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|name=''N'weo''-pattern | |name=''N'weo''-pattern world striker | ||
|image=[[File:Enc22 GigasFighterBomber.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:Enc22 GigasFighterBomber.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=289}} | |manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=289}} | ||
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|height={{Convert|36.4|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |height={{Convert|36.4|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|mass= | |mass=63.2 tons (57.3 tonnes){{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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|firstuse= | |firstuse=[[Extermination of Karava]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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|role=Fighter-bomber | |role=Fighter-bomber | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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The '''''N'weo''-pattern | The '''''N'weo''-pattern world striker'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}, known to [[human]]ity as the '''Gigas fighter-bomber''', is an older [[Covenant]] subluminal attack craft.{{Ref/Reuse|H3}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The Gigas is known for its visually distinctive crescent-shaped wings | The Gigas is known for its visually distinctive crescent-shaped wings{{Ref/Reuse|HO21}}, which extend forward on either side of the craft from a centrally located pilot pod.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
===Early usage=== | ===Early usage=== | ||
The Gigas-class world striker earned its nickname during its first usage centuries ago. An [[List of unidentified species | The Gigas-class world striker earned its nickname during its first usage centuries ago. An [[List of unidentified species|unidentified civilisation]] in the [[Karava]] region of space refused to bow to the Covenant's dominion, and as such three hundred Gigas [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] were deployed to raze the world in a [[Extermination of Karava|total genocide]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===Modern usage=== | ===Modern usage=== | ||
Despite the age of this craft, the mouthpiece in the most recent model of Sangheili [[Flight harness]] is still equipped with the multi-port required to interface with them.{{Ref/Game|Id=H3|H3|Armor customization (Halo 3)|Armory|Detail=[[Flight harness|Flight]] - Helmet Description|Quote=Sealed helmet equipped with hyper-wave link for cleaner craft interaction; | Despite the age of this craft, the mouthpiece in the most recent model of Sangheili [[Flight harness]] is still equipped with the multi-port required to interface with them.{{Ref/Game|Id=H3|H3|Armor customization (Halo 3)|Armory|Detail=[[Flight harness|Flight]] - Helmet Description|Quote=Sealed helmet equipped with hyper-wave link for cleaner craft interaction; mouth piece retains multi-port for use in older TARASQUE heavy fighters and GIGAS fighter-bombers.}} During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Gigas fighter-bombers were carried by the [[Fleet of Swift Justice]]. At the end of the [[Battle of Netherop]], one of these strikecraft destroyed the ''[[Steadfast Strike]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO21|Oblv|Chapter=21}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
"Gigas" is a Greek term for "giant." It is the root of the word "gigantic". | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
