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{{Title|''Hekar Taa''-pattern Blockade Runner}} | |||
{{Era|Covenant|Post}} | {{Era|Covenant|Post}} | ||
{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name=Blockade Runner | |name=''Hekar Taa''-pattern Blockade Runner | ||
|image=[[File:H5 - Truth ship render.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:H5 - Truth ship render.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
|class=[[Corvette]] | |class=[[Corvette]]<ref name="Mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 194''</ref> | ||
|role=Blockade runner<ref name="SoI">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-shadow-of-intense '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Shadow of Intense'']</ref> | |role=Blockade runner<ref name="SoI">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-shadow-of-intense '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Shadow of Intense'']</ref> | ||
|length={{Convert|2020|m|ft}}<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-holiday-shipping '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Holiday Shipping'']</ref> | |length={{Convert|2020|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-holiday-shipping '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Holiday Shipping'']</ref> | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
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|slipspace drive=Equipped | |slipspace drive=Equipped | ||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull=[[Nanolaminate | |hull=[[Nanolaminate]] plating | ||
*Equipped with [[energy shielding]] | *Equipped with [[energy shielding]] | ||
|armament=[[Energy projector]] | |armament=*[[Energy projector]]s<ref name="hot drops">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hot-drops-flag-caps '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Community Update - Hot Drops & Flag Caps'']</ref> | ||
*[[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]]s<ref name="fb">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''</ref> | |||
*[[Plasma torpedo]]es<ref name="fb"/> | |||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
|crew= | |crew= | ||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems=Stealth generators<ref name="hot drops"/> | ||
|era=*[[War of Beginnings]]<ref name="canonfodder"/> | |era=*[[War of Beginnings]]<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
*[[ | *[[Blooding Years]]<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
|introduced= | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation=*[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | |affiliation=*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]<ref name="hot drops"/> | ||
*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | *[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]<ref name="hot drops"/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Swift corvette preferred by the boldest and most audacious shipmasters.|[[Curator]]<ref name="Mythos" | {{Quote|Swift corvette preferred by the boldest and most audacious shipmasters.|[[Curator]]<ref name="Mythos"/>}} | ||
The '''Hekar | |||
The '''''Hekar Taa''-pattern Blockade Runner'''<ref name="hot drops"/> is a vestigial class of [[corvette]] used by the [[Sangheili]] during the [[War of Beginnings]]. This class of corvette was later utilized by the [[fleet]]s of [[Covenant remnants]], including the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]].<ref name="canonfodder"/><ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Swords of Sanghelios (level)|Swords of Sanghelios]]''</ref> While these corvettes lack in armor and protection, Blockade Runners are fast ships with powerful armaments.<ref name="canonfodder"/> | |||
==Specifications== | |||
===Hull and superstructure=== | |||
[[File:HM-BlockadeRunner.png|thumb|220px|left|A profile of a Blockade Runner]] | |||
The ''Hekar Taa''-pattern Blockade Runner is a swift class of [[corvette]], abstaining from protection for speed and firepower. As with most older [[Sangheili]] designs, these [[warship]]s were designed for the sole purpose of breaking through enemy formations, as well as flanking around enemy lines to hunt down and destroy damaged vessels.<ref name="canonfodder"/><ref name="reinforcements">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/halo-fleet-battles-reinforcements '''Spartan Games''': ''Halo: Fleet Battles – Reinforcements'']</ref> Like most Sangheili warships, the aesthetics of the Blockade Runners of the ''Hekar Taa''-pattern have strong biomimetic elements, bearing a resemblance to the aggressive shapes of wildlife native to [[Sanghelios]] and other [[Sangheili colonies]].<ref name="canonfodder"/> The Blockade Runner is comparable to the modern {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, albeit with less armor.<ref name="reinforcements"/> | |||
