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{{Title|''Upisa'weri''-pattern Shrike}}
{{Era|Post}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
{{Weapon infobox
|name=''Upisa'weri''-pattern Sky Striker
|name=Type-56 Shrike
|image=[[File:H5G-T56Shrike-AAST.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:H5G-T56Shrike-AAST.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=Local [[keep]] forges{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=305}}<br>Various others{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/shrike-turret|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Shrike Turret|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}
|manufacturer=Various<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/shrike-turret '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Shrike Turret'']</ref>
|series=
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|type=[[Anti-aircraft weapon]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|type=[[Anti-aircraft weapon]]<ref name="universe"/>
|cost=
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|length={{Convert|43.6|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|length={{Convert|13.3|m|ftin|sp=us}}<ref name="universe"/>
|width={{Convert|33.7|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|width={{Convert|10.3|m|ftin|sp=us}}<ref name="universe"/>
|height={{Convert|31.4|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|height={{Convert|9.6|m|ftin|sp=us}}<ref name="universe"/>
|weight={{Convert|31.5|MT|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|ammotype=Superheated [[plasma]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|ammotype=Superheated [[plasma]]<ref name="universe"/>
|capacity=
|feed=Effectively unlimited capacity<ref name="universe"/>
|feed=Effectively unlimited capacity{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|operation=
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|rate=
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|velocity=
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|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<ref name="universe"/>
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The '''''Upisa'weri''-pattern Sky Striker'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{Type|56|Anti-Aerospace Turret|AAT}}, more commonly known as the '''Shrike turret''', is an automated [[Anti-aircraft weapon|anti-aerospace weapon]] emplacement system utilized at sites of significant strategic importance. Produced by numerous manufacturers, Shrikes are used by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


==Overview==
The '''Type-56 Anti-Aerospace Turret''', more commonly known as the '''Shrike turret''', is an automated [[Anti-aircraft weapon|anti-aerospace weapon]] emplacement system utilized at sites of significant strategic importance. Produced by numerous manufacturers, Shrikes are used by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].<ref name="universe"/>
===Design details===
The Shrike is an anti-air turret of [[Sangheili]] origin, with numerous variant [[design pattern]]s produced over the years. The turret consists of a squat, rounded base with a spherical rotating mechanism mounting twin rapid-fire [[heavy plasma cannon]]s. They were originally designed by the [[War of Beginnings]]-era Sangheili, and employ the use of "semi-feral" [[associated intelligence]]s - an artifice banned by the statues of the [[San'Shyuum]] during the reign of the [[Covenant]] empire.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


Due to the limitations on their use, most Shrikes lay abandoned for the majority of the Covenant's history, leading to their automated systems only being capable of communicating in [[Sangheili (language)|ancient languages]] and cannot be understood by modern personnel. Equally, this means that Shrike AIs are unable to properly understand modern [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] systems and codewords - when deployed they must be carefully monitored and locked down due to their potential for error.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
==Specifications==
 
The Type-56 Anti-Aerospace Turret is an [[anti-aircraft weapon]] system that is armed with two high-power [[plasma]] cannons. In contrast of the point-defense emplacements used by the [[Covenant]], the Shrike turret is fully automated and operated by "semi-feral" [[associated intelligence]]s. These long-abandoned constructs are capable of communication, though modern [[Sangheili]] are unable to understand them. As a result, the constructs must be carefully monitored and locked down prior to activation due to their inability to understand modern [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] systems and codeword usage by both the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]]. Regardless, the Shrike's combination of firepower and preternatural reaction times make them valuable military assets.<ref name="universe"/>
Overall, the Shrike's combination of firepower and seemingly-preternatural reaction times make them valuable military assets for the Covenant's [[Covenant remnants|successor states]] - who have pulled them out of old storage units for use in the post-Covenant [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|conflicts]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
 
===Variants===
Numerous [[design pattern]] variants of the Shrike artillery pod have been developed over the years; the ''Upisa'weri'' design is only one of these patterns. The older and simpler-to-assemble pattern variants such as the ''Upisa'weri'' have been able to easily proliferate in the post-war environment due to existing older stocks inside long-term storage and their easy-to-construct nature making them easy to manufacture in local [[keep]]-level [[Assembly Forges]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
The Upisa'weri-pattern Shrike was first observed and recorded in the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[type classification system]] in [[2556]]. The weapon emplacements were used by both the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] throughout the [[Blooding Years]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
The Type-56 Shrike was first encountered in [[2556]]. The weapon emplacements were used by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] throughout the [[Blooding Years]].<ref name="universe"/>


In [[2558#October|October 2558]], several ''Upisa'weri''-pattern Shrikes were utilized by Jul 'Mdama's resurgent Covenant during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] as defensive emplacements against the invading Swords of Sanghelios. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s [[Fireteam Osiris]] managed to shut down the turrets on their way to the [[Guardian]] near the city, effectively wiping out the Covenant's aerospace defense and allowing the Swords of Sanghelios' fleet to aid the ground forces.{{Ref/Level|H5G|Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion}}
On [[2558#January|January 21, 2558]], the Servants of the Abiding Truth had placed at least one Type-56 Shrike atop a building on [[New Llanelli]], where [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] was residing. [[SPARTAN-G059]] destroyed it with a [[Type-1 plasma grenade]] on his way to [[Assassination of Avu Med 'Telcam|assassinate]] 'Telcam.<ref>''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]'', ''[[Knight takes Bishop]]''</ref> On [[2558#October|October of that same year]], several Type-56 Shrikes were utilized by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] as defensive emplacements against the invading Swords of Sanghelios. The [[UNSC]]'s [[Fireteam Osiris]] managed to shut down the turrets on their way to the [[Guardian]] near the city, effectively wiping out the Covenant's aerospace defense and allowing the Swords of Sanghelios' fleet to aid the ground forces.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===Development images===
<gallery>
File:H5G Achievement DeathFromAbove.png|Concept art of the Shrike for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_ShrikeTurret_Render.jpg|Render of the Shrike from ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G ShrikeTurret Turret HiPoly.jpg|A render of the turret's high-poly sculpt geometry.
File:H5G ShrikeTurret Topology.jpg|The final Shrike turret's topology and UV unwrap.
File:H5G_ShrikeTurret_Render_2.jpg|Render of the Shrike from ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_ShrikeTurret_Render_3.jpg|Render of the Shrike base from ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HTfS knight moves.png|A Type-56 Shrike is pictured in ''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''.
File:H5-ConceptArt-Type56Shrike.jpg|Concept art of the Type-56 Shrike for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike 2.jpg|The Shrike on Sanghelios on Sunaion.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike.jpg|Closeup screenshot of the Shrike.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike.jpg|Closeup screenshot of the Shrike.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike 2.jpg|The Shrike on Sanghelios on Sunaion.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike 3.jpg|View of the Shrike in Sunaion.
File:Halo 5 - Shrike 4.jpg|View of the Shrike in Sunaion.
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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{{Covenant heavy weapons}}
{{Covenant Weapons}}


[[Category:Artillery]]
[[Category:Artillery]]
[[Category:Plasma weapons]]
[[Category:Plasma weapons]]
[[Category:Covenant weapons]]

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