| Type-57 Dropship Troop Carrier | |
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Manufacturer: |
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Model: |
Type-57 |
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Length: |
103.5 feet (31.5 m)[2] |
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Width: |
66 feet (20 m)[2] |
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Height: |
32.8 feet (10.0 m)[2] |
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Engine(s): |
Twin impulse drive system[2] |
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Armament: |
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Crew: |
Two[2] |
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Complement: |
Twenty passengers[2] |
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Role(s): |
Dropship, gunship, support |
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The Type-57 Dropship Troop Carrier (T-57 DTC),[2] colloquially known as the Phantom by UNSC forces, is a dropship in service with various Covenant remnant factions.[1]
Specifications
Design details
Whereas Phantom models produced under the Covenant's reign had to comply with San'Shyuum architectural strictures, the Type-57 Phantom sports a traditional Sangheili design. Its appearance is inspired by aquatic predators found on Sangheili colonies. The new Phantom is one of several post-Covenant Sangheili-designed vehicles to bear this design philosophy, an aesthetic which the San'Shyuum found inelegant.[1] The T-57 is easy to manufacture and maintain without access to high-tier fabrication facilities, at the sacrifice of exoatmospheric performance.[2]
Operational history
The Type-57 DTC was put into service in the aftermath of the end of the Human-Covenant War due to dwindling numbers of Type-44 and Type-52 Phantoms.[2] 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. The Type-57 was used in multiple battles, including the Battle of Kamchatka and various engagements in the Blooding Years.[1] By October, 2558 T-57 Phantoms were often used in Warzone simulations aboard the UNSC Infinity.[3]
Gallery
Concept art of the Type-57 Phantom for Halo 5: Guardians.
Model of the Phantom
Alternate view of the Type-57 Phantom in Halo 5: Guardians.
A T-57 Phantom
A Type-57 Phantom on Escape from ARC.
A Swords of Sanghelios Type-57 Phantom during the civil war on Sanghelios.
One of many crashed Swords of Sanghelios Type-57 Phantoms and one Swords of Sanghelios Sangheili Storm.
A T-57 Phnatom carrying two Type-54 Ghosts.
The main gun on the Phantom
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List of appearances
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)