F-99 Wombat
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Template:Ship Class Infobox The F-99 Wombat, colloquially known as the "drone fighter", is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) used by the United Nations Space Command.[1]
Operational history
During the Battle of Mombasa in October 2552, numerous F-99 UCAVs were deployed in reconnaissance elements numbering two to three aircraft to the city of New Mombasa, presumably from aircraft carriers a few kilometers off the coast.[2] They provided air support for embattled Marines across the city, particularly the Uplift Nature Reserve. The collective optical feeds provided by drones could also be accessed by ground forces in the form of the "bee-net".[3] One of these drones crashed into a statue in front of the Reserve and its ejected optics package was later found by a lone ODST.[4][5]
Behind the scenes
The F-99 Wombat was originally going to be featured in Halo 3.[6] Though they were omitted from the final game, they were redesigned and featured in Halo 3: ODST. Drones of a different model, which are based directly on the concept art, appear in the background of the multiplayer map Longshore.[7] However, given the depiction of the craft in Longshore as distant background details, it is possible that these are simply meant to be low-detail renderings of the F-99.
Trivia
Unlike the majority of UNSC air vehicles (which bear the names of birds or other flying animals), the Wombat bears the name of an arboreal marsupial native to Australia.
Gallery
An overview of the drone fighter
A close-up of a Wombat in flight over the Uplift Reserve
Three F-99 UCAVs flying in formation over New Mombasa
An underside view of the drone
- Drone - Concept Art01.jpg
Scenery concept of the F99
- Drone - Concept Art02.jpg
Concept art of the drone
- Concept drone.png
Concept art of the drone's optics package
- F-99Wombat.PNG
Concept art of the Wombat The Art of Halo 3
Drones of a different type on the carrier off the coast of Longshore. These drones are based on Halo 3 concept art rather than the version seen in Halo 3: ODST.
List of appearances
- Halo 3: ODST (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach Template:Indirect mention
Sources
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 72
- ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Longshore
- ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Tayari Plaza
- ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Mombasa Streets
- ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Uplift Reserve
- ^ The Art of Halo 3, page 39
- ^ files.bungie.org: H3_Longshore05.jpg
