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Like the [[Dreadnaught]], Hive warships are rectangular hexahedrons, but where the Dreadnaught's dimensions are consistent along its length, Hive warships taper slightly so that the front of the vessel is narrower than the rear.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx GameInformer: We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King's Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref><ref name="Prologue">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQymFddoo9I YouTube: Official Destiny: The Taken King Prologue Cinematic]</ref><ref name="YouTube">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAZOVt4K8Tw '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny: The Taken King - Intro Cinematic'']</ref>
Like the [[Dreadnaught]], Hive warships are rectangular hexahedrons, but where the Dreadnaught's dimensions are consistent along its length, Hive warships taper slightly so that the front of the vessel is narrower than the rear.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx GameInformer: We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King's Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref><ref name="Prologue">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQymFddoo9I YouTube: Official Destiny: The Taken King Prologue Cinematic]</ref><ref name="YouTube">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAZOVt4K8Tw '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny: The Taken King - Intro Cinematic'']</ref>


They are equipped with twelve prongs, eight of which are near the "waist". The warships are armed with eight weapons along this waist which fire tracking [[Solar]] pulses; the waist is lit with a single orange band, presumably sharing power between guns.<ref name="YouTube"/><ref name="Prologue"/> These ships seemed to lose power when the [[Harbingers]] were launched, although the Dreadnaught was unaffected.<ref name="YouTube"/> Like the Dreadnaught they have a single engine, powered by Solar energies.<ref name="YouTube"/><ref name="Prologue"/>
They are equipped with twelve prongs, eight of which are near the "waist". The warships are armed with eight weapons along this waist which fire tracking [[Solar]] pulses; the waist is lit with a single orange band, presumably sharing power between guns.<ref name="YouTube"/><ref name="Prologue"/> Like the Dreadnaught they have a single engine, powered by Solar energies.<ref name="YouTube"/><ref name="Prologue"/>


Apart from their role as destroyers these ships were utilized for other purposes, such as mobile prisons.<ref name="Dungeon"/> They may have carried and launched [[Tombship]]s
Apart from their role as destroyers these ships were utilized for other purposes, such as mobile prisons.<ref name="Dungeon"/> They may have carried and launched [[Tombship]]s. These ships seemed to have lost power when the [[Harbingers]] were launched, although the Dreadnaught was unaffected.<ref name="YouTube"/>


==History==
==History==