Makar-pattern light corvette: Difference between revisions

|mass= 5 million tonnes {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|armament= 1x Arkan-pattern plasma beam emitter, 4x Melusean-pattern heavy plasma cannons {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|introduced= Third Age of Reclamation {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The '''''Makar''-pattern light corvette'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=268}} {{3Letter|DAV|light corvette}}, is a class of [[Covenant corvette|corvette]] formerly in service with the now-defunct [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} Commonly assigned in stealth operations, vessels of this class were also tasked with the deployment and retrieval of [[Ranger]] teams.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

The ''DAV''-class light corvette is smaller and more nimble, though otherwise similar in design, to the larger {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} Like many [[warship]]s of the [[Covenant]], the ''DAV'' class has a cetacean aspect to it, with a smooth [[nanolaminate]] hull and curved features.{{Ref/Reuse|bs65}} The ''DAV'' class is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance and transmit data from the world's surface, making way for larger invasion forces. Despite its limited weaponry, the ''DAV''-class corvette uses [[active camouflage]] systems to render it imperceptible to enemy sensors, and visually invisible.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} Despite the size of these corvettes, they are still capable of carrying [[dropship]]s and [[space fighter]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|bs65}}

''DAV''-class ships are primarily stealth ships, and as such they were not as well-armed as the larger ''SDV''-class heavy corvette.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} This falls in line with common observations that weapon layout differ greatly between Covenant ship classifications.<ref>'''Sybex Halo: Combat Evolved PC Strategy Guide''', ''page 73''</ref> Despite this, DAV-class ships are armed with [[Plasma cannon (starship)|heavy plasma cannon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}

After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''DAV''-class light corvette ''[[The Lookout]]'' was crewed by a joint crew of [[Sangheili]], [[Unggoy]], and [[human]]s as part of an arrangement between the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and the [[Unified Earth Government]] to reestablish contact with colonies cut off by the war. In [[2553]], ''The Lookout'' arrived at the [[Human colonies|human colony]] of [[Losing Hand]], along with the crew of the cargo tender {{UNSCShip|Dark Was the Night}} that had crashed there a year earlier. Major [[Kyle Stallock]], who was stationed aboard ''The Lookout'', updated ''Dark Was the Night's'' crew on everything that had happened since their crash. The local population and the ship's crew were offered a way off the planet; some accepted while others remained.{{Ref/Reuse|bs65}}