Editing Point Blank-class prowler

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Title|''Point Blank''-class prowler}}
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|name            = ''Point Blank''-class
|image           = [[File:Enc22 SoTP PointBlank.png|300px]]
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|class identification = 
|class operator       = [[UNSC Navy]]
|class manufacturer   = [[Watershed Division]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|class architect      = 
|class built          = 
|class in service     = [[2510]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|type            = [[Prowler]]
|length          = {{Convert|1591|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=128}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=252}}
|width           = 
|height          = 
|mass            = 1.1 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power           = [[Fusion reactor]]
|maneuver drive  = Baffled [[fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Novel|Id=GOO2|GoO|Chapter=2}}
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|crew            = 
|complement      = At least 24 [[S-14 Baselard]]s{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS19|HSS|Chapter=19}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS20}}
|troops          = 
|hull            = 
*[[Titanium-A armor|Titanum A battleplate]]
*[[Stealth ablative coating]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=GOO3|GoO|Chapter=3}}
|shielding       = 
|sensors         = 
|ew              = Communications-jamming{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS7|HSS|Chapter=7}}
|armaments       = 
*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|20F9B9 MAC]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*5 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|M947 Shiva nuclear missile]] delivery system{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*80 [[Archer missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS20|HSS|Chapter=20}}
*4 [[M66 Sentry autocannon]] turrets{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*20 [[M910 Rampart point defense network]] turrets{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|air facilities  = Multiple [[hangar bay]]s including
*Command hangar{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS16|HSS|Chapter=16}}
*Drop hangar{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS7|HSS|Chapter=7}}
*Aft fighter hangar{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}}
*Various maintenance hangars{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS17|HSS|Chapter=17}}
}}
The '''''Point Blank''-class prowler''', often referred to as the '''''Point Blank''-class stealth cruiser''', is a classification of [[prowler]] stealth ships employed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Prowler Corps]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS5|HSS|Chapter=5}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
Stealth cruisers are the largest [[prowler]]s built, running at the length of a {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO2}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} Typical stealth ship design logic prefers that ships built as small as possible as to minimize the ship's radar cross-section and the surface area needed to be coated in [[stealth ablative coating]], making the ''Point Blank''-class something of an aberration{{Ref/Reuse|GOO3}}—being almost double the size of the next-largest prowler in UNSC service, the {{Class|Sahara|prowler}}.

While running, ''Point Blank''-class vessels enjoy the benefits of being completely invisible to [[radar]]. The vessels' fusion drives are baffled, which results in the ships appearing as dark as interstellar space when they run at below 30% power.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO2}} 

===Layout===
The ''Point Blank''{{'}}s interiors are as mysterious as the exterior, with stainless-steel walls brushed to a white reflective shield, as was most of the ship's insides. The floors oddly enough weren't the same white color as the walls, being described as metal grates. It also contained a conference room that acted as a [[Faraday Cage|Faraday cage]], completely sealed off from the rest of the ship, known as "The Cage" or "[[Odin's Eye]]." In this conference room, meetings of extremely classified nature could be conducted in absolute secrecy.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO2}}

The ''Point Blank''-class stealth cruiser has a large mission preparation hold, used by the ship's infantry complement to conduct training exercises. If needed, the hold's [[artificial gravity]] can be deactivated to allow for zero gravity combat scenarios, including those with floating obstacles to provide cover. The vessel features various [[hangar bay]]s meant to perform different duties. This includes a "drop hangar" large enough to comfortably hold eight hundred [[ODST]]s, twelve [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s, and a handful of other naval personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} There is also a "command hangar" where various ceremonies can be held, including funeral services where the dead are jettisoned into space while onlookers are protected by a retractable [[AlON pressure barrier]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS16|HSS|Chapter=16}} Toward the vessel's aft is a "fighter hangar," from which a compliment of [[space fighter]]s can be launched. On at least one of this hangar's bulkheads is a large tactical map that can be used to display fleet and fighter movements.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}} The ''Point Blank''-class stealth cruiser also sports multiple small maintenance hangars where hardware can be worked on and repaired.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS17|HSS|Chapter=17}} Finally, the vessel has at least one observation bubble high up on the vessel's stern. From here, spacecraft such as [[S-14 Baselard]]s can be remotely piloted.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS20}}

===Armament and countermeasures===
While nominally intended for stealth operations, ''Point Blank''s are equipped with a selection of armaments for defense. As is standard in UNSC ship design, the craft is built around a spinally-fitted [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|20F9B9 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], and is additionally fitted with five [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|M947 Shiva nuclear missile]] delivery systems. The ship is also equipped with eighty [[Archer missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile]] pods and four [[M66 Sentry autocannon]] turrets.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS20}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

