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|shielding=''Corvex''-pattern [[Energy shielding|dispersal field generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|shielding=''Corvex''-pattern [[Energy shielding|dispersal field generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
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*1 [[Plasma lance|''Ignis''-pattern plasma lance]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
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{{Quote|Mother of God... I'd never thought I'd get close to one of these things. How the hell are we supposed to get inside that monster?|UNSC Marine during the first [[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation|raid on ''Truth and Reconciliation'']].{{Ref/Level|Id=T&R|HCE|The Truth and Reconciliation}}}}
{{Quote|Mother of God... I'd never thought I'd get close to one of these things. How the hell are we supposed to get inside that monster?|UNSC Marine during the first [[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation|raid on ''Truth and Reconciliation'']].{{Ref/Level|Id=T&R|HCE|The Truth and Reconciliation}}}}
The '''''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser'''{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} {{3Letter|CCS|battlecruiser}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WP09|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/battlecruiser/355706b7-6bd3-480a-89b7-6986e8cd03a3|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Battlecruiser|D=28|M=04|Y=2012|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Ships#Battlecruiser}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WP14|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-cruiser|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Cruiser|D=28|M=10|Y=2020}} is a [[Covenant]] [[Capital ship|capital warship]]. It is one of several [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]] types used by the Covenant, each of which is similar in design but differs in size and function.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The ''Ket''-pattern served as one of the empire's most prominent warship classes alongside the {{Pattern|Elefen|battlecruiser}}, succeeded the aging {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s, and has since become a workhorse of the empire's various [[Covenant remnants|successor states]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p265|Enc22|Page=265}}
The '''''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser'''{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} {{3Letter|CCS|battlecruiser}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WP09|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/battlecruiser/355706b7-6bd3-480a-89b7-6986e8cd03a3|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Battlecruiser|D=28|M=04|Y=2012|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Ships#Battlecruiser}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WP14|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-cruiser|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Cruiser|D=28|M=10|Y=2020}} is a [[Covenant]] [[Capital ship|capital warship]]. It is one of several [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]] types used by the Covenant, each of which is similar in design but differs in size and function.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The ''Ket''-pattern served as one of the empire's most prominent warship classes alongside the {{Pattern|Elefen|battlecruiser}}, succeeded the aging {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s, and has since become a workhorse of the empire's various [[Covenant remnants|successor states]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
Battlecruisers have consistently served in the Covenant's [[Covenant fleet|starfleet]] in some capacity throughout the empire's long existence,{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}} replacing the older {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s between the [[Ages of Reclamation#Fifth Age of Reclamation|Fifth]] and [[Ages of Reclamation#Seventh Age of Reclamation|Seventh Age of Reclamation]]. Since then, battlecruisers have proliferated to be produced in vast quantities, moreso than any other [[Covenant starship]]{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}—across dozens of shipyards and in a litany of design patterns and other modifications, with the ''Ket'' and ''Elefen'' dominating the battlecruiser classification as a whole.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
Battlecruisers have consistently served in the Covenant's [[Covenant fleet|starfleet]] in some capacity throughout the empire's long existence{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}, replacing the older {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s between the [[Ages of Reclamation#Fifth Age of Reclamation|Fifth]] and [[Ages of Reclamation#Seventh Age of Reclamation|Seventh Age of Reclamation]]. Since then, battlecruisers have proliferated to be produced in vast quantities - moreso than any other [[Covenant starship]]{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}} - across dozens of shipyards in a litany of design patterns and other modifications - with the ''Ket'' and ''Elefen'' dominating the battlecruiser classifications as a whole.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


