Prowlers must have the capability to hide even within their own fleet to avoid being tracked in the event a UNSC ship fell into enemy hands. The prowler's only combat role, besides active combat monitoring and recording, is discreetly laying cloaked fields of HORNET nuclear mines in orbital regions.

Because of their tactical value and potential to change the outcome of any given combat situation, every UNSC battle group has at least one prowler assigned to its ranks. The prowler's primary role is to stay hidden while safely gathering battlefield intelligence, avoiding direct combat due to its light weapons and armor. Īlthough most prowlers are classified as corvettes, the term can be used to refer to a stealth ship of any size the stealth cruiser Point of No Return was noted as being the largest prowler-class vessel ever built. Most prowlers are designated with the hull classification symbol PRO, followed by a numeric designation. Most prowlers are crewed by Office of Naval Intelligence personnel serving under the Prowler Corps, with only a few ships operated by FLEETCOM. Prowlers are used by the UNSC Navy for stealth infiltration/ exfiltration, to gather electronic intelligence gathering, and minelaying operations. The prowler, sometimes nicknamed 'bat' by UNSC personnel, is a variety of stealth-capable corvettes within the UNSC Navy. Stealth infiltration and exfiltration, electronic intelligence, mine laying Were you looking for the Jiralhanae Prowler? Prowler

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