Editing FSS-1000 Sabre

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|name=YSS-1000 Sabre

|manufacturer=

|length=24.6 meters (80.7 feet)<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 161</ref>

|width=18.9 meters (62.1 feet)<ref name="EVG"/>

|height=

|mass=

|armament=*Two [[M1024 ASW/AC 30mm MLA cannon]]s<ref name="EVG"/>

*Two [[ST/Medusa missile]] delivery systems<ref name="EVG"/>

|crew=*One pilot<ref name="EVG"/>

*One radar intercept officer<ref name="EVG"/>

|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]

|introduced=[[2547]]<ref name="fb125">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - p. 125</ref>

|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]

The '''YSS-1000 Prototype Anti-Ship Spaceplane''',<ref group ="note">The "Y" in the designation designates the Sabre as a prototype vehicle in accordance with the [[Wikipedia:1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system|1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system]], while ''Halo: Warfleet'' p.17 clarifies the "SS" hull code to designate an Anti-Ship Spaceplane.</ref> commonly known as the '''Sabre''', is a highly classified planetary defense [[starfighter]] used by the [[UNSC Navy]] in surgical orbital combat.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/sabre/499ce36f-da85-4733-a409-13b61fc0b886 ''Halo Waypoint'': Sabre] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314221945/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/sabre/499ce36f-da85-4733-a409-13b61fc0b886 Archive.org])</ref><ref name="e3">[[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo|''Halo: Reach'' E3 Campaign Demo]]</ref><ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=2010E3 ''Bungie.net'': Halo: Reach E3 2010 Trailer]</ref>

 

==Specifications==

The YSS-1000 was designed to offer the UNSC a swift, versatile, and lethal defense interceptor that could engage Covenant forces in deep space and low orbit, preventing them from establishing a dominant position before ground engagements.<ref name="WFCarriers">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', ''Carriers'', p. 40-41</ref> It can be launched vertically from a ground-based launch platforms using a system of [[seven]]-stage detachable rockets to propel itself out of a planet's atmosphere into low orbit<ref name="e3"/><ref>''[[Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide]]'', p. 437</ref> without the use of [[Mass driver|asynchronous linear-induction]], [[Fusion drive|nuclear technology]],<ref name="Waypoint"/> or other traditional means of surface-to-orbit transit. The Sabre also possesses powerful [[Energy shielding#Human energy shielding|energy shielding technology]], which covers all areas of the craft and quickly recharges when depleted.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Waypoint"/><ref name="e3"/>

The Sabre is designed for the dual purposes of peak acceleration and maneuverability in orbital combat, due in large part to a powerful afterburner system. This emphasis on speed and responsiveness enables the Sabre to perform feats that other human single ships cannot accomplish, and even allows the craft to compete favorably with the [[Covenant]]'s more technologically advanced [[Type-31 Seraph|Type-31 Seraph fighter]]. The Sabre is capable of performing complex [[wikipedia:Aileron roll|aileron rolls]], [[Wikipedia:Split S|Split S]] maneuvers, and [[Wikipedia:Immelmann turn|Immelmann turns]].<ref name="LNoS"/> The starfighter's engines are maintained and repaired by [[engine service module]]s in [[UNSC Sabre engineering facility|Sabre engineering facilities]] inside orbital [[refit station]]s. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Aviator]] helmet is recommended for use by Sabre crew members,<ref name="h4evg">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 147</ref> and the [[Mariner]] helmet is optimised for Sabre flight systems alongside those of the [[Nandao fighter|Nandao]] and [[S-14 Baselard|Baselard]] fighters.{{Ref/Game|MCC|Mariner helmet description}}

The Sabre's armament includes twin [[M1024 ASW/AC 30mm MLA cannon|M1024 30mm autocannons]] as well as twin-linked [[ST/Medusa missile]] pods; these missiles are capable of maintaining a lock on even fast-moving and highly evasive craft which could likely "shake" most projectiles. The Sabre's targeting computer can identify enemy contacts from a long distance, as well as show the distance to a target. The craft is intended for lethal encounters, not for simply disrupting or disabling targeted craft.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Waypoint"/>

The Sabre was developed by the Sabre Program in [[2547]],<ref name="fb125"/> a top-secret project in which [[SPARTAN-B312]] was a [[pilot]] at some point.<ref name="bnet"/> However, the fighter proved too expensive to enter full production given the loss of critical [[Inner Colony]] manufacturing hubs to the [[Covenant]] and the shortage of skilled pilots, though most of these issues had been resolved by 2552.<ref name="fb125"/> The craft's existence has been denied by three separate administrations<ref name="LNoS"/> and the program has remained secret throughout its existence.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Waypoint"/>

[[File:HR_Condemned_Sabre.jpg|thumb|250px|A Sabre fighter in the repair bay of Gamma Station.<ref name="condemned"/>]]

