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|manufacturer=[[Kig- | |manufacturer=[[Kig-Yar]] | ||
|class=[[Kig- | |class=[[Kig-Yar troop carrier]] | ||
|role=Transport | |role=Transport | ||
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|armament=*[[Plasma turret]]s (1+)<ref name="tcp"/> | |armament=*[[Plasma turret]]s (1+)<ref name="tcp"/> | ||
|complement=*Several hundred [[Unggoy]]<ref name="tcp194"/> | |complement=*Several hundred [[Unggoy]]<ref name="tcp194"/> | ||
*One [[Kig- | *One [[Kig-Yar shuttle|shuttle]] | ||
*[[Covenant boarding craft]]<ref name="tcp273"/> | *[[Covenant boarding craft]]<ref name="tcp273"/> | ||
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|affiliation=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] | |affiliation=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] | ||
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The '''Unnamed Kig- | The '''Unnamed Kig-Yar transport'''<ref group="note">This is the exact title given in the novel on page 268, implying that the ship is actually ''unnamed'' as opposed to being simply unidentified.</ref> was a [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar troop carrier|transport vessel]] operating from [[the Redoubt]] on [[Metisette]] during [[2535]].<ref name="tcp">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 268''</ref> On board the ship were several hundred [[Unggoy]], including the [[Deacon]] [[Pipit]].<ref name="tcp194">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 194''</ref> | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
During the [[Battle of the Rubble]], the ship was on its way to the Redoubt when [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and his team of [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] [[Boarding (attack)|boarded]] it, catching the unsuspecting Kig- | During the [[Battle of the Rubble]], the ship was on its way to the Redoubt when [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and his team of [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] [[Boarding (attack)|boarded]] it, catching the unsuspecting Kig-Yar crew by surprise. Previously, the Sangheili had used a smaller [[Kig-Yar shuttle]] to escape captivity in [[Habitat La Paz]]. After Thel and his Sangheili had slain the Kig-yar crew, the Unggoy onboard accepted the Sangheili authority without question.<ref name="tcp194"/> | ||
Soon after, the Sangheili used the shuttle onboard to assault [[the Redoubt]] and capture the Kig-yar leader [[Reth]], bringing him aboard the transport and interrogating him. However, the Kig- | Soon after, the Sangheili used the shuttle onboard to assault [[the Redoubt]] and capture the Kig-yar leader [[Reth]], bringing him aboard the transport and interrogating him. However, the Kig-Yar managed to talk the [[Unggoy]] guards into releasing him. He then shut the ship's computer systems down with an override password, and made his escape in an [[Covenant escape pod|escape pod]] as the Sangheili were attempting to reboot the system.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 216-217''</ref> | ||
Thel then decided that they board and capture the ''[[Infinite Spoils]]'', a [[Kig-yar raider]]. However, they found its [[Hardpoint|docking ring]] to be occupied by a [[human]] freighter, ''[[Mighty Sparrow]]''. After firing several [[plasma torpedo]]es at the freighter, the Sangheili boarded the ''Infinite Spoils'' using [[Covenant boarding craft|boarding craft]] and burning their way through the ''Mighty Sparrow''. After capturing the ''Infinite Spoils'', they discarded the unnamed transport.<ref name="tcp273">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 273''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 276''</ref> | Thel then decided that they board and capture the ''[[Infinite Spoils]]'', a [[Kig-yar raider]]. However, they found its [[Hardpoint|docking ring]] to be occupied by a [[human]] freighter, ''[[Mighty Sparrow]]''. After firing several [[plasma torpedo]]es at the freighter, the Sangheili boarded the ''Infinite Spoils'' using [[Covenant boarding craft|boarding craft]] and burning their way through the ''Mighty Sparrow''. After capturing the ''Infinite Spoils'', they discarded the unnamed transport.<ref name="tcp273">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 273''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 276''</ref> | ||