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{{Title|''Hekar Taa''-pattern | {{Title|''Hekar Taa''-pattern Blockade Runner}} | ||
{{ | {{Era|Covenant|Post}} | ||
{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name=''Hekar Taa''-pattern | |name=''Hekar Taa''-pattern Blockade Runner | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:H5G-SangheiliBlockadeRunnerStarship.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Vassal Workshops of Clan Makan and Clan Vol]] | |manufacturer=[[Vassal Workshops of Clan Makan and Clan Vol]]<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|class=[[Corvette]], | |class=[[Corvette]],<ref name="Mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 194''</ref> [[Covenant fleet#Major categories|Vestige]]<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|role=Blockade runner | |role=Blockade runner<ref name="SoI">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-shadow-of-intense '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Shadow of Intense'']</ref> | ||
|length={{Convert|2020|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}} | |length={{Convert|2020|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-holiday-shipping '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Holiday Shipping'']</ref><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|mass=80 million metric tons | |mass=80 million metric tons<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|power= | |power= | ||
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | ||
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|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull=[[Nanolaminate]] plating | |hull=[[Nanolaminate]] plating | ||
|armament=*1x ''Pherex''-pattern [[excavation beam]] | |shielding=Equipped | ||
*3x ''Corven''-pattern | |armament=*1x ''Pherex''-pattern [[Energy projector|excavation beam]]<ref name="hot drops">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hot-drops-flag-caps '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Community Update - Hot Drops & Flag Caps'']</ref><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*24x ''Gaff-Naran''-pattern [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannon]]s | *3x ''Corven''-pattern plasma beam emitters<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*16x ''Litrex''-pattern [[plasma torpedo]] silos | *24x ''Gaff-Naran''-pattern [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannon]]s<ref name="fb">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''</ref><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*10x ''Eriu''-pattern [[Pulse laser turret|pulse lasers]] | *16x ''Litrex''-pattern [[plasma torpedo]] silos<ref name="fb"/><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|complement=*15 | *10x ''Eriu''-pattern [[Pulse laser turret|pulse lasers]]<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*100 Warriors | |complement=*15 Obedientaries<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*500 Thralls | *100 Warriors<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|crew=*5 Superiors | *500 Thralls<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*220 Menials | |crew=*5 Superiors<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*220 Menials<ref name="warfleet"/> | |||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|othersystems=*Stealth generators | |othersystems=*Stealth generators<ref name="hot drops"/> | ||
*[[Hyperscanner]] | *[[Hyperscanner]]<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|era=*[[War of Beginnings]] | |era=*[[War of Beginnings]]<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
*[[Blooding Years]] | *[[Blooding Years]]<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
|introduced= | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation=*[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | |affiliation=*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]<ref name="hot drops"/> | ||
*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | *[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]<ref name="hot drops"/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Swift corvette preferred by the boldest and most audacious shipmasters.|[[Curator]] | {{Quote|Swift corvette preferred by the boldest and most audacious shipmasters.|[[Curator]]<ref name="Mythos"/>}} | ||
The '''''Hekar Taa''-pattern | The '''''Hekar Taa''-pattern Blockade Runner'''<ref name="hot drops"/> is a vestigial class of [[corvette]] used by the [[Sangheili]] during the [[War of Beginnings]].<ref name="warfleet"/> This class of corvette was later utilized by the [[fleet]]s of [[Covenant remnants]], including the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]].<ref name="canonfodder"/><ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Swords of Sanghelios (level)|Swords of Sanghelios]]''</ref> While these corvettes lack in armor and protection, Blockade Runners are fast ships with powerful armaments.<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
