Type-29 Close Support Fighter

Vampire

The Vampire is a Covenant aircraft seen in Halo Wars. It is primarily designed for engaging enemy air units and could be the closest Covenant unit to be an equivalent to the Sparrowhawk. It shoots purple rounds from its Heavy Needler turret at a very fast rate. When upgraded, it can drain energy from hostile aircrafts, making them crash to the ground, and regenarating itself. Additionally it features a Stasis bomb, a device that can freeze enemy ground units, possibly like the UNSC's Cryo Bomb.

Resource: 250

Minimum Tech Level: 2

Population Count: 2

Appearance
It consists of a UV shaped hull, with a cockpit/weapon attached to the rear, similar to the Spirit dropship. In crude terms, it looks like a Covenant Plasma Rifle with a Needler attached to the rear. Though lacking the artificial gravity generators, it can develop a stasis field between the "booms". It can host up to two pilots, whose cockpits are placed on its wings. Its size appears to be much larger than a Banshee's. The 'eye' shape on the front appears to have an upside-down Marathon symbol upon it.

Combat
An excellent anti-air unit, the Vampire boasts a high firepower. It's not as fast as the Banshee but it is considerably more resistant to fire. Due to its Heavy Needler turret and wing-mounted Plasma cannons, it is able to engage multiple targets at a time. When upgraded it becomes an even worse threat, being able to regenerate itself once the Stasis Drain Cannon is researched, and making drained units explode with the Stasis Bomb. It is extremely effective against Hornets and Vultures, and it can be compared to the Hawk. However it can be easily taken out with Wolverines or Marine's Rocket Launchers. Can be hijacked by Spartans.



Trivia

 * The Vampire is shaped similarly to a Plasma Rifle lying on its side.
 * You can see the needles from its heavy needler on its back.
 * Its turret can turn and keep shooting to flanking enemy aircrafts, as seen in more recent videos.
 * The Vampire can be hijacked by Spartans as seen in Halo Wars Vidoc #1 - Halo Times Ten.
 * This vehicle greatly resembles the Corsair from Starcraft.
 * This vehicle, like all other Covenant vehicles, excluding Scarab and Locust walkers, follows the naming convention of undead supernatural beings.