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| {{Ship class infobox | | {{Ship Class Infobox |
| |image=[[File:HaloWars-DeploymentPod.png|300px]] | | |image=[[File:HWAjax6.jpg|280px]] |
| |name=D20 Heavy Lift Vehicle | | |name=Pod |
| |manufacturer=[[Conklin AeroDynamix]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |manufacturer=[[UNSC]] |
| |line= | | |line= |
| |model= | | |model= |
| |class=Heavy lift vehicle | | |class=Heavy Lift Vehicle |
| |length={{Convert|418.8|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |length= |
| |width={{Convert|295|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |width= |
| |height={{Convert|97.2|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |height= |
| |mass={{Convert|4334|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |mass= |
| |max accel= | | |max accel= |
| |max speed space= | | |max speed space= |
| |max speed air= | | |max speed air= |
| |engine= | | |engine=Tilt Rocket Engines |
| *4 tilt-lift engines{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *[[Nuclear fusion|Fusion thrusters]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |slipspace drive= | | |slipspace drive= |
| |slipspace speed= | | |slipspace speed= |
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| |countermeasures= | | |countermeasures= |
| |armament=None | | |armament=None |
| |complement= | | |complement=*Buildings |
| *1 [[Colony starter unit]] or [[Firebase]] module{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} | | *Marines |
| |crew= | | |crew=Several |
| *1 [[pilot]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *1 co-pilot{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *1 cargo chief{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *1 flight engineer{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |skeleton= | | |skeleton= |
| |passengers= | | |passengers= |
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| |othersystems= | | |othersystems= |
| |firstuse= | | |firstuse= |
| |role=Transport and supply | | |role=Transport and Supply |
| |era=*[[Domus Diaspora]]{{Ref/Reuse|OD}} | | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| *[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}
| | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
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| The '''D20 Heavy Lift Vehicle''',{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=151}} colloquially known as the '''Heron''', is a [[United Nations Space Command]] atmospheric and space heavy-lift superheavy [[dropship]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Mythos|HM|Page=70}} | | The '''Pod'''<ref name = "Gamereactor">2008-04-11, [http://www.gamereactor.no/grtv/?id=3396&sid=5bb9748a525446234980eb00694fb89a TGS08: Halo Wars Gameplay Presentation]. ''Gamereactor TV''. Accessed on 2008-13-12</ref> is a [[United Nations Space Command]] atmospheric and space vehicle. It appears in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| ===Design details===
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| The D20 Heron is very large and roughly square in shape, featuring a protruding area at the front of the ship which most likely serves as the bridge. The Heron features four tilt engines, two mounted on opposite sides of the ship, and four conventional, rear-mounted engines. The configuration allows for easy maneuverability in space, such as among debris fields. The Heron was originally intended to deploy the infrastructure required to begin and sustain humanity's colonization efforts{{Ref/Reuse|OD}} such as the [[colony starter unit]]. The necessities of the [[Human-Covenant War]] forced the UNSC to re-purpose the craft for a logistical support role.