=== | ===Hull and superstructure=== | ||
[[File:Blockaderunnerblueprint.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Blockade runner blueprint.]] | [[File:Blockaderunnerblueprint.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Blockade runner blueprint.]] | ||
The ''Hekar Taa''-pattern | The ''Hekar Taa''-pattern Blockade Runner is a swift class of [[corvette]], abstaining from protection for speed and firepower. As with most older [[Sangheili]] designs, these [[warship]]s were designed for the sole purpose of breaking through enemy formations, as well as flanking around enemy lines to hunt down and destroy damaged vessels.<ref name="canonfodder"/><ref name="reinforcements">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/halo-fleet-battles-reinforcements '''Spartan Games''': ''Halo: Fleet Battles – Reinforcements'']</ref> Like most Sangheili warships, the aesthetics of the Blockade Runners of the ''Hekar Taa''-pattern have strong biomimetic elements, bearing a resemblance to the [[arkon taa]], a type of carnivorous fish found in the northern waters of [[Sanghelios]]<ref name="warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''Vestiges'', ''pages 78-79''</ref> and other [[Sangheili colonies]].<ref name="canonfodder"/> The Blockade Runner is comparable to the modern {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, albeit with less armor.<ref name="reinforcements"/> | ||
Sleek and nimble, yet a powerful medium-sized warship, | Sleek and nimble, yet a powerful medium-sized warship, Blockade Runners are designed to allow even the boldest [[shipmaster]]s to complete their missions.<ref name="reinforcements"/> Configured with only minor modifications, the ancient stealth generators that these corvettes are outfitted with conceal the vessel's location through brute-force jamming and expenditure of small [[drone]]s, as opposed to the sensor distortion grids utilized by modern [[active camouflage]] systems installed on [[Covenant]] designs.<ref name="hot drops"/> Blockade Runners also host a large complement of crew, for countering [[boarding]] efforts and launching attacks of their own.<ref name="reinforcements"/> However, they are purely Sangheili warships, and modifications made for other species are typically clumsy refits. Even then, many Sangheili still find serving aboard a ''Hekar-Taa'' an uncomfortable experience, due to the ships' scented air and droning subsonic hymnals that were once standard features two millennia ago.<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
The [[repulsor engine]] found on the ''Hekar Taa'' is a cruder model than those found on more modern Covenant warships, requiring constant monitoring and adjustment to operate at full power in contrast to the longevity of their newer counterparts. While its [[hyperscanner]] panels are still far superior to most human sensors, modern Covenant ships are able to easily avoid being detected. | The [[repulsor engine]] found on the ''Hekar Taa'' is a cruder model than those found on more modern Covenant warships, requiring constant monitoring and adjustment to operate at full power in contrast to the longevity of their newer counterparts. While its [[hyperscanner]] panels are still far superior to most human sensors, modern Covenant ships are able to easily avoid being detected.<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
[[File:H5G-Blockaderunnerpew.png|thumb|250px|A | [[File:H5G-Blockaderunnerpew.png|thumb|250px|A Blockade Runner firing a plasma torpedo.]] | ||
The | The Blockade Runner's armaments are antiquated, but not ineffective.<ref name="warfleet"/> The unrefined [[energy projector]]s offended [[San'Shyuum]] bureaucrats of the Covenant, but they are more than capable of disabling the [[energy shielding]] and shattering the hulls of modern warships.<ref name="hot drops"/> The [[plasma torpedo]]es equipped to the Blockade Runner primarily shoot backwards, further aiding the corvette in its breakthrough strategies.<ref name="reinforcements"/> These corvettes are also outfitted with [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannon]]s.<ref name="fb"/> Often supported by more modern designs, such as the {{Class|ADP|escort}}, a Blockade Runner is still capable of generating enough firepower to threaten even the most powerful warships of the Covenant, [[Swords of Sanghelios]], [[Banished]], or [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="hot drops"/> | ||
