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{{Title|''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom}}

|name = ''Ru'Swum''-pattern warrior transport

The '''''Ru'Swum''-pattern warrior transport''',{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=282}} classified by [[human]]ity as the  '''Type-44 Troop Carrier''' ('''T-44 TC''') by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces, commonly known as the '''Phantom''', is a [[Covenant]] [[dropship]] and gunship in service with the [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|successors]].{{Ref/Reuse|WP}}

[[File:Brute Pack.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Jiralhanae]] soldiers aboard a ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom.]]

The ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom was common among the [[Covenant fleet]]s associated with the [[hierarch]] decrees.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} Currently the most common version of the Phantom,{{Ref/Reuse|WP}} it was quite so popular that several variants with exotic weapons systems, shield components, and even bvearching tools, were crafted to facilitate all possible operational needs.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} Its prominence was due to its speed, maneuverability, and firepower in atmospheric and exoatmospheric environments. It was favored by the [[Covenant]] for its armor's resilience in numerous environmental conditions. Due to these beneficial factors, the ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom became one of the most significant vehicles deployed by the Covenant during assaults or occupations of hostile sites.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}  Despite the strength of its armor, the [[UNSC]]'s [[G79H-TC Pelican]] was capable of besting a ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom in combat.{{Ref/Level|Id=shut|H4|Shutdown}}

The Phantom crew consists of a pilot, a weapon officer,{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}} and two gunners who are both in charge of two plamsa cannons,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} which are typically [[Unggoy]] troops.{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}{{Ref/Game|Id=hr|HR|Detail=''campaign and multiplayer gameplay''}} The ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom's payload capacity is similar to that of the ''Kez'katu''-pattern as it can transport twenty-four (up to thirty){{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} soldier "standard" passengers,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} and at least two [[Type-26 Banshee]]s or [[Type-32 Ghost]]s, or just one [[Type-26 Wraith]],{{Ref/Game|Id=h4|H4|In-game unit}} as well as essential equipment such as [[deployable lookout tower]]s, and components of [[Type-27 Mantis|anti-aircraft batteries]] by utilizing its [[gravity lift]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} While passengers are generally deployed from the ventral [[gravity lift]] and from the doors located by either of the dropship's large side doors, [[Mgalekgolo]] soldiers due to their size are deployed from the Phantom through the use of its gravity lift.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc09|Enc09|Page=268}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=281}} They have also been seen to transport teams of [[Huragok]], which are carried in cases and swing from the Phantom's underside.{{Ref/Game|Id=odst|ODST|Detail=''campaign gameplay''}}

Although the ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom were less freqeuntly used since the much earlier stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]], such as during [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]]{{Ref/Comic|Id=hcd|HCD|Issue=[[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|#1]]}} and [[Harvest campaign]],{{Ref/Comic|HWG}} its most prominent use was during the final engagements, including the [[Fall of Reach]] and [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} In the [[2552|last year]] of the Human-Covenant War, it was largely supplanted by a newer pattern, the {{Pattern|Kez'katu|Phantom}}, though many Covenant troops never used the newer model.{{Ref/Reuse|WP}} After the war, disparate [[Covenant remnants]],{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}} such as [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]], used the ''Ru'Swum''-pattern as their primary [[dropship]], due to the scarcity of the ''Kez'katu''-pattern after [[High Charity]]'s destruction.{{Ref/Site|Id=WP|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/phantom|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Phantom|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}} Although warring Sangheili factions has made extensive use of the ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom, the UNSC also captured a large number of these vehicles during the [[Requiem Campaign]].{{Ref/Reuse|WP}} The {{Pattern|Mikpramu|Phantom}} would later be seen in widespread use by Covenant factions and [[Swords of Sanghelios]] due to diminishing numbers of ''Ru'Swum''-pattern and ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantoms.{{Ref/Reuse|WP}}

The [[Banished]] salvaged and [[Banished Phantom|modified]] their ''Ru'Swum''-pattern and ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantoms,{{Ref/Site|Id=Grim|URL=https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/878420846628319232|Site=Twitter|Page=Jeff Easterling|D=28|M=12|Y=2011}} then designed to serve as gunships and firing platforms.{{Ref/Site|Id=cf|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Know-Scope|D=01|M=07|Y=2017}}

File:HReach-PhantomDropship-FrontAngle.png|A ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom with a semi-automatic cannon.

File:H4-PhantomDropship.png|A darker ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom with a semi-automatic cannon used by Jul'Mdama Covenant.

File:PhantomH3.png|A ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom with a fully automatic cannon.

File:H3-CovSepPhantomDropship.png|A ''Retribution'' ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom with a fully automatic cannon.

File:HE13 Hog Hop.jpg|''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantoms during the [[Battle of Oban]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.

File:HCD-Blackreef.png|A ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom firing its heavy plasma cannon during the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]].

File:H4-Render-Phantom-Wireframe.jpg|Renders of the ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom, overlaid with its wireframe.

File:H4-Render-Phantom-Damaged.jpg|A damaged version of the ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom.

File:H4-T44TCPhantomDropship.png|Alternate render of the ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom for ''[[Halo 4]]''.

File:ODST Phantom Inner console.png|A console in a ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom in ''Halo 3: ODST''.

File:DeliverHope - CCSHangar2.png|''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantoms picking up numerous [[Unggoy]] troops inside ''[[Sanctity of Purification]]''{{'}}s [[hangar bay]]. Note them being somewhat larger by comparing to [[Type-26B Banshee|Banshees]] and Covenant soldiers.

File:H4-T44Phantom.png|John-117 confronts a ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom during the Battle of Requiem.

File:H4-SO-S1E6-T44PhantomDropship.jpg|A ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom encountered in a ''Spartan Ops'' Episode 6 teaser.

File:MCC-H4 Lich&Phantoms.png|A ''Kmiro'sish''-pattern Lich with two ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantoms on [[Impact]] in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.

File:MCC-H4 T44boom.png|A ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom being destroyed by a [[G79H-TC Pelican]].

File:H2A T44.png|A ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom just before being destroyed by a [[fuel rod|fuel rod shot]] during the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection terminal trailer|''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' terminal trailer]].

File:H2A T44Phantom.png|A ''Ru'Swum''-pattern Phantom over [[High Charity]] during the Unggoy Rebellion.<!--The Phantom clearly use design of Type-44 Phantom used in Halo 4-->