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The '''Shortsword''' is a type of [[UNSC]] aircraft used in the first engagements with the [[Covenant]]. | The '''Shortsword''' is a type of [[UNSC]] aircraft used in the first engagements with the [[Covenant]]. | ||
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The Shortsword can't use [[Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive]]. | The Shortsword can't use [[Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Macolm Thomas-Gustave]] was the animator who worked on the Shortsword in the [[Halo Wars Announcement Trailer]]<ref>[[Macolm Thomas-Gustave]] Halo Trailer work breakdown</ref> | *[[Macolm Thomas-Gustave]] was the animator who worked on the Shortsword in the [[Halo Wars Announcement Trailer]]<ref>[[Macolm Thomas-Gustave]] Halo Trailer work breakdown</ref> | ||
*There is also a Lion on the wing. | *There is also a Lion on the wing. | ||
Revision as of 19:39, June 4, 2007
File:Skyhawk or is it.jpg
Front View
The Shortsword is a type of UNSC aircraft used in the first engagements with the Covenant.
A UNSC fighter that may have preceded the Longsword Fighter/Bomber. Was once thought to be the Skyhawk in the Halo Wars trailer but has since been named in a desktop picture from Halowars.com.[1]
UNSC "Shortsword" bomber - A ground based atmospheric bomber that is used primarily for short range, heavy payload, runs against ground targets. Primarily developed as a low altitude bomber the shortsword has proven to be very effective against Covenant installations.
The Shortsword can't use Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive.
Trivia
- Macolm Thomas-Gustave was the animator who worked on the Shortsword in the Halo Wars Announcement Trailer[2]
- There is also a Lion on the wing.
- It also bears a striking resemblance to the real life B-2 bomber.
Sources
- ^ www.halowars.com Desktop Images
- ^ Macolm Thomas-Gustave Halo Trailer work breakdown
