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'''''Harrier''-class vessels''',<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 212''</ref> also known as '''attack harriers'''<ref name="s258">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 258''</ref> or simply '''harriers''',<ref name="s213">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 213''</ref> were relatively small and maneuverable [[Forerunner]] warships. They possessed cloaking systems allowing them to remain undetected to enemy sensors. Their armament included a form of beam weapon, as well as gravity slings which allowed them to turn [[asteroid]]s or other objects into projectiles.<ref name="s213"/>
'''''Harrier''-class vessels''',<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 212''</ref> also known as '''attack harriers'''<ref name="s258">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 258''</ref> or simply '''harriers''',<ref name="s213">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 213''</ref> were relatively small and maneuverable third-order [[Forerunner]] warships used for interception and containment.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''' - ''Page 91''</ref> They possessed cloaking systems allowing them to remain undetected to enemy sensors. Their armament included a form of beam weapon, as well as gravity slings which allowed them to turn [[asteroid]]s or other objects into projectiles.<ref name="s213"/>


==History==
==History==
During the later years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[Falchion]]'s forces stationed at the [[Battle of the 78th Thema|78th Thema]] included 700,000 Harriers, deployed from twelve [[Fortress-class vessel]]s serving as apex control stations. The harriers acted as the primary offensive element of the Falchion's fleet, launching a number of swift precision strikes against the incoming [[Flood]] ships,<ref name="s213"/> allowing the Forerunners to eventually emerge victorious in the battle.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 258''</ref> A large number of attack harriers, supported by numerous [[sentinel]]s, also defended the [[greater Ark]] during the [[battle of the greater Ark|Flood's attack]].<ref name="s258"/> The [[Keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' posessed a number of Harriers as part of its complement.<ref name="Warfleet84">'''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'' - ''Page 84''</ref>
During the later years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[Falchion]]'s forces stationed at the [[Battle of the 78th Thema|78th Thema]] included 700,000 Harriers, deployed from twelve [[Fortress-class vessel]]s serving as apex control stations. The harriers acted as the primary offensive element of the Falchion's fleet, launching a number of swift precision strikes against the incoming [[Flood]] ships,<ref name="s213"/> allowing the Forerunners to eventually emerge victorious in the battle.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 258''</ref> A large number of attack harriers, supported by numerous [[sentinel]]s, also defended the [[greater Ark]] during the [[battle of the greater Ark|Flood's attack]].<ref name="s258"/> The [[Keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' posessed a number of Harriers as part of its complement.<ref name="Warfleet84">'''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]''' - ''Page 84''</ref>


==Variants==
==Variants==

Revision as of 18:45, July 19, 2019

Template:Ship Class Infobox Harrier-class vessels,[1] also known as attack harriers[2] or simply harriers,[3] were relatively small and maneuverable third-order Forerunner warships used for interception and containment.[4] They possessed cloaking systems allowing them to remain undetected to enemy sensors. Their armament included a form of beam weapon, as well as gravity slings which allowed them to turn asteroids or other objects into projectiles.[3]

History

During the later years of the Forerunner-Flood war, the Falchion's forces stationed at the 78th Thema included 700,000 Harriers, deployed from twelve Fortress-class vessels serving as apex control stations. The harriers acted as the primary offensive element of the Falchion's fleet, launching a number of swift precision strikes against the incoming Flood ships,[3] allowing the Forerunners to eventually emerge victorious in the battle.[5] A large number of attack harriers, supported by numerous sentinels, also defended the greater Ark during the Flood's attack.[2] The Keyship Anodyne Spirit posessed a number of Harriers as part of its complement.[6]

Variants

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Silentium, page 212
  2. ^ a b Halo: Silentium, page 258
  3. ^ a b c Halo: Silentium, page 213
  4. ^ Halo: Warfleet - Page 91
  5. ^ Halo: Silentium, page 258
  6. ^ Halo: Warfleet - Page 84