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{{Title|'' | {{Title|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer}} | ||
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{{Ship | {{Ship Class Infobox | ||
|name='' | |name=''CPV''-class heavy destroyer | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:CovDestroyer.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges|Primary Assembly Forges]] | |manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges|Primary Assembly Forges]] | ||
|mass=115 million metric tons | |mass=115 million metric tons<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
|class=[[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]], [[Covenant | |class=[[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]], [[Covenant fleet#Major categories|Executioner]]<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | ||
|slipspace drive=Equipped | |slipspace drive=Equipped | ||
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|shielding=Equipped | |shielding=Equipped | ||
|length={{Convert|1664|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="warfleet60">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''Executioners'', pg 60-61</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 48''</ref> | |length={{Convert|1664|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="warfleet60">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''Executioners'', pg 60-61</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 48''</ref> | ||
|width={{Convert|1350|m|ft|sp=us}} | |width={{Convert|1350|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|armament=*One [[ | |armament=*One [[energy projector|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]]<ref name="warfleet60"/><ref name="EVG"/> | ||
*Two [[ | *Two [[Energy projector|''Aljordan''-pattern plasma beam emitters]]<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
*Twenty four [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern plasma cannons]] | *Twenty four [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern plasma cannons]]<ref name="warfleet60"/><ref name="EVG"/><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 270''</ref> | ||
*Six [[plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]] | *Six [[plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
*Twenty [[ | *Twenty [[pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turret]]s<ref name="warfleet60"/><ref name="EVG"/> | ||
*Forty [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]] | *Forty [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]]<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
|complement=*50 | |complement=*50 Obedientaries | ||
*100 | *100 Warriors | ||
*1,900 | *1,900 Thralls<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
|crew=*4 | |crew=*4 Superiors | ||
*2 | *2 Engineers | ||
*400 | *400 Menials<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
|misc= | |misc= | ||
|role=*Glassing operations | |role=*Glassing operations<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
*"Compliance" | *"Compliance"<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
*Ship-to-ship warfare | *Ship-to-ship warfare | ||
*Ground assault | *Ground assault<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
*Planetary occupation | *Planetary occupation<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br> | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br> | ||
[[Great Schism]]<br> | [[Great Schism]]<br> | ||
[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
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The ''''' | The '''''CPV''-class heavy destroyer''' is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-type warships used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="ENC"/> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer was the predominant offensive ship of the Covenant's now-defunct [[Covenant fleet|naval forces]], used primarily for ship-to-ship warfare and [[glassing]] operations. ''CPV''s are deployed aggressively, often being the first ships in a fleet to engage the enemy.<ref name="EVG"/> Part of the [[Covenant fleet#Major categories|"executioner"]] category of Covenant naval vessels, heavy destroyers that served in the forces of the various Ministries were largely assigned to crews deemed unfit for service aboard other ships, who had been condemned for disloyalty or disobedience, but whose actions did not warrant execution as [[heretic]]s. These individuals hoped to earn redemption through service for themselves and their families and were given little other opportunity to redeem their failings.<ref name="warfleet60"/> Most glassing operations were undertaken by heavy destroyers, as the work was considered distasteful or suicidal by other [[shipmaster]]s, and human colonies attacked by the Covenant are littered with the wreckage of ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers eliminated by the [[UNSC Navy]] during these engagements. Heavy destroyers were also assigned to combat human forces that a [[Supreme Commander]] considered beneath his notice. Even escorting [[CRS-class light cruiser]]s were unenthusiastic about protecting their assigned ships, and could never be counted on to do more than their basic defensive tasks.<ref name="warfleet60"/> | |||
Late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], the crews of heavy destroyers had developed a kind of mercenary culture of their own, with many shipmasters offering their services to various ministries to secure artifacts and relics from conquered human worlds, working alongside or in opposition to artifact retrieval teams.<ref name="bulkhead">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Bulkhead Banter'']</ref> Heavy destroyers are sufficiently equipped to serve as occupation vessels during planetary assaults, in lieu of the more occupation-centered {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} and {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}.<ref name="EVG"/> | |||
==Specifications== | |||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The '' | The ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer features a roughly teardrop-shaped fore section that droops downward, forming a bulbous protrusion housing the excavation beam; the dorsal surface of this section contains a recessed area known as "the Furnace," a pinch-fusion reactor that powers the beam during operation.<ref name="warfleet60"/> Near the aft, the hull splits into six sleek, wing-like structures, with at least two engines mounted on the junction point. The shortest pair face outward at a slightly upward angle, the mid-sized structures curve upward at an inward-facing angle, and the largest structures curve downward, also facing inward; these two house a single reactor each. Like all Covenant vessels, the hull is made of a lightweight but resilient diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame covered in a thin layer of nanolaminate laid during the construction process by clouds of programmable nanomachines.<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
