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Summits were used by the imperial Covenant during their [[planetary warfare]] campaigns during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. These included deployments on [[Arcadia]]{{Ref/Level|HW|Dome of Light}} and [[Trove]].{{Ref/Level|HW|Beachhead}} | Summits were used by the imperial Covenant during their [[planetary warfare]] campaigns during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. These included deployments on [[Arcadia]]{{Ref/Level|HW|Dome of Light}} and [[Trove]].{{Ref/Level|HW|Beachhead}} | ||
In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, summits continued to see use in the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant]] led by [[Jul 'Mdama]]. In [[2558#February|February 2558]], one such installation was deployed by 'Mdama's forces on [[Requiem]] and was the site of an attack by [[Fireteam Shadow]] during the [[Requiem Campaign]]. During the installation, the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] used [[TQ-8 seeker drone]]s to help their attack on the base, though the mission was interruped with Shadow's recall for a more [[Operation: VERTICAL UMBRAGE|urgent mission]] to [[ | In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, summits continued to see use in the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant]] led by [[Jul 'Mdama]]. In [[2558#February|February 2558]], one such installation was deployed by 'Mdama's forces on [[Requiem]] and was the site of an attack by [[Fireteam Shadow]] during the [[Requiem Campaign]]. During the installation, the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] used [[TQ-8 seeker drone]]s to help their attack on the base, though the mission was interruped with Shadow's recall for a more [[Operation: VERTICAL UMBRAGE|urgent mission]] to [[Naval boarding|board]] and destroy a {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}, ''[[Panom's Canticle]]''. To speed up their evacuation from the site, Shadow stole a Phantom dropship docked at the summit site to use for transportation.{{Ref/Reuse|Umbrage}}{{Ref/Reuse|WPUmbrage}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:11, September 28, 2023
The summit is a kind of deployable structure used by the Covenant and its remnants. They serve as an extension option on the Covenant's citadel firebases,[1] and are designed for the mass manufacture and maintenance of aerial vehicles.[2][3] It serves as a counterpart to the air pad and apex structures employed by the United Nations Space Command and Banished, respectively - with the latter bearing a considerable visual similarity to the summit itself.
Overview
The summit is a large deployable structure capable of being deployed as an extenison on a Covenant citadel or minibase. They can serve as field airbases and are capable of being teleported into their mounts from an orbiting Covenant starship.[4]
Summits are capable of mass-manufacturing, maintaining and upgrading a large variety of Covenant vehicles.[2][3] These include the Bkowe'nei-pattern Vampire and the various design patterns of Banshee[1][4] and Phantom.[2][3] Huragok may also be serviced at a summit, when not housed in their own dedicated Huragok recharge stations.[1][4]
Operational history
Summits were used by the imperial Covenant during their planetary warfare campaigns during the Human-Covenant War. These included deployments on Arcadia[5] and Trove.[6]
In the post-war era, summits continued to see use in the Covenant remnant led by Jul 'Mdama. In February 2558, one such installation was deployed by 'Mdama's forces on Requiem and was the site of an attack by Fireteam Shadow during the Requiem Campaign. During the installation, the Spartan-IVs used TQ-8 seeker drones to help their attack on the base, though the mission was interruped with Shadow's recall for a more urgent mission to board and destroy a Zanar-pattern light cruiser, Panom's Canticle. To speed up their evacuation from the site, Shadow stole a Phantom dropship docked at the summit site to use for transportation.[2][3]
In-game information
Halo Wars
The summit is a Covenant building featured in Halo Wars. It costs 
150 and requires a tech level of 
0.
The summit serves as the Covenant counterpart to the UNSC Airpad and constructs units such as Banshees, Vampires and Engineers. All the air-based unit upgrades are researched at the Summit. Unlike the UNSC Airpad which requires a tech level 2, the summit can be built at a tech level of 0, making an early 'Banshee rush' fairly easy. Like all buildings in Halo Wars, it takes the color of the player's team.
Units produced and available upgrades
- Engineer - Support unit. Instead of attacking, Engineers heal or repair friendly units and buildings. 250 resources and a tech level of 1. Takes up
1.
- 1. State of Grace - Increased rate of healing and repair. 350, 1.
- 2. Harmonious Digestion - Increases movement speed. 700, 2.
- 1. State of Grace - Increased rate of healing and repair.
- Banshee - Main Covenant air unit. Armed with plasma cannons and Fuel rod cannons. 200, 1. Takes up 2.
- 1. Boost - Enables speed boost special ability. 200, 1.
- 2. Repeating Cannon - Increases fire rate of cannons. 400, 2.
- 3. Sacrifice - When critically damaged, the Banshee attempts to crash into ground targets and inflicts area of effect damage. 700, 3.
- 1. Boost - Enables speed boost special ability.
- Vampire - Covenant counter-air unit, equipped with plasma cannons and a needle cannon. 250, 2. Takes up 2.
- Starting Special Attack - Stasis
- Temporarily locks enemy aircraft in a stasis field.(Does not affect AC-220 Vulture)
- 1. Stasis Drain - Stasis ability drains the target's health and repairs the Vampire. 400, 2.
- 2. Stasis Bomb - When Stasis completely drains a target it explodes, doing large area of effect damage. 800, 3.
Gallery
Various concept explorations of the Summit.
The in-game asset for the Summit.
List of appearances
- Halo Wars (First appearance)
- Halo Legends
- Vertical Umbrage
Sources
- ^ a b c Official Halo Wars Community Site, Covenant Summit (Retrieved on Mar 23, 2018) [local archive] [external archive]
- ^ a b c d Vertical Umbrage
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 - Vertical Umbrage (Retrieved on Nov 7, 2022) [archive]
- ^ a b c Halo Wars, Gameplay
- ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Dome of Light
- ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Beachhead
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