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|width=5.2 meters (17.2 feet) | |width=5.2 meters (17.2 feet){{Ref/Reuse|library}} (9.3 meters with air brakes deployed)<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 250''</ref> | ||
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The '''SKT-9 Bumblebee''',<ref name="Warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]''' - ''p. 30''</ref> formally known as the '''Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat, Controlled'''<ref name="library">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]: Bumblebee''</ref> is a variant of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] escape pod commonly known as the Bumblebee.<ref>[[Bungie Weekly Update/04-13-01|'''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update of 04-13-01'']]</ref><ref name="envoy">'''Halo: Envoy'''</ref> It is a sixth-generation lifeboat, and features a pilot-operated guiding system similar to that of [[SKT-13 shuttlecraft|SKT-13]] and [[SKT-21 shuttlecraft|SKT-21]] shuttlecrafts. | The '''SKT-9 Bumblebee''',<ref name="Warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]''' - ''p. 30''</ref> formally known as the '''Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat, Controlled'''<ref name="library">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]: Bumblebee''</ref> is a variant of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] escape pod commonly known as the Bumblebee.<ref>[[Bungie Weekly Update/04-13-01|'''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update of 04-13-01'']]</ref><ref name="envoy">'''Halo: Envoy'''</ref> It is a sixth-generation lifeboat, and features a pilot-operated guiding system similar to that of [[SKT-13 shuttlecraft|SKT-13]] and [[SKT-21 shuttlecraft|SKT-21]] shuttlecrafts.{{Ref/Reuse|library}} | ||
Class-3 lifeboats are typically found on UNSC [[cruiser]]s, | Class-3 lifeboats are typically found on UNSC [[cruiser]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|library}} which carry several sets of them, stationed at designated [[airlock]]s. Like [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropships, each has a call sign, usually consisting of three letters from the [[Phonetic Alphabet]], followed by a two-digit number. This Bumblebee can hold up to nine people (including the pilot) and it has enough supplies to last a week before it runs out of food and clean air.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
The SKT-9 was designed to ferry up to nine people at a time. It has one pilot seat as well as eight side-facing crash seats. The seats have harnesses to keep people from injury when crash-landing. Though they are noted as being one of the safer methods of UNSC ship evacuation, | The SKT-9 was designed to ferry up to nine people at a time. It has one pilot seat as well as eight side-facing crash seats. The seats have harnesses to keep people from injury when crash-landing. Though they are noted as being one of the safer methods of UNSC ship evacuation,{{Ref/Reuse|library}} the effectiveness of the safety features on this Bumblebee vary greatly, as can their reliability. During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], some of these Bumblebees landed without any injuries to their passengers, while others suffered catastrophic failures while in mid-air, resulting in the deaths of most or all aboard upon impact. | ||
SKT-9 Bumblebees are heavily armored, and feature thrusters and air-brakes to slow down during descent. | SKT-9 Bumblebees are heavily armored, and feature thrusters and air-brakes to slow down during descent.{{Ref/Reuse|library}} They have little in the way of maneuverability, as they are not intended for extended atmospheric use; [[Jacob Keyes]] noted that a Bumblebee lifepod "flew like a rock".<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 55''</ref> Normally after a landing, the pod can never be used again, as the pods will most likely suffer a great amount of damage, including the air brakes breaking off before or during the impact. | ||
Though the Bumblebee has a pilot control station, by default it uses a simple escape-and-evasion autopilot routine after boosting away from its host vessel.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1195356027878699008 ''Halo on Twitter'':] ''The SKT-9 Bumblebee is a heavy lifeboat that can hold up to eight passengers and has a pilot control station, though by default it uses a simple escape-and-evasion autopilot routine after boosting away from its host vessel. #FictionFriday''</ref> | Though the Bumblebee has a pilot control station, by default it uses a simple escape-and-evasion autopilot routine after boosting away from its host vessel.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1195356027878699008 ''Halo on Twitter'':] ''The SKT-9 Bumblebee is a heavy lifeboat that can hold up to eight passengers and has a pilot control station, though by default it uses a simple escape-and-evasion autopilot routine after boosting away from its host vessel. #FictionFriday''</ref> | ||
==Operational History== | ==Operational History== | ||
The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} carried eighteen of these Bumblebees. Most of them were used to evacuate the vessel when it was shot down during the Battle of Installation 04 on [[2552#September|September 19, 2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref> Several SKT-9 Bumblebees were carried aboard [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]. | The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} carried eighteen of these Bumblebees. Most of them were used to evacuate the vessel when it was shot down during the Battle of Installation 04 on [[2552#September|September 19, 2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref> Several SKT-9 Bumblebees were carried aboard [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | ||
==Known SKT-9 Bumblebees== | ==Known SKT-9 Bumblebees== | ||