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environments. The Forerunner Warrior-Servants often used space fighters in combat. Some space fighters, called weapon-ships, could be remotely-controlled at

models of the Covenant's Seraph space fighters, alongside the older Kai-pattern Seraph. Formerly manufactured and produced by Assembly Forges, the Seraph is

have bridges exposed to space. Space fighters are small, maneuverable spacecraft, often used for bombing or "dog fighting" in space or in an atmosphere. The

sustained fire. As the Covenant's main space-based attack fighter, the Seraph is highly maneuverable while in space, and can easily keep pace with the UNSC's

Multirole Fighter), informally known as the Space Banshee, the Banshee Fighter, and the Banshee Interceptor, is the Covenant standard space interceptor

Space warfare is the conduct of conflict between belligerents in space. The scale of space warfare ranges from exoatmospheric fighter skirmishes and boarding

war, multiple Despair-class fighters were stationed at Requiem in defense of the shield world. Several Despair-class fighters saw action against the rogue

The F-29 Strike Fighter/ Interceptor, commonly known as the Nandao, is an atmospheric/exoatmospheric (A/X) space fighter classification employed by the

Longswords most often operate as fleet defense fighters, orbital defense and deep space interceptors, or as strike fighters, among other, more specialized tasks

Keljiric-pattern Heavy Strike Fighter, more commonly known as the Tarasque, is an older Covenant Sangheili-manned space fighter. It may be used as a bomber

The S-14 Space Striker, commonly known as the Baselard, is an assault space fighter utilized by the United Nations Space Command. S-14 Baselards are small

mouthpiece retains multi-port for use in older TARASQUE heavy fighters and GIGAS fighter-bombers."

M1011 Moray space mine is an explosive naval weapon employed by the United Nations Space Command for use in deep-space combat. Moray space mines carry

days of the Human-Covenant War. Regardless, tens of thousands of these space fighters were produced during the Human-Covenant War. Although intended for use

strikecraft for use by the United Nations Space Command. The Pegasus has a broadly similar design to the FSS-1000 Sabre fighter; a strikecraft it was in direct competition

classification of coilgun mounted as turrets on various space fighters in service with the United Nations Space Command. These autocannons use electromagnetic asynchronous

Seraph. The Kai-pattern Heavy Strike Fighter is one of the premiere fighters in the Seraph line of space fighter, utilised by the Covenant for centuries

towards New Mohács. Two months later, Grievers took part in the opening space battle of the Battle for Zeta Halo. They, along with Banished Seraphs and

primary defense fighter of the Inner Colonies. The Sabre launch sequence in Halo: Reach appears to have been inspired by NASA's Space Shuttle program,

The S77 Crow was a class of space fighter used by human forces. The Crow was considered to be lightly armoured compared to more modern craft, but capable

and can carry numerous space, air, and ground vehicles. Befitting their role, their primary asset is a large number of space fighters or dropships. Despite

operates a number of space fighters, the most common of which is the C712 variant of the GA-TL1 Longsword. The Longsword is a multi-role fighter that can be used

Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity, or booster frame, is an experimental space fighter in service with the UNSC Navy, developed by the Office of Naval Intelligence

and are heavily utilised by the United Nations Space Command as capable multirole aircraft including space interception and terrestrial bombing. The C709

UNSC Navy operates, trains, organizes and equips space forces to establish space superiority in deep space and close orbit - primarily signified by the use

are also fitted, each of which holds three Pelican dropships and two space fighters. Spacecraft which are too large to be stored in these, such as the C709

an attack run on a Covenant carrier. The strike fighter notably bears a strong resemblance space fighters designed by Bungie in their later titles; specifically

support fighter (UNSC Type classification: Type-29 Close-Support Fighter), more commonly known as the Vampire, is an atmospheric anti-aircraft fighter formerly

bay, rated to handle heavy dropships and medium space fighters. These corvettes carry eight Seraph fighters, locked onto the ceiling of its hangar bay. Seraph

of the food supply. They were often used to clear operating areas of space fighters allowing other vessels in a fleet to focus on other targets. Main article:

or attack. To defend themselves, these ships have several hangars for space fighters such as Elsedda-pattern Banshees and Seraphs. In March 2526, the Fleet

smaller Covenant starships such as intrusion corvettes. Pilots of Covenant space fighters and dropships such as Seraphs and Spirits were also drawn from the ranks

a specific type of aircraft. One would be equipped to service light space fighters and utility craft, carrying up to ten F-41D Broadswords and D77-TC Pelicans

on the asteroid that contained numerous former Covenant dropships and space fighters, as well as several UNSC Pelicans. Halo: Mortal Dictata (First appearance)

