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These containers can travel up and down [[space elevator]] strands as well as planetary [[MagLev train]] systems, allowing for fast loading and management of cargo. Once on top of the elevator, the propulsion pod is attached to the container, effectively turning it into a slipspace-capable freighter in less than thirty seconds. A colonial high-capacity space tether system such as [[Harvest]]'s ''[[Tiara]]'' can have dozens of propulsion pods and cargo containers operational at a time, all managed by a shipping operations AI.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 67''</ref>
These containers can travel up and down [[space elevator]] strands as well as planetary [[MagLev train]] systems, allowing for fast loading and management of cargo. Once on top of the elevator, the propulsion pod is attached to the container, effectively turning it into a slipspace-capable freighter in less than thirty seconds. A colonial high-capacity space tether system such as [[Harvest]]'s ''[[Tiara]]'' can have dozens of propulsion pods and cargo containers operational at a time, all managed by a shipping operations AI.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 67''</ref>


These freighters were used by the survivors of the [[First Battle of Harvest]] as they escaped the Covenant attack.<ref name="ch"/><ref name="goo72"/>
These freighters were used by the survivors of the [[First Battle of Harvest]] as they escaped the Covenant attack.<ref name="goo72"/><ref name="ch"/>


==Known light freighters==
==Known light freighters==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}