Banta-class transport
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Transport ship[1] |
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At least 300 passengers[2] |
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The Banta-class transport is a type of human starship. At least one of these vessels was in the possession of the United Rebel Front in early 2526.[1]
Specifications
The Banta-class transport is a fairly sizable craft with an enclosed flight deck separated from the main cabin and troop bay by various internal hatches, and they require only a small crew to operate. From the flight deck, the crew can depressurize compartments individually. Its troop bay is large enough to hold at least 300 human passengers, and it can be accessed externally via loading ramp. Banta-class transports feature at least one airlock to allow other ships to dock and exchange passengers or cargo. Its various interior compartments are connected by passageways and junctions that wind through the ship. Toward the front of the craft is a forward briefing compartment.[3] The Banta-class also features multiple emergency escape pods.[1] Ships of the class are propelled by a trio of engine exhausts that allow it to fly in space, as well as in a planet's atmosphere.[2]
Operational history
During the Battle of Seoba on March 18, 2526, a United Rebel Front-owned Banta-class transport called the Emmeline was seized by the UNSC's Task Force Yama. The day after the battle, roughly three hundred insurrectionist prisoners—including General Harper Garvin—were loaded on to the captured vessel to be taken to Biko for prosecution.[1] However, the flight crew installed by the UNSC were actually insurrectionist agents recruited by the turncoat Hector Nyeto. After a Covenant flotilla arrived at Seoba, the Emmeline caught up with the Sacred Whisper, an intrusion corvette and First Blade Tel 'Szatulai's flagship. As the Covenant had come to Seoba to meet with the insurgents, General Garvin intended to organize a deal with 'Szatulai aboard the Emmeline. After the Silent Shadow Sangheili dealt with one jumpy insurgent who armed a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon in an attempt to get 'Szatulai to recall the Covenant fleet that was attacking Biko, they did make a deal, though Tel 'Szatulai did not intend to honor his half of it. When he left the Emmeline, he took an insurrectionist with him in order to better communicate with Garvin in the future.[3]
List of appearances
- Halo: Silent Storm (First appearance)
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