===Crew and complement=== | ===Crew and complement=== | ||
For normal operations, the '' | For normal operations, the ''CPV''-class requires a total of 406 personnel. This includes four [[Sangheili|Superiors]] who command the vessel, along with four hundred [[Menial]]s who man the ship's general systems. Two [[Huragok]] are provided for general maintenance duties. Service aboard these ships was frowned upon thanks to the destroyer's single-minded focus on combat and destruction, and as such their disgraced crews are generally considered unstable or unsuitable for other Ministry fleets. Even the [[Shipmaster]]s had their reputation tarnished by disloyalty or disobedience, and have few other ways to return to the [[rolls of honor]].<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
'' | ''CPV''s carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including [[Type-31 Seraph|Seraph exoatmospheric fighters]] and [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee attack craft]], and [[Type-29 Vampire|Vampire atmospheric fighters]].<ref name="ENC"/> ''CPV''s can also use their [[gravity lift]]s to help assemble [[Covenant citadel|prefabricated bases]].<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref> These are supported by fifty [[Sangheili Major|Obedientaries]]; warriors who have started down the path to command and must experience every facet of war. One hundred [[Warrior]]s and one thousand, nine hundred [[Thrall]]s support or operate the destroyer's fleet of vehicles and aircraft.<ref name="warfleet60"/> | ||
===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
As an executioner, the '' | As an executioner, the ''CPV''-class destroyer is built for nothing less than heavy combat. Its main weapon is a ventral-mounted [[energy projector|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]] which is often used in [[glassing]] operations.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="intro">'''Halo Wars''', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4zyyI5o0hM&hd=1 ''Five Long Years'']</ref><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref name="Origins">'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref> Powered directly by the ship's forward [[pinch fusion reactor]], the ''Infernus'' exhibits the same power as the excavation beams on the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}. Their focusing arrays allow for a similar level of precision, with the operators of the beam capable of tuning its entwining magnetic fields and plasma to burn sigils into the surface of human colonies or carefully expose detected Forerunner reliquaries. In planetside attack operations, this is supported by forty [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]], with five mounted on either side of the central reactor. As the mortars are occasionally called to attack areas that have Covenant troops operating in them, the gunners are expected to obey all orders without question or mercy. For ship-to-ship combat, two ''Aljordan''-pattern plasma beam emitters are fitted. The destroyer also sports twenty-four [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern plasma cannons]]: two of these weapons are mounted on the vessel's anterior,<ref name="EVG"/> two more are mounted on the inside of each ventral wing structure,<ref name="Freefall">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Repairs]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_jhaMoeqM&hd=1 ''Freefall'']</ref> and at least two more are mounted laterally.<ref name="warfleet60"/><ref name="Freefall"/> An additional six [[plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]] have been fitted, which fire powerful guided munitions which are difficult to avoid and can even loop back and hit their targets if they miss. Twenty [[pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turret]]s are carried for destroying incoming fighters and missiles, although their sheer heat allows for a minimal role in ship-to-ship combat. | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
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After the | After the battlecruiser ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' began [[First Battle of Harvest|destroying]] [[Harvest]]'s population centers in [[2525#February|February 2525]], many ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.<ref name="intro"/><ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis''', back cover</ref> ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the [[Harvest campaign]], which lasted from [[2526]] to [[2531]]. During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, ''CPV''s were used to glass areas that had been secured by the [[United Nations Space Command]], eradicating most of the [[human]] presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref name="intro"/> | ||
Near the end of the [[Battle of Arcadia]], several ''CPV''-class destroyers arrived to do battle with the counterattacking UNSC forces, of which at least five were present. During this engagement, then-Captain [[Terrence Hood]] confronted at least one of these destroyers in a direct attack and was ultimately forced to retreat after finding himself outgunned. Around this time, {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a ''CPV'' to a [[Shield World 0459|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps1r4dNsmr4&hd=1 ''She Is Not My Girlfriend'']</ref> [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|One such vessel]], possibly the one that ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued from [[Arcadia]], was present at the shield world; there it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma turret fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] was nearly destroyed by a ''CPV''-class destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]], but were saved by the sudden arrival of, and subsequent assistance by, a large independent fleet led by the heavily modified, formerly assumed-destroyed [[Insurrectionist]] frigate ''[[Bellicose]]''. With the help of the Insurrectionist reinforcements, the UNSC battle group was able to destroy the opposing Covenant vessel.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 472-473''</ref> | |||
''CPV''-class heavy destroyers also appeared in large numbers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]'''</ref> | |||
After the Human-Covenant War, ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were used by forces under the command of both [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Lydus]] during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation#1]]'''</ref> | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
