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The '''Type-52 Troop Carrier''', more commonly known as the '''Phantom''' by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces, is a [[dropship|troop carrier]] and [[gunship]] in service with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} They are used primarily as troop transports, flying into combat zones and deploying infantry while providing suppressing fire. The Type-52 Phantom is one of the primary [[dropship]]s in service with the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Introduced into the [[2552|final year]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Type-52 Phantom was created by [[Assembly Forges]] to replace the earlier [[Type-44 Phantom]] as its improvement over it in every way.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}{{Ref/Note|Id=introduced|Text=While ''Halo: Waypoint'' clearly claims that the Type-52 Phantom was introduced as the successor of the older [[Type-44 Phantom]] (properly introduced in ''[[Halo 4]]'') in the last year of the war in [[2552]], this statement, however, may contradict the use of Phantom dropships earlier throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]] that were distinctly depicted as Type-52 Phantoms as seen on several products such as ''[[Halo Legends]]'' films, ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' and furthermore ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]] since during the [[Unggoy Rebellion]].}} | The '''Type-52 Troop Carrier''', more commonly known as the '''Phantom''' by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces, is a [[dropship|troop carrier]] and [[gunship]] in service with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} They are used primarily as troop transports, flying into combat zones and deploying infantry while providing suppressing fire. The Type-52 Phantom is one of the primary [[dropship]]s in service with the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Introduced into the [[2552|final year]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Type-52 Phantom was created by [[Assembly Forges]] to replace the earlier [[Type-44 Phantom]] as its improvement over it in every way.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}{{Ref/Note|Id=introduced|Text=While ''Halo: Waypoint'' clearly claims that the Type-52 Phantom was introduced as the successor of the older [[Type-44 Phantom]] (properly introduced in ''[[Halo 4]]'') in the last year of the war in [[2552]], this statement, however, may contradict the use of Phantom dropships earlier throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]] that were distinctly depicted as Type-52 Phantoms as seen on several products such as ''[[Halo Legends]]'' films, ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' and furthermore ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]] since during the [[Unggoy Rebellion]].}} | ||
The Type-52 Phantom is the most well-known of Phantoms among the [[human]]s, with its lustrous silhouette being marked in minds of wars | The Type-52 Phantom is the most well-known of Phantoms among the [[human]]s, with its lustrous silhouette being marked in minds of wars survivors from the [[Fall of Reach]] and [[Battle for Earth]] though many Covenant forces never used it before the [[Fall of High Charity|loss]] of [[High Charity]] that effectively ended its production.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||