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{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name= | |name=UNSC ''Wink of an Eye'' | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|class=[[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]] | |class=[[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer=UNSC | ||
|modifier= | |modifier= | ||
|sysmods= | |sysmods= | ||
|length=162 | |length={{Convert|162|m|ft}} | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
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|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|poweroutput= | |poweroutput= | ||
|power= | |power= | ||
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|sensor= | |sensor= | ||
|target= | |target= | ||
|navigation= | |navigation=[[Navigation computer]] | ||
|avionics= | |avionics= | ||
|complement | |||
|countermeasures=*Ablative baffles | |countermeasures=*Ablative baffles | ||
*Counterelectronic systems | *Counterelectronic systems | ||
* | *[[Stealth ablative coating]] | ||
* | *[[Texture buffer]]s | ||
|armament= | |||
[[ | |crew=90 crewmen<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 186''</ref> | ||
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|crew=90 crewmen<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 186</ref> | |||
|skeleton= | |skeleton= | ||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|capacity= | |capacity= | ||
|consumables= | |consumables= | ||
|role=Infiltration/reconnaissance | |||
|role=Infiltration/ | |||
|commission= | |commission= | ||
|firstsight=[[ | |firstsight=[[2543]] | ||
|destroyed= | |destroyed= | ||
|retired= | |retired= | ||
|lastsight=[[ | |lastsight=[[2543]] | ||
|battles=[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] | |battles=[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] | ||
|affiliation=[[UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | |affiliation=[[UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | ||
|fleet=[[UNSC | |fleet=[[UNSC Battle Group India]] | ||
|taskforce=[[ | |taskforce=[[Battle Group India]] | ||
|owners= | |owners= | ||
|namedcrew= | |namedcrew= | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Wink of an Eye''''' was a [[UNSC Prowler|prowler]] in the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 477''</ref> | |||
==Background== | |||
The UNSC ''Wink of an Eye'' was assigned to [[UNSC Battle Group India]]. The ship took part in the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], better known as [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole's]] [[Admiral Cole's Last Stand|Last Stand]]. The prowler was in the [[Psi Serpentis System]] for [[seven]] days prior to the battle, scouting and waiting for the rest of the fleet to arrive. At the outset of the battle the vessel then transitioned into [[slipspace]] to drop [[Slipspace guidance beacon|guidance beacons]] in order for the rest of the fleet to perform an unprecedented in-system slipspace jump.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
The vessel's name references the idiom "in the wink of an eye," meaning "instantaneously" or "extremely quickly." | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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[[Category:Prowlers]] | |||
[[Category:UNSC ships]] | [[Category:UNSC ships]] |
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Infiltration/reconnaissance |
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162 metres (530 ft) |
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Resistant to several Pulse laser bursts |
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90 crewmen[1] |
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The UNSC Wink of an Eye was a prowler in the UNSC Navy.[2]
Background[edit]
The UNSC Wink of an Eye was assigned to UNSC Battle Group India. The ship took part in the Battle of Psi Serpentis, better known as Admiral Cole's Last Stand. The prowler was in the Psi Serpentis System for seven days prior to the battle, scouting and waiting for the rest of the fleet to arrive. At the outset of the battle the vessel then transitioned into slipspace to drop guidance beacons in order for the rest of the fleet to perform an unprecedented in-system slipspace jump.[2]
Trivia[edit]
The vessel's name references the idiom "in the wink of an eye," meaning "instantaneously" or "extremely quickly."
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (First appearance)