Editing Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer

{{Title|''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship class infobox
|name=''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer
|image=[[File:Enc22 SoTP CPV.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges|Primary Assembly Forges]]
|mass=115 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}
|class=[[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]], [[Covenant ship classification system#Major categories|Executioner]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
|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>
|width={{Convert|1350|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|height=
|armament=*One [[Excavation beam|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*Two [[Plasma beam emitter|''Aljordan''-pattern plasma beam emitters]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}
*Twenty four [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 270''</ref>
*Six [[plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}
*Twenty [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turret]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*Forty [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}
|complement=*50 [[Obedientaries]]
*100 [[Warrior]]s
*1,900 [[Thrall]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}
|crew=*4 [[Superior]]s
*2 [[Huragok|Engineers]]
*400 [[Menial]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}
|misc=
|role=*Glassing operations{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*"Compliance"{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}
*Ship-to-ship warfare
*Ground assault{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*Planetary occupation{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>''Sinaris''-pattern
[[Great Schism]]<br>
[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant fleet]]<br>
[[Swords of Sanghelios]]<br>
[[Lydus' clan]]
}}

The '''''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=266}} {{3Letter|CPV|heavy destroyer}}, is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-type warships used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Sinaris''-pattern 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/Reuse|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 [[Nanotechnology|nanomachines]].{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet60}}

===Crew and complement===
For normal operations, the ''Sinaris'' 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/Reuse|warfleet60}}

''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers 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 [[Bkowe'nei-pattern Vampire|Vampire atmospheric fighters]].{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} These are supported by fifty [[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/Reuse|warfleet60}}

===Armament===
As an executioner, the ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer is built for nothing less than heavy combat. Its main weapon is a ventral-mounted [[Excavation beam|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]] which is often used in [[glassing]] operations.{{Ref/Reuse|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 [[Plasma beam emitter|''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/Reuse|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/Reuse|warfleet60}}{{Ref/Reuse|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.

===Usage===
The ''Sinaris''-pattern 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. These destroyers are deployed aggressively, often being the first ships in a fleet to engage the enemy.{{Ref/Reuse|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 [[List of known Covenant heretics|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/Reuse|warfleet60}} Most glassing operations were undertaken by heavy destroyers, as the work was considered distasteful or suicidal by other shipmasters, and human colonies attacked by the Covenant are littered with the wreckage of ''Sinaris''-pattern 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 {{Pattern|Zanar|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/Reuse|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/news/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 {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} and {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

==Operational history==
===Human-Covenant War===
After the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' began [[First Battle of Harvest|destroying]] [[Harvest]]'s population centers in [[2525#February|February 2525]], many ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}<ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis''', back cover</ref> ''Sinaris''-pattern 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, these destroyers 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/Reuse|intro}}

Near the end of the [[Battle for Arcadia]], several ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy 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 [[Radiant Perception|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 Covenant ship to a [[Trove|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> A destroyer, ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'', 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 [[Naval boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma turret fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Repairs]]''</ref> [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] was nearly destroyed by a ''Sinaris''-pattern 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>

''Sinaris''-pattern 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>

===Post-war===
In [[2557#January|January 2557]], [[Rion Forge]], captain of the salvage ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', learned about the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}'s encounter with the ''Radiant Perception'' during the Battle for Arcadia from logs recovered from the ''Roman Blue's'' wreck. To her great interest, Rion discovered that ''Radiant Perception'' had recovered the ''Spirit of Fire's'' [[log buoy]] and started a search for the destroyer which was discovered to have crashed on [[Laconia]] during the Battle for Arcadia. From the wreckage, Rion and her crew recovered the ''Spirit of Fire's'' long-lost log buoy which led them to the Etran Harborage debris field in their search for the missing ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'''</ref>

After the Human-Covenant War, ''Sinaris''-pattern 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>

