Mikpramu-pattern Phantom
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The Mikpramu-pattern Warrior Transport[1] (UNSC Type classification: Type-57 Dropship Troop Carrier, T-57 DTC)[3] is a dropship in the Phantom line of aircraft employed by the Sangheili.[5][2]
Overview
Design details
The Mikpramu design pattern of Phantom is based on ancient Sangheili designs,[1] sporting a more traditional appearance inspired by aquatic ray-like predators found on Sangheili colonies. They were seldom used during the Covenant due to the design being considered inelegant by San'Shyuum legislators, with the Ru'swum-pattern and later Kez'katu-patterns manufactured by the Assembly Forges instead preferred.[3] With the Covenant's collapse in 2552 and the emergence of a Sangheili civil war, Sangheili warlords instead turned to independent manufacturers such as Achoem Weapons, Kolaar Manufactorum, and Malurok Armory to begin supplying replacment Phantoms instead. To help maintain supply, these manufacturers looked back to older design patterns of Phantom and retrofitted them with more modern weapon and propulsion systems.[1] As such, the Mikpramu is easy to manufacture and maintain without access to high-tier fabrication facilities, at the sacrifice of exoatmospheric performance.[3]
Variants
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- Stealth-modified Phantom:
Identified Phantoms
Operational history
While the Mikpramu-pattern Phantom saw service as early as the Battle of Earth,[5] it was not catalogued by the United Nations Space Command until 2557. The craft did not see widespread service until the aftermath of the end of the Human-Covenant War due to dwindling numbers of Ru'swum-pattern and Kez'katu-pattern Phantoms.[3] Various factions—most notably Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and the Swords of Sanghelios—called upon allied colonies and renovated long-abandoned manufacturing facilities to produce the dropship, along with other war matériel.[3] The Mikpramu was used in multiple battles, including the Battle of Kamchatka and various engagements in the Blooding Years.[2] By October 2558, Mikpramu Phantoms were often used in Warzone simulations aboard the UNSC Infinity.[4]
They were later used by the Swords of Sanghelios to fend off an armada of Banished warships attacking Suban.[6]
Production notes
Alex Cunningham's original concept art for the Phantom, produced for Halo 5: Guardians, lists the dropship as capable of carrying 28 passengers (of Hunter size, or smaller), 4 Ghosts, or 1 Wraith. For the final canon, this number was changed to 20 passengers.
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Development images
An early sketch for the updated Phantom design, with a Ru'swum-pattern Phantom on the left for comparison.
An early sculpt for a "kennethised" Phantom design.
Concept sketch of the Phantom's back door.
Concept sketch of the Phantom's side door.
Finalised concept illustration for the side door gun.
Finalised orthographic concepts for the Phantom. Note the artist's notes on the troop carrying capacity.
Concept illustration of the Phantom.
Model of the Phantom.
A render of the top-aft of the Phantom.
Alternate view of the Type-57 Phantom in Halo 5: Guardians.
Alternate view of the Type-57 Phantom in Halo 5: Guardians.
Screenshots
A Mikpramu-pattern Phantom.
A Mikpramu-pattern on Escape from ARC.
A Swords of Sanghelios Mikpramu-pattern during the civil war on Sanghelios.
One of many crashed Swords of Sanghelios Mikpramu-pattern Phantoms and one Swords of Sanghelios Sangheili Storm.
A Mikpramu-pattern Phantom carrying two Karo'wark-pattern Ghosts.
The main gun on the Phantom.
A Mikpramu-pattern blowing up.
A Mikpramu-pattern Phantom in London during the Battle of Earth in Halo Infinite.
List of appearances
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
- Halo Infinite
- Halo: Outcasts
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 282
- ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Designs of the Times (Retrieved on Jun 29, 2017) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Halo Waypoint, Phantom (Retrieved on Nov 27, 2015) [archive]
- ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, Phantom in-game vehicle
- ^ a b Halo Infinite marketing, Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro
- ^ Halo Infinite, multiplayer map Prism
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