Winter-class prowler: Difference between revisions

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|name           = ''Winter''-class

|image           = [[File:H5G-CFAcrisius.jpg|300px]]

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|modules        = {{Infobox/Ships/Class

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|class identification = [[Hull classification symbol]]: '''IX'''{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet46}}

|class operator      = [[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet46}}

|class manufacturer  = [[Watershed Division]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet46}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

|class architect      = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class-->

|class built          = <!--How many ships of this class were constructed-->

|class in service    = [[2549]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

==Overview==

===Design details===

The ''Winter''-class is equipped with an experimental set of three [[fusion drive]]s, which are only distantly related to their mainline UNSC counterparts. These utilize new technologies and control software, and are so advanced only ONI technicians are qualified to maintain them.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet46}}

Like every other model of prowler, the ''Winter''-class is only equipped with a modest arsenal of weapons. The most powerful of its armaments is its aft-mounted [[M1011 Moray space mine|CBU-R68 Moray mine rack]], which deploys [[Space mine|potent explosives]] with small chemical propellants that allow them to maintain specific coordinates in space. This allows the ''Winter''-class to act as a minelayer, covertly creating minefields to inflict casualties on unsuspecting Covenant fleets. Two [[Machine-linked autocannon|M8545 40mm coilguns]] and three [[M995 Backstop point defense laser|M995 Backstop lasers]] are fitted for purely defensive purposes.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet46}}

In the years following the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reviewed a number of pre–[[2525]] [[prowler]] class designs which focused on espionage and reconnaissance over combat functionality. As a result, the ''Winter''-class prowlers arose from this study, coming into service with Naval Intelligence in [[2549]].<ref name="EN"/> On [[2558#January|January 21, 2558]], ''Winter''-class prowler {{UNSCShip|From the Ashes}} deployed [[SPARTAN-G059]] to [[New Llanelli]] to [[Assassination of Avu Med 'Telcam|assassinate]] [[Avu Med 'Telcam]], leader of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]. Afterwards, the prowler extracted the Spartan and left to participate in another [[operation]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=tfs|TFS|Story=Knight Takes Bishop}} The [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Gray Team]] now operate out of the ''Winter''-class prowler {{UNSCShip|Perilous Contest}}.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

Another Prowler, the {{UNSCShip|Fast Gus}} was dispatched by [[Intrepid Eye]] to take [[Papa-10]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Bartalan Craddog]] to [[Meridian]] to retrieve the organs of the Tuwa family during [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]]. However, the mission failed and both Papa-10 and Craddog were killed.{{Ref/Novel|HRet}}

One ''Winter''-class prowler—the [[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']]—was stationed aboard research vessel ''[[Argent Moon]]'' as an evacuation vessel for its ONI personnel. However, the crew of ''Argent Moon'' were all killed in [[asteroidea merozoite|a]] [[bioweapon]] accident in [[2557]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} When [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] traveled to ''Argent Moon'' to prevent ONI intelligence from falling into the hands of [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]], the Spartans used ''Acrisius'' to evacuate ''Argent Moon'' after they overloaded its reactors as their Pelican had been destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|blue}} The ship was eventually abandoned by the Spartans on the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]], when they traveled to the world to search for [[Cortana]] and instead left on a [[Guardian]].{{Ref/Level|Id=unconfirmed|H5G|Unconfirmed}} Unbeknownst to Blue Team, the ancilla [[Intrepid Eye]] had also managed to barely escape ''Argent Moon'' by attaching herself to the ship.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HDW5|DW|Chapter=5}}

File:H5G-Docked Prowler.png|''Acrisius'' inside the ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s hangar bay.

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