Editing Ru'swum-pattern Phantom

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|image = [[File:H4-PhantomDropship.png|300px]]

|name = Type-44 Troop Carrier

|manufacturer = [[Achoem Weapons]]<ref name="Guide">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref>

|class =  

|length = {{Convert|33.2|m|ft}}<ref name="H4VG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 118''</ref>

|width = {{Convert|20.1|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}

|height = {{Convert|12.6|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}

|hull = [[Nanolaminate hull plating]]

|crew = Two{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}

*1 pilot{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}

|complement = *20–30 passengers{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}

*Two light vehicles or one heavy vehicle{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}

**2 [[Type-32 Ghost]]s{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}

**1 [[Type-26 Wraith]]{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}

|engine = [[Impulse drive]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}

|armament =  

* 1 [[Heavy plasma cannon|Type-44 DEW/M]]{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}

* 2 [[Type-52 plasma cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}

|role = *Troop transport

*Gunship

*Logistics

|era = *[[Unggoy Rebellion]]{{Ref/Game|Id=h2a|Game=Halo 2: Anniversary|Section=[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 10]]}}

|affiliation = *[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}

The '''Type-44 Troop Carrier''' ('''T-44 TC'''), commonly known as the '''Phantom''', is a [[Covenant]] [[dropship]] and [[gunship]] manufactured by [[Achoem Weapons]]. It was largely replaced by the [[Type-52 Phantom]] later in the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]], although after the war the T-44 has seen use by the disparate [[Covenant remnants]].{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}

The Type-44 Phantom's prominence was due to its speed, maneuverability, and firepower in atmospheric and exoatmospheric environments. It was favored by the [[Covenant]] for its armor's resilience in numerous environmental conditions. Due to these beneficial factors, the Type-44 Phantom became one of the most significant vehicles deployed by the Covenant during assaults or occupations of hostile sites.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}} In the last year of the [[Human-Covenant War]] it was supplanted by a newer model, the [[Type-52 Phantom|Type-52]] though many Covenant troops never used the newer model. Currently, the Type-44 Phantom is the most common version of the Phantom. [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] used the Type-44 as their primary [[dropship]], due to the scarcity of the T-52 after [[High Charity]]'s destruction.<ref name="WP">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/phantom '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Phantom'']</ref> The Type-44 Phantom's payload capacity is similar to that of the Type-52. The Type-44 can transport twenty to thirty soldiers, as well as at least two [[Type-26 Banshee]]s or [[Type-32 Ghost]]s, or just one [[Type-26 Wraith]].<ref name="h4">'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref> Despite the strength of its armor, the [[UNSC]]'s [[G79H-TC Pelican]] was capable of besting a Type-44 Phantom in combat.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref>

The Type-44 Phantom additionally is equipped with a long [[boarding]] umbilical that can be extended from the dropship to connect to the hull or glass windows of another vessel, allowing the Phantom to fulfill a role that is somewhat similar to that of the [[Type-28 boarding craft]]. Once the umbilical forms a connection with a vessel, it will breach the material, depressurizing the room that is being breached until a rapidly deployed force field seals the breach.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn]]''</ref>

=== Armaments ===

The weaponry of a Type-44 Phantom is similar to its successor, the [[Type-52 Phantom|Type-52]]. The Phanton's reasonably distributed firepower was another reason for its prominence. Its primary armament is one [[Heavy plasma cannon|Type-44 Directed Energy Weapon/M]]  plasma autocannon and its secondary armament is two [[Type-52 plasma cannon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}} The plasma cannons are typically manned by [[Unggoy]] troops.{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}

File:H4-T44TCPhantomDropship.png|Alternate render of the Type-44 Phantom for ''[[Halo 4]]''.

File:H4-Render-Phantom-Wireframe.jpg|Renders of the Type-44 Phantom, overlaid with its wireframe.

File:H4-Render-Phantom-Damaged.jpg|A damaged version of the Type-44 Phantom.

File:H4-T44Phantom.png|John-117 confronts a T-44 Phantom during the Battle of Requiem.

File:H4-SO-S1E6-T44PhantomDropship.jpg|A Type-44 Phantom encountered in a ''Spartan Ops'' Episode 6 teaser.

File:MCC-H4 Lich&Phantoms.png|A T-56 Lich with two T-44 Phantoms on [[Impact]] in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.

File:MCC-H4 T44boom.png|A T-44 Phantom being destroyed by a [[G79H-TC Pelican]].

File:HE13 Hog Hop.jpg|Type-44 Phantoms during the [[Battle of Oban]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.

File:H2A T44.png|A Type-44 Phantom just before being destroyed by a [[fuel rod|fuel red shot]] during the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection terminal trailer|''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' terminal trailer]].

File:H2A T44Phantom.png|A Type-44 Phantom over [[High Charity]] during the Unggoy Rebellion.<!--The Phantom clearly use design of Type-44 Phantom used in Halo 4-->

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