Editing Morsam-pattern Seraph

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|name = Type-31 "Seraph" XMF
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|armament = Heavy plasma cannon, [[Pulse Laser Turret|Pulse laser]], [[Plasma charge]]
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|role = Combat starfighter
|era = [[9th Age of Reclamation]]
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The '''Type-31 XMF''', otherwise known as the '''''Seraph''-class Starfighter''', is a widely used [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] starfighter, essentially the Covenant's counterpart to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC's]] [[C709 Longsword-class Interceptor|Longsword-class interceptor]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''': ''Game Stats''</ref><ref name="For">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> The Seraph is the successor to the older [[Tarasque-class heavy fighter|''Tarasque''-class fighter]].

==Specifications==
===Design details===
The Seraph features a piscine, teardrop-like design, fitting with the overall design elegance the Covenant are known for. Seraph fighters are mostly stored in the hangar bays of Covenant ships or stations when they are not in battle or escorting a ship. 

As the Covenant's main space-based attack fighter, the Seraph has been known to be utilized as an air superiority fighter, but is clumsy and sluggish within an atmosphere, indicating that such a capability is only a secondary role and that the Banshee fills the gap left by the Seraph's sluggish maneuvering and less than aerodynamic design while in an atmosphere.<ref name="ghosts">'''''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''''', ''page ??''</ref> Faster and possessing vastly more powerful ordnance than the Banshee, the Seraph poses a significant aerial threat. The Seraph fighter is both powerful and fast, even able to fly in the hurricane force winds of the gas giant [[Threshold]]. The Seraph also appears to be able to power down and become invisible to Human ship sensors.<ref>'''''[[Halo: The Flood]]''''', page ???</ref> This has proven extremely useful for sneaking past ship defenses undetected and hitting vulnerable areas.

===Armaments===
Seraphs have demonstrated that they are an effective counter-weapon against [[Longsword-class Interceptor]]s. Seraphs usually attack in formations of ten, their assaults on enemy ships range from simple harassment, to full out strafing attacks. They have also been seen patrolling in pairs. Unlike the Banshee or Phantom, Seraphs are equipped with energy shields, but these are only a fraction of the strength of those on larger ships and are easily dispersed. It is assumed that Seraph fighters can be piloted by a single [[Sangheili]], succeeded by the [[Jiralhanae]] after the [[Great Schism]].

The Seraph is armed with a variety of weapons. Seraphs are seen firing a heavy plasma cannon, and are also armed with a pulse laser and plasma charges for strafing and bomb runs. A Seraph's bombing runs are very deadly, as evidenced in the [[SPARTAN-III]]s' attempted destruction of a [[Covenant]] factory as read in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''. The energy weapons the Seraph is equipped with delivers a hard punch to anything it attacks, such as [[Pelican]] dropships, and [[Albatross]] heavy dropships, and when dueling with the UNSC air-superiority fighters.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 17-18''</ref>

==Operational history==
Seraphs have been seen operational as early as the [[Battle of Harvest]]. They are a common adversary of the Longsword-class fighters. These starfighters provided excellent fire support to all Covenant forces in space and on the groundside. Serpaphs were prominently used during the [[Battle of the Unnamed Star System]], the [[Fall of Reach]], the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Battle of Onyx]], and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].

In [[Operation: TORPEDO]], the Seraphs harassed the incoming [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] by bombarding them during the UNSC surprise assault of the Covenant refinery facilities. Several fighters were shot down by missiles fired from the [[M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher]]s used by the SPARTAN-IIIs.

During the Battle of Reach, the Seraphs attempted to disable the UNSC ships and orbital stations over the planet [[Reach]], while providing some cover for the Covenant boarding crews. These attempts were subsequently prevented by UNSC [[YSS-1000|''Sabre''-class interceptors]], [[UNSC Frigate|frigtes]] and ''Longsword''-class interceptors. Similar tactics were also employed during the Battle of Earth.

==Trivia==
*The Seraph is actually an old model of a Covenant tank that [[Shi Kai Wang]] created.<ref>'''Halo 3''', Collector's Edition Behind-the-Scenes''</ref>
*Instead of having a name that represents a sinister supernatural being like the [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]] or [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]], the word "Seraph" is derived from the highest level of angels as described in certain texts of the Bible. However, Biblical seraphim have six wings while the Type-31 XMF has none.


==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160" captionalign="left">
File:Reach Seraphs.png|A Seraph being shot down by UNSC anti-air fire on [[Reach]].
File:Seraph dogfight.jpg|A Seraph being shot by a Sabre.
File:1204501224 Covenant Seraph-class starfighter.jpg|A Seraph fighter with a sun in the background.
File:Docked Seraphs.jpg|Seraph fighters inside a Covenant corvette's hangar
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
{{Appearances|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo: First Strike|Halo 2|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo 3|Halo Legends|Halo: Reach}}

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