Sahara-class heavy Prowler
Name: Sahara-class heavy prowler
Craft: UNSC Sahara-class heavy prowler
Type: Stealth Infiltration
Scale: capital
Length: 281 x 155 x 62 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 2; skeleton: 1/+10
Passengers: 15
Cargo Capacity: 250 metric tons
Consumables: 3 years
Slip Space Drive: x6,160
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+1
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 365; 1,050kmh
Hull: 3D+2
Sensors
- Passive: 50/1D
- Scan: 100/2D+1
- Search: 150/3D+2
- Focus: 5/5D
Stealth Systems: Difficulty to detect +4D
Weapons
- 5 XEV9-Matos Nonlinear Pulse Cannons
- Fire Arc: turrets: 3 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/10/17
Atmosphere Range: 2-10/20/34km
Rate of fire: 5
Damage: 5D
- M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System
- Fire Arc: down
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 0D
Space Range: 1
Atmosphere Range: 2km
Ammo: 14
Damage: 11D
- M947 Shiva Nuclear Delivery System
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 2-5/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 4-10/60/120km
Ammo: 1
Damage: 11D
Complement:
- 1 D79H-TC Pelican
- At least one squad of Marines
Description: The Sahara-class heavy prowler is a sub-class of prowler used by the Office of Naval Intelligence during the Insurrection, Human-Covenant war and Post-war era.
While it was deployed during the pre-war Insurrection, the Sahara-class did not truly come into its element until the Human-Covenant war. ONI techs reverse-engineered captured Covenant technology and implemented extremely effective camouflage measures. After the war, the Office of Naval Intelligence still used at least a handful of these upgraded variants. One even played a minor role in the Second Battle of Requiem in early 2558 by delivering Dr. Halsey to the UNSC Infinity.
Stealth systems
- Ablative baffles
- Counter-electronic systems
- Stealth ablative coating
- Texture buffers
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