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| {{Status|Canon}}
| | [[Image:SkyhawkFighter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fan-Art of a pair of UNSC Skyhawk VTOL fighters]] |
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| | '''Crew:''' 2 - Pilot and Gunner |
| |image=[[File:FOR Hawk.jpg|300px]]
| | '''Weight:''' Unknown |
| |manufacturer= | | '''Armament:''' 50mm Gatling Guns |
| |line= | | '''Secondary:''' Scorpion Missiles |
| |model=AV-19{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocalUnits}} | |
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| *4 50mm cannons{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=154}}{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR27}}
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| *2 weapon pylons{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| **[[Scorpion missile|Scorpion anti-tank missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR27}}
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| *Jumpjet strike fighter
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| *Atmospheric fighter
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| *Close air support
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| |affiliation=[[UNSC Army]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| The '''AV-19 SkyHawk''' is a jump-jet strike fighter used by the [[UNSC Army]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFOR27|TFOR|Chapter=27}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLocalUnits|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-local-units|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Local Units|D=19|M=3|Y=2021}}
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| ==Overview== | | ==Summary== |
| ===Design details===
| | SkyHawks were older orbital jets located on major [[UNSC]] worlds. They were equipped with 4 50mm guns, as well as Scorpion Anti Tank missiles. Several of these craft were located at [[Fairchild Field]] on [[Reach]] and one was dispatched by [[Colonel James Ackerson]] to attack the [[Master Chief]] and [[Cortana]] during their test of the [[MJOLNIR]] armor and its new shield technology in 2552. |
| The SkyHawk is a supersonic VTOL-capable jump-jet that can execute quick turns at high speeds. The fighter bears a very strong resemblance to the [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk]], though it lacks the Sparrowhawk's twin tail.{{Ref/Comic|FoRInv|Issue=1}} It is armed with four 50mm cannons that flank the cockpit, as well as two fully-customisable weapons pylons{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} capable of fitting - among other munitions - [[Scorpion missile|Scorpion anti-tank missiles]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR27}} As such, the SkyHawk is capable of dealing inordinate damage relative to its small size.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ===Usage===
| | The Skyhawk is a "jump jet" VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) atmospheric attack fighter. It is armed with a four sets of 50mm gatling guns, as well as a number of Scorpion Missiles which are more than capable of destroying tanks. Its ability to take off and land vertically like the [[Pelican]] makes it useful in situations where the landing zone has no runway. These characteristics make it the closest human equivalent to the [[Banshee]], although considerably larger, and with heavier and more specialized weaponry. |
| The SkyHawk's ability to execute tight turns at high speeds makes the aircraft deadly in air-to-air combat against other fighters. It is commonly used in atmospheric interception and close-range anti-infantry and anti-vehicle ground attack roles.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=262}} | |
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| ===Operational history===
| | What is assumed to be a SkyHawk can be seen in the [[Halo Wars]] trailer, during a UNSC battle against Covenant forces. However, it is actually a [[Shortsword]] that is in the trailer. |
| Several SkyHawks were located at [[Fairchild Field|Fairchild Airfield]] on [[Reach]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]]. On [[2552#August|August 29]], a SkyHawk was dispatched by [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] to attack [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] and the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Cortana]] during a test of AI integration with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR armor]]. With Cortana's assistance, the SPARTAN was able to endure the SkyHawk's cannons' strafing run. He then avoided one of its guided anti-tank missile by deflecting it at the last moment. The test showed the Spartan-AI team to be far more successful than expected.{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR27}}
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| ==Gallery==
| | [[Category: UNSC]] |
| <gallery>
| | [[Category: Vehicles]] |
| File:FoR - Invasion 2.jpg|The SkyHawk's targeting systems.
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| File:Skyhawk 2.jpg|The tail of the SkyHawk, showing an aft thruster.
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| File:Skyhawk 1.jpg|A rear view of the SkyHawk.
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| </gallery>
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| == List of appearances ==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]
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| == Sources ==
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| {{Human aircraft}}
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