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| [[File:HFB-CPV&SDV.jpg|350px|thumb|A flotilla of one Covenant heavy destroyer escorted by {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s over [[Reach]].]] | | {{Ratings}} |
| '''Destroyer'''<ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref> is a [[warship]] classification that was used by the [[Covenant]], before the empire's collapse in [[2552]].{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-destroyer|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Destroyer|D=30|M=06|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Book|Id=essential|EVG|Page=48}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=266}}
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| | |name=Covenant Destroyer |
| | |image=[[Image:Covenant Destroyer (cropped).jpg|300px]] |
| | |manufacturer=[[Covenant]] |
| | |line= |
| | |class=[[Destroyer]] |
| | |length=around 1500 meters (1.5 Kilometres) |
| | |width= |
| | |height= |
| | |max accel= |
| | |max speed space=24 light-years per hour <ref>''[[Ghosts of Onyx]]'', pages 221-222, 229</ref> |
| | |max speed air= |
| | |engine=[[Repulsor Engines]] |
| | |hyperdrive=yes |
| | |hdsystem= |
| | |poweroutput= |
| | |power= |
| | |shield gen=Resistant to 1 [[plasma torpedo]] or 2 [[MAC]] rounds or 1 [[Energy Projector]] hit |
| | |hull=Resistant to 1 [[plasma torpedo]] or 1+ [[MAC]] rounds |
| | |sensor= |
| | |target= |
| | |navigation=[[Associated Intelligence]] |
| | |avionics= |
| | |countermeasures= |
| | |armament=*[[Pulse Laser turret]]s |
| | *Lateral [[Plasma torpedo]] tubes (2) |
| | |complement=*''[[Seraph]]''-class starfighters |
| | *[[Spirit]]-class Dropships |
| | *[[Jiralhanae]] |
| | *[[Lekgolo]] |
| | *[[Kig-yar]] |
| | *[[Unggoy]] |
| | |crew= |
| | |skeleton= |
| | |passengers= |
| | |capacity= |
| | |consumables= |
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| | |firstuse=[[2531]] - [[Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World]] |
| | |role= |
| | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]] |
| | }} |
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| | The '''Covenant Destroyer'''<ref>[[Halopedia:Covenant Ship Classification Canon Debate|Covenant Ship Classification Halopedia Canon]]</ref> is a warship classification within the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Navy]]. |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| There are three known classes of destroyers: the {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}, the {{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}}, and an unidentified classification of which only one example is known, represented by the ''[[Defender of Faith]]''. An additional so-called "super-destroyer" has been referenced by [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel in naval warfare, though this is an informal term used to describe the {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}. ''CPV''-class destroyers were seen in various battles early in the [[Human-Covenant War]],<ref>''Halo Wars''</ref><ref>''Halo Wars: Genesis''</ref> while a slightly smaller ''RPV''-class destroyer was present during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|FoR}}
| | [[Image:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|thumb|left|A pair of Covenant Destroyers [[glass]] the planet [[Harvest]].]] |
| | | This class of starship is extremely well-armed, boasting multiple [[pulse laser]] turrets, [[plasma torpedo]] launcher(s) and ''[[Seraph]]''-class starfighters. [[Jacob Keyes]] noted its weapons systems, saying it turned [[UNSC]] ships into "Swiss cheese". |
| In general, Covenant destroyers are very well-armed, boasting multiple point-defense [[pulse laser turret]]s, [[plasma turret]]s, [[energy projector]]s, and a full complement of [[Seraph]] fighters. The destroyer's weapons are so potent that [[UNSC Navy]] [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] remarked that they turned UNSC ships into "Swiss cheese" in many engagements.<ref>'''''Halo: The Fall of Reach''''', ''page 145''</ref>
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| This warship classification features the distinctive three-section design of most heavier Covenant warships, mirroring the deadliness of its larger counterparts. Destroyers are often used as escorts for [[Covenant fleet|fleets]] or [[Battle group|task forces]] and are able to hold their own in combat, while protecting more valuable ships from enemy threats.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | | This dangerous warship classification has the distinctive three huge sections of heavier [[Covenant]] warships, mirroring the lethality of its larger cousins. They usually are escorting the bigger warships and will deal out deadly blows in the event the bigger warships are attacked and can hold their own in a fight. |
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| ==Classes==
| | Probably the most well-known ship of this class was the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', captured by three [[SPARTAN-IIs]], [[Fred]], [[Will]], and [[Linda]], in a haphazard plan which recovered captured [[wikipedia:nuclear weapon|nuclear warheads]], eliminated another [[Brute]]-controlled destroyer, and gave them a much faster ship to take them to [[Onyx]]. |
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| |{{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} || [[File:Enc22 SoTP CPV.png|x150px]] || {{Convert|1664|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}} || 115 million metric tons || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
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| |{{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}} || || {{Convert|1500|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}} || 99.7 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
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| |Unidentified class (''[[Defender of Faith]]'') || || {{Convert|1200|m|ft|sp=us}} || N/A || {{Ref/Novel|Id=TW12|TTW|Chapter=12}}
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| ==Gallery== | | == Trivia == |
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| | *Jacob Keyes destroyed one with a maneuver later dubbed as the ''[[Keyes Loop]]'' at [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. |
| File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|A pair of Covenant destroyers [[glassing]] the planet [[Harvest]].
| | *Despite being smaller in size than a Cruiser, in [[Halo Wars]] cutscenes a Destroyer is shown slightly shorter than a [[Phoenix-class Colony Ship]], which is over two kilometers. This may be a retcon by Ensemble, or simply a mistake. |
| File:ApexBattleImage.png|A Covenant destroyer colliding with the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.
| | *Covenant destroyers are seen in the Halo Wars Genesis. |
| File:HW Genesis back cover.jpg|Three Covenant destroyers [[glassing]] Harvest on the back cover of ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''.
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| File:CovDestroyer.jpg|Concept art of the Covenant destroyer for ''Halo Wars''.
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| File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|A Covenant destroyer, as seen in ''Origins''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | == Vessels of this Classification == |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Absolution]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
| | *''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
| | *''[[Far Sight Lost]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
| | *''[[Rapturous Arc]]'' |
| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
| | *[[Unnamed Covenant Destroyer]] |
| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | |
| **''[[Origins]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Covenant ship classes| ]] | | [[Category:The Covenant]] |
| | [[Category:Covenant Starships]] |
