Editing S-2 Traxus Cargo Transporter

{{Status|Canon}}
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|name = S-2 Traxus Cargo Transporter
|manufacturer = [[Traxus Heavy Industries]]{{Ref/Reuse|htevgpg73}}
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The '''S-2 Traxus Cargo Transporter''',<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 241</ref> was a [[forklift]] designed by [[Traxus Heavy Industries]].<ref name="htevgpg73">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 73</ref>

==Design details==
The S-2 is simple and utilitarian in design. Powered by propane, it is used for lifting and transporting [[list of UNSC Crates|crates]] and boxes that are too heavy to transport by hand,<ref>''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'', Legendary Developer Commentary</ref> within the 5 ton range.{{Ref/Reuse|htevgpg73}}

Due to personal injury lawsuits on [[Earth]], [[Tribute]], and [[Skopje]], the S-2 featured several improvements over the S-1. This included a kill switch, safety sensor and a few other alterations.{{Ref/Reuse|htevgpg73}}

==Operational history==
The S-2 was designed in [[2538]] to replace the S-1 forklift. It was used at a number of [[UNSC]] military facilities.{{Ref/Reuse|htevgpg73}} The S-2 continued to see use as late as [[2552#November|November 2552]].<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[The Storm]]</ref>

==Gameplay==
In ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', it is a scenery item and can be found in many levels, both in [[campaign]] and [[multiplayer]]. It can be seen in the campaign levels [[Crow's Nest]] and [[The Storm]]. In ''Halo 3'', it is also a [[Forge]] object.

===''Halo: Reach''===
Along with other civilian vehicles, the forklift was made drivable by the player in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. Although forklifts travel relatively slowly, at its top speed it is capable of splattering a [[Sangheili General]].<ref name="YouTube">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx_U98h_5ok ''YouTube'': Forklifts Never Die!]</ref> Its speed, coupled with a lack of any defensive capabilities, makes the vehicle practically useless in gameplay. It is, however, extremely explosive, and when positioned properly, can act as an improvised explosive device within the campaign as well as [[firefight]]. It appears in only one firefight map: [[Courtyard]]. [[Sangheili]] players in firefight are able to drive these as well; they cannot be [[Boarding|hijacked]], though.

The forklift in ''Halo: Reach'' originally had the ability to raise and lower its tines, but it was cut due to being "crazy and pointless."<ref name="IGN">[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1108506p1.html ''IGN'': Halo: Reach and the Forklif']</ref>

==Trivia==
*A drivable forklift appears in every campaign level in ''Halo: Reach''.
*Interestingly, the Forklift in ''Halo: Reach'' bears the [[Project GUNGNIR|GUNGNIR]] symbol.
*Strangely, in ''Halo: Reach'', if one explodes after being shot by a player and kills enemies, it will count the kills as [[splatter]]s.
*Forklifts can be used effectively as a mobile explosive. A useful tactic is to position a forklift in a chokepoint with an unexploded grenade from a [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher|grenade launcher]] beneath it and wait until an enemy player walks within range.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" spacing="small">
File:Halo3-Forklift.png|Cut out of the ''Halo 3'' S-2.
File:Forklift.jpg|The S-2 as seen in ''Halo 3''.
File:Reach-Forklift in use.jpg|The S-2 in use, as seen in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Uplifting inline.jpg|"[[ONI Directive 930|Forklifts never die]]. They're just [[Missing in action|Missing in Action]]."
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Forge objects]]
[[Category:Drivable vehicles]]
[[Category:Civilian vehicles]]
[[Category:Traxus]]