During the [[Carrow Conflict]] in [[2558#September|September 2558]], both [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] and [[Thars 'Sarov]] had heavy destroyers in their fleets. Rojka's forces managed to destroy both of Thars' heavy destroyers along with four light destroyers and a frigate, but a [[Jiralhanae]] faction led by [[Hekabe]] joined the fight. Hekabe's fleet, made up of two heavy destroyers and two {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}s, was equipped with extra armor to make them more resilent so they could take greater damage while firing back upon their enemies.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> Hekabe's forces helped Thars overpower Rojka's fleet, destroying all of his ships aside from the ''[[Unwavering Discipline]]'' which crashed on [[Carrow]]. Hekabe, who was in fact after the [[Sharquoi]] hive on the planet, subsequently turned on Thars, resulting in the destruction of most of Thars' ships and all but Hekabe's flagship, the heavy cruiser ''[[Foebane]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref>

==Ships of the line==
*''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]''
*''[[Radiant Perception]]''
*''[[Reverence]]'' (C-7)<ref name="Transmissions">''[[Transmissions]]''</ref>
*''[[Esteem]]'' (C-10){{Ref/Reuse|Transmissions}}
*''[[Fighter's Blood]]''
*''[[Hammerstrike]]''
*''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''

==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
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===Covenant ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer===
This element includes a single ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer.
*Cost: 110 points
*Movement: 8"
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 4
*Build rating: 3 (2)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangers: 2
*Boarding Craft: 3
*Security detail*: 4
*System loadouts:
**Defense array (3)
**Glide (4")
**Point defense (4)
*Primary weapon: Plasma Beam
**Range: 12/-"
**Weapon loadouts: Beam/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 9/9/9
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 10

===Covenant Supported ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer===
This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and one ''SDV''-class heavy corvette.
*Cost: 130 points
*Movement: 8"
*Damage Track: 8 • 7 • 4
*Build rating: 4 (3)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangers: 3
*Boarding Craft: 4
*Security detail*: 4
*System loadouts:
**Defense array (4)
**Glide (4")
**Point defense (4)
*Primary weapon: Plasma Beam
**Range: 12/-"
**Weapon loadouts: Beam/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 9/9/9
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Cannon Arrays
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 5
*Additional Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 12
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===Covenant Escorted ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer===
This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and one ''ADP''-class escort.
*Cost: 130 points
*Movement: 8"
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 5
*Build rating: 4 (3)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangers: 2
*Boarding Craft: 3
*Security detail*: 5
*System loadouts:
**Defense array (4)
**Glide (4")
**Point defense (6)
*Primary weapon: Plasma Beam
**Range: 12/-"
**Weapon loadouts: Beam/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 9/9/9
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 14

===Covenant Defended ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer===
This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and two ''ADP''-class escort.
*Cost: 150 points
*Movement: 8"
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 6
*Build rating: 4 (3)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangers: 2
*Boarding Craft: 3
*Security detail*: 5
*System loadouts:
**Cloaking system
**Defense array (4)
**Glide (4")
**Point defense (6)
*Primary weapon: Plasma Beam
**Range: 12/-"
**Weapon loadouts: Beam/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 9/9/9
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 16

===Special Rule: Penitents===
*Security Details on this Element are considered to have the Assault Specialist (1) Loadout.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HW Genesis back cover.jpg|''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers glassing Harvest in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''.
File:HW-CovenantDestroyer-Wallpaper-crop.jpg|Concept art of a ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer in space for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:CovDestroyer.png|Cutout of the previous artwork.
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|A group of ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:HCD_-_AlphaCorviSpaceBattle.jpg|Several ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers punch through the UNSC fleet defending Alpha Corvi II, crippling a ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser among other vessels. 
File:ApexBattleImage.png|A ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer collides with the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', destroying a large portion of the latter vessel's port side.
File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|A ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer, flanked by several ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers, deploys invasion forces to the surface of a human colony in ''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[Origins]]''.
File:Sigma Octanus battle.jpg|Several ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''. 
File:Arcadia Escalation.png|The UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' pursues several ''Sinaris''-patterns present at the [[Battle of Arcadia]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. 
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 ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer with [[Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette|''SDV''-class heavy corvettes]] in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:Fleet Battles - CPV destroyers.jpg|''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
File:HM SpaceBattle ColourAdjusted Small.jpg|A ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HM-CPV.png|Profile of the ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer.
File:HRoA 1 battle.png|''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''.
</gallery>
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' 
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{C|Poster only}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Into the Fire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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{{Covenant Ships}}

[[Category:Destroyer classes]]
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