Editing Rothen-pattern fireship

{{Title|''Rothen''-pattern fireship}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|name            = ''Rothen''-pattern
|image           = [[File:HE17_RothenFireship.png|300px]]
|caption         = A ''Rothen''-pattern vessel over [[Cleyell]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE17}}
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|class in service     = [[Age of Discovery|Twentieth Age of Discovery]] - present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|type            = [[Executioner (ship type)|Executioner]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|length          = {{Convert|1246|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|height          = 
|mass            = 640,000 tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power           = [[Pinch fusion reactor]]
|maneuver drive  = [[Repulsor engine]]s
|slipspace drive = [[Borer]]
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|hull            = [[Nanolaminate]] plating
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|sensors         = [[Sensor vane]]s
|ew              = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities-->
|armaments       = 
*1 [[Plasma lance|''N'nap''-pattern heavy plasma lance]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*3 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Felo''-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*6 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Mixal''-pattern plasma beam emitters]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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The '''''Rothen''-pattern fireship''' is a [[Covenant starship|warship]] classification employed by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=266-267}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Rothen'' is a fairly small ship by Covenant standards, measuring in at only {{Convert|1246|ft|m|sp=us}} in length. Fireships are barely habitable and lack even basic [[hangar]]s for [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] storage, [[gravity lift]]s or living quarters for crew comfort. Instead, every square inch inside the ship is dedicated to housing the ship's oversized [[energy projector]] and pulsed power systems. These living situations are uncomfortable for the crew, and can be extremely deadly due to the proximity to unshielded plasma systems.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Armament===
Despite the ship's small size, it is outfitted with an unusually large [[Plasma lance|''N'nap''-pattern heavy plasma lance]] - the only known non-[[carrier]] or heavy [[cruiser]] to equip such a weapon. For more general anti-ship attack, the ''Rothen'' is additionally fitted with three [[Plasma beam emitter|''Felo''-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters]], the same model as those used on the {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}, and six further [[Plasma beam emitter|''Mixal''-pattern plasma beam emitters]]. The vessel mounts no form of [[Point-defense gun|point-defence]] system or smaller grades of weaponry, meaning it has little effect if attacked by smaller and more manoeuvrable ships or [[Space fighter|strikecraft]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Crew and complement===
Service on a ''Rothen''-pattern vessel can be uncomfortable at best and deadly at worst; as such the crews of these ships are typically given their assignments as punishment for crimes ranging from [[Heretic|heresy]] to simpoly losing favour in bureacratic entanglements. Conversely, the ship's commander is drawn from the ranks of the [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]], and is often the only crewmember aboard the ship to hold a position of honour.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Usage===
Fireships are employed by the [[Covenant fleet]] as analogues for [[Wikipedia:Torpedo boat|torpedo boats]] or even [[Wikipedia:Monitor (warship)|monitor warships]], capable of delivering blows far exceeding their mass. In return however, they are unable to engage in protracted conflict, and rely on their parent fleet for extended support.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} As dedicated warships in Covenant service, they belong to the [[Executioner (ship type)|executioner]] category of vessels in the fleet, and as such were committed to long-range fleets and security detail on the periphery of [[Covenant colonies|Covenant space]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Operational history==
Several ''Rothen''-pattern fireships were involved in the [[glassing]] of [[Cleyell]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE17|HE|Issue=17|Detail=Cover art}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:Halo Escalation 17.jpg|A fleet of fireships over Cleyell.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
**''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 17|Issue 17]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Covenant Ships}}
[[Category:Covenant ship classes]]