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A '''hardpoint''' is a point on the outer hull of a warship where another vessel of similar size and density may dock and link systems. These points can be used to combine engine power, telemetry, stabilize, and link computer or [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] systems.<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 208''</ref> | A '''hardpoint''' is a point on the outer hull of a warship where another vessel of similar size and density may dock and link systems. These points can be used to combine engine power, telemetry, stabilize, and link computer or [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] systems.<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 208''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Newer [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] warships have hardpoints on their dorsal and ventral sides, in case the ship is too crippled to move under its own power. Another UNSC vessel can then use its own hard points to dock with the wounded ship, link systems and carry it away (presumably to a [[refit station|repair platform]] or safe zone). | |||
Newer [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] warships have | |||
Some [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships also have hard points that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of | Some [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships also have hard points that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of the [[hangar bay|docking bays]].<ref name="FS"/> | ||
During the [[Raid on Reach]] in [[2552#September's anomaly|September 2552]], [[Cortana]] used the captured Covenant [[flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to dock with the disabled and abandoned {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}. Since Covenant and UNSC systems are incompatible, Cortana used the ''Gettysburg's'' [[service drone]]s and the ''Ascendant Justice's'' [[Huragok|Engineers]] to adapt their power uplinks.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 208-209''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Airlock]] | |||
[[Category:Human technology]] | [[Category:Human technology]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant technology]] | [[Category:Covenant technology]] | ||
Revision as of 01:39, September 5, 2012
A hardpoint is a point on the outer hull of a warship where another vessel of similar size and density may dock and link systems. These points can be used to combine engine power, telemetry, stabilize, and link computer or AI systems.[1]
Background
Newer UNSC warships have hardpoints on their dorsal and ventral sides, in case the ship is too crippled to move under its own power. Another UNSC vessel can then use its own hard points to dock with the wounded ship, link systems and carry it away (presumably to a repair platform or safe zone).
Some Covenant ships also have hard points that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of the docking bays.[1]
During the Raid on Reach in September 2552, Cortana used the captured Covenant flagship Ascendant Justice to dock with the disabled and abandoned UNSC Gettysburg. Since Covenant and UNSC systems are incompatible, Cortana used the Gettysburg's service drones and the Ascendant Justice's Engineers to adapt their power uplinks.[2]
List of appearances
- Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: First Strike, page 208
- ^ Halo: First Strike, pages 208-209
