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{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name=D96-TCE Albatross | |name=D96-TCE Albatross | ||
|image=[[File:Single Albatross.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:Single Albatross.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Ushuaia Armory]] | |manufacturer=[[Ushuaia Armory]]<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 5''</ref> | ||
|class=Heavy-lift [[dropship]] | |class=Heavy-lift [[dropship]]<ref name="enc259">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 259'' (2011)</ref> | ||
|role=*Long-range matériel deployment | |role=*Long-range matériel deployment<ref name="essential"/> | ||
*Troop and equipment transport | *Troop and equipment transport<ref name="essential"/> | ||
|length={{Convert|36.9|m|ft|sp=us}} | |length={{Convert|36.9|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential"/> | ||
|width={{Convert|19.3|m|ft|sp=us}} | |width={{Convert|19.3|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential"/> | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|mass= | |mass= | ||
|power= | |power= | ||
|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive=None | |slipspace drive=None<ref name="condor">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/d81-lrt-condor '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Condor'']</ref> | ||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull=Heavily armored | |hull=Heavily armored<ref name="enc259"/> | ||
|armament=Typically none | |armament=Typically none<ref name="essential"/> | ||
|complement=45–50 passengers | |complement=45–50 passengers<ref name="essential"/> | ||
|crew= | |crew=1 [[pilot]], 1–2 crewmen<ref name="essential"/> | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
|era= | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]]<ref name="relic">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Relic (level)|Relic]]''</ref> | ||
|introduced= | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]<ref name="essential"/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
The Albatross | The '''D96-TCE Albatross''', formally designated as the '''D96 Troop Carrier, Equipment Dropship''',<ref name="essential"/> is a heavy-lift [[dropship]] in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="enc259"/> Manufactured by [[Ushuaia Armory]], the Albatross is one of the UNSC's primary modes of long-range matériel deployment, transporting troops, vehicles, and equipment across long distances.<ref name="essential"/> | ||
While the Albatross is an indispensable part of the UNSC's fleet of dropships,<ref name="essential"/> it remains behind the [[Pelican]] in terms of importance.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 112''</ref> The Albatross is similar in operation to the [[D82-EST Darter]], which specializes in the transportation of base supplies.<ref name="essential"/> The functionality of the [[D81-LRT Condor]] overlaps with both the Albatross and Darter, though the Condor is equipped with a [[slipspace drive]].<ref name="condor"/> | |||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
A heavy-lift [[dropship]] manufactured by [[Ushuaia Armory]], the D96-TCE Albatross is capable of deploying equipment behind enemy lines from both atmospheric and exoatmospheric locations. Although Albatrosses posses no offensive capabilities<ref name="enc259"/> as they are not typically armed, its nimble maneuverability and heavily protected, expansive cargo bay allow it to transport troops, vehicles, and equipment safely.<ref name="essential"/> Lacking a [[slipspace drive]],<ref name="condor"/> the dropship's propulsion system consists of four engines, two on each side, attached to the Albatross' body.<ref name="essential"/> The dropships are also equipped with an autopilot feature that allow them to be operated remotely by a [[dumb AI]].<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 71'' (2010)</ref> | |||
The cockpit, located at the front of the Albatross, allows for a single [[pilot]] and one or two crewmen. The Albatross' large cargo bay can carry between forty-five to fifty passengers, or vehicles and weapons for battlefield deployment.<ref name="essential"/> Once the dropship has landed, the Albatross lowers three metal ramps holding the bay, allowing its cargo to be unloaded. Heavily armored, the Albatross is able to serve as a makeshift base or command center.<ref name="enc259"/> | |||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
The Albatross has been a part of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s fleet of [[dropship]]s for many decades. In [[2517]], during a [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] mission for the young [[Spartan-II]] candidates, an Albatross deployed the seventy-five children to the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] in [[Reach]]'s [[Highland Mountains]].<ref name="essential"/> An Albatross was later commandeered by the children to return back to the [[Reach Naval Officers Academy]], autopiloted by the [[dumb AI]] [[Déjà]].<ref name="for"/> | |||
The Albatross has been a part of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s fleet of [[dropship]]s for many decades. In [[2517]], during a [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] mission for the young [[Spartan-II]] candidates, an Albatross deployed the seventy-five children to the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] in [[Reach]]'s [[Highland Mountains]]. | |||
The Albatross was also used throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in [[2552]], {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} deployed the surveillance team [[RECON 127]] to [[Installation 05]] to investigate a [[Forerunner]] structure on an island, but the team met heavy [[Covenant]] opposition and their Albatross was shot down over the island.<ref name="relic"/><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/delta-halo '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Delta Halo'']</ref> {{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} deployed the Albatross ''[[03]]'' to an abandoned [[Jiralhanae]] base, where the ultimately dropship crash-landed nearby.<ref name="sandtrap">'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Sandtrap]]''</ref> Following the Covenant War, the [[Venezian Militia]] had acquired an assortment of Albatrosses, among other UNSC aircraft, hidden in a hanger under [[Mount Longdon Road]] in [[New Tyne]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 103''</ref> After the [[Rookie]]'s death in the [[Draco III|rebellion]] on [[Draco III]] in [[2554]], an old Albatross was used by [[Alpha-Nine]] to bring his body out to one of Draco III's oceans.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 97''</ref> | |||
==Known Albatrosses== | ==Known Albatrosses== | ||
*''[[03]]'': Attached to {{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}}, ''03'' crash-landed near an abandoned [[Jiralhanae]] [[Sandtrap|base]]. | *''[[03]]'': Attached to {{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}}, ''03'' crash-landed near an abandoned [[Jiralhanae]] [[Sandtrap|base]].<ref name="sandtrap"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{linkbox|gallery=yes}} | {{linkbox|gallery=yes}} | ||
*An [[Wikipedia:Albatross|albatross]] is a seabird, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming most of their | *An [[Wikipedia:Albatross|albatross]] is a seabird, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming most of their atmospheric vehicles after animals. | ||
*Some Albatrosses have words inscribed on their hulls by their crews, similar to those pilots painted on the exterior of their bombers in [[World War II]]. ''03'' bears the words "Covenant Killer Mk C" and "Humanity-1 Flood-0". | *Some Albatrosses have words inscribed on their hulls by their crews, similar to those pilots painted on the exterior of their bombers in [[World War II]]. ''03'' bears the words "Covenant Killer Mk C" and "Humanity-1 Flood-0". | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:CrashedAlbatross.jpg|A crashed Albatross on the ''[[Halo 2]]'' map [[Relic]]. | ||
File:H2 Relic Albatross Front.png|Front view of the Albatross on Relic. | File:H2 Relic Albatross Front.png|Front view of the Albatross on Relic. | ||
File:H2 Relic Albatross Rear.png|Rear view of the Albatross on Relic. | File:H2 Relic Albatross Rear.png|Rear view of the Albatross on Relic. | ||
File:H3 AlbatrossProfile.png|Various views of the Albatross on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' map [[Sandtrap]]. | File:H3 AlbatrossProfile.png|Various views of the Albatross. | ||
File: | File:Albatross.jpg|An Albatross cargo bay on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' map [[Sandtrap]]. | ||
File:Halo-2-Anniversary-Relic-Screenshot-3.png|An Albatross on the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' map [[Remnant]]. | |||
File:HTFOR-Albatross.png|An Albatross in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''. | |||
File: | File:Albatrosslayout.jpg|The sillhouette of an Albatross. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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