Multiple Sabres were stored in launch facilities across the surface of the planet [[Reach]], including [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range|the newest facility]] near [[Farkas Lake]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Waypoint"/> In addition, the orbital platform ''[[Anchor 9]]'' had several Sabres stored in its launch bays<ref name="LNoS">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref><ref>''Halo: Reach'', multiplayer level ''[[Anchor 9 (map)|Anchor 9]]''</ref>, and [[Gamma Station]] was equipped with repair facilities to service Sabre fighters.<ref name="condemned">''Halo: Reach'', multiplayer level ''[[Condemned]]''</ref> When the Covenant arrived in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in the [[2552|summer of 2552]], the UNSC replaced select [[F-41 Broadsword]] squadrons with Sabres to combat the Covenant.<ref name="fb125"/> During the [[Fall of Reach]], SPARTAN-B312 and [[Jorge-052]] of NOBLE Team used a Sabre during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], in which multiple Sabres were used to board the [[SDV-class heavy corvette|Covenant corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' in order to use it to deliver a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Atypical uses|makeshift slipspace bomb]] to the [[CSO-class supercarrier|Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''. Before assaulting the corvette, the Sabres were used to defend ''Anchor 9'' against several [[Type-27 Banshee|Banshee interceptors]], Seraph starfighters, and [[Phantom gunboat]]s.<ref name="LNoS"/> SPARTAN-B312 and the other pilots were able to land on the corvette after disabling its engines and destroying its fighter escorts in order to use it and the slipspace drive to destroy the supercarrier.<ref name="LNoS"/> The mission succeeded but the Sabres were destroyed, as the strike team was unable to return to them due to damage to the corvette and was thus forced to abandon them.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="LNoS"/><ref>''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 7</ref>

Sabre production continued after the Fall of Reach,<ref name="h4evg"/> with only a few hundred craft total being built during the Human-Covenant War. In spite of this, the operational squadrons were able to rack up an impressive kill count.<ref name="WFCarriers"/> Had Reach not fallen to the Covenant, the UNSC planned to attach all Sabres to the [[UNSC Navy]]'s remaining [[carrier]]s and then deploy the fighters to lead ships in the most experienced squadrons and [[battle group]]s—organized in the specialist [[UNSC Navy tactical formations#Orthrus Battle Group|Orthrus Battle Group]] formation.<ref name="fb125"/> Although the fighter never saw mass production due to its experimental nature, it remained in service at [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] facilities in the [[Sol system]] and other confidential locations following the Covenant War. However, upgrade packages inspired by the Sabre have been fitted to [[GA-TL1 Longsword‎]]s and Broadswords,<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 ''Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> notably including the energy shielding system applied to the latter.

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The origins of the Sabre lie in the development of ''[[Halo 2]]'', with several early pieces of concept art depicting a [[Strike fighter]] with very similar visual aesthetics to the Sabre. This design similarity later carried over into the [https://www.destinypedia.com/Jumpship Jumpships] in Bungie's later ''Destiny'' franchise. [[Isaac Hannaford]] concepted the Sabre design and came up with a number of visual explorations, the first of which was mocked-up in 3D and ultimately redesigned as it didn't provide much parallax from a player camera angle.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/P6n3L|Site=ArtStation|Page=Sabre first round|Quote=we mocked this up in 3d and it didn't get the parallax I wanted it to from the players perspective so I decided to redo it and build it myself to ensure my goals for the fighter were met.}} The final vehicle was the first vehicle designed by Hannaford using 3D software.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5WZLA|Site=ArtStation|Page=Final Sabre concept for Halo REACH|Quote=The first time I used a 3d program to mock up a vehicle.}}

{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of YSS-1000 Sabre Fighters}}

===Animated gifs===

File:HR Anchor9 SabreScreen 2.gif|Animated screen on the level Anchor 9 showing a schematic of the Sabre engine cart.

File:HR Anchor9 SabreScreen 3.gif|Animated screen showing the flow of air through the engines of the Sabre.

File:HReach-YSS1000SabreStarfighter.png|An angled view of the YSS-1000 Sabre starfighter.

File:HaloReach - Space Battle.jpg|A Sabre and the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} assaulting the [[Covenant]] [[SDV-class heavy corvette|corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]''.

File:HR-B029.png|Sabre [[Bravo 029]] attacking [[Ardent Prayer]]'s engines en route to the [[CSO-class supercarrier]] [[Long Night of Solace]].

===Concept art===

File:HR Sabre Concept 5.jpg|Early Sabre concept designs.

File:HR_Sabre_Concept_4.jpg|Conceptual views of the Sabre.

File:HR_Sabre_Concept_3.jpg|A conceptual model of the Sabre.

File:HR_SabreMissile_Concept.png|Concept art showing an early version of the Medusa missile pod.

File:Ih sabre fastpack01.jpeg|Renders of the Sabre's rocket booster packs.

File:HR SpaceBattle Concept.jpg|Concept art of a Sabre protecting ''Anchor 9''.

File:H2 StrikeFighter Concept 2.png|A sketch of the scrapped ''[[Halo 2]]'' "Strike Fighter", the Sabre's conceptual precursor.

 

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