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Do you guys think there should be something like a banshee for humans. I think that would rock a long time a go bungie said that there would be a flying vehicle that seated 4 1 pilot 1 gunner and 2 passengers this could possibly be the phantom or something else. I think a something similar to a flying warthog would be cool that way you could air lift soldiers into combat.

  • 05.25.2004 3:31 PM PDT
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MAYBE BUT I DON'T THINK HUMANS COULD HAVE THE "KICK" THAT THE FUEL ROD GUN HAS ON THE COVIE BANSHEE.

  • 05.25.2004 3:33 PM PDT
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That thing that you're talking about sounds a lot like the Pelican, which I don't think you can drive anyway.

  • 05.25.2004 3:33 PM PDT
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It would be cool but would also be a huge bulls-eye in the air. Unless it was really fast...

  • 05.25.2004 3:34 PM PDT
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the pelican seen in the E3 2k3 demo had a gun on it but its been confirmed that you cant pilot that vehicle. i do not think there should be a human equivlent to the banshee. the banshees in a catagory of its own. if there is then it will probably be that jet (i forget the name) in the book fall of reach

  • 05.25.2004 3:34 PM PDT
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It would be interesting to see what a human aerial assault craft would look like. I'm guessing it won't be a two man thing because that would make it incredibly powerful. Even being able to call out to the pilot that someone "was on your six" is a huge advantage.

We also can't be sure if that thing on the back of the Pelican is a "gun". Bungie's never confirmed that's what it was. It could just as likely be a winch and cable system, some form of missile launcher meant to protect it from enemy fighters, or even a chaff dispenser. (My bet is on the Winch)

  • 05.25.2004 3:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: Spartan3000
MAYBE BUT I DON'T THINK HUMANS COULD HAVE THE "KICK" THAT THE FUEL ROD GUN HAS ON THE COVIE BANSHEE.

please dont type in all caps please

  • 05.25.2004 3:40 PM PDT
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The pelican seats 20 im not talking anbout that or the longsword I know you cant pilot those bungie did mention they were planning a human air vehicle that MC could pilot and would seat 4 it would probally be slower then the banshes but pack more of a punch.

  • 05.25.2004 3:40 PM PDT
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I agree, it sounds pretty reasonable

  • 05.25.2004 3:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: fencr505
I think that would rock a long time a go bungie said that there would be a flying vehicle that seated 4 1 pilot 1 gunner and 2 passengers this could possibly be the [color=yellow]phantom[/color] or something else.


Sorry to tell bud (unless you've already figured it out) but the phantom is a covenant drop ship equipped with a souped up version of the fuel rod gun. Check out the E3 demo you'll see some phantoms in that (their the big flying ships about twice the size of a pelican).

  • 05.25.2004 3:50 PM PDT
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In the book "The Fall Of Reach" it said that the pelican was armed with a .50 chain gun.

  • 05.25.2004 3:52 PM PDT
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there was a rumer of a 1 seated VTOAL air craft armed with missile pods and a chain gun

  • 05.25.2004 3:55 PM PDT
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longsword fighter, skyhawk or pelican. I hope they are all drivable in HALO 2

  • 05.25.2004 3:56 PM PDT
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Banshee and human shouldnt have the same types of things, they are two seperate races, why would they?

  • 05.25.2004 3:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: haloruler33
i do not think there should be a human equivlent to the banshee. the banshees in a catagory of its own.


can you say helicopter?

  • 05.25.2004 3:56 PM PDT
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there is no helicopter

  • 05.25.2004 3:58 PM PDT
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ya...helicopters, they are more or less the same as a banshee, they can hover and they are fast, imagine flying around with a chain gun, and a rocket launcher equipped on, major destruction.

  • 05.25.2004 3:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: Canadian_MC
*covenant* and human shouldnt have the same types of things, they are two seperate races, why would they?


mostly because every army needs a low level attack aircraft like a banshee. (which in our day is a helicopter)

  • 05.25.2004 3:58 PM PDT
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you know i think im comming off like im flaming...sorry..

  • 05.25.2004 3:59 PM PDT
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lol not really, but thats true, and now that I think about it, if you were fighting a technologically advanced race, you would probably try and copy evrything they have thats better then yours, so it makes scense

  • 05.25.2004 4:01 PM PDT
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Helicopters are kinda absolete ain the year 2552 but maybe something similar to the harriar jet all I want is 2 flying vehicles.

  • 05.25.2004 4:49 PM PDT
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You forget. Helicopters in 2552 are obsolete. What you people are talking about is the SkyHawk Jumpjet. It was used in The Fall of Reach. Twin rockets and a chaingun. Hover craft and minimal crew. Sounds like Bungie already had your Human-Banshee in mind from the start....to bad it didnt make it into Halo 1.

  • 05.25.2004 4:51 PM PDT
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OK. do you remember when MC escapes from Halo in that weird lookin fighter? it also appeared on the e3 real time demo and it destroyed the big cannon of the covenant. i think there´s a good chance of driving it. it would be for 2 people max. i think. WEAPONS? TWO MACHINE GUNS AND 1 ROCKET LUNCHER, WOULDN´T IT BE COOL?

  • 05.25.2004 5:02 PM PDT
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It is called a Longsword Interceptor. Badass fighter originally meant for space fighting, but good for support. Not flying around in as the player. It would take away the Halo-ness that is in Halo.

  • 05.25.2004 5:05 PM PDT
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well as long as it could hover,it would be kick-a$$,u could just hover over someones base have a sniper make sure the rocket launcher wasnt accessible then u could just light ppl up,that would be awesome for capture the flag,i think a helicopter sounds good enough

  • 05.25.2004 8:10 PM PDT

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