and Jorge-052 boarded their FSS-1000 Sabre fighter, and launched into space with the other four Sabre fighters, while Jun arrived on a Falcon to exfiltrate

employs gravitic technology to accelerate/ decelerate small craft such as space fighters and dropships. Halo: Warfleet, Glossary - p.90-91 Halo: Official Spartan

entered service with the United Nations Space Command starting in 2558. The C718 Longsword is triangular in shape, much like the other variants of GA-TL1 Longsword

fightercraft (in particular the C709 and C718 variants) - a massive space fighter used for interception and bombing. It was still employed as late as the

the base, SPARTAN-B312 and Jorge-052 enter a Sabre, a rocket-launched space fighter, and enter Reach's orbit to engage Covenant Seraphs while assisting the

of space fighters can be launched. On at least one of this hangar's bulkheads is a large tactical map that can be used to display fleet and fighter movements

Dropship, Space fighter Several types of space fighters were used in conjunction with larger ships. These include the Tarasque-class heavy fighter and the

They rarely engaged hostile warships directly, and instead deployed space fighters and served as escorts for capital ships. The Intrusion corvette is a

game pitch. For space fighter craft in the Halo universe, see space fighter. "This was a fun one. This is a mock up image of what a space fighting game would

atmospheric/exoatmospheric strike runs. The C712 Longsword is a multirole space fighter, and its weapons loadout can be easily modified for different mission

armed space fighter that can only be piloted by one person. Main article: F-41 Broadsword The F-41 Broadsword is a Misriah Armory designed space fighter

bay is a large room built to store fighters, troop transports, and other equipment that are on board a ship or space station. A hangar bay used to store

was also equipped with numerous space fighter maintenance hangars. Similarly to those found on refit stations, the fighter maintenance hangar is a fully-pressurised

retains a multi-port for use with older Tarasque-class heavy fighters and Gigas-class fighter-bombers. The eye pieces are thinner, flatter, and are a light-sided

used for command and control of large numbers of deployment waves of space fighters, dropships, and interceptors. Like all warships, these ships come in

of ship deployment, mission structures, and space operations, including troop transport and space fighter operations. FLEETCOM is dominated by the UNSC

Reach. It is a large, heavily armed space fighter piloted by only one person. The FSS-1000 Sabre is a Space fighter designed by Misriah Armory in 2547.

at 2.8x the mass) - they are still capable of carrying dropships and space fighters. Makar-pattern ships are primarily stealth ships, and as such they were

witnessing John-117 activate the Forerunner keystone. Seraph – A Covenant space fighter. Used alongside the Elsedda-pattern Banshee and in a ground support role

than trying to send their fighters to break up the human formation before it could swarm the capital ships. The Covenant fighters kept a tight but brittle

operate and maneuver an airborne or space-borne vehicle. There are pilots in all main branches of the United Nations Space Command armed forces: the Air Force

Covenant at Seoba on March 19, 2526, Colonel Marmon Crowther of the 21st Space Assault Battalion had become suspicious of Lieutenant Commander Hector Nyeto

war-torn nanolaminate plating of a CCS-class battlecruiser. Covenant space fighters, like the Seraph, are armored with nanolaminate plating. Sangheili combat

missile is one of the armaments utilized by United Nations Space Command exoatmospheric fighter craft. The ST/Medusa missiles are mounted in pods on Nandao

The Covenant fleet is a general term for the vast space-borne naval components of the Covenant's military forces. Their roles included ship-to-ship combat

Sabre fighters en route to a Covenant corvette, Ardent Prayer. The Savannah provided fire support, engaging the corvette and its accompanying fighter escort

charging columns to power up a Despair-class fighter for launch. The columns were attacked by United Nations Space Command forces of UNSC Spirit of Fire, using

point-defence. Due to the sheer speed that space warfare takes place at, targeting inbound missiles and space fighters is impossible for a human operator. As

battle in space. A Seraph under attack from the point defense guns on Anchor 9. A Sabre and the UNSC Savannah attack the Ardent Prayer. Space Banshees deployed

This article is about the space station. For the Halo: Reach multiplayer map, see Anchor 9 (map). Anchor 9 (SRRS-01007) was a service, repair and refit

distaptched in F-41 Broadsword fighters to intercept the enemy. After dispatching two waves of Type-31 Seraph fighters, Apollo fell back to the Taurokado

hangar bay, known as the Harbor, which can handle small cargo transports, fighters, and dropships. An energy barricade system lines its opening to retain

cannons mounted on both the Space Banshees and on the Seraph fighters greatly vary in shape (the ones mounted on the Space Banshees are very elongated

armor equipped on each ship, preventing the cruisers from carrying more space fighters; despite this, Marathon-class heavy cruisers can carry two dozen GA-TL1

