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|armament=*1x ''Pherex''-pattern [[Energy projector|excavation beam]]<ref name="hot drops">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hot-drops-flag-caps '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Community Update - Hot Drops & Flag Caps'']</ref><ref name="warfleet"/> | |armament=*1x ''Pherex''-pattern [[Energy projector|excavation beam]]<ref name="hot drops">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hot-drops-flag-caps '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Community Update - Hot Drops & Flag Caps'']</ref><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*3x ''Corven''-pattern plasma beam emitters<ref name="warfleet"/> | *3x ''Corven''-pattern plasma beam emitters<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*24x ''Gaff-Naran''-pattern [[Plasma cannon (starship)| | *24x ''Gaff-Naran''-pattern [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannon]]s<ref name="fb">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''</ref><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*16x ''Litrex''-pattern [[ | *16x ''Litrex''-pattern [[plasma torpedo]] silos<ref name="fb"/><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*10x ''Eriu''-pattern [[Pulse laser turret|pulse lasers]]<ref name="warfleet"/> | *10x ''Eriu''-pattern [[Pulse laser turret|pulse lasers]]<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|complement=*15 Obedientaries<ref name="warfleet"/> | |complement=*15 Obedientaries<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
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Sleek and nimble, yet a powerful medium-sized warship, Blockade Runners are designed to allow even the boldest [[shipmaster]]s to complete their missions.<ref name="reinforcements"/> Configured with only minor modifications, the ancient stealth generators that these corvettes are outfitted with conceal the vessel's location through brute-force jamming and expenditure of small [[drone]]s, as opposed to the sensor distortion grids utilized by modern [[active camouflage]] systems installed on [[Covenant]] designs.<ref name="hot drops"/> Blockade Runners also host a large complement of crew, for countering [[boarding]] efforts and launching attacks of their own.<ref name="reinforcements"/> However, they are purely Sangheili warships, and modifications made for other species are typically clumsy refits. Even then, many Sangheili still find serving aboard a ''Hekar-Taa'' an uncomfortable experience, due to the ships' scented air and droning subsonic hymnals that were once standard features two millennia ago.<ref name="warfleet"/> | Sleek and nimble, yet a powerful medium-sized warship, Blockade Runners are designed to allow even the boldest [[shipmaster]]s to complete their missions.<ref name="reinforcements"/> Configured with only minor modifications, the ancient stealth generators that these corvettes are outfitted with conceal the vessel's location through brute-force jamming and expenditure of small [[drone]]s, as opposed to the sensor distortion grids utilized by modern [[active camouflage]] systems installed on [[Covenant]] designs.<ref name="hot drops"/> Blockade Runners also host a large complement of crew, for countering [[boarding]] efforts and launching attacks of their own.<ref name="reinforcements"/> However, they are purely Sangheili warships, and modifications made for other species are typically clumsy refits. Even then, many Sangheili still find serving aboard a ''Hekar-Taa'' an uncomfortable experience, due to the ships' scented air and droning subsonic hymnals that were once standard features two millennia ago.<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
The [[ | The [[repulsor engine]] found on the ''Hekar Taa'' is a cruder model than those found on more modern Covenant warships, requiring constant monitoring and adjustment to operate at full power in contrast to the longevity of their newer counterparts.<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||