User:XW3 AR3 L3GION/Nightwatcher-Class Prowler

The Nightwatcher was a Type 4 Prowler which served the United Nations Space Navy from 2574 to 2694 against Remnant forces especially the Neo-Covenant Empire and Kig-Yar Pirate bases.

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The Nightwatcher is a 120 meter long, 50 meter high and 40 meter wide craft that was introduced to the UNSN Prowler Corps in 2559 to 2691. It is the fourth Prowler class vessel to be produced and was built in the Xanadu Shipyards above Titan to mantain secrecy even among the UNSC's own ranks. These Prowlers were used extensively by the Prowler Corps and the Office of Naval Intelligence to recon the closest systems to Terra for Covenant activity. The Nightwatcher was powered by a

The Nightwatcher uses an array of new and old technologies to sneak into the enemies backyard and ‘have a peek through their windows’ as many Prowler Captains say. The Nightwatcher Prowlers jump days or weeks ahead of the fleet their attached to straight into a hostile system. There they begin counter-electronic and intelligence warfare such as eavesdropping on enemy communications, detailing enemy positions and strength and locating weak points that could be exploited by the attacking UNSN Fleet. All this information is forwarded to the UNSN fleet their attached to allowing for the Fleet Admiral’s in control of the Battlegroup to make informed decisions.

They also have a secondary role in disrupting the enemy before the attacking UNSN enters the hostile system, such as they carry a crippling arsenal of weaponry including nuclear mines. They also begin counter-electronic warfare such as shutting down the enemies’ sensor arrays, isolating their communications and from 2634, a crippling EMP which distorted enemy shields and systems. However, the Electro-Magnetic Pulse is short-term with a limited range and can be seriously be effected by a planets’ magnetic field; it also serves as a suicide device for Prowler crews because as soon as the EMP is activated its displays the Nightwatcher on sensors.

The Nightwatcher also has the ability to match the shield frequency of any ship allowing them to glide next to fleeing Remnant vessels, merge their shields before attaching to the hull of the ship using magnetic clamps. This allows the Nightwatcher to follow enemy ships into the heart of military formations before setting off the EMP device or deploying a nuclear weapon. The Nightwatcher however, shows up like a giant black spot against the purple hull of the Covenant style vessels; so the Nightwatcher must attach itself in a hidden position such as near the fold of armour that Covenant style vessels have in quantity.