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| [[File:Halo Legends - Reach Assault.png|350px|thumb|A massive armada of numerous [[Covenant]] cruisers over the [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] of [[Reach]].]] | | {{Ratings}} |
| '''Covenant cruisers''' are a classification of [[Covenant starship]]s that span numerous sizes, shapes, and functions.{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=41}} They are ubiquitous and possess weapon capabilities that can bring extinction or submission.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg264|Enc22|Page=264-265}} Typically, Covenant cruisers are mid-sized vessels capable of conducting independent naval operations.{{Ref/Twitter|Halo|1375432606163042305|Halo|Quote=Covenant cruisers are midsize capital ships capable of conducting independent naval operations. #FictionFriday|D=27|M=3|Y=2021}}
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| | {{Ship Class Infobox |
| | |name=Covenant cruiser |
| | |manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] |
| | |line= |
| | |model= |
| | |class=[[Cruiser]] |
| | |length={{Convert|1000|m|ft}}-{{Convert|1455|m|ft}}<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 265''</ref> |
| | |width= |
| | |height= |
| | |max accel= |
| | |max speed= |
| | |engine=[[Repulsor engine|Repulsor Engines]] |
| | |slipspace drive=Yes |
| | |hdsystem= |
| | |poweroutput= |
| | |power= |
| | |shield gen=Resistant to 1 [[Plasma turret|Plasma Turret]] burst |
| | |hull=Resistant to 2 [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] or 1 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|Shiva missile]] |
| | *Equipped with Energy Shields |
| | |sensor= |
| | |target= |
| | |navigation= |
| | |avionics= |
| | |countermeasures= |
| | |armament=*[[Plasma turret]]s (5) |
| | *Laterally-mounted [[pulse laser turret]]s |
| | |complement=*[[Sangheili]] / [[Jiralhanae]] |
| | *[[Kig-yar]] |
| | *[[Mgalekgolo]] |
| | *[[Unggoy]] |
| | |crew=Several thousand |
| | |skeleton= |
| | |passengers= |
| | |capacity= |
| | |consumables= |
| | |othersystems= |
| | |firstuse= |
| | |role=Support |
| | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] |
| | }} |
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| | A '''Covenant cruiser''' is a type of heavy-tonnage [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] starship within the [[Covenant Navy]]. Covenant cruisers, however, should not be generalised as the Covenant {{Class|CCS|Battlecruiser}}. |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| Cruisers were the most prominent vessels used by the Covenant during an invasion.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Since the beginning of [[History of the Covenant|Covenant history]], cruisers served as the empire's primary mode of galactic transportation and method of enforcing the authority of the [[Hierarchs]]. The Covenant manufactured cruisers in vast quantities, easily surpassing the numbers of any other known Covenant starship class. The role of a Covenant cruiser can be for attack, interdiction, occupation, patrol, surveying or command.{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-cruiser|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Cruiser|D=28|M=10|Y=2020}}
| | The cruiser is larger than the [[Covenant light cruiser|Covenant Light Cruiser]] but is smaller than the [[Covenant carrier]]. They are armed with five [[Plasma turret|Plasma Turrets]] and laterally-mounted pulse lasers,<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page ??''</ref> but lack a compliment of supplementary {{Class|Seraph|Starfighter}}s. Like other Covenant ships, the Covenant cruiser is roughly oblong in shape with touches of a purple and blue color scheme. |
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| ===Design details===
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| [[File:HR CCS Pro.png|300px|thumb|The distinctive shape of most Covenant cruiser classes (in this case a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser, mainstay of the Covenant fleet)]]
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| Each cruiser class has specific shapes and functions, but they often share an overall similar design. The different classes also have similar equipment and armament, such as [[energy shielding|energy shields]], [[Energy projector|ventral cleansing beams]], [[Plasma turret|anterior plasma cannons]] and [[Pulse laser turret|point laser defense]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
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| Like most starships of the [[Covenant]], cruisers follow a typical structural design—a smooth hull with wide, extensive contours and near-perfect symmetry. The design of a cruiser is reminiscent of large marine animals that are native to the [[Sangheili colonies|colonies]] of the [[Sangheili]]. Two to four [[hangar bay]]s are found on the undercarriage of each cruiser, aft of a large [[gravity lift]] that can be detached and lowered onto a world's surface. A vertical gravity beam can then be generated for the transportation of infantry, supplies, and other assets. Modular bays scattered around a cruiser can be configured as engineering, medical, armory, barracks, or [[Covenant religion|religious]] facilities. All of these facilities are interconnected by a network of narrow corridors and lifts.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| The [[Bridge|command deck]] is located within the center of each cruiser. This deck is a large room with a centralized bridge platform occupied by only the highest-ranking officers aboard the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| ==Classes== | | ==Known cruisers== |
| There are many cruiser classes used by the Covenant, each with different roles. All classes are identified according to the standard Covenant [[Covenant fleet#Ship classification codes|starship classification code]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Have S'moa|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=16|M=3|Y=2021}} Four primary classes of the Covenant cruiser existed: ''CRS'', ''CCS'', ''RCS'' and ''ORS''. Though there are other kinds of cruisers, their differences are minimal and they easily fall within one of the main classes.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
| | *''[[Rapid Conversion]]'', the Covenant vessel that partook in the [[First Battle of Harvest]], was a Covenant cruiser. |
