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| {{Center|''This article is about the Covenant ship. For the music segment, see [[Long Night of Solace (music)]].''}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Title|''Ardent Prayer''}}
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| {{Status|Canon}}
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| {{Individual ship infobox | | {{Individual ship infobox |
| |name=Ardent Prayer | | |name = Ardent Prayer |
| |image=[[File:Corvette.jpg|300px]] | | |image = [[File:Corvette.jpg|300px]] |
| |naval architect=*[[Ckmu 'Raboree|Master Shipwright Ckmu 'Raboree]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | |manufacturer = [[Covenant Empire]] |
| *[[Tek'ch|Apprentice Hiveseeker Tek'ch]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
| | |class = [[Covenant corvette|Corvette]] |
| |manufacturer=[[Forgemasters of Tanus]], [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]]<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 76-77</ref>
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| |class={{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}
| | |engine = [[Repulsor Engines]] |
| |length={{convert|956|m|ft|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | |slipspace drive = Yes |
| |width={{convert|399|m|ft|sigfig=4}}
| | |slipspace speed = 8 light-years/day |
| |height={{convert|175|m|ft|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
| | |poweroutput = |
| |engine=4 ''Callipoas''-pattern [[repulsor engine]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | |shield gen = No |
| |slipspace drive=''Tyros''-pattern [[borer]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | |hull = Unknown Covenant material |
| |poweroutput= | | |armament = *8 [[Plasma torpedo]] [[Plasma turret (starship)|turrets]] |
| |mass=8 million metric tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
| | *Plasma auto-turrets |
| |shield gen=''Morelia''-pattern [[energy shields|dispersal field generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | |complement = *[[Sangheili]] |
| |hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]] | | *[[Kig-yar]] |
| |armament=*6 ''Melusean''-pattern heavy [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | *[[Unggoy]] |
| *16 ''Carnax Nu''-pattern [[plasma bombardment mortar]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | *[[Huragok]] |
| *11 ''Phot''-pattern [[pulse laser]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | *[[Orbital Insertion Pods]] |
| |complement=*50 Obedientaries{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
| | *[[Type-31 XMF|Seraphs]] |
| *50 Warriors{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
| | *[[Type-27 XMF|Banshees]] |
| *130 Thralls{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | |crew = *1 [[Sangheili General]] |
| *104 [[orbital insertion pod]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
| | *4 [[Special Operations Sangheili]] |
| *8 [[Type-31 Seraph]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | *Several [[Unggoy Ultra]] |
| *8 [[Type-26 Banshee]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | |firstsight = August 14, [[2552]] |
| *10 {{Pattern|Elsedda|Banshee}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
| | |destroyed = August 14, 2552 |
| *2 {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | | |battles = [[Fall of Reach]] |
| |countermeasures=[[Active camouflage|''Ushab''-pattern stealth generator]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
| | |affiliation = [[Covenant Navy]] |
| |fleet=[[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] | | |fleet = |
| |captains=[[Ardo 'Moretumee]]
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| |crew=
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| *16 Superiors{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | |
| *2 [[Huragok|Engineers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
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| *20 Menials{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
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| |firstsight=[[2552#August|August 14, 2552]] | |
| |commission-title=Launch
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| |commission=Twentieth [[Age of Discovery]] (c. [[2070]]){{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
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| |destroyed=[[Operation: UPPER CUT|August 14, 2552]] | |
| |battles=[[Fall of Reach]] | |
| |affiliation=[[Covenant fleet]] | |
| }} | | }} |
| {{Article quote|Covenant vessels like the ''Ardent Prayer'' are a prelude to the devastation the full fleet can visit upon a planet.<ref name="B.net">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=maps&cid=28542 ''Bungie.net'': ''Halo: Reach'' Project Page]</ref>}} | | {{Article Quote|Covenant vessels like the Ardent Prayer are a prelude to the devastation the full fleet can visit upon a planet.<ref name="B.net">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=maps&cid=28542 Bungie.net: ''Halo: Reach'' Project Page]</ref>}} |
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| The '''''Ardent Prayer''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} attached to the ''[[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]''. Its [[Shipmaster]] was [[Ardo 'Moretumee]].<ref name="vis">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 13</ref> The vessel took part in the initial stages of the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of the planet [[Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|B.net}}<ref name="LNoS">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]</ref>
| | '''''Ardent Prayer''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant corvette|Corvette-class]] vessel in service during the [[Human-Covenant War]], and was deployed during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="B.net"/> |
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| ==Operational History== | | ==Overview== |
| [[File:HWF-ArdentPrayer.jpg|thumb|left|A cutaway view of ''Ardent Prayer''.]]
