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|name = | |name= F99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle | ||
|image = [[File: | |image= [[File:DroneFighterSide.png|300 px]] | ||
|manufacturer = | |manufacturer= | ||
|class = Combat Aerial Vehicle | |class= Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle | ||
|engine = | |engine= | ||
|armament = | |armament= | ||
|crew = | |crew= | ||
|role = Aerial reconnaissance | |role= Aerial reconnaissance | ||
|era = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |era= [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|affiliation = [[UNSC Air Force]] | |affiliation= [[UNSC Air Force]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The ''' | The '''F99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle''', commonly known as the "Drone Fighter", is a carrier-based air combat vehicle used by the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]]. It was used at least in the [[Battle of Mombasa|defense of Mombasa]] during the [[First Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552 #October|October]] [[2552]]. | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The drone fighter was originally going to be featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' under the name "F99 Wombat", but didn't appear until ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]] level [[Uplift Reserve (Level)|Uplift Reserve]]</ref> It was featured in the [[Art of Halo 3]] book.<ref>''Art of Halo 3 page 39''</ref> It wasn't actually officially named the Wombat, but was just a joke referring to the fighter's designation. | *The drone fighter was originally going to be featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' under the name "F99 Wombat", but didn't appear until ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]] level [[Uplift Reserve (Level)|Uplift Reserve]]</ref> It was featured in the [[Art of Halo 3]] book.<ref>''Art of Halo 3 page 39''</ref> It wasn't actually officially named the Wombat, but was just a joke referring to the fighter's designation. | ||
*The vehicle also appears as a silhouette on a nearby ship in [[Longshore]].<ref>http://files.bungie.org/odst_assets/lg/H3_Longshore05.jpg</ref> | *The vehicle also appears as a silhouette on a nearby ship in [[Longshore]].<ref>http://files.bungie.org/odst_assets/lg/H3_Longshore05.jpg</ref> | ||
== Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:F-99Wombat.JPG|Concept art of the Drone, at the time called the "Wombat". | Image:F-99Wombat.JPG|Concept art of the Drone, at the time called the "Wombat". | ||
Image:Concept drone.png|Concept art of the fighter's optics package. | Image:Concept drone.png|Concept art of the fighter's optics package. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{UNSCDF Aircraft}} | |||
[[Category:UNSC Vehicles]] | [[Category:UNSC Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Halo 3: ODST]] | [[Category:Halo 3: ODST]] | ||
Revision as of 14:11, September 27, 2009
The F99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle, commonly known as the "Drone Fighter", is a carrier-based air combat vehicle used by the UNSC Air Force. It was used at least in the defense of Mombasa during the First Battle of Earth in late October 2552.
Trivia
- The drone fighter was originally going to be featured in Halo 3 under the name "F99 Wombat", but didn't appear until Halo 3: ODST.[1] It was featured in the Art of Halo 3 book.[2] It wasn't actually officially named the Wombat, but was just a joke referring to the fighter's designation.
- The vehicle also appears as a silhouette on a nearby ship in Longshore.[3]
Gallery
- F-99Wombat.JPG
Concept art of the Drone, at the time called the "Wombat".
- Concept drone.png
Concept art of the fighter's optics package.
Sources
- ^ Halo 3: ODST level Uplift Reserve
- ^ Art of Halo 3 page 39
- ^ http://files.bungie.org/odst_assets/lg/H3_Longshore05.jpg
