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The Phaeton is a vertical take off and landing (VTOL) Promethean gunship, featured in the popular franchise, Halo. There are two player-operable versions, the default Phaeton, and the Phaeton Helios. The default is more common and used by common Promethean soldiers while the Helios is a more powerful variant, meant for the more elite operators.

Weaponry

The default Phaeton uses a chain gun as it's primary weapon, while it uses a volley of four rockets as it's secondary weapon. The primary weapon, the chain gun, needs to be shot continuously to reach full shooting speed and maximum damage. The four rockets are all launched at once, unable to be fired individually and cannot lock onto moving targets. The Helios variant, sports a steady beam as it's primary weapon which does not take time to charge and releases mass amounts of damage very quickly. The secondary weapon is instead a volley of twelve rockets launched all at once, at the expense of some splash damage, giving them less effectiveness against enemy infantry and more effectiveness against enemy vehicles.

Mobility

Being a VTOL vehicle it lifts straight up to take off, and sets straight down to land as well. While in air the Phaeton can hover in one position, or it can move horizontally or vertically in any direction. However, movement is relatively slow and it is not able to dodge fast incoming projectiles well, or outrun any enemy aerial vehicles. The Phaeton, both default and Helios, does feature a very short boost in one direction, and it is unable to boost vertically. This boost is often used to dodge incoming fire in emergencies and takes time to recharge.