Editing Eklon'Dal Workshop Wraith Invader

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|name=Eklon'Dal Workshop Warrior Carriage
|image=[[File:HW2 wraith invader.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Eklon War-Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|line=[[Wraith]]
|model=[[Eklon'dal Workshop Wraith]]
|cost=
|length={{Convert|43.8|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=469}}
|width={{Convert|27.4|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|height={{Convert|13.3|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass={{Convert|61.1|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|max speed=
|engine=[[Boosted gravity propulsion drive]]{{Ref/Game|Id=PLWI|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Wraith Invader}}
|hull=
|armament=Varies{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Siphoning beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|PLWI}}
*[[Scorch plasma mortar]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|crew=1 driver{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|complement=16 passengers{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=
|service=
|role=Troop transport
|affiliation=[[Banished]]
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The '''Eklon'Dal Workshop Warrior Carriage''', colloquially known as '''Wraith Invader''', is a troop transport in the [[Wraith]] family vehicles operated by the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

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==Overview==
===Design details===
The Wraith Invader consists of a series of wide-sweeping modifications done to the hulls of damaged and destroyed [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Wraith]] tanks. While the frontal section of the Wraith Invader remains mostly unchanged from the standard Wraith derivatives, it has been substantially up-armoured. Comparatively, the back section has been significantly re-engineered to see the incorporation of a large troop housing bay capable of holding up to sixteen warriors. This bay is outfitted with external firing ports, allowing the occupants to contribute to the defence of the vehicle in a manner similar to the [[M650 Mastodon]] in use within the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The troop bay's flanks have six access ports, allowing the infantry payload within the ability to rapidly disembark from the Wraith once at their objective.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Armaments===
The Wraith Invader has a variable armament, though in general a much lighter payload than its ancestors. The modifications the vehicle has undertaken to allow for its infantry complement have also seen the removal of the Wraith's classic [[plasma mortar]] - instead replaced by a single remote-operated [[siphoning beam]]. This turret can be refit to support a range of other weapons including scorch plasma mortars{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} - although presumably [[Class-2 medium plasma mortar|lighter models]] more akin to that found on the {{Pattern|Rizvum|Revenant}} than a full heavy mortar.

To make up for its lack of armament, the Wraith Invader is the most heavily armoured transport in the Banished ground fleet, and the addition of its firing ports allow embarked passengers to contribute their firepower to the vehicle's defence.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Development history===
The original models were commissioned by [[Jiralhanae Warlord|Warlord]] [[Pavium]], of the [[Clan of the Long Shields]], for the creation of a troop transport that would be capable of penetrating deep into enemy territory with a full payload of warriors ready for deployment. The design was later fully-adopted by the [[Eklon War-Forge]]s and incorporated into their large series of heavy vehicles in service within the Banished military forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} This proved a prime example of the relatively simple Banished approval process when compared to those of the [[Covenant]] before it; in the old empire, the approval process for new [[design pattern]] variations was an extremely strict and controlled process that might take decades to navigate through the bureaucratic framework of [[High Charity]] to reach the approval of the [[Hierarchs]]. By contrast, Banished procurement can be done by individual [[clan]] leaders on an as-needed basis - only restricted by the availability of the resources needed to construct them.{{Ref/Reuse|PLWI}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/back-mentality|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Back Mentality|D=18|M=10|Y=2021}}

==Operational history==
The Wraith Invader design was first created at the behest of Warlord Pavium during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]], intended as a tool for use in deploying infantry to cut off [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|enemy]] supply lines and sever their ability to fight. This method of deployment was put to great effect during the conflict on the installation. More recently, the [[Operation: WOLFE|return]] of [[Atriox]] to the [[Milky Way]] has provided an opportunity for the Wraith Invader's design ethos to be spread to the mainline Banished forces within the Milky Way. UNSC personnel fighting in the [[Battle for Zeta Halo|occupation]] of [[Installation 07]] have suspected that Invaders have been most recently put to use on the ringworld, though such reports currently remain inconclusive.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Gameplay==
===''Halo Wars 2''===
*'''Info''': Mobile Garrison, Can transport infantry, Infantry can fire from within, Equipped with powerful leeching beam.
*'''Tier''': 1
*'''Cost''': {{HW2Pop|4}}, {{HW2Supplies|380}}, {{HW2Power|100}}
*'''Wraith Invader upgrade:'''
**'''Carrier Overdrive'''
**'''Info''': Increased weapon range and damage, Increases shield capacity.
**'''Tier''': 3
**'''Cost''': {{HW2Supplies|0}}, {{HW2Power|600}}
Wraith Invaders are exclusive to Pavium and can be made at the [[Banished outpost]] once the leader power has unlocked them. Like the [[Banished Phantom]] the Wraith Invader primarily serves as a troop transport for 3 infantry squads. It does okay against infantry, but poorly against vehicles, aircraft, and structures. In [[Blitz]], Wraith Invaders cost {{HW2BlitzEnergy|100}} energy.

====Phoenix log====
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|{{:Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Wraith Invader}}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HW2-apc wraith 01 concept.png|Concept art of the Wraith Invader.
File:HW2 - Wraith APC model.jpg|Models of the Wraith Invader.
File:HW2-WraithInvaders.png|A group of Wraith Invaders.
File:HW2-WraithInvadersvsSentinels.png|Wraith Invaders attacking [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s.
File:HW2-WraithInvadersvsFirebase.png|Wraith Invaders carrying [[Mgalekgolo]] attack a Firebase.
File:HW2-BlitzWraithInvader.jpg|Wraith Invader Blitz art.
File:Hunters firing in Wraith Invader.png|Hunters' firing their upgraded assault cannon.
File:Elites Firing in Wraith Invader.png|Elites' firing their Carbine.
File:HW2 Banished Wraith 4 Comparison.jpg|Comparison of all four Banished Wraiths.
File:HW2 Wraiths Comparison.png|The Invader compared to it's counterpart.
File:HW2 Wraith Invader Unused Pearl.jpg|The unused Pearl skin for the Wraith Invader.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Covenant Ground Vehicles}}
{{Wraiths}}
[[Category:Banished vehicles]]
[[Category:Wraith variants]]