User:SPARTAN 119/EX-class Spirit Bomber

Operational History
In an effort to extend the life of their aging fleet of Spirit Dropships, the Covenant Seperatists modified some of the dropships into bomber aircraft by arming them with plasma charges. These aircraft proved be effective at neutralizing Covenant Loyalist ground forces during the Battle of the Ark and other battles during the closing months of the Covenant Civil War and during later campaigns against surviving Covenant Loyalist and Flood forces.

Description
The Spirit Bomber looks identical to the original Spirit Dropship seen in Halo 1 except for: 1. Green paintjob similar to that of Covenant Loyalist Phantom 2. Cockpit acessed through door in rear of craft as the two cargo bays have been converted into bomb bays. 3. The two cargo bays are converted into bomb bays for storing plasma charges, thus the large side-opening doors of the dropship Spirit are replaced with two smaller, bottom opening bomb bay doors