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| | *Six Covenant cruisers accompanied the [[Flagship|Covenant Flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' on a reconnaissance mission to the ruins of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]] after its destruction by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces. One cruiser had one of its five plasma turrets destroyed by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] operating a [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] interceptor. After the Master Chief and a group of UNSC ground forces were able to hijack the [[Flagship]], one cruiser jumped to [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] to alert Covenant forces of the destruction of ''[[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]]'' and UNSC activity in the area. |
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| | *An [[Unidentified cruiser (Particular Justice)|Unnamed Covenant Cruiser]] was one of many Covenant cruisers involved in the [[Fall of Reach]]. This unnamed cruiser was destroyed by [[Joshua-029]], [[Kelly-087]] and [[Frederic-104]]. |
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| |{{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} || [[File:H4-CovenantCRSLightCruiser.png|300px]] || {{Convert|300|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg264}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} || 190,000 tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg264}} || Smaller than the average Covenant cruiser, but it still performs well during attack and interference operations.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Light cruisers are prominently used by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]].
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| |{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} || [[File:DH CCS Ket.png|300px]] || {{Convert|1782|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg264}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} || 90.7 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg264}} || Easily the most prominent warship used by the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It performs exceptionally during the invasion and occupation of a world.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The class was ideal during ship-to-ship engagements and during vehicle and infantry ground deployments.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| |{{Pattern|Elefen|battlecruiser}} || || || || One of the mainstay battlecruiser designs employed by the Covenant, alongside ''Ket''-pattern.
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| |{{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}} || [[File:H4-RCSArmoredCruiser-SideFull.png|300px]] || {{Convert|2000|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg264}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} || 122 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg264}} || A class of cruiser mainly used for patrol and planetary occupation.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Developed when [[energy shielding]] technology was more limited, the class was not as heavily armed or robust as the ''CCS'' class.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| |{{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}} || [[File:Enc22 Varric-pattern heavy cruiser.png|300px]] || {{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg264}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} || 200 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg264}} || Significantly larger than most Covenant cruisers and is used for planetary occupation and naval command.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The heavy cruiser is often used as a support for Covenant [[flagship]]s.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=277}}
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| ===Unidentified===
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| An unidentified cruiser was crewed more than 10,000 Covenant troops and contains 3 [[Banshee]] squadrons and dozens of [[Wraith]]s. [[Covenant cruiser at Longhorn Valley|One such vessel]] was deployed over [[Longhorn Valley]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] following the [[Space engagements over Reach|decimation]] of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Novel|HFS}}
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| ==Known vessels==
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| {{Covenant cruisers}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:H4 TerminalCovFleet Concept.jpg|A ''[[Halo 4]]'' concept art for [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] fleet of numerous Covenant cruisers and [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]]s, including ''[[Song of Retribution]]''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| {{Col-begin}}
| | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}} |
| {{Col-3}}
| | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}} | |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]'' |
| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
| | **''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' |
| *''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[The Duel]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| **''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
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| **''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' | |
| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' |
| **''[[The Return]]''
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| {{Col-3}}
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| *''[[Remember Reach]]''
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| **''[[Deliver Hope]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| **''[[Data pads]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminals]]''
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| **''[[Spartan Ops]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
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| {{Col-3}}
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| *''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
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| **''[[On the Brink]]''
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| **''[[Hunting Party]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
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| {{Col-end}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Cruiser classes| ]] | | [[Category:The Covenant|Cruiser]] |
| [[Category:Covenant ship classes| ]] | | [[Category:Starship Classifications|Cruiser]] |
