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R'sisho-pattern Ship Breacher
Production information
Manufacturer:	Assembly Forges
Role:	Boarding craft
Technical specifications
Length:	62 meters (204 ft)
Width:	35 meters (116 ft)
Height:	28.1 meters (92.2 ft)
Mass:	194.4 metric tons (191.3 LT; 214.3 ST)
Engine(s):	Impulse drives
Complement:	75 passengers
Crew:	1 pilot
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Human-Covenant War
Affiliation:	Covenant; Independent Sangheili factions

Latest revision as of 15:35, November 14, 2024

This article is about the Covenant boarding craft introduced in Halo 2. For the boarding craft seen in Halo: Combat Evolved, see Brhi Xur-pattern Leech.

The R'sisho-pattern Ship Breacher^[2] (UNSC Type classification: Type-28 Intrusion Vehicle, T-28 IV)^[3]^[1] or simply the Tick, is a Covenant ship specifically designed for boarding an enemy vessel.^[4]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The Tick has an unconventional layout, consisting of a central boarding tube with three large arms surrounding it, facing the front of the vessel. Completely unarmed, the Tick is designed to launch itself at high speed toward an enemy target and clamp itself onto the hull, before extending a proboscis that cuts through the hull of the target vessel. Once the connection is secure, the craft's troop payload is free to exit the Tick and commence boarding operations. Once the mission is complete, the Tick retracts the boarding tube, unclamps, and boosts away to safety.^[1]^[2] When the craft boards via windows it seems to use the outer edge of the boarding tube to superheat the glass, thus the glass does not shatter and depressurise the compartment.^[4]

The entry tube for the Tick appears to have an energy shield coating preventing unauthorised entry from the outside, and has an antigravity system of some kind similar to High Charity's gravity bridges, which pushes troops out of the front of the Tick.^[4]

Usage[edit]

The Tick is a boarding craft similar in nature to the Brhi Xur-pattern Leech, and is such only intended for use as a specialised dropship in naval boarding actions. Due to the overwhelming disparity of firepower found on Covenant starships, such actions are generally a rarity (especially during the Human-Covenant War), and generally occur only at the edict of a fleetmaster or San'Shyuum official.^[2] Unlike the Leech, the Tick has very little in common with the Spirit dropship family and has no armaments to speak of, instead relying on its high-thrust impulse drives to navigate space at bone-crushing accelerations.^[1] Due to the Tick's size, it is sometimes unsuitable for deployment in confined spaces; in these situations, the Leech or specialised Ru'swum-pattern Phantom conversions bearing docking connectors may be used instead.^[3]

Halo: Fleet Battles[edit]

Covenant Type-28 Boarding Craft[edit]

Flight slots: 0
Movement: 12"
Damage track: 4
Security detail: 2
Systems loadout: Heroic save (Trooper)

Trivia[edit]

In Halo 2, players cannot enter the boarding craft even when the shields for the entrance are turned off.

Gallery[edit]

Halo 2[edit]

A Covenant boarding craft in Halo 2.
The interior of a Covenant boarding craft in Halo 2.
A Covenant boarding craft attached to Cairo Station in Halo 2.
An in-game profile view of the Covenant boarding craft with docking tube extended in Halo 2.
Another in-game preview of the Covenant boarding craft with docking tube retracted in Halo 2.
In-game preview of the back end of the Covenant boarding craft.

Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

Concept art of the boarding craft in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Covenant boarding craft attached to Cairo Station in Halo 2: Anniversary.
The aft of the updated Tick model.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo 2 (First appearance)
Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian
Halo 2: Anniversary
Halo: Fleet Battles
Halo: Shadow of Intent (Mentioned only)
Halo: Envoy

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo Waypoint, Tick (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 281
^ ^a ^b Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 118
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station

[universe-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo Waypoint, Tick (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]

