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==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 {{Class|Fortress|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/Reuse|s213}} allowing the Forerunners to eventually emerge victorious in the battle.<ref name="s258"/> A large number of {{Class|Strix|harrier}}s, supported by numerous [[sentinel]]s, also defended the [[greater Ark]] during the [[battle of the greater Ark|Flood's attack]].{{Ref/Reuse|s258}} The [[Keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' possessed 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 {{Class|Fortress|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/Reuse|s213}} allowing the Forerunners to eventually emerge victorious in the battle.<ref name="s258"/> A large number of {{Class|Strix|harrier}}s, supported by numerous [[sentinel]]s, also defended the [[greater Ark]] during the [[battle of the greater Ark|Flood's attack]].{{Ref/Reuse|s258}} The [[Keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' possessed 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> | ||
Two [[Created]] harriers participated in the [[Battle of Netherop (2559)|Battle of Netherop]], attacking both the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and the [[Banished]]. [[Thel 'Vadam]] was able to destroy one using the [[Precursor]] weapon known as the [[Divine Hand]], but one escaped to report back to the Created.{{Ref/Novel|Out}} | |||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||