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A '''Hardpoint''' is a point on the outer hull of a warship where another vessel of similar size and density may dock and link systems. These points can be used to combine engine power, telemetry, stabilize, and link computer or [[AI]] systems.<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 208''</ref> | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Newer [[ | Newer [[UNSC]] warships have these hard points on their dorsal and ventral sides, in case the ship was too crippled to move under its own power. Another UNSC vessel could then use its own hard points to dock with the wounded ship, link systems and carry it away (presumably to a repair platform or safe zone). Most likely the "hard points" on a UNSC warship are magnetic clamps or large airlocks on the outer hull on the sites mentioned. | ||
Some [[Covenant]] ships also have | Some [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships also have hard points that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of the docking bays, like the [[Phantom]].<ref name="FS"/> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*They are first mentioned in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', when [[Cortana]] used the captured Covenant [[Flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to dock with the disabled and abandoned ''[[UNSC Gettysburg]]''. Since Covenant and UNSC systems are incompatible, Cortana used the ''Gettysburg's'' service drones and the ''Ascendant Justice's'' [[Engineers]] to adapt their power uplinks.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', pages 208-209</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Human technology]] | [[Category:Human technology]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant technology]] | [[Category:Covenant technology]] | ||