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| ===Usage===
| | Pods were originally intended to deploy the infrastructure required to begin and sustain Humanity's colonization efforts. The necessities of the [[Human-Covenant War]] forced the UNSC to re-purpose the Pods for a more military role. |
| The D20 is capable of transporting and placing a prefabricated [[firebase]] "pod" - the military use variants of the civilian colony starter units - on a suitable landing zone designated by friendly ground forces. When deploying a firebase pod, a circular structure amidships spins clockwise, possibly unscrewing to detach the payload. The vessel is capable of operating in both atmosphere and vacuum. Up to ten Herons can be docked on the exterior of a [[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class support vessel]], with five being berthed on either side.{{Ref/Level|HW|Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base}} The craft's unstreamlined nature has earned it the nickname '''"big brick"''' among UNSC personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ==Operational history==
| | Pods are capable of transporting and placing a [[UNSC Firebase|firebase]] on a suitable landing zone designated by friendly ground forces.<ref>http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19938</ref> Similar in design to the [[Albatross]], Pods are launched from the [[Phoenix-class Colony Ship|''Phoenix''-class Colony Ship]]<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Field Trip To Harvest]]''</ref> and are capable of flight in both vacuum and atmosphere. |
| Following the departure of the {{CAAShip|First Reverie}} and a hundred other colony ships in [[2362]], D20 Herons would be used by many colony ships during the period later referred to as the [[Domus Diaspora]] to establish functional infrastructure and an active presence on a new world.{{Ref/Site|Id=OD|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}
| | This maneuverability allows the Pod to risk entering contested LZs to deploy its cargo; integral weaponry was deemed unnecessary, since the Pod is not intended to linger in a combat zone. |
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| The converted {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} embarked ten D20 Herons [[2531#Febuary|Febuary 2531]]. These dropships were used extensively to construct firebases on [[Harvest]], [[Arcadia]], and [[Trove]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HW|HW|Heron in-game model}} During the [[Battle of Trove]], a collision between ''Spirit of Fire'' and the [[Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer|Covenant destroyer]] ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'' resulted in the destruction of all five of the human vessel's portside Herons. By the time ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived at [[Installation 00]] in [[2559#March|March 2559]], the lost Herons had been replaced.{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|[[:File:LC 004 systems.jpg|Data Drop #4]]}} However, the ship's crew primarily used [[D81-LRT Condor]]s in place of the Herons for building firebases during the [[Second Ark Conflict]]; the Herons were instead used exclusively for mass deployment of cargo and troops in secured rear areas.{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|[[Phoenix Logs#UNSC Buildings|Phoenix Logs]] - Firebase}}
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| | Pods are massive in size, being big enough to carry half a UNSC Firebase. They are roughly square in shape, featuring a protruded area at the front of the ship which most likely serves as the bridge. |
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| | Pods feature four tilt engines, two mounted on opposite sides of the ship, and four conventional, rear-mounted engines. The configuration allows for easy maneuverability in space, especially amongst debris fields. |
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| | ==Trivia== |
| | *The Pod has a slight resemblance to the Troop Carriers used to transport troops in the film ''Starship Troopers''. |
| | *The Pod also resembles the Albatross transport. |
| | *There is an unknown number of pods attached to the ''[[Spirit of Fire]]'', but some can be seen in the opening cinematic of ''Halo Wars'', when 6 pods are visible on the Spirit. |
| | *Although they only build buildings in game, they are seen transporting troops in the opening. |
| | *The Pod is one of the few UNSC vehicles that see action on the surface whose names are not the names of animals. |
| | *The Pod can potentially host a substantially large number of troops, given the multiple decks seen on the vessels in the opening sequence. |
| | *The circle in the middle of the top of the Pod can be seen rotating when it's landed, probably unscrewing the firebase. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| | <gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> |
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| | File:SCN02 AlphaBaseOnlinel.jpg|Pod delivering a section of a [[UNSC]] Firebase. |
| File:SCN02 AlphaBaseOnlinel.jpg|A D20 Heron delivering a section of a [[UNSC]] firebase. | | File:reneaeneneaen.jpg|Pods seen launching from the ''Spirit of Fire''. |
| File:HW - 5YW.jpg|Heron seen launching from UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''. | |
| File:HWAjax6.jpg|A Heron lifting off from a firebase's landing pad.
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| File:HW23.png|The ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s five portside Herons, moments before they are destroyed by the incoming ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]''.
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| File:HW2-SoF.jpg|Looking closely, five of the ''Spirit''{{'}}s Herons can be seen docked under the vessel's starboard "wing."
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| File:HTV S2 Halo Structures Concept 1.jpg|''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' concept art depicting what appears to be a {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} deploying Herons and Pelicans onto a [[Halo Array|Halo]].
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | <references/> |
| | | {{UNSCDF Aircraft}} |
| {{Human aircraft}} | | {{UNSC Ships}} |
