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'''R7 thrust couplings''' are a form of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] propulsion system used to lift spacecraft out of atmosphere and into orbit. Attached to [[hardpoint]]s on the underside of the vessel, they are commonly used by smaller craft such as [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] or [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] when entering and leaving docking facilities on a planetary surface.<ref name="drop">[http://www.halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2011/10/21/Office-of-Naval-IntelligenceSection-3-Data-Drop-Six-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop Six'']</ref> When taking off, the booster packages are typically discarded once the craft has achieved enough lift to leave the atmosphere on its own.<ref name="POA">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | '''R7 thrust couplings''' are a form of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] propulsion system used to lift spacecraft out of atmosphere and into orbit. Attached to [[hardpoint]]s on the underside of the vessel, they are commonly used by smaller craft such as [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] or [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] when entering and leaving docking facilities on a planetary surface.<ref name="drop">[http://www.halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2011/10/21/Office-of-Naval-IntelligenceSection-3-Data-Drop-Six-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop Six'']</ref> When taking off, the booster packages are typically discarded once the craft has achieved enough lift to leave the atmosphere on its own.<ref name="POA">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
Non-atmosphere spacecraft such as {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}s are also capable of limited atmospheric operation if enough thrust couplings are affixed to their hull, although their maneuverability is extremely limited; [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Gail Purdy]] noted that "it'd be like flying a brick with bottle rockets."{{Ref/Reuse|drop}} Regardless, during the [[Fall of Reach]], the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} successfully used | Non-atmosphere spacecraft such as {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}s are also capable of limited atmospheric operation if enough thrust couplings are affixed to their hull, although their maneuverability is extremely limited; [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Gail Purdy]] noted that "it'd be like flying a brick with bottle rockets."{{Ref/Reuse|drop}} Regardless, during the [[Fall of Reach]], the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} successfully used eight of these to land onto and lift off a drydock at the [[Asźod ship breaking yards]].{{Ref/Reuse|POA}} During her escape, the ''Autumn'' executed a class-L flash-dock, a restricted atmospheric maneuver for a ship of that size.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012170538/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/Maps '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Reach - Maps'']</ref> | ||
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