Sleek and nimble, yet a powerful medium-sized warship, Blockade Runners are designed to allow even the boldest [[shipmaster]]s to complete their missions.<ref name="reinforcements"/> Configured with only minor modifications, the ancient stealth generators that these corvettes are outfitted with conceal the vessel's location through brute-force jamming and expenditure of small [[drone]]s, as opposed to the sensor distortion grids utilized by modern [[active camouflage]] systems installed on [[Covenant]] designs.<ref name="hot drops"/> Blockade Runners also host a large complement of crew, for countering [[boarding]] efforts and launching attacks of their own.<ref name="reinforcements"/> | |||
===Armaments=== | |||
The Blockade Runner's armaments are antiquated, but not ineffective. The unrefined [[energy projector]]s offended [[San'Shyuum]] bureaucrats of the Covenant, but they are more than capable of disabling the [[energy shielding]] and shattering the hulls of modern warships.<ref name="hot drops"/> The [[plasma torpedo]]es equipped to the Blockade Runner primarily shoot backwards, further aiding the corvette in its breakthrough strategies.<ref name="reinforcements"/> These corvettes are also outfitted with [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannon]]s.<ref name="fb"/> Often supported by more modern designs, such as the {{Class|ADP|escort}}, a Blockade Runner is still capable of generating enough firepower to threaten even the most powerful warships of the Covenant, [[Swords of Sanghelios]], [[Banished]], or [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="hot drops"/> | |||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
The Blockade Runners were first used by the [[Sangheili]] against the [[San'Shyuum]] during the [[War of Beginnings]]. One legendary Blockade Runner, ''[[Joori's Light]]'', succeeded in evading destruction and capture at the hands of the San'Shyuum during the war. When the war came to an end and the [[Covenant]] was established through the [[Writ of Union]], the crew of ''Joori's Light'' refused to join the Covenant and instead escaped to uncharted space.<ref name="canonfodder"/> | The Blockade Runners were first used by the [[Sangheili]] against the [[San'Shyuum]] during the [[War of Beginnings]]. One legendary Blockade Runner, ''[[Joori's Light]]'', succeeded in evading destruction and capture at the hands of the San'Shyuum during the war. When the war came to an end and the [[Covenant]] was established through the [[Writ of Union]], the crew of ''Joori's Light'' refused to join the Covenant and instead escaped to uncharted space.<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
Over the course of history the ships received upgrades. As the [[Blooding Years]] embroiled [[Sanghelios]], Blockade Runners were | Over the course of history the ships received upgrades. As the [[Blooding Years]] embroiled [[Sanghelios]], Blockade Runners were pulled from hidden stocks by [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] to bolster their fleets.<ref name="hot drops"/> Upgraded to modern specifications,<ref>[http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/9-canon-fodder-discussion/?do=findComment&comment=130303 '''Halo Archive''': ''Canon Fodder thread'']</ref> these corvettes have been used in supporting ground operations during the civil war against the better judgement of their [[shipmaster]]s.<ref name="canonfodder"/> In [[2558#October|October 2558]], some Blockade Runners were present during the [[Battle of Kamchatka]],<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> the [[raid on Argent Moon]],<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Sunaion]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion]]''</ref> [[Spartan-IV]]s aboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} trained in a [[Truth|simulation]] of [[War Games]] set during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], but with the ships from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] replaced by these ships.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', multiplayer map, ''[[Truth]]''</ref> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
In the real world, [[Wikipedia:Blockade runner|blockade runners]] were lightly armed and armored warships designed for speed, intended to evade engagement by blockading naval forces, usually to transport cargo or to carry messages or personnel to other ports. | In the real world, [[Wikipedia:Blockade runner|blockade runners]] were lightly armed and armored warships designed for speed, intended to evade engagement by blockading naval forces, usually to transport cargo or to carry messages or personnel to other ports. | ||
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File:H5G-Blockaderunnerleaves.png|A Blockade Runner flees from Attack on Sanctum. | File:H5G-Blockaderunnerleaves.png|A Blockade Runner flees from Attack on Sanctum. | ||
File:Blockaderunnerblueprint.jpg|Blockade runner blueprint. | File:Blockaderunnerblueprint.jpg|Blockade runner blueprint. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Corvette classes]] | [[Category:Corvette classes]] | ||
[[Category:Sangheili ship classes]] | [[Category:Sangheili ship classes]] | ||
{{CovenantShips}} | |||