Battlecruisers primarily serve in attack and occupation roles,{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}} though their workhorse nature sees them frequently serving in a wider variety of functions outside of this.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Their offensive and defensive capabilities, combined with a large troop and equipment payload, make them ideal for deployment of ground forces during [[Planetary warfare|ground campaigns]], or serving as middle-weight combatants (relative to other Covenant ships) in [[space warfare]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} This is contrasted with more aggressive [[Executioner (ship type)|executioners]] such as the {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} and large [[Covenant carrier|carriers]] such as the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}.{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
Battlecruisers primarily serve in attack and occupation roles{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}, though their workhorse nature sees them frequently serving in a wider variety of functions outside of this.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Their offensive and defensive capabilities, combined with a large troop and equipment payload, make them ideal for deployment of ground forces during [[Planetary warfare|ground campaigns]], or serving as middle-weight combatants (relative to other Covenant ships) in [[space warfare]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} This is contrasted with more aggressive [[executioner]]s such as the {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} and large [[Covenant carrier|carriers]] such as the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}.{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}


The overall characteristics of the ''Ket'' have contributed to its widespread usage and its capability to serve in multiple roles as to form the core of the Covenant fleet, indicating that it is likely classed as an [[advocate]] within Covenant naval schema.
The overall characteristics of the ''Ket''; numerous and highly-capable in multiple roles as to form the core of the Covenant fleet, indicate it is likely classed as an [[advocate]] within Covenant naval schema.


===Design details===
===Design details===
Battlecruisers are shaped to allow for mobility in atmospheric flight and agility when fighting in space.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} Their hulls are shaped with sweeping contours and almost-perfect symmetry, visually reminiscent of [[List of animals|marine life]] found on [[Sangheili colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Battlecruisers, as with other [[Covenant cruiser]]s, feature internal modular bays that can be configured as engineering, medical, armory, barracks and religious facilities.{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}
Battlecruisers are shaped to allow for mobility in atmospheric flight and agility when fighting in space.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} Their hulls are shaped with sweeping contours and almost-perfect symmetry, visually reminiscent of [[List of animals|marine life]] found on [[Sangheili colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Battlecruisers, as with other [[Covenant cruiser]]s, feature internal modular bays that can be configured as engineering, medical, armory, barracks and religious facilities.{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}


Battlecruisers are best recognized for their distinctive fins, located on the underside of the ship's nose. These fins serve as sensor arrays, the number of which can differ between designs - though the configuration of the fits themselves is not an indicator of [[design pattern]] variation.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm.html|D=04|M=08|Y=2021|Quote=No, although the sensor vane layout is often a way of helping to differentiate between different patterns. For example, if you look closely most of the battlecruisers you see in Halo 3 are actually different from than the Ket-pattern Truth and Reconciliation described in Halo: Warfleet (pp. 62-63), despite their similar fin arrangement.|Quotee=Kenneth Peters}} The battlecruiser's ubiquitous nature has seen them influence many other cruiser designs produced since, with the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} produced as a stable mutation of the ''Ket'' and ''Elefen'' design.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=73}}
Battlecruisers are best recognised for their distinctive fins, located on the underside of the ship's nose. These fins serve as sensor arrays, the number of which can differ between designs - though the configuration of the fits themselves is not an indicator of [[design pattern]] variation.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm.html|D=04|M=08|Y=2021|Quote=No, although the sensor vane layout is often a way of helping to differentiate between different patterns. For example, if you look closely most of the battlecruisers you see in Halo 3 are actually different from than the Ket-pattern Truth and Reconciliation described in Halo: Warfleet (pp. 62-63), despite their similar fin arrangement.|Quotee=Kenneth Peters}} The battlecruiser's ubiquitous nature has seen them influence many other cruiser designs produced since, with the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} produced as a stable mutation of the ''Ket'' and ''Elefen'' design.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=73}}