The older style of energy projector found equipped on the blockade runner generally lacks range and delicacy, but makes up for these shortcomings in sheer power. These cannons can be further overcharged beyond what the Covenant consider prudent, though this double-edged sword may lead inexperienced crews to run the risk of crippling their weapon systems. | The older style of energy projector found equipped on the blockade runner generally lacks range and delicacy, but makes up for these shortcomings in sheer power. These cannons can be further overcharged beyond what the Covenant consider prudent, though this double-edged sword may lead inexperienced crews to run the risk of crippling their weapon systems.<ref name="warfleet"/> The blockade runner additionally contains a centrally-located hangar, with many older models still stocked with ancient designs of the [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]] and other craft, now discarded or recycled during modern-day refits.<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
== | ==Operational history== | ||
The Blockade Runners were first used by the [[Sangheili]] against the [[San'Shyuum]] during the [[War of Beginnings]]. One legendary Blockade Runner, ''[[Joori's Light]]'', succeeded in evading destruction and capture at the hands of the San'Shyuum during the war. When the war came to an end and the [[Covenant]] was established through the [[Writ of Union]], the crew of ''Joori's Light'' refused to join the Covenant and instead escaped to uncharted space.<ref name="canonfodder"/> Many current-surviving blockade runners are vestiges of this time, having originally belonged to a fleet headed by [[Ophon 'Qaram]], with the blockade runners serving as his signature warship. These ships were used to strike at San 'Shyuum fortifications, before vanishing prior to retaliation by enemy forces.<ref name="warfleet"/> | |||
Over the course of history the ships received upgrades. As the [[Blooding Years]] embroiled [[Sanghelios]], Blockade Runners were pulled from hidden stocks in the outer edge of the [[Joori]] system by [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] to bolster their fleets.<ref name="warfleet"/><ref name="hot drops"/> Upgraded to modern specifications,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180525024345/http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/9-canon-fodder-and-random-lore-chat/?page=59&tab=comments '''Halo Archive''': ''Canon Fodder thread'']</ref> these corvettes have been used in supporting ground operations during the civil war against the better judgement of their [[shipmaster]]s.<ref name="canonfodder"/> In [[2558#October|October 2558]], some Blockade Runners were present during the [[Battle of Kamchatka]],<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> the [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND|attack]] on ''[[Argent Moon]]'',<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Sunaion]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion]]''</ref> | |||
[[Spartan-IV]]s aboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} trained in a [[Truth (level)|simulation]] of [[War Games]] set during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], but with the ships from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] replaced by these ships.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', multiplayer map, ''[[Truth (level)]]''</ref> | |||
[[ | ==Ships of the line== | ||
*''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' {{C|Simulations only}}{{Ref/Note|''Purity of Spirit'' was previously confirmed to be a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser, and only appeared as a Blockade Runner in [[War Games]] simulations.}}<ref name="cannonfodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never'']</ref> | |||
*''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' {{C|Simulations only}}{{Ref/Note|It being the [[Wikipedia:Sister ship|sister ship]] of ''Purity of Spirit'', we can deduce that they are both the same class. As such, its representation as a Blockade Runner is simply down to changes in the simulation.}}<ref name="cannonfodder2"/> | |||
*''[[Joori's Light]]''<ref name="canonfodder"/> | |||
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ||
{{Col-begin}} | {{Col-begin}} | ||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
===Covenant | ===Covenant Blockade Runner=== | ||
[[File:HFB-BlockadeRunner1.jpg|thumb|250px|A | [[File:HFB-BlockadeRunner1.jpg|thumb|250px|A Blockade Runner in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.]] | ||
This element includes a single ''Hekar Taa''-pattern blockade runner. | This element includes a single ''Hekar Taa''-pattern blockade runner. | ||
