Editing A'uzr-pattern sword frigate

{{Title|''A'uzr''-pattern sword frigate}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|name            = ''A'uzr''-pattern sword frigate
|image           = [[File:SwordOfHarmony.png|300px]]
|caption         = The modified ''A'uzr'', ''[[Sword of Harmony]]''.
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|class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''SCC'''{{Ref/Site|Id=CFConcert|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-concert-of-words|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Concert of Worlds|D=25|M=09|Y=2023}}
|class operator       = 
*[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}
*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}
|class manufacturer   = [[Kolaar Manufactorum]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}
|class architect      = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class-->
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|class in service     = [[Ages of Discovery|Tenth Age of Discovery]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}
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|type            = [[Covenant frigate|Frigate]]
|length          = {{Convert|2821.5|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}
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|power           = [[Pinch fusion reactor]]
|maneuver drive  = [[Repulsor engine]]s
|slipspace drive = [[Borer]]
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|troops          = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces-->
|hull            = [[Nanolaminate]] plate
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|ew              = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities-->
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|aircraft        = At least 3 [[dropship]]s
|air facilities  = 4 [[hangar]] bays (3 port, 3 starboard) {{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}
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The '''''A'uzr''-pattern sword frigate''' {{3Letter|SCC|sword frigate}} is a [[Covenant frigate|frigate classification]] formerly in the service of the [[Covenant fleet|navy]] of the [[Covenant]], and now prominently used by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. The ship is one of several [[design pattern]] variations under the SCC three-letter designation.{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}} These vessels may be colloquially referred to as '''command frigates''', owing to their role in the fleet.

==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''A'uzr'' bears a heavy resemblance to the overall form of the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s of the Covenant, though whether this was by intent or accident is presently unknown. The ship has a generally bulbous appearance, with two hangars lining both of the port and starboard sides of the vessel alongside an number of smaller viewing ports. The overall form of the vessel has been noted by the [[Artisan-armorer|naval artisans]] of the [[Kolaar Manufactorum]] to resemble the [[tatir]] - a large, dart-shaped predator known to hunt in the warmer waters of [[Sanghelios]]. Whether this creature was an active influence on the frigate's design is unknown.{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}

The ship's overall resemblance (both in form and function) to the ''Ceudar'' corvette is sometimes used by canny [[shipmaster]]s to mask its presence in [[space warfare]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}

===Usage===
Throughout the reign of the [[Covenant]], ''A'uzr''-pattern vessels were used as command ships for fleet detachments like those assigned as security and enforcement details for the empire's outlying [[Covenant colonies|tithe worlds]]. Most were destroyed in the [[Great Schism]] and the various [[Blooding Years|civil wars]] that followed, though have managed to find their way into Swords of Sanghelios service - deemed too valuable to overlook. The Swords of Sanghelios have taken some of these ships and modified their designs, alongside using them as a basis for research into the secrets of design patterns kept hidden by the [[San'Shyuum]] until the empire's dissolution - with the goal of preventing deviations or mutations such as those exhibited in the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}. Some of the Swords' changes to the design of their command frigates (in particular ''[[Sword of Harmony]]'') incorporate novel changes that would have never been considered by the San'Shyuum bureaucracy of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}

==Ships of the line==
*''[[Sword of Harmony]]'' - a modified ship based on the ''A'uzr''-pattern, used by the Swords of Sanghelios and destroyed by [[Created]] {{Class|Acolyte|harrier}}s during the [[Battle of Netherop (2559)]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}
*''[[Sword of Conjunction]]'' - a ship attached to [[ANVIL Station]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HAA|Halo: Anvil Accord}}

==Operational history==
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==Production notes==
The ''A'uzr'' was originally designed by concept artist [[:Category:Images by Glenn Israel|Glenn Israel]] during the [[Development of Halo: Reach|production]] of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', as an alternate design for the Covenant corvette prominently featured in-game. The unused design was later reused by [[343 Industries]] to represent the Sangheili command frigate featured in ''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'', with art modifications done by concept artist [[:Category:Images by Salvatorre Yazzie|Salvatorre Yazzie]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HR CovenantCorvette Thumbnail Concept 1.jpg|Early ''Halo: Reach'' concept sketches for the ''Ceudar'' corvette, which would ultimately be reused for the frigate.
File:HR CovenantCorvette Thumbnail Concept 2.jpg|Early ''Halo: Reach'' concept sketches for the ''Ceudar'' corvette, which would ultimately be reused for the frigate.
File:HR_CovenantCorvette_Sketches_Concept.jpg|The finalised ''Ceudar'' concept sheet which was reused for the ''A'uzr''{{'}}s design.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Anvil Accord]]'' {{mo}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Covenant Ships}}
[[Category:Frigate classes]]