Banshee

## **Type 26**

**Name**: Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
**Craft**: Assembly Forges (Until 2552) / Lodam Armory (Post-war) Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
**Type**: Ground Support Aircraft
**Scale**: speeder
**Length**: 6.9 x 7.4 meters
**Mass**: 2.25 metric tons
**Skill**: repulsorlift operations
**Crew**: 1
**Cargo Capacity**: 15kg
**Cover**: full
**Maneuverability**: 2D+1
**Move**: 45; 130 km/h (70; 200 km/h in a dive)
**Altitude Range**: 300 meters
**Body Strength**: 4D+1
**Weapons**

* **2 Class-2 Energy Guns** (firelinked)

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: speeder
Skill: vehicle blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 1-200/500/1,000m
Damage: 5D
* **2 Fuel Rod Cannons**

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: vehicle blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 1-66/165/330m
Damage: 3D+2
**Description**: *“Banshees of legend warned of death, and today all UNSC veterans know the cry of this glittering alien terror.”*
— Halo Encyclopedia

The Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft, more commonly identified as the Banshee, is an atmospheric craft that is typically used for reconnaissance, ground support, and ground attack missions. The front of the craft is lightly armored and while not particularly vulnerable to small arms, can be brought down easily by concentrated fire from infantry.

In most designs, the cowling of the craft is purple in color and acts as an outer shell. It is equipped with two wings which terminate in a propulsion jet and an anti-gravity pod, leaving behind a signature vaporous exhaust trail while flying. The craft is capable of achieving velocities over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) and reaching an altitude of up to 300 meters. The onboard propulsion system has the craft constantly in motion. In addition to its versatile design, the Banshee is capable of performing complex maneuvers, such as aileron rolls and flips.

**Source**:

* Halo Wiki: Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
* thedemonapostle

## **Type 54**

**Name**: Type-54 Banshee
**Craft**: Swords of Sanghelios / Covenant Remnant Type-54 Ground Support Aircraft
**Type**: Ground Support Aircraft
**Scale**: speeder
**Length**: 7 meters (esitmated)
**Skill**: repulsorlift operations
**Crew**: 1
**Cargo Capacity**: 15kg
**Cover**: full
**Maneuverability**: 2D+1
**Move**: 55; 160 km/h (80; 230 km/h in a dive)
**Altitude Range**: 300 meters
**Body Strength**: 4D+1
**Shields**: 2D
**Weapons**

* **2 Class-2 Energy Guns** (firelinked)

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: speeder
Skill: vehicle blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 1-200/500/1,000m
Damage: 5D
* **2 Fuel Rod Cannons**

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: vehicle blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 1-66/165/330m
Damage: 3D+2
**Description**: *“Combat flyers has been a staple in the Elite warfare for millennia, and the Hesduros-pattern T-54 Banshee harkens back to earlier designs that once dominated the Sanghelios skies. Freed from the design shackles of conservative San 'Shyuum bureaucrats, the Banshee has been updated with numerous improvements, including an integral energy shield."*
— Official description, Canon Fodder.

The Type-54 Ground Support Vehicle, also known as the Banshee, was a post-war replacement for and improvement upon the Type-26 Banshee used throughout the war. It was employed by both the Swords of Sanghelios and their sworn enemies, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant remnant.

**Source**:

* Halo Wiki: Type-54 Ground Support Aircraft
* thedemonapostle