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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*A hornet is an insect, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming atmospheric vehicles after real animals with the exceptions of the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]], [[B-65 Shortsword]], [[F-41 Broadsword]], and [[ | *A hornet is an insect, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming atmospheric vehicles after real animals with the exceptions of the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]], [[B-65 Shortsword]], [[F-41 Broadsword]], and [[YSS-1000 Sabre]], which are named after bladed weapons and are capable of space flight. | ||
*The Hornet bears a slight resemblance to its namesake insect with the "wings" growing slightly wider towards the end (like a real hornet's wing) and with the personnel jump seats mimicking the long back legs that often trail behind the posterior of the insect. | *The Hornet bears a slight resemblance to its namesake insect with the "wings" growing slightly wider towards the end (like a real hornet's wing) and with the personnel jump seats mimicking the long back legs that often trail behind the posterior of the insect. | ||
*In ''Halo Wars'', when the "Wingmen" upgrade is unlocked for the Hornet, the Marines sit on the wings instead of stand as they do in ''Halo 3'', due to the scaling of the two units. Such scaling differences are common in real-time strategy games. | *In ''Halo Wars'', when the "Wingmen" upgrade is unlocked for the Hornet, the Marines sit on the wings instead of stand as they do in ''Halo 3'', due to the scaling of the two units. Such scaling differences are common in real-time strategy games. |