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{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name=''Skirr''-class battlecruiser | |name=''Skirr''-class battlecruiser | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:HW_Sojourner_Concept_1.jpg|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Summus Assembler Vats]] {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=382}} | |manufacturer=[[Summus Assembler Vats]] {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=382}} | ||
|class=[[Forerunner battlecruiser|Prime dragoon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |class=[[Forerunner battlecruiser|Prime dragoon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|role=Offense | |role=*Offense | ||
*Exploration {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|length={{Convert|12100|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |length={{Convert|12100|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|mass=10.8 billion | |mass=10.8 billion tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|power= | |power= | ||
|engine= | |engine= | ||
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|hull= | |hull= | ||
|armament= | |armament= | ||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
|crew= | |crew= | ||
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The '''''Skirr''-class battlecruiser''' is a class of [[ | The '''''Skirr''-class battlecruiser''' is a class of prime [[dragoon]] used by the [[Forerunner fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}, manufactured by the [[Summus Assembler Vats]], the ''Skirr'' class was commissioned millenia before the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Overview== | |||
===Crew and complement=== | ===Crew and complement=== | ||
The ''Skirr''-class battlecruisers were capable of operating without a living crew, using an [[Ancilla]] to instead navigate the ships through dangerous casualty-violating slipspace maneuvers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | The ''Skirr''-class battlecruisers were capable of operating without a living crew, using an [[Ancilla]] to instead navigate the ships through dangerous casualty-violating slipspace maneuvers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
''Skirr''-class battlecruisers | ''Skirr''-class battlecruisers were [[Orders of battle|first-order]] dragoons that served in both pioneer and pacification fleets prior to the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], having been commissioned millenia before.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] the [[Ancilla]]s tasked with controlled the vessels proved to be remarkably resistant to the [[Logic plague]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} however they were ill-prepared to counter the used of infected Forerunners as shields and traps by the [[Gravemind]]. Many battlecruiser were captured by the [[Flood]] with their ancillas twisted into rampancy.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
==Production notes== | |||
The design of the ''Skirr''-class used in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' is unused concept development artwork produced by [[:Category:Images by Chuck Wojtkiewicz|Chuck Wojtkiewicz]] for [[Blur Studio]] during the [[Development of Halo Wars|production]] of ''[[Halo Wars]]''. The design was produced as part of concept explorations for the {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnaught}}.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.chukw.com/Places/Dreadnought_Rejected.html|Site=Chuck Wojtkiewicz|Page=Dreadnought-rejected!|Quote=On of my intial designs for Halo Wars...|D=15|M=05|Y=2022}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 17:48, May 15, 2022
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The Skirr-class battlecruiser is a class of prime dragoon used by the Forerunner fleet.[1], manufactured by the Summus Assembler Vats, the Skirr class was commissioned millenia before the Forerunner-Flood war.[1]
Overview
Crew and complement
The Skirr-class battlecruisers were capable of operating without a living crew, using an Ancilla to instead navigate the ships through dangerous casualty-violating slipspace maneuvers.[1]
Operational history
Skirr-class battlecruisers were first-order dragoons that served in both pioneer and pacification fleets prior to the Forerunner-Flood war, having been commissioned millenia before.[1]
During the Forerunner-Flood war the Ancillas tasked with controlled the vessels proved to be remarkably resistant to the Logic plague[1] however they were ill-prepared to counter the used of infected Forerunners as shields and traps by the Gravemind. Many battlecruiser were captured by the Flood with their ancillas twisted into rampancy.[1]
Production notes
The design of the Skirr-class used in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition) is unused concept development artwork produced by Chuck Wojtkiewicz for Blur Studio during the production of Halo Wars. The design was produced as part of concept explorations for the Sojourner-class dreadnaught.[2]
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