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| [[File:H5G-Warzone PhaetonCrop.jpg|thumb|250px|The Phaeton, a Promethean weapon-ship]] | | [[File:H5G-Warzone PhaetonCrop.jpg|thumb|250px|The Phaeton, a Promethean weapon-ship]] |
| '''Weapon-ships''' were small autonomous combat craft used by the [[Forerunner]]s, launched to carry out tasks considered to be beneath the dignity and worth of [[Warrior-Servants]].<ref name="wf">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 82-83</ref> Deployed from larger ships such as {{Class|Fortress|vessel}}s, weapon-ships operated in automated phalanx formations and could be controlled at a ratio of up to a million ships per warrior.<ref>''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', p. 174</ref> The most common of the Forerunners' autonomous combat drones, weapon-ships were classified as small auxiliaries deployed in the millions to serve as scouts, escorts, or shields. Disposable to [[fleet]] commanders, they were frequently deployed en masse in battles.{{Ref/Reuse|wf}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/the-new-halo-encyclopedia-is-out-today|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The New Halo Encyclopedia is Out Today|D=11|M=03|Y=2023}} | | '''Weapon-ships''' ships with weapons! used by the [[Forerunner]]s. |
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| Various classes of weapon-ship existed, with one of the smallest classes being the [[Phaeton]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/phaeton '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Phaeton'']</ref> [[Strato-Sentinel]]s, when employed in a military role, may be considered a form of weapon-ship.{{Ref/Site|Id=OD|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=05|M=11|Y=2019}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | {{Ref/Sources}} |
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| {{Forerunner|ships}} | | {{Forerunner|ships}} |
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| [[Category:Space fighter classes]] | | [[Category:Space fighter classes]] |
| [[Category:Forerunner ship classes]] | | [[Category:Forerunner ship classes]] |
