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The '''''Springhill''-class mining ship'''<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 208''</ref> is an old mining vessel class that hails from the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s colonial period.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Official Game Guide]] Collector's Edition''', ''page 324''</ref> | The '''''Springhill''-class mining ship'''<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 208''</ref> is an old mining vessel class that hails from the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s colonial period.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Official Game Guide]] Collector's Edition''', ''page 324''</ref> | ||
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===Design details=== | |||
These mining ships were already considered ancient by the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], these vessels which was originally used for mining gaseous materials from nearby gas clouds or gas giants by skimming the planet's surface for processing. | |||
However, by the time of the Human-Covenant War, resource constraints and/or desperation has forced some, like the [[CAA Heavy Burden]] into being repurposed as a construction and ordnance transport ship; housing the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II (D) armor system]] in the process.<ref name="IGN"/><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcQWCGpcPAo&feature=related ''Halo 4 Full Gameplay Match on Adrift - Infinity Slayer'']</ref><ref name="venture">[http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/05/11-things-learned-about-halo-4/2/ '''VentureBeat''': ''11 new things we've learned about Halo 4 (with video)'']</ref> | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||