Editing R'shwupa-pattern Phantom

{{Title|''R'shwupa''-pattern Phantom}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the exoatmospheric Phantom introduced in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''|other Phantom models|Phantom}}
{{Ship class infobox
|image=[[File:HR PhantomGunboat.png|300px]]
|name=''R'shwupa''-pattern Ship Striker
|manufacturer = [[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|class=[[Phantom]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF70}}
|length={{Convert|50.12|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Game|Id=model|HR|Detail=''3D model data''}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|width={{Convert|33.47|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|model}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|height={{Convert|20.37|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|model}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|mass={{Convert|204|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|engine=Twin [[impulse drive]] system{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}
|shielding=Yes{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}
|crew=*1 [[pilot]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
*5 gunners{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|complement=
|armament=
*1 [[heavy plasma cannon|superheavy plasma cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
*1 [[medium plasma cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
*5 [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|othersystems=
|role=*Assault ship{{Ref/Reuse|WF70}}
*[[Dropship]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
*Gunship{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSA}}
|affiliation= *[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF70}}
*[[Covenant remnants]]
**[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSS}}
**[[Keepers of the One Freedom]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=R8|Ret|Chapter=8}}
**[[Merg Vol's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSA}}
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF70}}
}}

The '''''R'shwupa''-pattern Ship Striker''',{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=283}} commonly known as the '''Phantom gunboat''',{{Ref/Reuse|WF70}} is a [[Covenant]] exoatmospheric heavy assault ship{{Ref/Book|Id=WF70|[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]|Section=Shadow of Intent|Page=70-71}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} and a gunship in support of ground assaults.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
Introduced as an executive transport for [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] [[Fleetmaster|commanders]], the ''R'shwupa''-pattern Phantom represented the most powerful dropship ever employed by the Covenant. It is similar in design to the standard {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}, but noticeably larger.{{Ref/Reuse|model}} Although it is considered a vacuum-sealed variant of the [[Phantom]] family outfitted against orbital assets,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Level|Id=LNoS|HR|[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]}} albeit seen capable of operating in-atmosphere,{{Ref/Reuse|HSA}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS}} standard Phantom gunships were also sometimes used during [[space warfare|space engagements]].{{Ref/Film|Id=origins|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Origins II}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=Issue 3|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|#3]]}}{{Ref/Level|Spartan Ops|[[Invasion (Spartan Ops)/Home Field|S107 Home Field]]}}{{Ref/Quest|Id=wg|HI|Ringfall|Warship Gbraakon}}

Unlike other Phantom models, the gunboat is fitted with powerful [[Energy shielding#Covenant energy shielding|energy fore-shields]] that can be emitted to deflect missile attacks, thus very little could blunt its devastating assault.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}

===Armament===
The ''R'shwupa''-pattern Phantom has an array of heavy weapon systems.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} It is equipped with a chin-mounted [[heavy plasma cannon|superheavy plasma cannon]], five turreted [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot''-pattern pulse lasers]], swapping the standard Phantom's two attached [[Pek-pattern plasma cannon|plasma cannons]], and one [[medium plasma cannon]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} This superheavy plasma cannon fires large plasma rounds similar to those of the normal "concussion" heavy plasma cannon.{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}. Each side of the ''R'shwupa''-pattern Phantom mounts two ''Phot''-pattern pulse lasers while the fifth is on an aft mount protecting the rear of the vessel.

==Service history==
Several Phantom gunboats assaulted the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[refit station]] ''[[Anchor 9]]'' in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]. They were escorted by [[Type-31 Seraph]]s and {{Pattern|Elsedda|Banshee}}s. All of the attacking gunboats were destroyed by a combination of ''Anchor 9''{{'}}s defensive guns, fire support from the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}, and the defending pilots, including [[SPARTAN-B312]], who, along with the other pilots, defended the station in a [[FSS-1000 Sabre]].{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}} Phantom gunboats were also used during the [[Battle for Earth]], including the [[Battle of Mombasa]] with one such assault ship used to harass a [[M12B Warthog]] as [[John-117]], operating the [[M41 Vulcan|machine gun]], opened fire upon the gunboat.{{Ref/Level|Id=ss3|SS|Mission 3: Conduit}} Eight Phantom gunboats are carried by the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|WF70}}

In [[2554]], [[Parg Vol]] used a Phantom gunboat as his personal transport during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]]. It was stolen by [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Sarah Palmer]] to reach [[X50]] and kill [[Merg Vol]]. She later escaped from the moon on the ship.{{Ref/Game|Id=HSA|HSA}}

Several Phantom gunboats were utilized by [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Installation 03]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HSS|HSS}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:HReach PhantomGunboat.png|Top view of the gunboat.
File:HReach-PhantomGunboatSide.png|A side view of the Phantom gunboat in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HR_PhantomGunboat_Below.jpg|An underside view of the Phantom gunboat.
File:PhantomGunboat.jpg|A Phantom gunboat in space.
File:The scorching of the Thicket.png|[[Parg Vol]]'s personal Phantom gunboat.
File:SS Phantom Gunboat.png|A Phantom gunboat in ''Halo: Spartan Strike''
File:HR PhantomGunboat NoseGun.jpg|Notice the three Prongs on the Nose gun.
File:HR PhantomComparison Screenshot 1.png|A size comparison of the standard Phantom dropship (left) and the Phantom Gunboat (right).
File:HR PhantomComparison Screenshot 2.png|A size comparison of the standard Phantom dropship (left) and the Phantom Gunboat (right).
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''

==Sources==
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{{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}}

[[Category:Phantom variants]]