Editing Kai-pattern Seraph

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{{Ship class infobox

|name=Kai-pattern Seraph

|image=[[File:H3-T31SeraphXMF-FrontRender.png|300px]]

|manufacturer=[[Tertiary Assembly Forges]]<ref name="warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', p. 58-59</ref>

|class=[[Seraph]]

|role=Combat [[space fighter]]

|length=23.9 meters (78.4 feet)<ref name="warfleet"/>

|width=15.93 meters (52.3 feet)

|height=5.35 meters (17.6 feet)

|mass=50 metric tons<ref name="warfleet"/>

|power=

|engine=[[Impulse drive]]<ref name="warfleet"/>

|slipspace drive=

*Equipped with Auto Repair.<ref name="warfleet"/>

|shielding=[[energy shielding|Multiphase energy shielding]]<ref name="warfleet"/>

*4× ''Tevaas Mu''-pattern [[heavy plasma cannon]]s<ref name="warfleet"/>

*2× ''Novox''-pattern [[Fuel rod cannon]]s<ref name="warfleet"/>

|crew=1 [[pilot]]<ref name="warfleet"/>

|passengers=

|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]]

*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]

The '''Kai-pattern Seraph''' was one of the main [[design pattern]]s of the [[Covenant]]'s [[Seraph]] [[space fighter]]s, alongside the [[Morsam-pattern Seraph|Morsam-pattern]].<ref name="warfleet"/>

 

==Specifications==

The Seraph features a piscine, teardrop-like shape, fitting with the overall design elegance the [[Covenant]] is known for. Seraph fighters are mostly stored in the [[hangar bay]]s of Covenant ships or stations when they are not in battle or escorting a ship. The Kai-pattern is equipped with a multiphase energy shield, although this does not seem to always be the case.<ref name="package">'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''</ref> They also reinforce the craft's inertial compensators, allowing the craft to take hits that would rip other craft apart.<ref name="warfleet"/> Seraph hull plating self-repairs when damaged, adjusting to compensate for lost aerodynamic features during combat.<ref name="warfleet"/> The tail assembly acts as a thrust vectoring system, increasing its maneuverability by redirecting the impulse drive exhaust. However the tail of a Kai-pattern Seraph isn't physically articulate in the way that the Morsam-pattern is. Power can be temporarily diverted from other systems in order to give the fighter an acceleration boost.

Though not specifically intended for atmospheric use, Seraphs still are significantly faster than Banshees while flying at low altitudes. They have even been shown to fly in the hurricane-force winds of the gas giant [[Threshold]].<ref name="oracle">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref> The Seraph's control pod offers reinforced, armored protection for the pilot, containing the multi-port connectors to fit the pilot's [[combat harness]].<ref name="warfleet"/> Seraphs are controlled via a direct neural interface with their flight harness, using minimal safety cutouts and filters. While the pilot's body is rendered immobile to reduce the risk of injury, they control the ship with their thought, in much the same way as a UNSC pilot's neural interface.<ref name="warfleet"/> Unlike UNSC systems, however, this method induces significant pain called interface burn in the pilot. Elites enter a meditative state before they complete an uplink to control the pain, while Brute pilots embrace the pain to trigger their own focus.<ref name="warfleet"/>

The Kai-Pattern Seraph wields four ''Tevaas Mu''-pattern [[heavy plasma cannon]]s,<ref name="warfleet"/> as well as 2× ''Novox''-pattern [[Fuel rod cannon]]s.<ref name="warfleet"/> These plasma cannons are fired in twin-linked pairs which are offset at angles in order to maximise the starfighter's peripheral coverage. Gravatic mirrors installed around each of the cannons provide aiming and focus for each volley.  

Kai-pattern Seraphs saw operational use throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]], pages 72-73</ref> These starfighters provided excellent fire support to all Covenant forces in space and groundside. Seraphs were organised into squadrons (Talons) of eight or more craft, which would split into hunting pairs when on a mission.<ref name="warfleet"/> Elite pilots considered piloting a Seraph merely a means to attain enough glory to be reassigned to a ground combat position, valuing their fighters only as tools to accomplish this. Despite their extensive training, their honor code gave them a tendency to peel off from their squadrons to engage in one-on-one dogfights, making them vulnerable in combat. Brute pilots were excluded from such training, but their pack mentality and rigid social hierarchy made them far more effective teams. Human pilots soon learned to fear Brute-piloted Seraphs, identified by clan markings and Forerunner symbols carved on their hulls, more than Elite-piloted Seraphs.<ref name="warfleet"/>

Kai-pattern Seraphs were prominently used during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]], the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>

During the [[Raid on the Threshold gas mine]], [[Sesa 'Refumee]] tried to escape on a Seraph after [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee severed the cable holding [[Threshold gas mine|the gas mine]] suspended in [[Threshold]]'s atmosphere. Though 'Refumee reached the fighter, the Arbiter intercepted him in the hanger and killed 'Refumee before the Heretic Leader could make his escape. The Seraph was abandoned in the gas mine and destroyed shortly thereafter with it.<ref name="oracle"/>

During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], the Prophet of Truth's fleet deployed numerous Seraphs against the UNSC/Sangheili fleet in an effort to stop them from landing ground forces on the Ark. The Seraphs shot down a few Pelicans, but could not stop the others from breaking through.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> The Seraphs were presumably destroyed along with the rest of the Covenant fleet.

*In the ''Halo Legends'' episode ''The Package'', when [[Kelly-087]] yells ''"Seraph formation!"'', the subtitles mistakenly say, ''"Syrup formation!"''

File:H2 - Seraph Overview.png|An overview of the Type-31 ''Kai''-pattern ''"Seraph"''.

File:H2ACampaign TheHereticSeraph.png|The Seraph fighter docked within the Threshold gas mine, as seen in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.  

File:H2ACampaign TheHereticSeraph2.png|A frontal view of the Seraph fighter aboard the gas mine.  

*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]

**''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]''

*''[[Halo Mythos]]''

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