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| {{Title|''Calypso''-class exfiltration craft}} | | {{title|''Calypso''-class Exfiltration Craft}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{ratings}} |
| {{Ship class infobox | | {{Era|GOO|HE}} |
| |name=''Calypso''-class exfiltration craft
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| |image= | | |image= |
| |manufacturer= | | |name=''Calypso''-class Exfiltration Craft |
| |class=''Calypso''-class
| | |manufacturer=UNSC |
| |role=[[Dropship]]/exfiltration craft | | |line= |
| |length={{Convert|50|m|ft}}<ref name="md188">'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''pages 188-189''</ref> | | |model=Calypso |
| | |class=Calypso-class Exfiltration Class |
| | |length=possibly over {{Convert|50|m|ft}}<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page 249</ref> |
| |width= | | |width= |
| |height= | | |height= |
| | |mass= |
| | |max accel= |
| | |max speed space= |
| | |max speed air= |
| |engine= | | |engine= |
| |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | | |slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] |
| | |slipspace speed=2.1 ly (estimated) |
| | |poweroutput= |
| | |power= |
| | |shield gen=None |
| |hull= | | |hull= |
| |armament= | | |sensor= |
| |complement= | | |target= |
| | |navigation=[[NAVCOM]] |
| | |avionics= |
| | |countermeasures=stealth, possible electronic warfare unit |
| | |armament=none |
| | |complement=none |
| | |crew= |
| | |skeleton= |
| | |passengers= |
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| | |firstuse=early 2530's |
| | |role=Infiltration |
| |era= [[Human-Covenant War]] | | |era= [[Human-Covenant War]] |
| |affiliation=United Nations Space Command | | |affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| | *[[ONI]] |
| }} | | }} |
| The '''''Calypso''-class exfiltration craft''' is a specialized type of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] spacecraft used for off-planet extraction. The ''Calypso'' fulfills a purpose similar to {{Class|Black Cat|subprowler}}. | | The '''''Calypso''-class Exfiltration Craft''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] starship classification. These fulfill a purpose similar to {{Class|Black Cat|Subprowler}}s, and were in use in the 2530s, notably in the [[Battle of K7-49]]. It appears that Black Cats rendered these ships obsolete. <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 86</ref> Despite this, Calypsos were known to be in use as late as [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]'', page 79</ref> |
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| ==Design==
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| The ''Calypso''-class recovery dropship is a robust troop transport designed for rapid transfers and exfiltration. They are one of the smallest UNSC craft to be equipped with a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]], which is powerful enough for a short and quick jump but not capable of longer transitions; however, they are still capable of crossing modest interstellar distances.<ref name="md184">'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''pages 184-185''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 187''</ref> Calypsos are more forgiving of a pilot under fire than a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] due to their rudimentary design.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 186''</ref> However, being designed for speed rather than comfort, they are also exceedingly uncomfortable for the occupants, particularly when jumping into slipspace.{{Ref/Reuse|md188}}
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| ==Service history==
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| Entering service around the 2520s,{{Ref/Reuse|md184}} ''Calypso''-class exfiltration craft were in use in throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], most notably during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] in [[2537]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 86''</ref> In late [[2552]], a Calypso exfiltration craft was dispatched to transport [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] agent [[Connor Brien]] off a [[Covenant]]-occupied [[Beta Gabriel]], where Brien had been observing a [[Jiralhanae]] [[pack]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss", ''page 79''</ref> They were considered outdated by [[2553]].{{Ref/Reuse|md184}} By that year, the [[Venezian militia]] had acquired a few of these craft. [[Staffan Sentzke]] suggested letting the [[Huragok]], [[Sometimes Sinks]], upgrade one of the militia's Calypsos.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 136''</ref>
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| In [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]], [[Wikipedia:Calypso (mythology)|Calypso]] was a daughter of Atlas who imprisoned Odysseus for seven years during his voyage home to Ithaca in Homer's epic, ''The Odyssey''. | | *In Greek mythology, Calypso was a daughter of Atlas who imprisoned Odysseus for 7 years during his voyage home to Ithaca in Homer's epic, ''The Odyssey''. <ref>[[Wikipedia:Calypso_%28mythology%29]]</ref> This could possibly be one of Bungie's more hidden [[7]] references. |
| | | *The class may be named after Jacques Cousteau's oceanographic vessel, the R/V ''Calypso''. |
| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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