Editing Covenant destroyer

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|name=Covenant Destroyer 
|image=[[File:Covenant Destroyer (cropped).jpg|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]
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|class=[[Destroyer]]
|length= {{Convert|647|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 146''</ref> or {{Convert|1500|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' page 270</ref>
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|engine=[[Repulsor Engines]]
|hyperdrive=yes
|hdsystem=
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|shield gen=Resistant to one [[plasma torpedo]] or two [[MAC]] rounds or one [[Energy Projector]] hit
|hull=Resistant to one [[plasma torpedo]] or one or more [[MAC]] rounds
|sensor=
|target=
|navigation=[[Associated Intelligence]]
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|armament=*[[Pulse Laser turret]]s
*Lateral [[Plasma torpedo]] tubes (two)
*[[Energy Projector]]
|complement=*''[[Seraph]]''-class starfighters
*[[Spirit]]-class Dropships
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Lekgolo]]
*[[Kig-yar]]
*[[Unggoy]]
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|firstsight=[[2531]]
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|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Navy]]
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'''Covenant Destroyer'''<ref name="enc"/><ref name="for"/> refers to at least two different [[warship]] classifications within the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Navy]].<ref group="note">While never directly stated, the Destroyer described in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' is obviously a different kind of ship than the ones seen in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.</ref>

==Background==
Two types of Covenant Destroyer have been encountered. Destroyers with a length of 1500 meters were seen in various [[battle]]s early in the [[Human-Covenant War]],<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> and a smaller variant with a length of approximately 647 meters was present during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref name="for"/>

The Destroyer is extremely well-armed, boasting multiple [[pulse laser]] turrets, [[plasma torpedo]] launcher(s), a single [[Energy Projector]], and a full complement of [[Seraph-class Starfighter]]s.

This dangerous warship classification has the distinctive three huge sections of most heavier Covenant warships, mirroring the lethality of its larger cousins. They are used as escorts for battlegroups using larger ship classes, able to hold their own in combat while protecting their battlegroup from threats.

==Known Covenant Destroyers==
*''[[Absolution]]''
*''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''
*''[[Far Sight Lost]]''
*''[[Rapturous Arc]]''
*[[Unnamed Covenant Destroyer]]

== Trivia ==
*[[Jacob Keyes]] noted its weapons systems, saying it turned UNSC ships into "Swiss cheese".<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 145''</ref>
*Jacob Keyes destroyed one with a maneuver later dubbed as the ''[[Keyes Loop]]'' at [[Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 156''</ref>
*The Destroyer is incorrectly referred to as a Carrier in some ''[[Halo Wars]]'' guides.{{citation needed}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|A pair of Covenant Destroyers [[glassing]] the planet [[Harvest]] as seen in ''Halo Wars''.
File:HW genis back cover.png|The back cover of ''Halo Wars: Genesis'' depicting three Covenant Destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:ApexBattleImage.png|A Covenant destroyer colliding with the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.
File:Origins Destroyer.png|A Covenant Destroyer as seen in ''Origins''
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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