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|image=[[File:H3-T31SeraphXMF-FrontRender.png|130px]]<br>The Kai-pattern Seraph, one of the most common models. | |||
|name=Seraph | |||
|manufacturer=*[[Covenant]] | |||
**[[Assembly Forges]] | |||
***[[Assembly_Forges#Classifications|Tertiary Assembly Forges]] | |||
|line=[[Strikecraft]] | |||
|class=[[Space fighter]] | |||
|models=*[[Kai-pattern Seraph]] | |||
*[[Morsam-pattern Seraph]] | |||
|role=*Multi-role combat fighter | |||
*Aerospace superiority | |||
}} | |||
'''Seraph''' is a name applied to a series of [[Covenant]] [[space fighter]]s.<ref name="HTEVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 169</ref> The Covenant fielded at least two [[design pattern]]s of Seraphs during the [[Human-Covenant War]]: the [[Kai-pattern Seraph|''Kai''-pattern]], distinguished by its smooth hull and fixed fuselage structure, and the [[Morsam-pattern Seraph|''Morsam''-pattern]], featuring more complex hull patterning and an articulated tail. | '''Seraph''' is a name applied to a series of [[Covenant]] [[space fighter]]s.<ref name="HTEVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 169</ref> The Covenant fielded at least two [[design pattern]]s of Seraphs during the [[Human-Covenant War]]: the [[Kai-pattern Seraph|''Kai''-pattern]], distinguished by its smooth hull and fixed fuselage structure, and the [[Morsam-pattern Seraph|''Morsam''-pattern]], featuring more complex hull patterning and an articulated tail. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[File: | [[File:H2A - Seraph model.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A [[Kai-pattern Seraph]].]] | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The Seraph features a piscine, teardrop-like shape, fitting with the overall design elegance the [[Covenant]] is known for. Seraph fighters are mostly stored in the [[hangar bay]]s of Covenant ships or stations when they are not in battle or escorting a ship. ''Morsam''-pattern Seraphs have two movable flaps on either side of their hull, and their twin "tails" are articulated to aid with directing exhaust, while those on the ''Kai''-pattern are fixed. These features give the Seraph superior turning capabilities in zero-gravity environments. Despite their efficiency and speed in space, Seraph fighters are graceless and sluggish in atmospheric conditions due to their odd teardrop-like shape. Seraphs fill a variety of roles in a [[Covenant fleet]], such as a strike fighter or for ship-to-ship combat in dogfights.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/universe/detail/82613d70-17cc-4652-8ab1-a1f16e29c516/banshee-fighter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Banshee Fighter'']</ref> Seraphs can also be used for the occasional bombing run,<ref name="enc283">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 283 (2011)</ref> but it is considered a rare sight by [[UNSC]] forces.<ref name="ghosts">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 17-22</ref> Seraphs have the ability to power down and slip past hostile sentries and human sensors.<ref name="flood12">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', p. 12 (2010 edition)</ref> Unlike the [[Type-26 Banshee]] or [[Type-52 Phantom]], nearly all Seraphs are equipped with multiphase [[energy shielding]],{{Ref/Reuse|ghosts}} although this does not seem to always be the case.<ref name="package">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]</ref> However, these energy shields are only a fraction of the strength of those on [[capital ship]]s and are easily depleted with sustained fire.<ref name="For">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 330 (2010 edition)</ref> | The Seraph features a piscine, teardrop-like shape, fitting with the overall design elegance the [[Covenant]] is known for. Seraph fighters are mostly stored in the [[hangar bay]]s of Covenant ships or stations when they are not in battle or escorting a ship. ''Morsam''-pattern Seraphs have two movable flaps on either side of their hull, and their twin "tails" are articulated to aid with directing exhaust, while those on the ''Kai''-pattern are fixed. These features give the Seraph superior turning capabilities in zero-gravity environments. Despite their efficiency and speed in space, Seraph fighters are graceless and sluggish in atmospheric conditions due to their odd teardrop-like shape. Seraphs fill a variety of roles in a [[Covenant fleet]], such as a strike fighter or for ship-to-ship combat in dogfights.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/universe/detail/82613d70-17cc-4652-8ab1-a1f16e29c516/banshee-fighter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Banshee Fighter'']</ref> Seraphs can also be used for the occasional bombing run,<ref name="enc283">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 283 (2011)</ref> but it is considered a rare sight by [[UNSC]] forces.<ref name="ghosts">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 17-22</ref> Seraphs have the ability to power down and slip past hostile sentries and human sensors.<ref name="flood12">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', p. 12 (2010 edition)</ref> Unlike the [[Type-26 Banshee]] or [[Type-52 Phantom]], nearly all Seraphs are equipped with multiphase [[energy shielding]],{{Ref/Reuse|ghosts}} although this does not seem to always be the case.<ref name="package">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]</ref> However, these energy shields are only a fraction of the strength of those on [[capital ship]]s and are easily depleted with sustained fire.<ref name="For">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 330 (2010 edition)</ref> | ||
