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Phantom gunboat
Production information
Class:	Phantom
Role:	Assault ship; Gunship;
Technical specifications
Length:	50.12 meters (164 ft 5 in)
Width:	33.47 meters (109 ft 10 in)
Height:	20.37 meters (66 ft 10 in)
Engine(s):	Impulse drive
Shielding:	Yes
Armament:	1 heavy plasma cannon; 4 side-mounted plasma turrets (2 per side); 1 aft-mounted plasma turret;
Crew:	At least one pilot (presumed)
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Human-Covenant War; Post-Covenant War conflicts
Affiliation:	Covenant; Covenant remnants Merg Vol's Covenant; Jul 'Mdama's Covenant; Swords of Sanghelios; ;

Revision as of 12:45, April 14, 2022

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This article is about the exoatmospheric Phantom introduced in Halo: Reach. For other Phantom models, see Phantom.

The Phantom gunboat^[1] is a Covenant exoatmospheric assault ship^[1] and a vacuum-sealed variant of the Phantom family outfitted for space-based engagements.^[3]

Specifications

Design details

The Phantom gunboat is similar in design to the standard Type-52 Phantom Troop Carrier, but noticeably larger.^[2] However, the gunboat is used almost exclusively as a space combat craft rather than as a troop transport,^[3] though they have been seen capable of operating in-atmosphere.^[4]^[5] Despite this, however, standard Phantom gunships were also sometimes used during space engagements.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Armament

It is equipped with a chin-mounted heavy plasma cannon, four side-mounted, smaller heavy plasma cannons, swapping the standard Phantom's two attached plasma cannons with two on either side in place of the troop bay doors, and one aft plasma cannon.^[3] These weapons fire large plasma rounds similar to those of the normal "concussion" heavy plasma cannon.^[3] The gunboat is capable of emitting a powerful energy shield that can deflect missile attacks.^[3]

Operational history

Several Phantom gunboats assaulted the UNSC refit station Anchor 9 in Operation: UPPER CUT during the Fall of Reach. They were escorted by Type-31 Seraphs and Type-27 Banshees. All of the attacking gunboats were destroyed by a combination of Anchor 9's defensive guns, fire support from the UNSC Savannah, and the defending pilots, including SPARTAN-B312, who, along with the other pilots, defended the station in a FSS-1000 Sabre.^[3] Phantom gunboats were also used during the Battle for Earth, including the Battle of Mombasa with one such assault ship used to harass a M12B Warthog as John-117, operating the machine gun, opened fire upon the gunboat.^[9] Eight Phantom gunboats are carried by the CAS-class assault carrier Shadow of Intent.^[1]

In 2554, Parg Vol used a Phantom gunboat as his personal transport during the Battle of Draetheus V. It was stolen by Spartan Sarah Palmer to reach X50 and kill Merg Vol. She later escaped from the moon on the ship.^[4]

Several Phantom gunboats were utilized by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant during the Battle of Installation 03.^[5]

Production notes

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Gallery

Top view of the gunboat.
A side view of the Phantom gunboat in Halo: Reach.
An underside view of the Phantom gunboat.
A Phantom gunboat in space.
Parg Vol's personal Phantom gunboat.
A Phantom gunboat in Halo: Spartan Strike
Notice the three Prongs on the Nose gun.

List of appearances

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo - Shadow of Intent, page 70-71
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo: Reach: 3D model data
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo: Spartan Assault
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Spartan Strike
^ Halo Legends - Origins II
^ Halo: Uprising, issue #3
^ Spartan Ops, campaign level S107 Home Field
^ Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Mission 3: Conduit

[WF70-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo - Shadow of Intent, page 70-71

[model-2] Halo: Reach: 3D model data

[LNoS-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

[HSA-4] Halo: Spartan Assault

[HSS-5] Halo: Spartan Strike

[origins-6] Halo Legends - Origins II

[Issue_3-7] Halo: Uprising, issue #3

[8] Spartan Ops, campaign level S107 Home Field

[ss3-9] Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Mission 3: Conduit

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 ==Operational history==
-Several Phantom gunboats assaulted the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[refit station]] ''[[Anchor 9]]'' in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]. They were escorted by [[Type-31 Seraph]]s and [[Type-27 Banshee]]s. All of the attacking gunboats were destroyed by a combination of ''Anchor 9''{{'}}s defensive guns, fire support from the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}, and the defending pilots, including [[SPARTAN-B312]], who, along with the other pilots, defended the station in a [[FSS-1000 Sabre]].{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}} Phantom gunboats were also used during the [[Battle for Earth]], including the [[Battle of Mombasa]] with one such assault ship used to harass a [[M12B Warthog]] as [[John-117]], operating the [[M41 Vulcan|machine gun]], opened fire upon the gunboat.{{Ref/Level|Id=ss3|SS|Mission 3: Conduit}} Eight Phantom gunboats are carried by the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Shadow of  Intent]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|WF70}}
+Several Phantom gunboats assaulted the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[refit station]] ''[[Anchor 9]]'' in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]. They were escorted by [[Type-31 Seraph]]s and [[Type-27 Banshee]]s. All of the attacking gunboats were destroyed by a combination of ''Anchor 9''{{'}}s defensive guns, fire support from the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}, and the defending pilots, including [[SPARTAN-B312]], who, along with the other pilots, defended the station in a [[FSS-1000 Sabre]].{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}} Phantom gunboats were also used during the [[Battle for Earth]], including the [[Battle of Mombasa]] with one such assault ship used to harass a [[M12B Warthog]] as [[John-117]], operating the [[M41 Vulcan|machine gun]], opened fire upon the gunboat.{{Ref/Level|Id=ss3|SS|Mission 3: Conduit}} Eight Phantom gunboats are carried by the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|WF70}}
 In [[2554]], [[Parg Vol]] used a Phantom gunboat as his personal transport during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]]. It was stolen by [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Sarah Palmer]] to reach [[X50]] and kill [[Merg Vol]]. She later escaped from the moon on the ship.{{Ref/Game|Id=HSA|HSA}}