Type-29 Close Support Fighter

Vampire

The Vampire is a Covenant aircraft seen in Halo Wars. It seems to be designed for bombarding UNSC fire bases or ground units from the air, and may be the Covenant's equivalent to the Vulture. It seems to deliver aerial support for Covenant forces, capable of defeating UNSC Hornets. It shoots purple and blue plasma bolts much like the Banshee, but at much faster rate.

Appearance
It consists, of a U/V shaped hull, with a cockpit/weapon attached to the rear, similar to the Spirit dropship, though lacking the artificial gravity generators between the "booms". The Vampire also appears to have a glass cockpit, which has never been seen before on a Covenant craft. Its size appears to be much larger than a Banshee's.

Speculation
The Vampire has a much closer function to the Hornet and Vulture; could be an upgrade from the Banshee like the Sparrowhawk from the Hornet, but most likely an independent unit.

New pictures released have shown what look like large versions of needler rounds sticking out of the back of the craft. This may be a secondary weapons system.