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A '''hardpoint''' is a point on the outer hull of a warship designed for affixing external attachments to the ship.<ref>'''[[Data Drop/Six]]'''</ref> The term is also applied to a standardized connector system on UNSC warships, allowing them to easily dock and link systems with another ship.<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 208''</ref> | |||
A '''hardpoint''' is a point on the outer hull of a warship | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Newer [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] warships have | Newer [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] warships have hardpoints enabling a ship of similar size and density to dock and link systems. Located on the dorsal and ventral sides of the ship's hull, these points can be used to combine engine power, telemetry, stabilize, and link computer or [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] systems 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).{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} | ||
Some [[ | Some [[Covenant]] ships also have hardpoints that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of the [[hangar bay|docking bays]].{{Ref/Reuse|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== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Airlock]] | |||
[[Category:Human technology]] | [[Category:Human technology]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant technology]] | [[Category:Covenant technology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, March 19, 2022
A hardpoint is a point on the outer hull of a warship designed for affixing external attachments to the ship.[1] The term is also applied to a standardized connector system on UNSC warships, allowing them to easily dock and link systems with another ship.[2]
Background[edit]
Newer UNSC warships have hardpoints enabling a ship of similar size and density to dock and link systems. Located on the dorsal and ventral sides of the ship's hull, these points can be used to combine engine power, telemetry, stabilize, and link computer or AI systems 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).[2]
Some Covenant ships also have hardpoints that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of the docking bays.[2]
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.[3]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach
Sources[edit]
- ^ Data Drop/Six
- ^ a b c Halo: First Strike, page 208
- ^ Halo: First Strike, pages 208-209
