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| {{Title|''N'weo''-pattern Gigas}} | | {{Era|H3}} |
| {{Status|Canon}}
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| {{Vehicle infobox
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| |name=''N'weo''-pattern World Striker
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| |image=[[File:Enc22 GigasFighterBomber.png|300px]]
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| |manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=289}}
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| |line=
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| |model=
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| |cost=
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| |length={{Convert|134.5|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |width={{Convert|115.5|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |height={{Convert|36.4|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |mass={{Convert|57.3|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |max speed=
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| |engine=
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| |hull=
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| |armament=
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| *2 [[Plasma mortar|Incendiary plasma mortar]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *2 [[Plasma torpedo|Micro plasma-torpedo]] launchers{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |crew=1 [[pilot]]
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| |complement=
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| |othersystems=
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| |firstuse=
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| |service=*[[Extermination of Karava]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|HO21}}
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| |role=Fighter-bomber
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| |affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| 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}}
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| ==Overview==
| | The '''''Gigas''-class fighter-bomber'''<ref>http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/734/734817/vid_2136533.html</ref> is an older [[Covenant]] [[Elite]]-manned starfighter. Later it was replaced by the [[Seraph]] fighter. It has so far only been mentioned in the description of the [[Elite]] [[Flight Harness]] [[armor permutation]]. Despite the age of this craft, Elite flight harnesses are still equipped to interface with them. |
| ===Design details===
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| 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}} | |
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| ===Armament===
| | It's possible that this may be the so-called "[[Covenant Flyer]]" seen in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. |
| The Gigas is capable of being outfitted with a huge range of [[Covenant weaponry|munitions]], though is most commonly deployed with two subwave-guided micro-[[plasma torpedo]] launchers and two incendiary [[plasma mortar]] launchers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The cannon mounts alone are described as the size of an [[F-29 Nandao]].{{Ref/Reuse|HO21}}
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| ==Operational history==
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| ===Early usage===
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| The Gigas-class world striker earned its nickname during its first usage centuries ago. An [[List of unidentified species#Karava|unidentified civilization]] 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}}
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| ===Modern usage===
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| 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; mouthpiece 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 strike craft destroyed the ''[[Steadfast Strike]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO21|Oblv|Chapter=21}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *"Gigas" is [[Wikipedia:Greek language|Greek]] for "giant" and is the root of the English word "gigantic."
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| *The Gigas was first visually depicted in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''. It notably bears a heavy resemblance to the [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles#Covenant bomber|Covenant bomber]], an aircraft cut from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. It also bears some similarities to the [[Hydra (cut vehicle)|Hydra]] aircraft cut from ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{1st}}
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| {{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}} | | {{Covenant Ships}} |
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| [[Category:Space fighter classes]] | | [[Category:Vehicles]] |
| [[Category:Covenant ship classes]] | | [[Category:The Covenant]] |
| | [[Category:Halo 3]] |
