CSX-class Banshee

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"They are no more hated then back during the war, but the various additions made by our weaponmasters have given them some measure of respect - even as distasteful as we are forced to make the most of these Wraggaili."

- Skymaster Brit 'Warhur

The CSS-class banshee, classified by the as the Type-27 exoatmospheric multirole fighter and colloquially known as the Space Banshee, is an incredibly agile  manufactured in the millions by the. The smallest manned space-superiority fighter used by either side during the, the CSS banshee is designed to adapt the hull of the basic to be more suitable in space combat. Armed with two and a thin hull dominated by micropolymar plating, these fighters are generally regarded as inferior to nearly every other model of spacecraft utilised during the war. This saw them only instill fear when deployed in overwhelming numbers.

Designed in response to the dangers bomber craft represented during their. Despite being a common sight during the war, CSS-class banshees would see little use throughout the centuries after, as their dedicated design was only useful during times of war - a distasteful reminder for the politicians of the Covenant. Used only by money-stricken security forces and merchant groups, the space banshee would only return to prominence during the Human-Covenant War to supplement their. They would become the primary fighter used by the Covenant military, using their speed, firepower and overwhelming numbers to achieve orbital superiority over the various human colonies. So many were constructed that they are still a common sight within ex-Covenant factions, who begrudgingly use them in their effort to exterminate each other.