Editing Combat bridging vehicle

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The '''combat bridging vehicle''', colloquially known as a '''CBV''', is a [[Covenant]] vehicle designed to launch a bridge of up to one kilometer in length over chasms that would otherwise be an obstacle to Covenant forces. The process to create this bridge takes less than a minute to complete.{{Ref/Reuse|H01}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The combat bridging vehicle possesses articulated cylinders on the back of the unit that contain the bridging apparatus when it is ready to be deployed. The CBV itself possesses heavy-duty [[energy shielding]] in order to prevent the bridging equipment from being destroyed before it reaches its destination. {{Ref/Reuse|H01}} In the front of the vehicle is a bulbous driver's cabin with a canopy, sometimes crewed by a [[Kig-Yar]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=H02|Oblv|Chapter=2}}

==Operational History==
In 2526, during the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Covenant deployed 3 CBVs with support from 100 [[Ekesan-pattern Umbra|armored personnel carriers]] (APCs) as well as several [[Wraiths]] and [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|rapid assault vehicles]] (RAVs) on the planet [[Mesra]] in an attempt to cross a gorge and gain access to a mine and its resources. [[Blue Team]] was tasked with destroying the CBVs to prevent them from crossing the gorge.{{Ref/Reuse|H01}} After the first two were destroyed, the Covenant pulled back their third vehicle and reinforced their wraiths with 50 [[combat support vehicle]]s shortly after.{{Ref/Novel|Id=H04|Oblv|Chapter=4}}

==Production notes==
The combat bridging vehicle's function is notable similar to the "[[Cut Halo 2 vehicles#Lightbridge ship|lightbridge ship]]", a vehicle that was cut from ''[[Halo 2]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=DeepDive|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deep-dive|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Deep-Dive|D=24|M=06|Y=2024}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Covenant Ground Vehicles}}
[[Category:Covenant vehicles]]