===Armament===
===Armament===
[[File:CCS Legends.jpg|250px|thumb|A battlecruiser firing its pulse lasers and torpedoes.]]
[[File:CCS Legends.jpg|250px|thumb|A battlecruiser firing its pulse lasers and torpedoes.]]
While specific pattern models and custom variations can vary, battlecruisers typically follow a fairly consistent suite of armaments. Their primary weapon system usually consists of a ventral [[energy projector]], with [[plasma cannon]]s and [[pulse laser turret]]s for secondary and tertiary weapons, respectively.{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}{{Ref/Reuse|Indulgence}} They may also be fitted with [[plasma torpedo]]s.{{Ref/Film|HLeg|Episode=The Package}}
While specific pattern models and custom variations can vary, battlecruisers typically follow a fairly consistent suite of armaments. Their primary weapon system usually consists of a ventral [[energy projector]], with [[plasma cannon]]s and [[pulse laser turret]]s for secondary and tertiary weapons, respectively.{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}{{Ref/Reuse|Indulgence}} They may also be fitted with [[plasma torpedo]]s.{{Ref/Film|HLeg|Episode=The Package}} The '


For the ''Ket''-pattern ships in the design style of the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', these armaments consisted of the following, respectively;
For the ''Ket''-pattern ships in the design style of the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', these armaments consisted of the following, respectively;
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===Defenses===
===Defenses===
The ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser is outfitted with an [[Dispersal field generator|''Corvex''-pattern dispersal field generator]], which provides the ship with [[energy shielding]] defenses. The hull is formed of layers of shield-reinforced [[nanolaminate]] plating, capable of withstanding the force of even a nearby [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear detonation]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} Fifty ''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turrets are equipped on the ship for point-defense.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
The ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser is outfitted with an [[Dispersal field generator|''Corvex''-pattern dispersal field generator]], which provides the ship with [[energy shielding]] defences. The hull is formed of layers of shield-reinforced [[nanolaminate]] plating, capable of withstanding the force of even a nearby [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear detonation]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} Fifty ''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turrets are equipped on the ship for point-defence.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


===Internal layout===
===Internal layout===
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*''[[Sacred Promise]]'' - Heavily damaged in an unspecified battle.
*''[[Sacred Promise]]'' - Heavily damaged in an unspecified battle.
*''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' - Participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and destroyed by [[Thel 'Vadam]] to prevent the Flood from leaving.
*''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' - Participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and destroyed by [[Thel 'Vadam]] to prevent the Flood from leaving.
*''[[CCS-U321]]'' - Participated in the [[Battle for Arcadia]] and destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Texas}}, {{UNSCShip|Belfast}}, {{UNSCShip|Armstrong}} and {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} after it was caught with its shields down.
*''[[CCS-U321]]'' - Participated and destroyed in the [[Battle for Arcadia]] and was destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Texas}}, {{UNSCShip|Belfast}}, {{UNSCShip|Armstrong}} and {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} after it was caught with its shields down.
*''[[CCS-U624]]'' - Participated in the Battle for Arcadia.
*''[[CCS-U624]]'' - Participated in the Battle for Arcadia.


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
[[File:H3ODST-Highway.jpg|thumb|300px|A ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser flying above New Mombasa in 2552.]]
The ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser entered service in the [[Ages of Reclamation|Seventh Age of Reclamation]], succeeding the aging {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The vessel was produced by dozens of shipyards in huge numbers, leading it to become a mainstay workhorse of the Covenant fleet alongside the {{Pattern|Elefen|battlecruiser}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} In service, they served a huge range of functions for the naval forces of the Covenant, allowing it to dominate other cruiser designs such as the later {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} As such, they fulfilled a key role during the [[Human-Covenant War]], and were so ubiquitous that their silhouettes were recognisable to even the most inexperienced [[United Nations Space Command]] cadets.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
The ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser entered service in the [[Ages of Reclamation|Seventh Age of Reclamation]], succeeding the aging {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The vessel was produced by dozens of shipyards in huge numbers, leading it to become a mainstay workhorse of the Covenant fleet alongside the {{Pattern|Elefen|battlecruiser}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} In service, they served a huge range of functions for the naval forces of the Covenant, allowing it to dominate other cruiser designs such as the later {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} As such, they fulfilled a key role during the [[Human-Covenant War]], and were so ubiquitous that their silhouettes were recognisable to even the most inexperienced [[United Nations Space Command]] cadets.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


