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{{Era|Forerunner}}
{{Title|''Harrier''-class vessel}}
{{Title|''Harrier''-class vessel}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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'''''Harrier''-class vessels''',<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 212''</ref> also known as '''attack harriers'''<ref name="s258">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 258''</ref> or simply '''harriers''',<ref name="s213">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 213''</ref> were relatively small and maneuverable [[Forerunner]] warships used for interception and containment.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''' - ''Page 91''</ref> They possessed cloaking systems allowing them to remain undetected to enemy sensors. Their armament included a form of beam weapon, as well as gravity slings which allowed them to turn [[asteroid]]s or other objects into projectiles.{{Ref/Reuse|s213}}
'''''Harrier''-class vessels''',<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 212''</ref> also known as '''attack harriers'''<ref name="s258">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 258''</ref> or simply '''harriers''',<ref name="s213">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 213''</ref> were relatively small and maneuverable [[Forerunner]] warships. They possessed cloaking systems allowing them to remain undetected to enemy sensors. Their armament included a form of beam weapon, as well as gravity slings which allowed them to turn [[asteroid]]s or other objects into projectiles.<ref name="s213"/>


==History==
==History==
During the later years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[Falchion]]'s forces stationed at the [[Battle of the 78th Thema|78th Thema]] included 700,000 Harriers, deployed from twelve {{Class|Fortress|vessel}}s serving as apex control stations. The harriers acted as the primary offensive element of the Falchion's fleet, launching a number of swift precision strikes against the incoming [[Flood]] ships,{{Ref/Reuse|s213}} allowing the Forerunners to eventually emerge victorious in the battle.<ref name="s258"/> A large number of {{Class|Strix|harrier}}s, supported by numerous [[sentinel]]s, also defended the [[greater Ark]] during the [[battle of the greater Ark|Flood's attack]].{{Ref/Reuse|s258}} The [[Keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' possessed a number of Harriers as part of its complement.<ref name="Warfleet84">'''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]''' - ''Page 84''</ref>
During the later years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[Falchion]]'s forces stationed at the [[Battle of the 78th Thema|78th Thema]] included 700,000 Harriers, deployed from twelve [[Fortress-class vessel]]s serving as apex control stations. The harriers acted as the primary offensive element of the Falchion's fleet, launching a number of swift precision strikes against the incoming [[Flood]] ships,<ref name="s213"/> allowing the Forerunners to eventually emerge victorious in the battle.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 258''</ref> A large number of attack harriers, supported by numerous [[sentinel]]s, also defended the [[greater Ark]] during the [[battle of the greater Ark|Flood's attack]].<ref name="s258"/>
 
Two [[Created]] harriers participated in the [[Battle of Netherop (2559)|Battle of Netherop]], attacking both the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and the [[Banished]]. [[Thel 'Vadam]] was able to destroy one using the [[Precursor]] weapon known as the [[Divine Hand]], but one escaped to report back to the Created.{{Ref/Novel|Out}}
 
==Variants==
*[[Acolyte-class harrier|''Acolyte''-class]] - Fourth-order harrier that deployed sentinels and weapon-ships to overwhelm capital ships.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=383}}
*[[Strix-class harrier|''Strix''-class]] - Third-order harriers piloted by [[ancilla]] and used en masse within Forerunner fleets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:Forerunner ship classes]]
[[Category:Forerunner Ship Classes]]

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