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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Newer [[UNSC]] starships have these hard points on their dorsal and ventral sides, in case the ship was too crippled to move under its own power. Another UNSC vessel could then use its own hard points to dock with the wounded ship, link systems and carry it away (presumably to a repair platform or safe zone). Most likely the "hard points" on a UNSC starship are magnetic clamps or large locks on the outer hull on the sites mentioned. | Newer [[UNSC]] starships have these hard points on their dorsal and ventral sides, in case the ship was too crippled to move under its own power. Another [[UNSC]] vessel could then use its own hard points to dock with the wounded ship, link systems and carry it away (presumably to a repair platform or safe zone). Most likely the "hard points" on a [[UNSC]] starship are magnetic clamps or large locks on the outer hull on the sites mentioned. | ||
Some [[Covenant]] ships also have hard points that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of the docking bays like the [[Phantom]]. <ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 208</ref> | Some [[Covenant]] ships also have hard points that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of the docking bays like the [[Phantom]]. <ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 208</ref> | ||
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*They are first mentioned in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', when [[Cortana]] used the captured Covenant [[Flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to dock with the disabled and abandoned ''[[UNSC Gettysburg]]''. The two systems were incompatible, but Cortana used the ''Gettysburg's'' service drones and the ''Ascendant Justice's'' [[Engineers]] to adapt their power uplinks.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 208-209</ref> | *They are first mentioned in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', when [[Cortana]] used the captured Covenant [[Flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to dock with the disabled and abandoned ''[[UNSC Gettysburg]]''. The two systems were incompatible, but Cortana used the ''Gettysburg's'' service drones and the ''Ascendant Justice's'' [[Engineers]] to adapt their power uplinks.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 208-209</ref> | ||
*Used to move crippled ships. | *Used to move crippled ships. | ||
*Covenant and UNSC ships' hardpoints are incompatible without adaptation. | *[[Covenant]] and UNSC ships' hardpoints are incompatible without adaptation. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 23:16, September 17, 2008
A Hard Point is a point on the outer hull of a starship where another vessel of similar size and density may dock and link systems. These points can be used to combine engine power, telemetry, stabilize, and link computer/A.I. systems.
Background
Newer UNSC starships have these hard points on their dorsal and ventral sides, in case the ship was too crippled to move under its own power. Another UNSC vessel could then use its own hard points to dock with the wounded ship, link systems and carry it away (presumably to a repair platform or safe zone). Most likely the "hard points" on a UNSC starship are magnetic clamps or large locks on the outer hull on the sites mentioned.
Some Covenant ships also have hard points that can be used by a ship too large to fit inside one of the docking bays like the Phantom. [1]
Trivia
- They are first mentioned in Halo: First Strike, when Cortana used the captured Covenant Flagship Ascendant Justice to dock with the disabled and abandoned UNSC Gettysburg. The two systems were incompatible, but Cortana used the Gettysburg's service drones and the Ascendant Justice's Engineers to adapt their power uplinks.[2]
- Used to move crippled ships.
- Covenant and UNSC ships' hardpoints are incompatible without adaptation.
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 208
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 208-209
