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| {{Center|This article is about the medium-sized Covenant military organisational unit. For the missile batteries, see [[M95 Lance]] or [[M97 Lance]].''}} | | {{FactOrFiction}} |
| [[File:H3 Covie Lance.jpg|thumb|250px|A standard combat lance of the Covenant]]
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| A '''lance''' is an organizational unit of the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]],<ref name="sg">[[Archive:Spartan Games - Kenneth Peters interview]]</ref> and later its various [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]]. | | A '''Lance''' is the second smallest known organization of [[Covenant]] military units, with a [[File (Unit)|File]] being the smallest known group. |
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| ==Organization== | | ===Standard=== |
| ===Overview===
| | A Lance is usually commanded by a [[Minor Elite]]. <ref>[[Halo 2]], [[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]</ref> The Lance also contains a [[File]] of four [[Minor Grunt]]s and one [[Major Grunt|Major]]. Sometimes a [[Major Elite]] will oversee the command of three Lances into a battle. |
| Under the [[Covenant]]'s [[Covenant military|military]], a lance was a grouping of low-ranking or low-caste warriors, led by an officer.{{Ref/Reuse|sg}}
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| ===Composition===
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| A lance was smaller in size than a [[File (unit)|file]],<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating'']</ref> while [[Levy|levies]] of low-ranking [[Unggoy]] may be organized into combat lances under the command of a [[Sangheili]].<ref name="srsb">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue'']</ref> A lance is roughly the equivalent of a [[fireteam]] in terms of composition;<ref name="infinity">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref> lances have occasionally been described as analogous to [[squad]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|srsb}} though a file serves as a better comparison to a squad than a lance does.{{Ref/Reuse|infinity}}
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| ==Variations== | | ==Variations== |
| ===Brute lance===
| | [[Image:Jackals.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A portion of a [[Kig-Yar]] Lance.]] |
| This lance comprises of [[Jiralhanae]].<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-gb/worlds/halo/playsets/covenant-brute-lance-dpj89 '''Mega Construx''', Halo, '''Covenant Brute Lance''']</ref>
| | There are other variations of the Lance, including those of the [[Kig-Yar]] and the [[Yanme'e]] species. |
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| ===Demi-lance===
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| A '''demi-lance''' is a type of lance, dissimilar to a standard combat lance in terms of composition; a group of two [[Zealot]]s led by a [[Sangheili Field Marshal|Field Marshal]] could constitute a demi-lance.{{Ref/Reuse|sg}} | |
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| ===Science lance===
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| A [[science lance]] was a variation of a lance formed to recover and examine captured technology. A science lance was deployed to [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]] in [[2525]], following the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events]]''</ref>
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| ===Storm lance===
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| This lance comprises of storm units.<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/worlds/halo/playsets/covenant-storm-lance-dlb96 '''Mega Construx''', Halo, '''Covenant Covenant Storm Lance''']</ref>
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| ==Notable Lances== | | ===Kig-Yar=== |
| *[[Shields of Requiem]] Lance<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-gb/worlds/halo/playsets/shields-requiem-lance-fmm88 '''Mega Construx''', Halo, '''Shields of Requiem Lance''']</ref>
| | A lance of [[Kig-Yar]] usually consists of a group of four to six troops, with one or two of them being [[Major Jackal|Majors]] and the rest being [[Minor Jackals|Minors]]. [[Jackal]] lances are sometimes led by an [[Elite]] commander, though this is not always the case. <ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], [[The Silent Cartographer (Level)|The Silent Cartographer]]</ref> |
| *[[Swords of Sanghelios]] Combat lance<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-gb/worlds/halo/playsets/swords-sanghelios-combat-lance-dxf04 '''Mega Construx''', Halo, '''Swords of Sangelios Combat Lance''']</ref>
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| ==Gallery== | | ===Yanme'e=== |
| <gallery>
| | A lance of Yanme'e is usually nothing more than a swarm of around a dozen soldiers. As they are very mobile and constantly airborne, Drone lances need not to be commanded by a Sangheili. To [[human]]s, no commander can be distinguished within them. <ref>[[Halo 2]], [[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]]</ref>. |
| File:Jackals.jpg|A portion of a [[Kig-Yar]] lance.
| | [[Image:Incoming32001200.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A [[Yanme'e]] Lance swarm.]] |
| File:1223827034 Brute group.jpg|A pack led by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]].
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| File:Incoming32001200.jpg|A Yanme'e swarm in [[Old Mombasa]].
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==See Also== |
| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' | | *[[Legion]] |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | | *[[File_(Unit)|File]] |
| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==References== |
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| {{Covenant military organization}}
| | [[Category:Covenant Military Units]] |