*Cost: 170 points | *Cost: 170 points | ||
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**Dice: 6 | **Dice: 6 | ||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
===Covenant Escorted | ===Covenant Escorted Blockade Runner=== | ||
[[File:HFB-BlockadeRunner.png|thumb|250px|A | [[File:HFB-BlockadeRunner.png|thumb|250px|A Blockade Runner with an {{Class|ADP|escort}} from ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.]] | ||
This element includes a ''Hekar Taa''-pattern blockade runner and one ''ADP''-class escort. | This element includes a ''Hekar Taa''-pattern blockade runner and one ''ADP''-class escort. | ||
*Cost: 210 points | *Cost: 210 points | ||
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{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
In the real world, [[Wikipedia:Blockade runner|blockade runners]] were lightly armed and armored warships designed for speed, intended to evade engagement by blockading naval forces, usually to transport cargo or to carry messages or personnel to other ports. | In the real world, [[Wikipedia:Blockade runner|blockade runners]] were lightly armed and armored warships designed for speed, intended to evade engagement by blockading naval forces, usually to transport cargo or to carry messages or personnel to other ports. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HM-BlockadeRunner.png|A profile of a | File:HM-BlockadeRunner.png|A profile of a Blockade Runner. | ||
File:H5G_BlockadeRunner_Render.jpg|A render of the | File:H5G_BlockadeRunner_Render.jpg|A render of the Blockade Runner. | ||
File: | File:H5 - Truth ship render.png|Alternate preview of a Blockade Runner. | ||
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|The blockade runner to scale with numerous other Covenant and [[UNSC]] warships, rivalling the '' | File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|The blockade runner to scale with numerous other Covenant and [[UNSC]] warships, rivalling the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in size.l | ||
File:H5G-SangheiliBlockadeRunner-Screen.jpg|Screenshot of a Sangheili | File:H5G-SangheiliBlockadeRunner-Screen.jpg|Screenshot of a Sangheili Blockade Runner in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
File:H5 - Truth ship.png|A blockade runner in a simulation over Installation 04 in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | File:H5 - Truth ship.png|A blockade runner in a simulation over Installation 04 in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | ||
File:H5 - Truth pair of ships.png|A pair of blockade runners. | File:H5 - Truth pair of ships.png|A pair of blockade runners. | ||
File:H5 - Truth ship back.png|The aft of the vessel. | File:H5 - Truth ship back.png|The aft of the vessel. | ||
File:H5 - Truth ship aft.png| | File:H5 - Truth ship aft.png|Blockade runner ship over [[Threshold]]. | ||
File:H5 - Truth ship prow.png|The prow of the ship. | File:H5 - Truth ship prow.png|The prow of the ship. | ||
File:H5 - Truth ship engines.png|A view of the vessel's engines. | File:H5 - Truth ship engines.png|A view of the vessel's engines. | ||
File:H5 - Truth ships.png|The Fleet of Particular Justice as simulated in War Games. | File:H5 - Truth ships.png|The Fleet of Particular Justice as simulated in War Games. | ||
File:H5 - Truth fleet.png|The ships accompanied by a | File:H5 - Truth fleet.png|The ships accompanied by a [[Carrack]]-class vessel. | ||
File:H5-Truth-Ships.png|The introductory scene of games set on the map Truth. | File:H5-Truth-Ships.png|The introductory scene of games set on the map Truth. | ||
File:H5G-Kamchatkadescent.png|Several blockade runners participating in the [[Battle of Kamchatka]]. | File:H5G-Kamchatkadescent.png|Several blockade runners participating in the [[Battle of Kamchatka]]. | ||
File:Blockade runner.png|Blockade runner and Banshees during the [[Battle of Sunaion]]. | File:Blockade runner.png|Blockade runner and Banshees during the [[Battle of Sunaion]]. | ||
File:Halo 5 - Blockade Runner and Man O' War.png|A | File:Halo 5 - Blockade Runner and Man O' War.png|A Blockade runner escorted by a Sangheili Man O' War. | ||
File:H5G-SanctumBlockadeRunner.png|A | File:H5G-SanctumBlockadeRunner.png|A Blockade Runner on [[Attack on Sanctum]]. | ||
File:H5G-Blockaderunneraftplasma.png|A | File:H5G-Blockaderunneraftplasma.png|A Blockade Runner firing a plasma torpedo from its aft section. | ||
File:H5G-Blockaderunnerleaves.png|A | File:H5G-Blockaderunnerleaves.png|A Blockade Runner flees from Attack on Sanctum. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Clear}} | |||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Sangheili blockade runner}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