CCS-class vessels contributed to many of the war's most significant battles including the [[Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Comic|HWG}}, [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II|Alpha Corvi II]]{{Ref/Comic|HCD|Issue=1}}, [[Battle for Arcadia]]{{Ref/Level|HW|Arcadia City}}, the battles of [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|Psi Serpentis]]{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Story=The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole}}, [[Battle of Kholo|Kholo]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Return|Evo|The Return}} and [[Algolis Invasion|Algolis]].{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Midnight in the Heart of the Midlothian}} In the war's [[2552|final year]], CCS-class ships participated in the battles of [[Battle of Fumirole|Fumirole]]{{Ref/Generic|Deliver Hope}}, [[Battle of Beta Eridani|Beta Eridani]]{{Ref/Level|Id=fb1|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario One: Flight!}}{{Ref/Level|Id=fb2|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario Two: Contact}} and the culminative [[Fall of Reach]]. CCS-class battlecruisers formed the core of Covenant fleets [[Space engagements over Reach|battling]] over [[Reach]], with several part of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] pursuing {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Level|HFR|Escape (Halo: Fireteam Raven level)|Escape}}  
CCS-class vessels contributed to many of the war's most significant battles including the [[Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Comic|HWG}}, [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II|Alpha Corvi II]]{{Ref/Comic|HCD|Issue=1}}, [[Battle for Arcadia]]{{Ref/Level|HW|Arcadia City}}, the battles of [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|Psi Serpentis]]{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Story=The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole}}, [[Battle of Kholo|Kholo]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Return|Evo|The Return}} and [[Algolis Invasion|Algolis]].{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Midnight in the Heart of the Midlothian}} In the war's [[2552|final year]], CCS-class ships participated in the battles of [[Battle of Fumirole|Fumirole]]{{Ref/Generic|Deliver Hope}}, [[Battle of Beta Eridani|Beta Eridani]]{{Ref/Level|Id=fb1|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario One: Flight!}}{{Ref/Level|Id=fb2|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario Two: Contact}} and the culminative [[Fall of Reach]]. CCS-class battlecruisers formed the core of Covenant fleets [[Space engagements over Reach|battling]] over [[Reach]], with several part of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] pursuing {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Level|HFR|Escape (Halo: Fireteam Raven level)|Escape}}  


During the [[Battle over Installation 04]], a particular ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' was damaged in combat with ''Pillar of Autumn'' and set down on the ringworld's surface to become the ground headquarters for Covenant forces in the ensuing [[Battle of Installation 04|ground campaign]].{{Ref/Level|HCE|Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo}}{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}} The ship would serve as the headquarters for [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] and later, the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], during the campaign before ultimately being beset upon by [[Flood]] forces and finally captured and destroyed by a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]].
During the [[Battle over Installation 04]], a particular ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' was damaged in combat with ''Pillar of Autumn'' and set down on the ringworld's surface to become the ground headquarters for Covenant forces in the ensuing [[Battle of Installation 04|groud campaign]].{{Ref/Level|HCE|Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo}}{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}} The ship would serve as the headquarters for [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] and later, the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], during the campaign before ultimately being beset upon by [[Flood]] forces and finally captured and destroyed by a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]].


