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The '''Skyhawk''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[Wikipedia:Ground-attack aircraft|Strike Fighter]]<ref>''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''</ref> | The '''Skyhawk''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[Wikipedia:Ground-attack aircraft|Strike Fighter]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The SkyHawk is equipped with four 50mm cannons<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 261 "opened fire with its 50mm cannons"</ref> as well as [[Scorpion Missile|Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles]]<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' pg. 261</ref> | The SkyHawk is equipped with four 50mm cannons<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 261 "opened fire with its 50mm cannons"</ref> as well as [[Scorpion Missile|Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles]]. <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' pg. 261</ref> Several of these craft were located at [[Fairchild Field]] on [[Reach]], and one was dispatched by [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] to attack [[SPARTAN-117]] and [[Cortana]] during their test of the [[MJOLNIR#MJOLNIR_Mark_V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] Battle [[Armor]] and its new shield technology in [[2552]]. Despite all expectations, the [[Spartan]] and [[Cortana]] managed to avoid its guided anti-tank missiles by simply deflecting it at the last moment, proving the Spartan-[[AI]] team far more successful than ever expected.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 261</ref> These aircraft are capable of supersonic flight and can execute quick turns at maximum speed. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 15:32, March 14, 2009
Template:Ratings Template:Ship The Skyhawk is a United Nations Space Command Strike Fighter. [1]
Background
The SkyHawk is equipped with four 50mm cannons[2] as well as Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles. [3] Several of these craft were located at Fairchild Field on Reach, and one was dispatched by Colonel James Ackerson to attack SPARTAN-117 and Cortana during their test of the MJOLNIR Mark V Battle Armor and its new shield technology in 2552. Despite all expectations, the Spartan and Cortana managed to avoid its guided anti-tank missiles by simply deflecting it at the last moment, proving the Spartan-AI team far more successful than ever expected.[4] These aircraft are capable of supersonic flight and can execute quick turns at maximum speed.
Trivia
- It has only been referenced in one of the Halo novels and does not appear in any of the games.
- It shares its name with a real life fighter jet, named the A-4 Skyhawk, and may be its spiritual successor, since both have a similar role in their respective military. Its name, like very many other vehicles in the Halo universe, is based off an animal.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Fall of Reach
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 261 "opened fire with its 50mm cannons"
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach pg. 261
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 261