===''Sinaris''-pattern=== | |||
*''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'' | |||
*''[[Esteem]]'' (C-10)<ref name="Transmissions"/> | |||
*''[[Fighter's Blood]]'' | |||
*''[[Hammerstrike]]'' | |||
*''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'' | *''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'' | ||
*''[[Radiant Perception]]'' | *''[[Radiant Perception]]'' | ||
*''[[Reverence]]'' (C-7)<ref name="Transmissions">''[[Transmissions]]''</ref> | *''[[Reverence]]'' (C-7)<ref name="Transmissions">''[[Transmissions]]''</ref> | ||
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ||
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*Movement: 8" | *Movement: 8" | ||
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 4 | *Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 4 | ||
*Build rating: 3 | *Build rating: 3 | ||
*Hangers: 2 | *Hangers: 2 | ||
*Boarding Craft: 3 | *Boarding Craft: 3 | ||
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*Movement: 8" | *Movement: 8" | ||
*Damage Track: 8 • 7 • 4 | *Damage Track: 8 • 7 • 4 | ||
*Build rating: 4 | *Build rating: 4 | ||
*Hangers: 3 | *Hangers: 3 | ||
*Boarding Craft: 4 | *Boarding Craft: 4 | ||
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**Dice: 12 | **Dice: 12 | ||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
===Covenant Escorted ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer=== | ===Covenant Escorted ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer=== | ||
This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and one ''ADP''-class escort. | This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and one ''ADP''-class escort. | ||
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*Movement: 8" | *Movement: 8" | ||
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 5 | *Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 5 | ||
*Build rating: 4 | *Build rating: 4 | ||
*Hangers: 2 | *Hangers: 2 | ||
*Boarding Craft: 3 | *Boarding Craft: 3 | ||
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**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | **Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | ||
**Dice: 14 | **Dice: 14 | ||
===Covenant Defended ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer=== | ===Covenant Defended ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer=== | ||
This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and two ''ADP''-class escort. | This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and two ''ADP''-class escort. | ||
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*Movement: 8" | *Movement: 8" | ||
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 6 | *Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 6 | ||
*Build rating: 4 | *Build rating: 4 | ||
*Hangers: 2 | *Hangers: 2 | ||
*Boarding Craft: 3 | *Boarding Craft: 3 | ||
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**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | **Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | ||
**Dice: 16 | **Dice: 16 | ||
===Special Rule: Penitents=== | ===Special Rule: Penitents=== | ||
*Security Details on this Element are considered to have the Assault Specialist (1) Loadout. | *Security Details on this Element are considered to have the Assault Specialist (1) Loadout. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HW Genesis back cover.jpg|'' | File:HW Genesis back cover.jpg|''CPV''-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''. | ||
File:HW-CovenantDestroyer-Wallpaper-crop.jpg|Concept art of a '' | File:HW-CovenantDestroyer-Wallpaper-crop.jpg|Concept art of a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer in space for ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|A group of ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest. | |||
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|A group of '' | File:HCD_-_AlphaCorviSpaceBattle.jpg|Several ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers punch through the UNSC fleet defending Alpha Corvi II, crippling a ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser among other vessels. | ||
File:HCD_-_AlphaCorviSpaceBattle.jpg|Several '' | File:ApexBattleImage.png|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer collides with the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', destroying a large portion of the latter vessel's port side. | ||
File:ApexBattleImage.png|A '' | File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer, flanked by several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers, deploys invasion forces to the surface of a human colony in ''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[Origins]]''. | ||
File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|A '' | File:Sigma Octanus battle.jpg|Several ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''. | ||
File:Sigma Octanus battle.jpg|Several '' | File:Arcadia Escalation.png|The UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' pursues several ''CPV''s present at the [[Battle of Arcadia]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | ||
File:Arcadia Escalation.png|The UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' pursues several '' | |||
File:HE Hood ordering retreat.jpg|[[Terrence Hood]], then-captain of the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}, ordering a retreat from a losing battle with the ''Radiant Perception''. | File:HE Hood ordering retreat.jpg|[[Terrence Hood]], then-captain of the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}, ordering a retreat from a losing battle with the ''Radiant Perception''. | ||
File:HFB-CPV&SDV.jpg|A '' | File:HFB-CPV&SDV.jpg|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer with [[SDV-class heavy corvette|''SDV''-class heavy corvettes]] in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | ||
File:Fleet Battles - CPV destroyers.jpg|'' | File:Fleet Battles - CPV destroyers.jpg|''CPV''-class heavy destroyers in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''. | ||
File:HM SpaceBattle ColourAdjusted Small.jpg|A '' | File:HM SpaceBattle ColourAdjusted Small.jpg|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | ||
File:HM-CPV.png|Profile of the '' | File:HM-CPV.png|Profile of the ''CPV''. | ||
File:HRoA 1 battle.png|'' | File:HRoA 1 battle.png|''CPV''-class heavy destroyers in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{C|Poster only}} | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{C|Poster only}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | ||
**''[[Into the Fire]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Into the Fire]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' | *''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'' | *''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Covenant Ships}} | {{Covenant Ships}} | ||