In the final months of the war, ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers saw significant usage in the Covenant invasion of the [[Sol system]]. Thirteen battlecruisers served as escorts for the carrier ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' in the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] during the High [[Prophet of Regret]]'s inadvertent [[Battle for Earth|attack on]] the human homeworld [[Earth]].{{Ref/Level|H2|Cairo Station}}, with the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s reinforcement fleet sent in the following days also largely consisting of battlecruisers.{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|Coastal Highway}} Battlecruisers took a final role for the empire in the [[Great Schism|civil war]] that saw the empire's collapse, with both [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] crews commandeering the vessels for use against one another.{{Ref/Level|H3|The Ark (level)|The Ark}}
In the final months of the war, ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers saw significant usage in the Covenant invasion of the [[Sol system]]. Thirteen battlecruisers served as escorts for the carrier ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' in the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] during the High [[Prophet of Regret]]'s inadvertent [[Battle for Earth|attack on]] the human homeworld [[Earth]].{{Ref/Level|H2|Cairo Station}}, with the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s reinforcement fleet sent in the following days also largely consisting of battlecruisers.{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|Coastal Highway}} Battlecruisers took a final role for the empire in the [[Great Schism|civil war]] that saw the empire's collapse, with both [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] crews commandeering the vessels for use against one another.{{Ref/Level|H3|The Ark (level)|The Ark}}
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CCS-class battlecruisers are used by the Covenant against humanity.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=HTVOT|b4doITNi2RE|Paramount+|Halo The Series (2022) Official Trailer|Y=2022|M=3|D=14}}
CCS-class battlecruisers are used by the Covenant against humanity.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=HTVOT|b4doITNi2RE|Paramount+|Halo The Series (2022) Official Trailer|Y=2022|M=3|D=14}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Ket-pattern battlecruisers}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of CCS-class battlecruisers}}
*[[Wikipedia:Battlecruiser|Battlecruisers]] were a ship class used by European, American and Japanese navies during the First and Second World Wars, developed as an evolution of the armored cruiser, being faster and better-armed than their predecessors, often featuring armaments equivalent to a larger battleship but with lighter armor. By the 1930s, only the Royal navy was using the term "battlecruiser" for its older ships, as other navies replaced battlecruisers with battleships.
*[[Wikipedia:Battlecruiser|Battlecruisers]] were a ship class used by European, American and Japanese navies during the First and Second World Wars, developed as an evolution of the armored cruiser, being faster and better-armed than their predecessors, often featuring armaments equivalent to a larger battleship but with lighter armor. By the 1930s, only the Royal navy was using the term "battlecruiser" for its older ships, as other navies replaced battlecruisers with battleships.
* In the level ''New Alexandria'' in ''Halo: Reach'', if the player performs the [[flyable Pelican and Phantom]] Easter egg and flies inside one of the ''CCS''-class battlecruisers outside of the map, they will find a small cube in the center of either ship. It is a cube map, which contains the texture for the vessel.
* In the level ''New Alexandria'' in ''Halo: Reach'', if the player performs the [[flyable Pelican and Phantom]] Easter egg and flies inside one of the ''CCS''-class battlecruisers outside of the map, they will find a small cube in the center of either ship. It is a cube map, which contains the texture for the vessel.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 2.png|Concept art of the cruiser's front for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 2.png|Concept art of the cruiser's front for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 3.png|Concept art of the cruiser's bottom.
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 3.png|Concept art of the cruiser's bottom.
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 4.jpg|Finalized concept art by [[Eddie Smith]].
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 4.jpg|Finalized concept art by [[Eddie Smith]].
</gallery>
===''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'' design===
<gallery>
File:HCE - TR ship.png|The CCS in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.  
File:HCE - TR ship.png|The CCS in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.  
File:HaloCE-CovenantGravityLift-screen.png|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HaloCE-CovenantGravityLift-screen.png|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
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File:1214508748 Cc decks.gif|An overlay of the interior of the ship.
File:1214508748 Cc decks.gif|An overlay of the interior of the ship.
File:CCS Covenant Battlecruiser.png|An underbelly view of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 2]]''. Note the design similarities to the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
File:CCS Covenant Battlecruiser.png|An underbelly view of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 2]]''. Note the design similarities to the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
File:H2A Cutscene CovenantAtI04.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers around [[Installation 04]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A-Battlecruisers Battle of Earth.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers engaging the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:H2A CCSOverI05.png|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in [[Installation 05]]'s atmosphere.
