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| [[File:H2A_Terminal8_DiplomaticShuttle_Screenshot_1.png|thumb|300px|The diplomatic shuttle used by Arbiter Jeht 'Lcmutee during the Taming of the Lekgolo.{{Ref/Reuse|H2AT8}}]] | | {{Ship Class Infobox |
| | |name=Diplomatic shuttle |
| | |image=[[File:TFoR AS - Han.jpg|300px]] |
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| | |role=Transporting ambassadors |
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| | |engine= |
| | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] |
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| | |era=[[Halopedia:Timeline|Colonial and Insurrection era]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] |
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| A '''diplomatic shuttle''' is a non-combat spacecraft used mainly for transporting emissaries. | | A '''diplomatic shuttle''' is a non-combat spacecraft used mainly for transporting emissaries. |
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| ==Covenant diplomatic shuttles== | | ==Overview== |
| A number of diplomatic shuttle [[design pattern]] variants were common within [[Covenant]] space, intended for use both in internal and external uses. These ships were designed to be extremely resilient, and incorporated multiple safeguards including supplemental [[energy shielding]] and personnel compartmentalisation - though lacked any kind of weaponry as to emphasise their use as peace ships. As such, they went almost wholly unseen during the [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal war]] conducted by the Covenant against [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22CovShuttle|Enc22|Page=218}}
| | Diplomatic shuttles come in a number of types, some of them [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|capable]] of [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] travel. The diplomatic shuttle ''[[Han]]'' was equipped with 40 [[cryo-chamber]]s, suggesting a possible crew of up to 40 personnel. Though the ship was designed for passenger comfort and had showers and a rotating midsection providing gravity, this left less room for the crew. In addition, the [[bridge]] was extremely small and lacked any form of [[artificial gravity]]. It had no combat capabilities or defensive measures.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 14''</ref> |
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| One such shuttle was employed by the [[Arbiter]] [[Jeht 'Lcmutee]] during the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]] in [[784 BCE]].{{Ref/Game|Id=H2AT8|H2A|Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 8}} The ship bears an ornate design with golden exterior plating with purple trim, and what appears to be a single central [[repulsor engine]] in the aft - alongside two frontal intakes similar to those of the [[Phantom]] line of dropships.
| | ==Ships of the line== |
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| | *''[[DS-004]]'' |
| File:Enc22_CovenantDiplomaticShuttle.png|The Covenant diplomatic shuttle used by Jeht 'Lcmutee.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22CovShuttle}}
| | *''[[Han]]'' |
| File:H2A_Terminal8_DiplomaticShuttle_Screenshot_1.png|Jeht 'Lcmutee's shuttle landing at the under-construction [[High Charity]].{{Ref/Reuse|H2AT8}}
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| File:H2A_Terminal8_DiplomaticShuttle_Screenshot_2.png|Jeht 'Lcmutee's shuttle departing the under-construction High Charity.{{Ref/Reuse|H2AT8}}
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| File:H2A Terminals - Ship landing on Rantu.jpg|Jeht 'Lcmutee's shuttle at [[Rantu]].
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| ==Human diplomatic shuttles== | | ==Gallery== |
| A number of unarmed craft have been used by [[human]]ity in the diplomatic shuttle role. During the [[Insurrection]], the {{Class|Vancouver|courier}} ''[[Han]]'' was taken and modified by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to serve as a diplomatic shuttle before eventually being used by [[Catherine Halsey]] to survey the candidates for the [[SPARTAN-II program]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=131}}{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Comic|HFoRBC|Issue=1}} In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, the [[Egret Spaceliner]] ''[[DS-004]]'' was used by Lord [[Terrence Hood]] and his party to attend a negotiation between the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Children of Oth Sonin]] on [[Ealen IV]].{{Ref/Comic|HEsc|Issue=1}}
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:Han_by_Halsey.jpg|The diplomatic shuttle ''Han'' as drawn by Catherine Halsey in her [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|journal]]. | | File:Han_by_Halsey.jpg|Diplomatic shuttle ''Han'' as drawn by Catherine Halsey |
| File:Enc22 Vancouver.png|The ''Vancouver''-class courier ''Han'', modified by ONI to serve as a diplomatic shuttle. | | File:Han_bridge_by_Halsey.jpg|The bridge of the diplomatic shuttle ''Han'' as drawn by Catherine Halsey. |
| File:HE Diplomatic Ship 004.jpg|The spaceliner ''DS-004'' on diplomatic duties in the year 2558. | | File:HanCryo.jpg|[[Jacob Keyes]] in the ''Han''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cryo bay. |
| | File:HE Diplomatic Ship 004.jpg|The ''DS-004'' on diplomatic duties in the year 2558. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' |
| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 8]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}} | | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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