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{{Ship Class Infobox | |||
{{Ship | |||
|name= D82-EST Darter | |name= D82-EST Darter | ||
|image=[[File:HW2B Darter.png| | |image=[[File:HW2B Darter.png|295px|A D82-EST Darter leaving from delivering to a firebase.]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
|class= | |class= | ||
|role= | *Medium dropship | ||
|length={{Convert| | *Cargo transport | ||
|role= | |||
| | *Logistical support | ||
| | *To transport personnel and cargo | ||
|length={{Convert|23.7|m|ft}}<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/1280h.html?display=unsca '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Determining the Real Sizes of Objects in Halo - Update'']</ref> | |||
|width= | |||
|height= | |||
|power= | |power= | ||
|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive= None | |slipspace drive= None | ||
|navigation= | |||
|hull= | |hull= | ||
|armament= Typically none | |armament= Typically none | ||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
|crew= | |crew= | ||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
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|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The | The '''D82-EST Darter''' is a dropship used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to deliver supplies, such as rations and munitions, to forward bases. It is similar in form and function to the [[D96-TCE Albatross]], though it is smaller than the latter.<ref name="hw">'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
The D82-EST Darter has been in service since at least [[2531]].<ref name="hw"/> It is a vital part of the UNSC's logistical operations, capable of deploying personnel, vehicles parts, weapons, and supplies form rations and medical kits to any ground side base. It serves as both an atmospheric and exoatmospheric vehicle capable of delivering troops and supplies wherever needed once a [[UNSC Supply Pad|supply pad]] has been constructed. | |||
The Darter | |||
The Darter's cargo bay is capable of transporting large numbers of supply [[List of UNSC crates|crates]] at a time. Once it has landed, the underside splits down the middle, lowering a metal pallet from the cargo bay and allowing its cargo to be left groundside to be unloaded. Once free of supplies, the Darter can reseal its cargo bay doors, returning to an orbiting spacecraft to resupply. | The Darter's cargo bay is capable of transporting large numbers of supply [[List of UNSC crates|crates]] at a time. Once it has landed, the underside splits down the middle, lowering a metal pallet from the cargo bay and allowing its cargo to be left groundside to be unloaded. Once free of supplies, the Darter can reseal its cargo bay doors, returning to an orbiting spacecraft to resupply. | ||
There is at least one craft of a different model bearing the common designator "Darter". This transport only vaguely resembles the D82-EST and is significantly larger.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/745aab3e99cf42ea8432514debe59057/outcast-screenshot-gallery '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Outcast Screenshot Gallery (fourth image)'']</ref><ref group="note">The craft described here is featured in the background of the ''[[Halo 4]]'' multiplayer map ''[[Outcast]]''. Since this dropship was [https://web.archive.org/web/20130314001918/http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/745aab3e99cf42ea8432514debe59057/outcast-screenshot-gallery identified as a Darter on Halo Waypoint] (title of the fourth image), it can be assumed to be a different production model bearing the same name as the D82-EST.</ref> | |||
== | ==Service history== | ||
In [[2531]], the support vessel {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} had an extensive contingent of Darters, used to transport supplies for ground forces, namely in [[firebase]] unit construction. | |||
In [[2553#January|January 2553]], [[Insurrectionist]]s of the [[New Colonial Alliance]] [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|boarded]] {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} using a Darter.<ref>'''Halo: Initiation''', ''Issue #2''</ref> By April of the same year, the [[Venezian militia|planetary militia]] on [[Venezia]] had acquired several Darters.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 103''</ref> The [[United Rebel Front]] had acquired an unidentified variant of the Darter on the [[moon]] of [[Talitsa]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Outcast]]''</ref> | |||
In [[ | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
In ''Halo Wars'', the D82-EST is used to transport supplies from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} to provide additional resources for ground forces. They land on specific landing platforms, built into prefabricated [[firebase]] units designed to house supply crates they deliver. The Darter cannot be destroyed in-game. However, if a supply pad is destroyed, the craft assigned to it will disappear from the screen. | In ''Halo Wars'', the D82-EST is used to transport supplies from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} to provide additional resources for ground forces. They land on specific landing platforms, built into prefabricated [[firebase]] units designed to house supply crates they deliver. The Darter cannot be destroyed in-game. However, if a supply pad is destroyed, the craft assigned to it will disappear from the screen. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:D82-EST Darter.png|A D82-EST Darter delivering supplies to a UNSC firebase in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | File:D82-EST Darter.png|A D82-EST Darter delivering supplies to a UNSC firebase in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:H4-D82EST-DarterDropship-Side.png|An unidentified Darter variant featured on ''[[Outcast]]'' in ''[[Halo 4]]''. Note the Forerunner glyph near the forward booster. | |||
File:H4-D82EST-DarterDropship-Back.png|The ''Outcast'' Darter taking off. | |||
File:HE Infinity Transport.jpg|The Darter variant heading towards {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | |||
File:HW2B Supply Pad2.png|A D82-EST Darter in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | File:HW2B Supply Pad2.png|A D82-EST Darter in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
==Note== | |||
<references group="note"/> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human | {{Human Ships}} | ||
{{UNSCDF Aircraft}} | |||
