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Type-44 "Phantom" Troop Carrier Production information Manufacturer Achoem Weapons Model Type-44 Class Troop Carrier Technical specifications Length 110 feet Width 67 feet Shielding None Armament Heavy plasma auto-cannon (1) Side-mounted Plasma Cannons (2) Crew 1 pilot 2 gunners several passengers Minimum crew 1 pilot Usage Earliest sighting 2544 Role(s) Dropship Gunship Support ship Era(s) Post-war Affiliation Covenant Empire Covenant Remnant

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The Type-44 Troop Carrier, also known as the Phantom, is an earlier ship in the same family as the Type-52 Phantom. It saw more extensive use at the hands of the Covenant Remnant after 2553 than it did prior. This is presumably because of the ubiquity of the Spirit before 2552.

Design detailsEdit

Differing little from its successor, the Type-52 Phantom, the Type-44 serves as the equivalent to the Pelican dropships used by the UNSC in terms of both function and performance, serving as a troop transport and as a supporting gunship.

Like the Type-52 Phantom, the Type-44 Phantom is armed with a single chin-mounted Heavy plasma cannon with two plasma cannons. In addition to carrying multiple infantry, the Type-44 Phantom is also capable of carrying up to two Ghosts or one Wraith tank, just like the Type-52 Phantom.

CombatEdit

The role of the Phantom is to transport Covenant troops and vehicles into a combat zone with speed and efficiency while providing covering fire for disembarking units.

Changes from the T-52 TCEdit

• The propulsion drive now emits a greenish color rather than purple blue.
• There is now a Phantom variant that is equipped with boarding tubes that are capable of breaking through the windows of a UNSC ship and projecting a shield to maintain atmospheric pressure.
• The Phantom now carries Hunters underneath it instead of inside its troop bay. This can be seen in some episodes of Spartan Ops.

TriviaEdit

•  The Type-44 Phantom can now carry Sniper Towers and Banshees on the bottom of the vehicle.

GalleryEdit

A Phantom seen in Halo 4.

List of AppearancesEdit

• Halo 4

SourcesEdit