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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The Shadow is a Covenant light troop transport vehicle analogous to human armored personnel carriers such as the [[M650 Mastodon]]. The vehicle is broadly arch-shaped, with the driver cabin located at the vehicle's front and protected by heavy frontal armor, with a turret located on the top. The centre of the arch boasts powerful [[gravitic]] fields capable of hosting a single [[Ghost]], equipment or a small bench seating eight passengers. Unlike the front, the sides of the vehicle have virtually no armor, and are completely exposed to enemy fire.{{Ref/Game|Id=H2|H2|Shadow in-game model}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | The Shadow is a Covenant light troop transport vehicle analogous to human armored personnel carriers such as the [[M650 Mastodon]]. The vehicle is broadly arch-shaped, with the driver cabin located at the vehicle's front and protected by heavy frontal armor, with a turret located on the top. The centre of the arch boasts powerful [[gravitic]] fields capable of hosting a single [[Ghost]], equipment or a small bench seating eight passengers. Unlike the front, the sides of the vehicle have virtually no armor, and are completely exposed to enemy fire.{{Ref/Game|Id=H2|H2|Shadow in-game model}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Halo 2 manual|Page=19|LocalArchive=:H2_Human_Manual.pdf}}{{Ref/Book|Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition manual|Page=17|LocalArchive=:H2_Covenant_Manual.pdf}} | ||
===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
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===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
Due to the vehicle's minimal armor coverage, the Shadow is typically deployed by the Covenant as a rear-echelon light equipment and personnel transport. This makes the Shadow a vital component in Covenant occupation efforts, and the vehicle's extremely fast top speed in open terrain allow it to serve as a rapid deployment vehicle for such tasks. During extended travel, the crew may take turns defending the Shadow from atop the arch, or from their seated positions below.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | Due to the vehicle's minimal armor coverage, the Shadow is typically deployed by the Covenant as a rear-echelon light equipment and personnel transport. This makes the Shadow a vital component in Covenant occupation efforts, and the vehicle's extremely fast top speed in open terrain allow it to serve as a rapid deployment vehicle for such tasks. During extended travel, the crew may take turns defending the Shadow from atop the arch, or from their seated positions below.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
