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-{{era|HCW}}
+{{Status|Canon}}
-{{Quote|[[Covenant|They're]] in standard formation, [[Unggoy|little bastards]] up front, [[Sangheili|big ones]] in back.|''[[Malta Station]]'' defense coordinator}}
+{{Center|This article is about the medium-sized Covenant military organisational unit. For the missile batteries, see [[M95 Lance]] or [[M97 Lance]].''}}
-[[File:Covie Lance2.jpg|thumb|A standard lance, preparing to combat [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]]]]
+[[File:H3 Covie Lance.jpg|thumb|250px|A standard combat lance of the Covenant]]
-A '''lance''' is the second smallest known organization of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Military|military]] units, with a [[File (unit)|File]] being the smallest known group.
+A '''lance''' is an organizational unit of the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]],<ref name="sg">[[Archive:Spartan Games - Kenneth Peters interview]]</ref> and later its various [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]].
+==Organization==
+===Overview===
+Under the [[Covenant]]'s [[Covenant military|military]], a lance was a grouping of low-ranking or low-caste warriors, led by an officer.{{Ref/Reuse|sg}}
+===Composition===
+A lance was smaller in size than a [[File (unit)|file]],<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating'']</ref> while [[Levy|levies]] of low-ranking [[Unggoy]] may be organized into combat lances under the command of a [[Sangheili]].<ref name="srsb">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue'']</ref> A lance is roughly the equivalent of a [[fireteam]] in terms of composition;<ref name="infinity">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref> lances have occasionally been described as analogous to [[squad]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|srsb}} though a file serves as a better comparison to a squad than a lance does.{{Ref/Reuse|infinity}}
 ==Variations==
-===Standard===
+===Brute lance===
-A lance is usually commanded by a [[Sangheili Minor]] or [[Sangheili Major|Major]], or a [[Jiralhanae Minor]] or [[Jiralhanae Major|Major]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> A lance also contains a file of four [[Unggoy Minor]]s and one [[Unggoy Major|Major]]. Sometimes, a Sangheili or Jiralhanae Major will oversee the command of three lances in a battle.
+This lance comprises of [[Jiralhanae]].<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-gb/worlds/halo/playsets/covenant-brute-lance-dpj89 '''Mega Construx''', Halo, '''Covenant Brute Lance''']</ref>
+===Demi-lance===
+A '''demi-lance''' is a type of lance, dissimilar to a standard combat lance in terms of composition; a group of two [[Zealot]]s led by a [[Sangheili Field Marshal|Field Marshal]] could constitute a demi-lance.{{Ref/Reuse|sg}}
+===Science lance===
+A [[science lance]] was a variation of a lance formed to recover and examine captured technology. A science lance was deployed to [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]] in [[2525]], following the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events]]''</ref>
-===Kig-yar===
+===Storm lance===
-[[File:Jackals.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A portion of a [[Kig-yar]] lance.]]
+This lance comprises of storm units.<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/worlds/halo/playsets/covenant-storm-lance-dlb96 '''Mega Construx''', Halo, '''Covenant Covenant Storm Lance''']</ref>
-A lance of [[Kig-yar]] usually consists and comprises of a group of four to six Kig-yar infantry, with one or two of them being [[Kig-yar Major|Majors]] and the rest being [[Kig-yar Minor|Minors]]. Kig-yar lances are sometimes led by a Sangheili or a Jiralhanae, though this is not always the case.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Silent Cartographer (level)|The Silent Cartographer]]''</ref>
-===Yanme'e===
+==Notable Lances==
-[[File:Incoming32001200.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A Yanme'e lance swarm in [[Old Mombasa]].]]
+*[[Shields of Requiem]] Lance<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-gb/worlds/halo/playsets/shields-requiem-lance-fmm88 '''Mega Construx''', Halo, '''Shields of Requiem Lance''']</ref>
-A lance of Yanme'e is usually nothing more than a swarm of around a dozen or so soldiers. As they are very mobile and constantly airborne, [[Yanme'e]] lances don't need to be commanded by a Sangheili. In ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'', no leader can be distinguished within them<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts (level)|Outskirts]]''</ref>.
+*[[Swords of Sanghelios]] Combat lance<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-gb/worlds/halo/playsets/swords-sanghelios-combat-lance-dxf04 '''Mega Construx''', Halo, '''Swords of Sangelios Combat Lance''']</ref>
-===Jiralhanae===
+==Gallery==
-[[File:1223827034 Brute group.jpg|thumb|175px|right|A pack led by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]].]]
+<gallery>
-{{Main|Pack}}
+File:Jackals.jpg|A portion of a [[Kig-Yar]] lance.
-When a lance of Jiralhanae form, they form a pack instead. A Jiralhanae pack is usually led by [[Jiralhanae Captain]] or [[Jiralhanae Captain Major|Captain Major]]. A pack is the Jiralhanae counterpart of the Sangheili lance, which was replaced by the pack system after the [[Great Schism|Elites left the Covenant]].
+File:1223827034 Brute group.jpg|A pack led by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]].
+File:Incoming32001200.jpg|A Yanme'e swarm in [[Old Mombasa]].
+</gallery>
-===Science Lance===
+==List of appearances==
-{{main|Science Lance}}
+*''[[Halo Wars]]''
-Formed to recover and examine captured technology, science lances were dispatched by the [[Prophet of Regret]] in [[2525]] to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] to study captured technology, although the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Armor]] had already been recovered by the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', Timeline</ref>
+*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
+*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
+*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
+*''[[Halo 2]]''
+*''[[Halo 4]]''
+*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
+{{Expand-section}}
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-==See also==
+{{Covenant military organization}}
-*[[Legion]]
-*[[File (unit)|File]]
-[[Category:Covenant Military Units]]