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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Though infrequently encountered,{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} the Type-29 Vampire was in service with the [[Covenant]] during the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], first being formally documented by the [[United Nations Space Command]] in [[2529]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Notably, numerous Vampires were attached with the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] during the final months of the [[Harvest campaign]] in [[2531]]. Vampires would later be deployed by the [[fleet]] during the following [[Battle for Arcadia|Battle]] for [[Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of the Trove|engagement]] at [[Trove]].{{Ref/Game|Id=wars|HW|Vampire in-game unit}} However, despite serving the [[Covenant military]] well in its role, the Vampire was eclipsed by other vehicles with heavier armaments and higher versatility in the following years, as the Covenant War tipped from evenly matched combat to cleanup operations and genocide.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}, ''[[Unwavering Discipline]]'', held a number of Vampires in September [[2558]] when it was destroyed upon impact with the surface of [[Carrow]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy|HEnv|Chapter=3}} | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
Though infrequently encountered,{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} the Type-29 Vampire was in service with the [[Covenant]] during the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], first being formally documented by the [[United Nations Space Command]] in [[2529]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Notably, numerous Vampires were attached with the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] during the final months of the [[Harvest campaign]] in [[2531]]. Vampires would later be deployed by the [[fleet]] during the following [[Battle for Arcadia|Battle]] for [[Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of the Trove|engagement]] at [[Trove]].{{Ref/Game|Id=wars|HW|Vampire in-game unit}} However, despite serving the [[Covenant military]] well in its role, the Vampire was eclipsed by other vehicles with heavier armaments and higher versatility in the following years, as the Covenant War tipped from evenly matched combat to cleanup operations and genocide.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} They continued to be employed as late as the [[Defense of Concord|invasion]] of [[Concord]] in [[2551#December|December 2551]], wherein they engaged in dogfights with the UNSC's [[S-14 Baselard]] strikecraft, many of which sacrificed themselves to lure the Vampires into range of the UNSC [[M9 Wolverine]] anti-air artillery.{{Ref/Novel|Id=WC|Winter Contention}} | |||
===Post-war era=== | |||
The {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}, ''[[Unwavering Discipline]]'', held a number of Vampires in September [[2558]] when it was destroyed upon impact with the surface of [[Carrow]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy|HEnv|Chapter=3}} | |||
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