| | The ship was one of the main targets of [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], and was boarded by multiple [[YSS-1000|Sabre]] craft in an effort to plant a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] on board, which would be used to destroy a nearby [[Covenant Supercarrier]]. During the mission, the ship's communications were knocked out and the bridge crew eliminated so that the ship could be permanently locked onto its refueling track with the supercarrier. The operation succeeded, and ''Ardent Prayer'', along with the supercarrier, was destroyed by the rigged Slipspace drive. |
| The ''Ardent Prayer'' was launched from its shipyard during the Twentieth [[Ages of Discovery|Age of Discovery]] (circa [[2070]]), having being designed and by the [[Forgemasters of Tanus]] and the [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]] under the watchful eyes of Master Shipwright [[Ckmu 'Raboree]] and Apprentice Hiveseeker [[Tek'ch]]. It was assigned as an exploration vessel, traveling to distant stars and charting dangerous [[slipspace]] routes, and fought hostile civilizations that would not accept the Covenant's [[Great Journey|religion]]. Unfortunately, the ''Ardent Prayer'' would gain no battle honors for its service and its duties were considered beneath the notice of true warriors. As a result, it was rarely mentioned in ''[[High Charity]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s records.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | |
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| During [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] on [[2552#August|August 14, 2552]], ''Ardent Prayer'' was boarded by [[SPARTAN-B312]], [[Jorge-052]], and several [[UNSC Army]] [[FSS-1000 Sabre]] pilots in an effort to plant a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] on board, which would be used to destroy a nearby {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}, ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' - the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence|fleet]]'s flagship. During the mission, the ship was engaged by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} [[UNSC Savannah|''Savannah'']]. ''Savannah'' jammed ''Ardent Prayer''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s communications, while the Sabres damaged the corvette's engines and destroyed its [[Type-31 Seraph|Seraph]] escort so its crew could not call for help.{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}
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| ''Ardent Prayer'' destroyed ''Savannah'', but not before a boarding party had landed on the corvette. The UNSC team eliminated the bridge crew, including its Shipmaster, Ardo 'Moretumee, and set the ship on a refueling track with ''Long Night of Solace''. The operation succeeded, and ''Ardent Prayer'', along with the supercarrier, was destroyed by the rigged slipspace drive.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| * ''Ardent Prayer'' is the setting of the ''Halo: Reach'' multiplayer map ''[[Zealot (map)|Zealot]]'' and the [[Firefight]] map ''[[Corvette (map)|Corvette]]''. | | *''Ardent Prayer'' is the setting of the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' multiplayer map [[Zealot (level)|Zealot]], and the [[Firefight]] map [[Corvette (level)|Corvette]]. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape" captionalign="left"> |
| File:HR - Hologram Corvette.jpg|Hologram view of the ''Ardent Prayer''. | | File:HaloReach - CorvetteOverview.png|An overview of the Covenant corvette. |
| File:HReach-ArdentPrayerCorvette.png|Angled view of the ''Ardent Prayer''. | | File:HaloReach - SabreCorvette.png|A comparison between the corvette and the Sabre. |
| File:HReach-CovenantHeavyCorvetteSide.png|Profile view of the ''Ardent Prayer''. | | File:Reach_468670_Full.jpg| A view of the Covenant Corvette the [[Ardent Prayer]] from behind. |
| File:Ardent Prayer 02.jpg|Another profile view of the ''Ardent Prayer'', deploying two Spirit dropships. | | File:reach_596390_Medium.jpg|A comparison between the corvette and a UNSC frigate. |
| File:Reach_468670_Full.jpg| An aft view of ''Ardent Prayer''. | | File:reach_468883_Full.jpg|A Corvette's gravity lift and Type-27 XMF ventral launch-bay. |
| File:reach_596390_Medium.jpg|A size comparison between the corvette and the ''Savannah''. | | File:reach_468790_Full.jpg|Close up of Type-27 XMF launch-bay. |
| File:reach_596555_Medium.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'' being escorted by Seraphs. | | File:reach_597419_Medium.jpg|Close-up of the Banshee storage area in the corvette's hangar bay. |
| File:Corvette - Banshee deployment.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'' deploying a squadron of Banshees | | File:reach_468932_Full.jpg|Another view of a Corvette. |
| File:Covenant Corvette Bridge.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'''s bridge. | | File:reach_596815_Medium.jpg|Close-up of the Corvette's [[Orbital Insertion Pod]] launchers. |
| File:Gallery pic 3447 0 30025.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'''s communications center. | | File:reach_468930_Full.jpg|Three plasma cannons affixed to the Corvette. |
| File:HaloReach - Space Battle.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'' engaging the UNSC ''Savannah''. | | File:reach_597386_Medium.jpg|An interior view of the control room for the corvette's plasma cannons. |
| File:LNoS ends.jpg|The rigged slipspace drive on the ''Ardent Prayer'' detonates, destroying it and the ''Long Night of Solace''.
| | File:reach_468980_Full.jpg|View of the corvette's dorsal landing pad. |
| | File:reach_468847_Full.jpg|An external view of the Corvette's hangar bay with the shutter closed. |
| | File:Corvette1.jpg|View inside a corvette's hangar bay, with [[Seraph-class Starfighter|''Seraph''-class starfighters]] hanging from the ceiling. |
| | File:reach_596555_Medium.jpg|A corvette over Reach with an escort of ''Seraph''s. |
| | File:Covenant Corvette Bridge.jpg|The bridge of a Covenant Corvette, staffed by [[Special Operations Sangheili|SpecOps Sangheili]], [[Unggoy Ultra|Unggoy Ultras]] and a [[Sangheili General]]. |
| | File:Gallery pic 3447 0 30025.jpg|The communications center of the ''Ardent Prayer''. |
| | File:HaloReach - Space Battle.jpg|Corvette in battle. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| [[Category:SDV-class heavy corvettes]]
| | [[Category:Covenant Ships]] |
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