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The '''[[Covenant]] Supercruiser''' is a classification of [[Covenant]] battleship that is one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, capital ships in the [[Covenant]] armada. Its keel length is over three times that of the [[U.N.S.C.]] ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser - over 3.5 kilometers.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 297</ref>
The '''[[Covenant]] Supercruiser''' was a classification of [[Covenant]] warship that was among the most powerful capital ships in the Covenant armada. Its keel was over three times the length of a [[UNSC]] {{ShipClass|Marathon|Cruiser|}} cruiser - over 3.5 kilometers.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 297</ref>


It is armed with five or more [[Energy Projector]]s, extremely powerful beam guns that fire a lance of highly energized particles at lightspeed that can lance through dozens of layers of titanium armor plating or decks. A single hit can spear through battleplating, destroy a starship's reactor, and essentially destroy it by removing its ability to fire its [[MAC cannon]] or manuever by its fusion drives. It has an effective range of over 100,000 kilometers, allowing it to "snipe" ships from afar.
The class' offensive power consisted of at least five [[Energy Projector]]s.  Defensively they were capable of resisting [[nuclear mine]] detonations, or even three [[MAC]] rounds and nearly five hundred [[Archer missile]]s.


In addition, its deflector shields are extremely powerful, being able to resist a [[nuclear mine]] explosion or even hold against three [[MAC]] rounds and nearly five hundred [[Archer missile]]s.
One of these warships led the [[Covenant]] invasion at the [[Battle of Reach]], but was destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.
 
One of these warships led the [[Covenant]] invasion of [[Reach]], but was destroyed by the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]''.  


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Template:Ship Template:ArticleName The Covenant Supercruiser was a classification of Covenant warship that was among the most powerful capital ships in the Covenant armada. Its keel was over three times the length of a UNSC Template:ShipClass cruiser - over 3.5 kilometers.[1]

The class' offensive power consisted of at least five Energy Projectors. Defensively they were capable of resisting nuclear mine detonations, or even three MAC rounds and nearly five hundred Archer missiles.

One of these warships led the Covenant invasion at the Battle of Reach, but was destroyed by the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.

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