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{{ | {{Title|''Kewu''-pattern battleship}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | |||
{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name= | |name=''Kewu''-pattern battleship | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Invasion - Covenant sniper warship.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
|class=[[ | |class=[[Battleship]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|role=Flagship, ship-to-ship artillery | |role=Flagship, ship-to-ship artillery{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}} | ||
|length= | |length={{Convert|3500|m|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=FOR36}} | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|mass= | |mass=500 million tons{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|power=[[Pinch fusion reactor]]s | |power=[[Pinch fusion reactor]]s | ||
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | ||
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|hull=[[Nanolaminate|Nanolaminate hull plating]] | |hull=[[Nanolaminate|Nanolaminate hull plating]] | ||
|shielding=Yes | |shielding=Yes | ||
|armament=* | |armament= | ||
* | *1 [[Plasma lance|''Muesh''-pattern flensing lance]] turret{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*10 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam]] arrays{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
*55 [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot Et''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
|crew= | |crew= | ||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}} | ||
| | |introduced=[[Age of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|introduced=[[ | |affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Kewu''-pattern battleship''' is one of the most powerful [[Covenant starship|vessels]] fielded by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=267}} | |||
==Overview== | |||
===Design details=== | |||
The ''Kewu''-pattern is a ship seemingly purpose-built for the task of destroying other Covenant warships.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The vessel masses out at 500 million tonnes,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} over three times that of a typical [[Covenant cruiser]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR36|TFoR|Chapter=36}} and sizes up at three times the size of a typical [[UNSC cruiser]]; laying at 3.5 kilometres in length.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
The ship is capable of withstanding three [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] rounds and hundreds of [[M58 Archer missile]]s before losing its shields, as well as surviving a dozen Archers to its unshielded hull with minor damage.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}} | |||
===Armament=== | |||
The ''Kewu''-pattern is armed with a dorsal-mounted{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}} [[Plasma lance|''Muesh''-pattern flensing lance turret]], alongside ten [[Plasma beam emitter|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam]] arrays{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and fifty-five [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot Et''-pattern pulse laser]] turrets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
===Development history=== | |||
The ''Kewu''-pattern was comissioned, unusually, by the [[Ministry of Concert]] during the [[Age of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]]. This was viewed as highly unusual, and the design broke many conventions of naval architecture and pattern approval processes, though was ultimately blessed by the [[Hierarchs]] in an extremely unorthodox process. The Ministry of Concert's charge of ensuring the governance and subjugation of lower-caste species in the empire may be the primary reason for the ship's overwhelming focus on countering other Covenant vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
The only such vessel known to have been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] was present at the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552|August 30, 2552]] | ===Fall of Reach=== | ||
The only such vessel known to have been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] was present at the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552|August 30, 2552]]. During the [[Space engagements over Reach|battle]], it remained outside the range of the planet's [[orbital defense platform]]s and destroyed many [[UNSC starship|UNSC ships]], including the ''[[UNSC Musashi|Musashi]]'', the ''[[UNSC Minotaur|Minotaur]]'' and the ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]''. Soon, the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} used three shots from its upgraded [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#Mark II|MAC]] and over 500 [[Archer missile]]s to drop the ship's shields and apply minimal damage to the hull. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' then launched a remote-controlled [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] armed with a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}, which impacted the ship while its energy shields were recharging. The explosion was contained by the newly regenerated shields, multiplying the destructive blast exponentially, and the ship was destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Unidentified Covenant Warship 1.JPG| | File:Unidentified Covenant Warship 1.JPG|A ''Kewu''-pattern battleship observed from the ''Pillar of Autumn''. | ||
File:Invasion - Sniper vs Autumn.png|The ''Kewu''-pattern battleship engages the ''Pillar of Autumn'' over Reach as its energy projector crippled the UNSC light cruiser. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Covenant Ships}} | {{Covenant Ships}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Battleship classes]] | ||