C710 Broadsword-class Heavy Starfighter

Broadsword

The Broadsword Starfighter is the newest and most deadly ship in the UNSC arsenal. It has been in the making for years, and has finally been released to select elite squads. This ship features new technology and weapons in a familiar shell.

Body
The hull of this ship is exactly the same as the C709 Longsword. It has the same dimesnions, but has a radically different inside. Crew space has been reduced to make room for more ammunition and missiles. All bomb bays have been turned into sheild generators, and the leftover space is used for more missiles and ammo. It has a radically different cockpit; it only seats one, as that is all that is needed to fly the ship. The ship links to an upgraded version of the standard UNSC neural implant, allowing a single person to fly it.

Technological Advancements
The biggest and most visible advancement (in combat anyway) is the sheilds. The Broadswords sheilds are much like the Spartan armors sheilds, and have the same golden color to them. They are stronger than the sheilds on Seraph fighters, much liek the Mjolnir sheilds are stronger than those on the elites. Other advancements include higher thrust in both space and atmostphere, more manuverability, higher firepower, including higher power 150 mm rotary cannons, as well as new ASGM-11 Missiles (stronger version's of the more common missiles). In addition, dozens of other new technoolgys are crammed into the ship. The ship has artificial gravity, which means that the G forces of combat are better compensated and make more manuvering possible in combat. The ship also has liquid metal ammo stores, which lower the space needed to hold ammunition and allow for the new guns. It has an experimental reactor core similar to the one on most modified Halcyon class cruiers-specifically the pillar of autumn. In addition, it also has one more advancement in weaponry: the ENDRW, or Energy Sheild Draining Ray Weapon. THis device fires out a high particle ray of radiation that completely strips covenant energy sheilds but has been configured to leave human ones unharmed. THis means that the covenant can't use it against the UNSC. This weapon is pherhaps the most phenomenal thing about the craft.

Usage
So far the Broadsword has only been given to select few squadrons--most notalby The 112th Naval Sqaudron. Other units have been assinged them in small numbers, but only for testing purposes.