AV-19 SkyHawk
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Template:Ratings Template:Ship The Skyhawk is a United Nations Space Command Strike Fighter[1].
Background
They are equipped with four 50mm cannons, which were so many times stronger than chain-guns that they "made the chain-guns look like peashooters", as well as Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles[2]. Several of these craft were located at Fairchild Field on Reach, and one was dispatched by Colonel James Ackerson to attack SPARTAN-117 and Cortana during their test of the MJOLNIR Mark V Battle Armor and its new shield technology in 2552. Despite all expectation, the Spartan and AI managed to avoid it's Anti-Tank Missiles, which were guided, by pushing the metal casing away at the last moment and proved themselves immensely more successful than ever expected.[3] These aircraft were capable of supersonic flight and can execute quick turns at maximum speed.
Trivia
- It has only been referenced in the Halo novels, it's not included in any of the games.
- It shares its name with a real life fighter jet, named the A-4 Skyhawk, and may be its spiritual successor.
- Its name like many other vehicles in the Halo series is based off a animal.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Fall of Reach
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach pg. 261
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 261