[Enc22-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 281

[VIS-3] Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 118

[cairo-4] Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station

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+{{Status|Canon}}
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+The '''''R'sisho''-pattern Ship Breacher'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{Type|28|Intrusion Vehicle|IV}}{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Page=118}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} or simply the '''Tick''', is a [[Covenant]] ship specifically designed for [[Naval boarding|boarding]] an enemy vessel.{{Ref/Level|Id=cairo|H2|Cairo Station}}
 ==Overview==
-The [[Covenant]], although fully capable of reducing most [[UNSC]] vessels to heaps of molten slag in a matter of minutes, have also shown a desire to board and hopefully capture a [[human]] vessel, in hopes of capturing valuable information from the computers.  Thus far, they have done so by using Boarding Craft. This has only been done a few times, at 23 Librae and on the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]''. Usually, the Covenant just eliminated opposition and glassed the planet. Infantry are deployed into the heart of a vessel for purposes the [[UNSC]] can only speculate. Suggestions and evidence collated so far for motivations have been.
+===Design details===
+The Tick has an unconventional layout, consisting of a central boarding tube with three large arms surrounding it, facing the front of the vessel. Completely unarmed, the Tick is designed to launch itself at high speed toward an enemy target and clamp itself onto the hull, before extending a proboscis that cuts through the hull of the target vessel. Once the connection is secure, the craft's troop payload is free to exit the Tick and commence boarding operations. Once the mission is complete, the Tick retracts the boarding tube, unclamps, and boosts away to safety.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} When the craft boards via windows it seems to use the outer edge of the boarding tube to superheat the glass, thus the glass does not shatter and depressurise the compartment.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}}
-*To collect information/specifications of [[UNSC]] military equipment, vehicles, weapons, etc.
+The entry tube for the Tick appears to have an [[Energy shielding|energy shield coating]] preventing unauthorised entry from the outside, and has an [[Anti-gravity technology|antigravity]] system of some kind similar to [[High Charity]]'s [[gravity bridge]]s, which pushes troops out of the front of the Tick.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}}
-*To capture key members of the vessels crew and thus unlock classified [[UNSC]] intelligence including the location of [[Earth]].
-*To destroy or capture a shipboard [[AI]].
-*To destroy the vessel from within (such as the ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Malta Station]]'' [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s during the [[First Battle of Earth]]).
-In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', they contained two [[Overshield]] power ups in the far corners of the pods, probably put there for the use of any [[Sangheili]] in need of assistance that were on board.
+===Usage===
+The Tick is a [[boarding craft]] similar in nature to the {{Pattern|Brhi Xur|Leech}}, and is such only intended for use as a specialised [[dropship]] in [[naval boarding]] actions. Due to the overwhelming disparity of firepower found on [[Covenant starship]]s, such actions are generally a rarity (especially during the [[Human-Covenant War]]), and generally occur only at the edict of a [[fleetmaster]] or [[San'Shyuum]] official.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Unlike the Leech, the Tick has very little in common with the [[Spirit]] dropship family and has no armaments to speak of, instead relying on its high-thrust [[impulse drive]]s to navigate space at bone-crushing accelerations.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Due to the Tick's size, it is sometimes unsuitable for deployment in confined spaces; in these situations, the Leech or specialised {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} conversions bearing docking connectors may be used instead.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
-==Operation==
+==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
-When a [[UNSC]] ship is being attacked by [[Covenant]] forces, rather than destroy it, the [[Covenant]] may attempt a boarding. In such a situation the Boarding Craft is used. So far, the [[Covenant]] have proved highly intelligent in their entry points, having burnt holes through hanger bay windows or used the empty [[Bumblebee|UNSC escape pod]] docking rings to board a vessel.
+===Covenant Type-28 Boarding Craft===
+*'''Flight slots:''' 0
+*'''Movement:''' 12"
+*'''Damage track:''' 4
+*'''Security detail:''' 2
+*'''Systems loadout:''' Heroic save (Trooper)
-The Boarding Craft is a reusable vessel and are able to leave the [[UNSC]] ship and return to a nearby cruiser should the need to retreat occur. When the craft boards via windows it seems to use the outer edge of the boarding tube to super heat the glass, thus the glass does not shatter. It must be done quickly and carefully, because the vacuum of space will instantly cool the glass down and destroy it.
+==Trivia==
+In ''Halo 2'', players cannot enter the boarding craft even when the shields for the entrance are turned off.
-==Types of Boarding Craft==
+==Gallery==
-So far two variations of the [[Covenant]] Boarding Craft have been seen. They are first encountered in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. To avoid damaging the [[Halo|ring world]], the [[Covenant]] resorted to boarding the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' as it attempted to flee towards [[Installation 04|Halo]]. These craft were only viewed internally and appeared to be rather cramped (of comparable size to the [[Bumblebee]]) with a rectangular interior and carried a compliment of up to 8-10 [[Covenant]] warriors, usually [[Unggoy]] and [[Sangheili]]. Each craft contained two [[overshield]]s. The [[human]]s would launch their escape pods, while the [[Covenant]] would use the same docks to land their boarding craft.
+{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
+===''Halo 2''===
+<gallery>
+File:Halo2-CovenantBoardingCraft.png|A Covenant boarding craft in ''Halo 2''.
+File:H2-BCraft-doj6.jpg|The interior of a Covenant boarding craft in ''Halo 2''.
+File:Boardingcraft.jpg|A Covenant boarding craft attached to ''Cairo Station'' in ''Halo 2''.
+File:H2-CovenantBoardingCraftSide.png|An in-game profile view of the Covenant boarding craft with docking tube extended in ''Halo 2''.
+File:H2-CovenantBoardingCraft.png|Another in-game preview of the Covenant boarding craft with docking tube retracted in ''Halo 2''.
+File:H2-T28CovBoardingCraft-SideProfile.png|In-game preview of the back end of the Covenant boarding craft.
+</gallery>
+===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
+<gallery>
+File:H2A-pavel-belov-covenant-boarding-craft.jpg|Concept art of the boarding craft in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
+File:H2A-Boarding Craft Attached.png|A Covenant boarding craft attached to ''Cairo Station'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
+File:H2A-Boarding Craft.png|The aft of the updated Tick model.
+</gallery>
-The second, much larger, type of boarding craft were responsible for the destruction of the [[ODP]]s of the ''[[Athens Station|Athens]]'' and ''[[Malta Station|Malta]]'' stations . These possessed the large bodied structure with an attached boarding tube. The entrance/exit to the boarding tube was covered with an impenetrable [[shield]] that only allowed their considerable complement of [[Covenant]] soldiers out. The boarding tube seemed to function on a similar basis to the gravity-bridges found in the [[Covenant]] Holy City ''[[High Charity]]''. The tube, once deployed, had a superheated rim to melt glass instead of shattering it, therefore cooling down so air cannot escape.
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
+**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
+*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
+*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
+*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
-The ''[[Halo 2]]'' boarding craft on [[Cairo Station]] at the chapter Authorized Personnel Only, from the rear it slightly resembles a [[Spirit]] Dropship. This is only spoken of in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' because only the inside is seen. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the whole craft is clearly visible numerous times.
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-== Trivia ==
+{{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}}
-*There are no boarding crafts seen by the player in ''[[Halo 3]]'', obviously because there are no levels in which the player is in a UNSC ship or station.
-*The exterior of the Boarding Craft has a resemblance to a flower-like or palm tree-like shape.
-*The boarding craft is non-canonically referred to by some fans as either an Apparition or a Poltergeist. Both names are not the true designation of the vehicle, although they do fit the Covenant's vehicle naming scheme, being named after death or otherworldly creatures.
-{{CovenantShips}}