Editing Sahara-class heavy prowler

{{Title|''Sahara''-class heavy prowler}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|name            = ''Sahara''-class
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|class identification = [[Hull classification symbol]]: '''PRO'''{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
|class operator       = [[UNSC Navy]]
|class manufacturer   = [[Watershed Division]]
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|class in service     = [[2520]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|type            = [[Prowler|Heavy prowler]]{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Page=190}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=129}}{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos|HM|Page=140}}
|length          = {{Convert|922|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
|width           = {{Convert|509|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|height          = {{Convert|203|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|mass            = {{Convert|71000|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power           = 
|maneuver drive  = Baffled [[fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
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|complement      = 
|troops          = 
|hull            = [[Stealth ablative coating]]{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
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|sensors         = 
*Tail-mounted parallel passive phased scanners{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
*Dorsal active sensor array{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|ew              = 
|armaments       = 
*2 [[XEV9-Matos nonlinear pulse cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
*1 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile#M947 Shiva|M947 Shiva Nuclear Delivery System]]{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*8 [[M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System|M441 Hornet nuclear mine]] dispersal racks{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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*Up to 5 [[OF92 Booster Frame]]s{{Ref/Film|Id=Package|HLeg|Story=The Package (animated short)}}
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*Up to 2 [[Pelican]] [[dropship]]s{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
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*[[Subprowler]]s{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
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*[[Drop pod]]s{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
|air facilities  = Ventral drop [[Hangar bay|hangar]]/docking bay{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Package}}
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The '''''Sahara''-class heavy prowler''' is a class of [[Prowler|stealth vessel]] in service in the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Sahara'' is one of the most common and well-known prowlers in UNSC service, and stands among the ranks as one of the largest and most heavily-armed.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} They have a length of {{Convert|922|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}, a beam of {{Convert|509|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}, and a height of {{Convert|203|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}},{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} coming in at an overall mass of {{Convert|71000|MT}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} This places it as larger and more massive than the navy's {{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}} and {{Class|Scholte|missile corvette}}s, though smaller than the {{Class|Lancer|fast-attack corvette}} and {{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}.

The class contains a modularly-configurable{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} command bridge on the fore of the vessel,{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} with at least one vessel of the class—{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}—using a configured lambda-pattern bridge equipped with specific mission intelligence analysis stations.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}

Like most prowlers, the ''Sahara''-class is equipped with stealth systems that mask the ship from both visual and sensor detection. These systems include hyperferrite signature-disruption panels, coated with multi-layer [[Stealth ablative coating|ablative optical camouflaging]].{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} Alongside these, ''Sahara''-class vessels such as the ''Port Stanley'' boast baffled [[fusion drive]]s. The ''Port Stanley'' is also known to incorporate several enhancements originating from reverse-engineered [[Forerunner]] technology.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} It is unclear if these Forerunner upgrades have become standard with the entire ''Sahara''-class of vessels, however.

The ship has a ventral launch bay fitted with hook systems used to deploy [[EVA]] maneuvering vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}

===Sensors===
The ''Sahara''-class is fitted with both passive and active sensor systems for reconnaissance operations. The active sensors are located in a large dish mounted on the vessel's dorsal surface{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} used for narrow-band signal manipulation,{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} and parallel passive phased-scanners for long-ranged threat detection.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}

===Armament===
Since prowlers usually avoid combat, besides active combat monitoring and recording, the armaments and weapon systems on a ''Sahara''-class prowler is limited. They are armed with several [[XEV9-Matos nonlinear pulse cannon]]s, allowing the prowlers to protect themselves if they are attacked. ''Sahara''-class prowlers are usually equipped with at least one [[Shiva-class nuclear missile#M947 Shiva|M947 Shiva Nuclear Delivery System]]. The main armament of the prowler is its [[M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System]]. With the mines, the prowlers lay out minefields in space for enemy ships to unknowingly enter.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

==Ships of the line==
*[[PRO-49776]] - Used to conduct [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]] in 2544.
*{{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} - Transported [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in [[2558]]. 
*{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} (PRO-46328) - Used by [[Kilo-Five]] in the summer of [[2553]].
*{{UNSCShip|Sahara}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class.
*{{UNSCShip|Silent Joe}} - Used by Rear Admiral Serin Osman in December 2553.
*{{UNSCShip|Dusk}} - Present during the Battle of Onyx.

==Operational history==
''Sahara''-class prowlers entered service with the UNSC Navy in [[2520]], and have become the most common and well-known class of prowlers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} In [[2526]], each of the three squadrons of [[Task Force Yama]] were led by a heavy prowler.<ref name="HSS5">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 5''</ref> In [[2553]], after the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''Sahara''-class prowler {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} was used as transportation for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] black ops team known as [[Kilo-Five]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page ??''</ref> In [[2558]], the ''Sahara''-class prowler {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} was used to transport [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], incarcerated by ONI for war crimes, to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="catherine">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref> In [[2558#May|May 2558]], [[SPARTAN-IV]]s [[Naiya Ray]] and [[Gabriel Thorne]] used a ''Sahara''-class prowler to investigate a [[biological agent]], created by several [[Kig-Yar]], on [[Ven III]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 11|Issue #11]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
The class is named in reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sahara|Sahara]], the largest hot desert on [[Earth]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSC Aladdin - HQ.png|The UNSC ''Aladdin'' de-cloaking.
File:HE Sahara Prowler.jpeg|A Sahara-class prowler inside one of the ''Infinity''<nowiki></nowiki>'s hangars.
File:HLW ProwlerDestroyed.jpg|A ''Sahara'' destroyed by an [[M7057 flamethrower]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]
**''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''

==Sources==
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