Editing Gladius-class heavy corvette

{{Title|''Gladius''-class heavy corvette}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|name            = ''Gladius''-class
|image           = [[File:Enc22 SoTP Gladius.png|300px]]
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|class identification = [[Hull classification symbol]]: '''FS'''{{Ref/Reuse|CFFrosty}}
|class operator       = [[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|class manufacturer   = [[TanSec AB]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|class in service     = [[2490]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|type            = [[UNSC corvette|Corvette]]{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet|HWF|Page=19}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=128}}
|length          = {{Convert|243|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width           = 
|height          = 
|mass            = 36,000 tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power           = 
|maneuver drive  = [[Fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|crew            = 15{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|complement      = 
|troops          = None{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|hull            = [[Titanium-A armor]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
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|sensors         = 
|ew              = 
|armaments       = 
*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|20DA1C2 MAC]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*2 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*6 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|air facilities  = 
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The '''''Gladius''-class heavy corvette''' is a class of [[corvette]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]], designated with the [[Hull classification symbol|hull code]] of '''FS'''. Manufactured by [[TanSec AB]], these corvettes excel in interdiction, patrol, and security roles.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
[[File:HWF-GladiusClassHeavyCorvette.png|thumb|left|250px|Profile of a ''Gladius''.]]
A small, [[slipspace]]-capable [[warship]], ''Gladius''-class heavy corvettes are only 243 meters in length with a mass of 36,000 metric tons. The hull of this class are reinforced with [[Titanium-A armor]]. The ''Gladius''-class are outfitted with an extensive sensor suite that uses a combination of laser and radar scanners for actively detecting and tracking targets, while monitoring surrounding space for anomalous energy sources.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}

These corvettes are armed with a single [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|20DA1C2 MAC]], only two [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods, and a small network of [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s, used for defense against strikecraft and [[plasma torpedo]]es. Crewed by a total of fifteen sailors, the ''Gladius'' class carries no troops. As these corvettes are substantially outgunned by most warships, they must rely on their small size and low sensor profile to avoid unwinnable battles.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}

==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Gladius}} - lead ship
*{{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}} (FS-803)

==Operational history==
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''Gladius''-class heavy corvette was used by [[UNSC Navy]] [[battle group]]s assigned to the [[Inner Colonies]]. As they were substantially outgunned by most [[Covenant]] [[warship]]s, ''Gladius''-class corvettes rarely participated in major [[fleet]] engagements.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} In [[2554]], a ''Gladius''-class heavy corvette {{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}} had a deadly encounter with two [[Kig-Yar]] {{Pattern|Mutan Et|storm cutter}}s—''[[Mark of Prophecy]]'' and ''[[Divine Breath]]''—near [[New Carthage]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFrosty|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder  - Stay Frosty|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}

==Production notes==
The ''Gladius''-class was first designed by concept artist [[Isaac Hannaford]] for the [[2017]] book ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/N3RRd|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo: WarFleet|D=27|M=04|Y=2022}} One of the early drafts posted by Hannaford features a disarmed vessel named the ''Carl Sagan''; when designing the ship, Hannaford envisioned the corvette platform as a highly-versatile ship that could be repurposed for science and exploration efforts. As such, the "UNSC ''Carl Sagan''" featured in such artwork was envisioned by Hannaford as a disarmed explorative ship, rather than a warship.{{Ref/Twitter|Isaac_Hannaford|1437845998861107201|Isaac Hannaford|Quote=This ship in particular was before the missiles and railguns were added....so I imagined it as a science vessel, perhaps decommissioned and repurposed.  The Corvette platform is nimble and flexible.|D=27|M=04|Y=2022}} The ship was later featured in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' using renders created by [[:Category:Images by Jared Harris|Jared Harris]] from the ''[[Sins of the Prophets]]'' fan mod (and featured in the infobox on this page), before making its first proper on-screen debut in the ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' episode ''[[Emergence]]''.

==Trivia==
This corvette class was named after the [[Wikipedia:Gladius|gladius]], one Latin word for sword, which served as the primary sword of the Roman army until the Third Century AD.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Gladius.jpg|The UNSC ''Sagan Blue'' in ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''.
File:HWF Gladius class carl sagen.jpg|An early concept revision of the science-exploration ship UNSC ''Carl Sagan''.
File:HWF Storm cutter vs Gladius.jpg|The ''Sagan Blue'' engaging two DAS-class storm cutters.
File:HTV-Gladius&SDV.png|A ''Gladius'' and a {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Contact]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Emergence]]''

==Sources==
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{{Human Ships}}

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