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 ==Background==
-Unlike the UNSC's HEVs, which must be launched from a vessel in orbit of the target, Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pods can be launched while a ship is actually in [[Slipspace]]. To date, they are the smallest manned UNSC ships that are capable of transitioning into normal space safely; however, it also seems that only Spartans can man and control them. Still, they are, according to occupants, a "bumpy ride."<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 16</ref> They were implemented because of the smaller target they present for counter-attacks than a Pelican, and, if one is destroyed, the entire squad is not lost.
+Unlike the UNSC's HEVs, which must be launched from a vessel in orbit of the target, Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pods can be launched while a ship is actually in [[Slipspace]]. To date, they are the smallest manned UNSC ships that are capable of transitioning into normal space safely; however, according to occupants they are a "bumpy ride."<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 16</ref> They were implemented because of the smaller target they present for counter-attacks than a Pelican, and, if one is destroyed, the entire squad is not lost.
 ==Sources==