Defensively, the ''Point Blank'' is fitted with twenty [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 Rampart]] turrets{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and an array of communications jamming technology capable of blocking all outbound communications from a targeted area, provided the opposing party does not make use of anti-jamming or delayed transmission technology to counteract this.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS7|HSS|Chapter=7}} 

===Crew and complement===
''Point Blank''-class ships are some of the most secretive ever constructed, and as such very few are ever allowed to step foot onto them, with fewer than twenty officers having access to the "Odin's Eye" on {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO2}} 

During [[Battle over Etalan|one mission]], a ''Point Blank''-class stealth cruiser was witnessed deploying a compliment of at least twenty-four S-14 Baselards.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS20}}

===Development history===
The first ''Point Blank''-class vessels came online at the height of the [[Insurrection]] in [[2510]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} They were constructed in parts, then assembled in deep space for secrecy.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO2}} As of [[2531]], a single ''Point Blank''-class ship was partially-constructed at [[Construction Platform 966A]].{{Ref/Reuse|GOO3}}

===Usage===
''Point Blank''-class prowlers are versatile ships, designed to be used as long-range motherships for smaller prowler complements on longer strategic missions away from [[Human colonies|human space]], or as command posts for UNSC planning staff operating on the front lines.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The ''Point of No Return'' served as the wartime strategic command-and-control platform for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]].{{Ref/Reuse|GOO2}}

==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Hidden Point}} - A stealth cruiser in naval service in 2559, destroyed during the [[Battle of Netherop (2559)|Battle of Netherop]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Outchapt21|Halo: Outcasts|Chapter=21}}
*{{UNSCShip|Point Blank}} – The [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the class.<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]</ref>
*{{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}} - wartime command-and-control platform for [[ONI Section Three]].{{Ref/Note|While not explicitly confirmed to be this class of ship, see the ''Point of No Return''{{'}}s [[UNSC Point of No Return#Production notes|production notes]] section for an overview of why this ship is almost certainly a ''Point Blank'', and why this page utilizes information from both ships.}}
*{{UNSCShip|Relentless Watch}} - A stealth cruiser in naval service some time around the early 2500s.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p102|Enc22|Page=102|Detail=''Relentless Watch'' is referred to as a stealth cruiser in Bonita Stone's bio.}}
*{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} - Logistics-support vessel for [[Task Force Yama]] during [[Operation: SILENT STORM]].
*An unnamed stealth cruiser was under construction at [[Construction Platform 966A]] as of [[2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|GOO3}}

==Operational history==
In early [[2526]], the ''Point Blank''-class stealth cruiser {{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} acted as the logistics-support vessel of [[Task Force Yama]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} It helped coordinate various missions during [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], including battles at [[Seoba]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS8|HSS|Chapter=8}} [[Biko]],{{Ref/Reuse|HSS17}} [[Etalan]],{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}} and [[Zhoist]].{{Citation needed}}

In [[2531]], the ''Point of No Return'' served as the nexus from which the [[SPARTAN-III program]] was first conceived and approved.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO3}} This specimen would survive the [[Human-Covenant War]], and was the site from which [[Codename: SURGEON]] filed the report "[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]" in December [[2552]].{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole}}

In [[2559]], the {{UNSCShip|Hidden Point}} acted as the UNSC command ship during the [[Battle of Netherop (2559)|Battle of Netherop]]. Although it was destroyed by [[Tam 'Lakosee]] with the [[Divine Hand]], 5 of the ship's 10 Condor dropships managed to escape and extract the UNSC and [[Swords of Sanghelios]] survivors of the conflict.{{Ref/Novel|Out}}{{Citation needed}}

==Production notes==
The ''Point Blank''-class was first identified by name in [[2018]]'s novel ''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' and was first visually depicted in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''. The image used in this book, and at the top of this page, is a 3D model created by artist [[:Category:Images by Jared Harris|Jared Harris]] for the ''Halo'' fan mod ''[[Sins of the Prophets]]'' - based on a concept by D4rkst0rm99.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/d4rkst0rm99/art/Oni-Fleet-447026858|Site=DeviantArt|Page=Oni Fleet|D=11|M=04|Y=2022}} The official recognition of this ship as the canon depiction of the ''Point Blank'' was part of an official collaboration between the ''Sins of the Prophets'' team and [[343 Industries]]. Several other ''Sins of the Prophets'' ship models were used in the book as well.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:SoTP PointBlank Concept.jpg|D4rkst0rm99's concept art of the ''Point Blank'', originally created for ''Sins of the Prophets''.
File:SoTP PointOfNoReturn Concept.jpg|A further refinement of D4rkst0rm99's ''Point Blank'' concept.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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