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{{Ship class infobox
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|image = [[File:HReach-PhantomDropship-FrontAngle.png|300px]]
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|name = ''Ru'swum''-pattern warrior transport
|name = ''Ru'swum''-pattern Warrior Transport
|manufacturer = *[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|manufacturer = *[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
*[[Achoem Weapons]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Guide|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/1c2a19be-9f52-4ec4-93ac-d6cec703b88c/phantom|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Vehicles: Phantom|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Vehicles}}
*[[Achoem Weapons]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Guide|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/1c2a19be-9f52-4ec4-93ac-d6cec703b88c/phantom|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Vehicles: Phantom|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Vehicles}}
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*2 light vehicles or 1 heavy vehicle{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}
*2 light vehicles or 1 heavy vehicle{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}
**2 [[Type-26 Banshee]]s{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}
**2 [[Type-26 Banshee]]s{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}
**2 [[Type-32 Ghost]]s{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}
**2 {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}
**1 [[Type-26 Wraith]]{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}
**1 {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}
|skeleton =  
|skeleton =  
|engine = Twin [[impulse drive]] system{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}{{Ref/Reuse|WP}}
|engine = Twin [[impulse drive]] system{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}{{Ref/Reuse|WP}}
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The '''''Ru'swum''-pattern warrior transport''',{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=282}} commonly known as the '''Phantom''', is a [[Covenant]] [[dropship]] and gunship in service with the [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|successors]].{{Ref/Reuse|WP}}
The '''''Ru'swum''-pattern Warrior Transport''',{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=282}} commonly known as the '''Phantom''', is a [[Covenant]] [[dropship]] and gunship in service with the [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|successors]].{{Ref/Reuse|WP}}


== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
=== Design details ===
=== Design details ===
[[File:Brute Pack.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Jiralhanae]] soldiers aboard a ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantom.]]
[[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 ''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 breaching 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}}


=== Armament ===
=== Armament ===
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===Crew and complement===
===Crew and complement===
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 [[Skar'wa-pattern 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''}}
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 {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s, or just one {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}},{{Ref/Game|Id=h4|H4|In-game unit}} as well as essential equipment such as [[Covenant watchtower]]s, and components of [[Skar'wa-pattern 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''}}


===Usage===
===Usage===
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}}
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 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}}
The [[Banished]] salvaged and [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom|modified]] their ''Ru'swum''-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}}
==UNSC designations==
==UNSC designations==
*'''Type-44 Troop Carrier''' - ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantoms used by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant during the Requiem campaigns.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
*'''Type-44 Troop Carrier''' - ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantoms used by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant during the Requiem campaigns.{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
*'''Type-52 Troop Carrier''' - ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantoms used by Covenant forces during the Fall of Reach and Battle of Installation 00. Shares the designation with the ''Kez'batu''-pattern Phantom.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}}
*'''Type-52 Troop Carrier''' - ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantoms used by Covenant forces during the Fall of Reach and Battle of Installation 00. Shares the designation with the ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantom.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}}
 
==Variants==
==Variants==
*'''Phantom ship breacher''' – Several ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantoms deployed by Jul' Mdama's Covenant were additionally equipped with a long [[boarding]] umbilical that can be extended from the dropship to connect to the hull or glass windows of another vessel, allowing the Phantom to fulfill a role that is somewhat similar to that of the {{Pattern|R'sisho|Tick}} and {{Pattern|Brhi Xur|Leech}}. Once the umbilical forms a connection with a vessel, it will breach the material, depressurizing the room that is being breached until a rapidly deployed force field seals the breach.{{Ref/Level|H4|Dawn}}
===Ship breacher configuration===
*'''Phantom ship breacher''' – Several ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantoms deployed by Jul' Mdama's Covenant were additionally equipped with a long [[Naval boarding|boarding]] umbilical that can be extended from the dropship to connect to the hull or glass windows of another vessel, allowing the Phantom to fulfill a [[boarding craft]] role that is somewhat similar to that of the {{Pattern|R'sisho|Tick}} and {{Pattern|Brhi Xur|Leech}}. Once the umbilical forms a connection with a vessel, it will breach the material, depressurizing the room that is being breached until a rapidly deployed force field seals the breach.{{Ref/Level|H4|Dawn}}
<gallery>
File:HTMCC-H4_BoardingPhantom_1.png|A Phantom equipped with lateral boarding tubes.
</gallery>


===Cannon configurations===
===Cannon configurations===
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====Changes from ''Halo 3'' to ''Halo: Reach''====
====Changes from ''Halo 3'' to ''Halo: Reach''====
*The auto-cannon is replaced by a cannon that has a slower rate of fire and has a more explosive effect upon impact, similar to a [[Type-50 Concussion Rifle]].
*The auto-cannon is replaced by a cannon that has a slower rate of fire and has a more explosive effect upon impact, similar to a {{Pattern|Elo'Nakada|concussion rifle}}.
*The two front engine turbines no longer glow blue.
*The two front engine turbines no longer glow blue.
*There are no longer any "weak points"; it takes the same amount of weapons fire to destroy regardless of hit location.
*There are no longer any "weak points"; it takes the same amount of weapons fire to destroy regardless of hit location.
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*Far less debris is left behind when destroyed; only the debris from the chin gun, the Type-52 Plasma Cannons on the sides, and a portion of the cockpit will be left when it explodes. Furthermore, not all Phantoms encountered are destructible.
*Far less debris is left behind when destroyed; only the debris from the chin gun, the Type-52 Plasma Cannons on the sides, and a portion of the cockpit will be left when it explodes. Furthermore, not all Phantoms encountered are destructible.
*The Phantom has more health, capable of withstanding up to five [[M808C Scorpion]] shots before exploding.
*The Phantom has more health, capable of withstanding up to five [[M808C Scorpion]] shots before exploding.
*A variant outfitted for space combat, called the [[Phantom gunboat]], is introduced.
*A variant outfitted for space combat, called the {{Pattern|R'shwupa|Phantom}}, is introduced.


== Production notes ==
== Production notes ==
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
===Artwork===
===Illustrations===
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File:Ariel CovenantLeaving.png|An armada of Phantoms leaving [[Ariel]] shortly after [[Operation: FIRESIDE]].
File:Ariel CovenantLeaving.png|An armada of Phantoms leaving [[Ariel]] shortly after [[Operation: FIRESIDE]].
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File:Phantom_Rough.jpg|A rough model of a Phantom, used in background battles.
File:Phantom_Rough.jpg|A rough model of a Phantom, used in background battles.
File:PhantomAszod.jpg|A Phantom participating at the [[Battle of Asźod]].
File:PhantomAszod.jpg|A Phantom participating at the [[Battle of Asźod]].
File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 1.png|A Phantom equipped with external boarding chutes.
File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 2.png|Front view of the Phantom equipped for breaching.
File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 4.png|Close up of the Phantomn's external boarding chutes.
File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 5.png|A Phantom breaching the ''Dawn''.
File:H4-E3-Campaign-6.jpg|Phantom and Banshee squadrons head to the crash site of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.
File:H4-E3-Campaign-6.jpg|Phantom and Banshee squadrons head to the crash site of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.
File:H4-T44Phantom.png|John-117 confronts a ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantom during the Battle of Requiem.
File:H4-T44Phantom.png|John-117 confronts a ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantom during the Battle of Requiem.
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*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
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**''[[Sacrifice]]''
**''[[Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}}


== Sources ==
== Sources ==