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| {{Title|''Sahara''-class heavy prowler}} | | {{Era|Post}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{title|''Sahara''-class heavy prowler}} |
| {{Infobox/Ships
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| |name = ''Sahara''-class | | |name= ''Sahara''-class heavy prowler |
| |image = [[File:H4-ONIProwlerShip-ScanRender.png|300px]] | | |image= [[File:H4-ONIProwlerShip-ScanRender.png|350px]] |
| |caption = | | |manufacturer= |
| |modules = | | |class=[[Prowler]] |
| {{Infobox/Ships/Class | | |length={{Convert|922|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}<ref name="VIS"/> |
| |hide-class = | | |width={{Convert|509|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}<ref name="VIS"/> |
| |class identification = [[Hull classification symbol]]: '''PRO'''{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} | | |height={{Convert|203|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}<ref name="VIS"/> |
| |class operator = [[UNSC Navy]] | | |engine= |
| |class manufacturer = [[Watershed Division]] | | |slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] |
| |class architect = | | |hull= [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] |
| |class built = | | |armament= *[[XEV9-Matos Nonlinear Pulse Cannon]]s |
| |class in service = [[2520]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | *[[Shiva-class nuclear missile#M947 Shiva|M947 Shiva Nuclear Delivery System]] |
| | *[[M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System]] |
| | |complement= |
| | |role= *Black ops deployment |
| | *High-level transportation |
| | |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] |
| | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] |
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| |hide-characteristics=<!--leave blank unless you want to hide the characteristics section header-->
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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}}
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| |length = {{Convert|922|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
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| |width = {{Convert|509|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
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| |height = {{Convert|203|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
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| |mass = {{Convert|71000|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |power =
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| |maneuver drive = Baffled [[fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
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| |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
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| |crew =
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| |complement =
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| |troops =
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| |hull = [[Stealth ablative coating]]{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
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| |shielding =
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| |sensors =
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| *Tail-mounted parallel passive phased scanners{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
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| *Dorsal active sensor array{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
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| |ew =
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| |armaments =
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| *2 [[XEV9-Matos nonlinear pulse cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
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| *1 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile#M947 Shiva|M947 Shiva Nuclear Delivery System]]{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *8 [[M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System|M441 Hornet nuclear mine]] dispersal racks{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |aircraft =
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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}}
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| |air facilities = Ventral drop [[Hangar bay|hangar]]/docking bay{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}{{Ref/Reuse|Package}}
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| }}
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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}}
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| ==Overview== | | The '''''Sahara''-class heavy prowler'''<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 190''</ref> is a class of [[UNSC prowler|stealth vessel]] in the [[UNSC Navy]]. |
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| | ==Specifications== |
| ===Design details=== | | ===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}}.
| | Like most prowlers, the ''Sahara''-class is equipped with stealth systems that mask the ship from both visual and sensor detection. These systems double as an [[active camouflage]], leaving the prowler nearly invisible to the naked eye.<ref name="catherine">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref> |
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| 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}}
| | ===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 name="VIS"/> |
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| 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.
| | ==Operational history== |
| | | In [[2558]], the ''Sahara''-class prowler {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} was used to transport [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], incarcerated by [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] for war crimes, to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="catherine"/> |
| The ship has a ventral launch bay fitted with hook systems used to deploy [[EVA]] maneuvering vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
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| ===Sensors===
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| 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}}
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| ===Armament===
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| 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 [[naval mine]]s, the prowlers lay out minefields in space for enemy ships to unknowingly enter.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
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| ==Ships of the line== | | ==Ships of the line== |
| *[[PRO-49776]] - Used to conduct [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]] in 2544.
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| *{{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} - Transported [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in [[2558]]. | | *{{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]].
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| *{{UNSCShip|Sahara}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class. | | *{{UNSCShip|Sahara}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class. |
| *{{UNSCShip|Silent Joe}} - Used by Rear Admiral Serin Osman in December 2553.
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| *{{UNSCShip|Dusk}} - Present during the Battle of Onyx.
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| ==Operational history==
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| ''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>
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| The class is named in reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sahara|Sahara]], the largest hot desert on [[Earth]]. | | The ''Sahara''-class heavy prowler closely resembles the stealth vessel [[ONI PRO-49776]], indicating that they may be of the same class. It is also possible that 343 Industries recycled the same design from Casio Entertainment Studios, the producers of ''[[The Package]]''. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:UNSC Aladdin - HQ.png|The UNSC ''Aladdin'' de-cloaking. | | 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:HE Sahara Prowler.jpeg|A Sahara-class prowler inside one of the ''Infinity'''s hangers. |
| File:HLW ProwlerDestroyed.jpg|A ''Sahara'' destroyed by an [[M7057 flamethrower]].
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]
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| **''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]'' | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' |
| **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' |
| *''[[Halo Mythos]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
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| **''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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