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| {{Quote|Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But I've isolated approach signatures from multiple ''Ket''-pattern battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us.|Cortana{{Ref/Reuse|poace}}}}
| | '''Capital ships''' are a classification of spacecraft, generally encompassing the most important and largest [[warship]]s with the heaviest firepower and armor. There are usually no formal criteria for the classification, other than the fact that these ships tend to be heavily armed and armored. A capital ship is generally a leading or primary ship in a [[fleet]], [[battle group]], or strike force. Among the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and the [[Covenant]] capital ships primarily include [[battleship]]s, [[carrier]]s and [[cruiser]]s. |
| '''Capital ships''' are a classification of spacecraft. The definition of a capital ship depends on the individual faction and the ship class. As an example: the large and heavily armed [[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class]] is considered a support vessel in the [[UNSC]],{{Ref/Note|According to The Essential Visual Guide (page 188), Phoenix-class ships used by the UNSC are designated as support vessels rather than colony ships.}} while the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}, which is nearly half its size, is considered a capital ship.<ref name="campaignguide">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' - Campaign Guide, p. 26</ref> | |
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| ==Types==
| | ==Covenant==<!--Ships should be listed in descending order based on their length and relative firepower, if known.--> |
| ===Covenant===<!--Ships should be listed in descending order based on their length and relative firepower, if known.-->
| | *Carrier |
| *Cruiser<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - Covenant Cruiser]</ref> | | **{{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} |
| **{{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}<ref>''[[Halo: Envoy]]''</ref><ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'' - Campaign Guide, p. 31</ref> | | **{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} |
| **{{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}<ref name="canon fodder armory">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Armory Amore]</ref> | | **{{Class|DDS|carrier}} |
| **{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}<ref name="poace">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', campaign level, [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]</ref><ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'' - Campaign Guide, p. 32</ref><ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' - Covenant Ships, p. 277</ref> | | *Cruiser |
| **{{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}<ref>''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'', Chapter ??</ref>{{Ref/Note|While ''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' refers to the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Spear of Light]]'' as a capital ship, it had been heavily modified by San'Shyuum [[Prelate]]s to be more effective than other examples of its class, and may have been an anomaly.}} | | **{{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}}<ref name="canon fodder armory">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-armory-amore '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Armory Amore'']</ref> |
| | **{{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} |
| | *[[Covenant battleship|Battleship]] |
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| {{Main|UNSC starship}}
| | *Carrier |
| [[Ensign]]s typically did not pilot UNSC capital ships.{{Ref/Reuse|tforchapter21}} | | **[[Brigantine]] |
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| | ==United Nations Space Command== |
| | *Multirole support vessel |
| | **[[UNSC Infinity|''Infinity''-class warship]] |
| | **[[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class support vessel]]<!--According to The Essential Visual Guide (page 188), Phoenix-class ships used by the UNSC are designated as support vessels rather than colony ships.--> |
| *[[UNSC carrier|Carrier]] | | *[[UNSC carrier|Carrier]] |
| **{{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}<ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'' - Campaign, p. 25</ref> | | **{{Class|Punic|supercarrier}} |
| **{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder armory}} | | **{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}<ref name="canon fodder armory"/> |
| *[[Cruiser]]<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles?page=3 ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - UNSC Cruiser description]</ref> | | **{{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}} |
| **{{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}{{Ref/Reuse|campaignguide}} | | *[[Cruiser]] |
| *[[UNSC frigate]]
| | **{{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} |
| **{{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/unsc-frigate ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - UNSC Frigate]</ref> | | **{{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} |
| *[[UNSC destroyer]]
| | **{{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}} |
| **{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}<ref name="tforchapter21">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 21</ref> | | *[[Battleship]] |
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| **{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}} | | **{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}} |
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| *[[Prime cruiser]]<ref>''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', Chapter 16</ref> | | *Cruiser |
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| ==Notes== | | ==Forerunner== |
| {{Ref/Notes}} | | *{{Class|Fortress|vessel}} |
| | *[[Planet-breaker]] |
| | *[[Forerunner dreadnought|Dreadnought]] |
| | *[[Keyship]] |
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| [[Category:Ship classifications]] | | [[Category:Ship classifications]] |
