| Calypso-class exfiltration craft | |
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Class: |
Calypso-class |
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Role: |
Dropship/exfiltration craft |
| Technical specifications | |
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Length: |
50 metres (160 ft)[1] |
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Slipspace drive: |
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United Nations Space Command |
The Calypso-class exfiltration craft is a specialized type of UNSC spacecraft used for off-planet extraction. The Calypso fulfills a purpose similar to Black Cat-class subprowler.
Design
The Calypso-class recovery dropship is a robust troop transport designed for rapid transfers and exfiltration. They are one of the smallest UNSC craft to be equipped with a slipspace drive, which is powerful enough for a short and quick jump but not capable of longer transitions; however, they are still capable of crossing modest interstellar distances.[2][3] Calypsos are more forgiving of a pilot under fire than a Pelican due to their rudimentary design.[4] However, being designed for speed rather than comfort, they are also exceedingly uncomfortable for the occupants, particularly when jumping into slipspace.[1]
Service history
Entering service around the 2520s,[2] Calypso-class exfiltration craft were in use in throughout the Human-Covenant War, most notably during Operation: PROMETHEUS in 2537.[5] In late 2552, a Calypso exfiltration craft was dispatched to transport ONI agent Connor Brien off a Covenant-occupied Beta Gabriel, where Brien had been observing a Jiralhanae pack.[6] They were considered outdated by 2553.[2] By that year, the Venezian militia had acquired a few of these craft. Staffan Sentzke suggested letting the Huragok, Sometimes Sinks, upgrade one of the militia's Calypsos.[7]
Trivia
In Greek mythology, Calypso was a daughter of Atlas who imprisoned Odysseus for seven years during his voyage home to Ithaca in Homer's epic, The Odyssey. This could be a reference to the number seven.
List of appearances
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Mortal Dictata, pages 188-189
- ^ a b c Halo: Mortal Dictata, pages 184-185
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 187
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 186
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 86
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss", page 79
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 136
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