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The {{UNSCShip|Wink of an Eye}} was a [[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]] in the [[UNSC Navy]].  
 
The '''UNSC ''Wink of an Eye''''' was a [[UNSC Prowler|prowler]] in the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 477''</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
UNSC Wink of an Eye was assigned to [[UNSC Battle Group India]]. The ship took part in the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], better known as [[Cole|Admiral Cole's]] [[Admiral Cole's Last Stand|Last Stand]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 477</ref>
The UNSC ''Wink of an Eye'' was assigned to [[UNSC Battle Group India]]. The ship took part in the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], better known as [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole's]] [[Admiral Cole's Last Stand|Last Stand]]. The prowler was in the [[Psi Serpentis System]] for [[seven]] days prior to the battle, scouting and waiting for the rest of the fleet to arrive. At the outset of the battle the vessel then transitioned into [[slipspace]] to drop [[Slipspace guidance beacon|guidance beacons]] in order for the rest of the fleet to perform an unprecedented in-system slipspace jump.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The ''Wink of an Eye'' is said to have [[active camouflage]] systems, a feat not widely used among UNSC starships, except for the [[Unnamed Stealth Spacecraft]]. The technology is most likely experimental, since the camouflage couldn't keep up with the constantly-changing atmosphere of the gas giant [[Viperidae]].
The vessel's name references the idiom "in the wink of an eye," meaning "instantaneously" or "extremely quickly."
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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Latest revision as of 03:14, March 20, 2022

UNSC Wink of an Eye
Production information

Manufacturer:

UNSC

Class:

Prowler

Role:

Infiltration/reconnaissance

Specifications

Length:

162 metres (530 ft)

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

Resistant to several Pulse laser bursts

Countermeasures:

Crew:

90 crewmen[1]

Service information

Last sighted:

2543

Participated battles:

Battle of Psi Serpentis

Fleet:

UNSC Battle Group India

Affiliation:

UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence

 

The UNSC Wink of an Eye was a prowler in the UNSC Navy.[2]

Background[edit]

The UNSC Wink of an Eye was assigned to UNSC Battle Group India. The ship took part in the Battle of Psi Serpentis, better known as Admiral Cole's Last Stand. The prowler was in the Psi Serpentis System for seven days prior to the battle, scouting and waiting for the rest of the fleet to arrive. At the outset of the battle the vessel then transitioned into slipspace to drop guidance beacons in order for the rest of the fleet to perform an unprecedented in-system slipspace jump.[2]

Trivia[edit]

The vessel's name references the idiom "in the wink of an eye," meaning "instantaneously" or "extremely quickly."

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 186
  2. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 477
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