflage systems in prowlers are rather crude in comparison with Covenant active camouflage. For example, the {{UNSCship|Wink of an Eye}}'s active camouflage systems were fairly unstable, making the ship waver to and from visibility uncontrollably.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 477''</ref> | The active camouflage systems in prowlers are rather crude in comparison with Covenant active camouflage. For example, the {{UNSCship|Wink of an Eye}}'s active camouflage systems were fairly unstable, making the ship waver to and from visibility uncontrollably especially when exposed to rapidly-changing backgrounds, such as the clouds of a gas giant.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 477''</ref> | ||
==Known prowler classes== | ==Known prowler classes== | ||