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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 third-order [[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}} | ||
==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 | 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/Reuse|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/Reuse|s258}} The [[Keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' posessed 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> | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
*[[ | *[[Strix-class harrier|''Strix''-class]] - 48 carried by ''Anodyne Spirit''. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
