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{{Title|''Chiroptera''-class stealth vessel}} | {{Title|''Chiroptera''-class stealth vessel}} | ||
{{Era|UNSC|HCW}} | {{Era|UNSC|HCW}} | ||
{{Ship Class Infobox | {{Ship Class Infobox | ||
|name=''Chiroptera''-class stealth vessel | |name=''Chiroptera''-class stealth vessel | ||
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|hull= | |hull= | ||
|armament= | |armament= | ||
|complement-title= | |complement-title=Countermeasures | ||
|complement=*Advanced counter-electronics package | |complement=*Advanced counter-electronics package | ||
*Ablative baffles | *Ablative baffles | ||
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|affiliation= | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]], [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Chiroptera''-class stealth vessel''' was a classification of small | The '''''Chiroptera''-class stealth vessel''' was a classification of small stealth ships used by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] in service in the early 2500's.<ref name="fs254">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 254''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
These ships were roughly 50-meters long with oddly-angled black stealth surfaces and carried advanced counter-intrusion software. Notably, the class used the smallest operational [[ | These ships were roughly 50-meters long with oddly-angled black stealth surfaces and carried advanced counter-intrusion software. Notably, the class used the smallest operational [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace engines]] ever produced by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. They are referred to as having prominent wings that create a decidedly bat-like appearance.<ref name="fs254"/> | ||
However, without a standard central controlling [[Artificial intelligence|AI]], the sensitive components tended to become unreliable. The resulting breakdowns resulted in the entire class being decommissioned | However, without a standard central controlling [[Artificial intelligence|AI]], the sensitive components tended to become unreliable. The resulting breakdowns resulted in the entire class being decommissioned around [[2512]]. Vital components were removed, and the slipspace drive was locked down.<ref name="fs254"/> | ||
At least one vessel of this class, one belonging to Governor [[Jacob | At least one vessel of this class, one belonging to [[Governor]] [[Jacob Jiles]], was in the hands of the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 275''</ref> This ship, the ''Beatrice'', would later be stolen by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and used to transport herself and [[Kelly-087]] via Slipspace jump to [[Onyx]], where it was shot down by the [[Onyx Sentinel]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''Chapter 18''</ref> | ||
The ''Chiroptera'' classification was probably the antecedent to the modern [[UNSC prowler]], though it probably served more as a multi-role vessel, being much smaller than a | The ''Chiroptera'' classification was probably the antecedent to the modern [[UNSC prowler]], though it probably served more as a multi-role vessel, being much smaller than a prowler. | ||
==Ships of the | ==Ships of the line== | ||
*''[[Beatrice]]'' | *''[[Beatrice]]'' | ||