343i Introduces and Details Newly Designed Covenant Vehicles

It's time for more Halo 5: Guardians news! What else could be talked about before the release date without spoiling everything? Well, we have yet to mention the newly designed Covenant vehicles. 343i recently shared in its Canon Fodder "Designs of the Times" post the new renders of enemy ships, while also delving into details about them. Here are just some of these vehicles:

Banshee (T-54 Ground Support Aircraft):

"Combat flyers have been a staple in the Elite warfare for millennia, and the Hesduros-pattern T-54 Banshee harkens back to earlier designs that once dominated the Sanghelios skies. Freed from the design shackles of conservative San'Shyuum bureaucrats, the Banshee has been updated with numerous improvements, including an integral energy shield."

Ghost (T-54 Rapid Attack Vehicle):

"The new generation of Ghosts feature a sleek biomimetic carapace wrapped over the latest boosted-gravity drive components. The T-54 RAV offers a greater level of protection and higher performance to give operators an edge during ground engagements."

Phantom (T-57 Dropship Troop Carrier):

"Few combat vehicles reflect the traditional Sangheili design aesthetic better than the ubiquitous Phantom. The new dropships crafted by Malurok Armory, the Kolaar Manufactorum, and Achoem Weapons to feed the ravenous war engines of the Covenant and Swords of Sanghelios draw their inspiration from aquatic predators found on Elite colonies. Design details that the San'Shyuum had always deemed... inelegant."

Wraith (T-58 Light Assault Gun Carriage):

"A new artillery vehicles for a new style of war, the smaller, more nimble Wraith plasma artillery is used by both sides of the Sangheili Civil War to great effect. A completely new design, the T-58 LAGC features a host of refinements and design elements of great interest to the humans' Office of Naval Intelligence."

And if you're hungry for more story and lore of the Halo Universe, users of the Halo Channel mobile app can access all of the Halo Waypoint Universe content, including the ever-expanding catalog of characters, weapons, vehicles, factions, blog content, and Halo 101 videos to help fans get caught up. Seems like a lot to indulge in for Halo 5 fans.

Halo 5: Guardians will release October 27 exclusively for Xbox One.