: Personally, I'd love to see a weapons exchange between the UNSC and the
: Arbiter's faction. "Alright. We'll do our magic on the plasma
: torpedoes in your flagship, but we want Corvette hull in exchange. No
: weapons, we'll add those ourselves. And how are you doing for small
: arms?"

I think there are many flaws with Covenant ship design. So much so that they'd be better off with simply taking armor, armaments, crew integration, maneuvering, power, shielding, and slipspace data. Human ships, with the exception of absurdly large passage ways everywhere, are built with practicality in mind. No curved surfaces or angular and curved spaces. Very conservative and efficient. The UNSC has great designs that would only get better with advanced technologies.

Yes, I'm of course omitting the ridiculous interior of Pillar of Autumn.

: Would have LOVED to see this happen.

Me too. Now they have a pissed off shipmistress on their ass who won't consider the UNSC so favorably from now on.

: Despite their canine appellation, Jackals bear stronger resemblance to birds.
: Therefore, I believe that the proper term would be "hens".

Smartass! :P