File:HFB-CCSduo.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
</gallery>
===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo: Reach'' design===
<gallery>
File:CCS-Battlecruiser-Overview.png|Dorsal, starboard, and ventral views of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:CCS-Battlecruiser-Overview.png|Dorsal, starboard, and ventral views of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:CovenantShip1-CCS-Battlecruiser.png|A profile view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:CovenantShip1-CCS-Battlecruiser.png|A profile view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:H3-CCS-Battlecruiser-Side.png|A side view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:H3-CCS-Battlecruiser-Side.png|A side view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:H3 CCSCruiser Aft.jpg|An aft view of a battlecruiser.
File:ThePackage Battlecruiser Concept.png|Concept art of a battlecruiser for The Package.
File:ThePackage Battlecruiser Concept.png|Concept art of a battlecruiser for The Package.
File:CCS Legends.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser firing its plasma torpedo and pulse laser turrets in ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''.
File:CCS Legends.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser firing its plasma torpedo and pulse laser turrets in ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''.
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File:HR CCS layout ref.jpg|Layout reference of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.{{Ref/Note|The layout reference image is compiled based on both all the canonical information as viewed in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the novels, the latest reference guides, and the ''Halo Legends'' episode ''The Package''. If new information contradicts this information, the image will be updated accordingly.}}
File:HR CCS layout ref.jpg|Layout reference of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.{{Ref/Note|The layout reference image is compiled based on both all the canonical information as viewed in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the novels, the latest reference guides, and the ''Halo Legends'' episode ''The Package''. If new information contradicts this information, the image will be updated accordingly.}}
File:cc stats.gif|''CCS''-class battlecruiser statistics compiled by [[Stephen Loftus]].
File:cc stats.gif|''CCS''-class battlecruiser statistics compiled by [[Stephen Loftus]].
File:HCEA TruthAndReconciliation GravityLift Concept.jpg|Concept art of the battlecruiser ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s gravity lift in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:HCEA TruthAndReconciliation GravityLift Concept.jpg|Concept art of the battlecruiser ''Truth and Reconciliation'''s gravity lift in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:HCEA-Concept-TnR-Hangar.jpg|Concept art of [[John-117]] fighting alongside [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in the ''Reconciliation''{{'}}s hangar bay.
File:HCEA-Concept-TnR-Hangar.jpg|Concept art of [[John-117]] fighting alongside [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in the ''Reconciliation'''s hangar bay.
File:HCEA-TruthRecon-GravityLift.jpg|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:HCEA-TruthRecon-GravityLift.jpg|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:HCEA-CCSBattlecruiser-HangarBay.jpg|External view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s hangar bays.
File:HCEA-CCSBattlecruiser-HangarBay.jpg|External view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'''s hangar bays.
File:CCS-class Battlecruiser Holographic Rendering.jpg|A holographic rendering of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''{{'}}s [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|terminals]].
File:CCS-class Battlecruiser Holographic Rendering.jpg|A holographic rendering of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''s [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|terminals]].
File:H2A Cutscene CovenantAtI04.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers around [[Installation 04]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A-Battlecruisers Battle of Earth.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers engaging the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:H2A CCSOverI05.png|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in [[Installation 05]]'s atmosphere.
File:HFB-CCSduo.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:HW2 - CCSs over the Ark.jpg|Battlecruisers over the Ark in concept art for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2 - CCSs over the Ark.jpg|Battlecruisers over the Ark in concept art for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HINF CCSHolo.png|A hologram of CCS-class battlecruisers in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
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===''Halo: The Television Series'' design===
<gallery>
File:HTV S2 Promo Battlecruiser.jpg|A promotional post for the ship.
File:HTV-John&CCS.jpg|A CCS-class battlecruiser in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.
File:HTV-John&CCS.jpg|A CCS-class battlecruiser in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.
File:HTVS2 Battlecruiser Crop.png|Side view of the battlecruiser.
File:HTVS2 Battlecruiser Orthos Crop.png|Orthographic views of the ''Television Series'' battlecruiser asset.
File:HTVS2 Battlecruiser Views Crop.png|Fore and aft views of the battlecruiser.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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**''[[Reckoning]]''
**''[[Reckoning]]''
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]''
**''[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]''
{{Col-end}}
{{Col-end}}


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[[Category:Cruiser classes]]
[[Category:Cruiser classes]]
[[Category:Covenant ship classes]]
[[Category:Covenant ship classes]]
[[Category:Banished ship classes]]

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