MegaBloks model of the Phaeton. A fleet of Phaetons swarming around Meridian's space elevator. The Helios variant of the Phaeton. The HUD of the Phaeton Helios

S-930 Pegasus strike fighter. It is a part of the Spartan Laser line of laser weapons employed throughout the United Nations Space Command, alongside the

Saber redirects here. For the UNSC experimental space fighter, see FSS-1000 Sabre. Kelly-087: "What's your take on the others? Team Saber?" Fred-104: "They're

with set out decks and specialized rooms. Like all United Nations Space Command space constructs it featured regular bulkheads for protection against hull

of space fighters can be launched. On at least one of this hangar's bulkheads is a large tactical map that can be used to display fleet and fighter movements

The Emergency Defense Fighter (EDF) was a late Human-Covenant War initiative by the United Nations Space Command to adapt newly reverse-engineered Covenant

battle network, "battlenet" or simply the "bee-net", is the United Nations Space Command military communications network used for battlefield management and

with concepting how space combat could work in a Halo Wars game, indicating that the proposed game would likely have featured space battles, but it also

would later adapt this technology as a form of maneuver drive for their space-capable craft. Powered by a small pinch fusion reactor, the Covenant's impulse

The AAM-50XR dogfight missile is a guided anti-fighter munition used by the United Nations Space Command. It's designed to be fitted onto the F-41 Broadsword's

cockpit, Winter-class prowlers bear resemblance to a number of UNSC space fighters rather than a warship. However, its design is intended to improve speed

system operated by the United Nations Space Command. Two such weapons are employed aboard the S-14 Baselard strike fighter. Halo: Silent Storm (First appearance)

21st Space Assault Battalion are issued a space-assault variant of ODST armor, which is vacuum-sealed for use in extra-vehicluar operations in space, such

aircraft, including Seraph exoatmospheric fighters and Banshee attack craft, and Vampire atmospheric fighters. These are supported by fifty Obedientaries;

altered; rather than the Longsword fighters used in the final game, this sequence features a wing of strike fighters (a cut vehicle) supporting the Chief

additional so-called "super-destroyer" has been referenced by United Nations Space Command personnel in naval warfare, though this is an informal term used

provide fire support to other UNSC fighter craft such as Sabres or Longswords and engage both multiple enemy single ship fighters, such as Banshee interceptors

Longsword 91-002 was the tail number for a C712 Longsword fighter of the UNSC Air Force. It was a part of the Air Combat Command. As per its tail wing

shielding, and they rely on an array of overclocked plasma cannons to ward off fighters as they make their approaches. Once within range, spike harpoons blitz

The survivors abandoned the dropship, loaded it with multiple M1011 Moray space mines and sent it ahead of them as they prepared to hijack the Ascendant

variant introduced in Halo: Combat Evolved, the Type-26 Banshee, or the space fighter variant, the Elsedda-pattern Banshee? Sangheili Storm #1: "The Banshee

Falco-class space pods were small Forerunner evacuation craft normally attached to large interstellar craft. During the Battle of the Capital, Bornstellar

the Strident class may also carry OF92 Booster Frames, heavily armed space fighters specifically designed for use by Spartan operatives. The Strident-class

Tertiary Assembly Forges are primarily used for the manufacturing of space fighters, dropships, small arms, vehicles, and other equipment. Some of these

excellent refueling plant for Covenant ships, right on the edge of UNSC space. The destruction of this supply point would triple the length of Covenant

containment door and into space. The remaining insurgents were captured and interrogated by the UNSC. However, Zane survived the vacuum of space due to her physical

Scorpion missile is a type of explosive ordnance used by the United Nations Space Command. These missiles are commonly mounted on the UNSC's AV-19 SkyHawk

United Nations Space Command. He is the primary AI of the UNSC Infinity. His name and avatar are based on Roland Beamont, a British fighter and test pilot

was to escort the SPARTAN-IIs led by John-117 and the ODSTs of the 21st Space Assault Battalion into battle against the Covenant fleet so that they could

are a type of ordnance employed by UNSC strikecraft, including Longsword fighters. The EMP-assisted missiles use an initial burst of electromagnetic energy

the vacuum of space. Hull breaches typically result in violent explosions of the atmosphere within the vessel venting into the vacuum of space, known as "explosive

possible to get friendly AI outside into space. They will not die despite not having any way to breathe in space. Occasionally, Cortana will spontaneously