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| {{Title|''Kewu''-pattern battleship}} | | {{Era|FOR}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Ship class infobox | | {{ArticleName}} |
| |name=''Kewu''-pattern battleship | | {{Ship |
| |image=[[File:Invasion - Covenant sniper warship.png|300px]] | | |image=http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn145/blackout131/wtf.jpg |
| | |name=Covenant Supercruiser |
| |manufacturer= | | |manufacturer= |
| |class=[[Battleship]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |line= |
| |role=Flagship, ship-to-ship artillery{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}}
| | |model= |
| |length={{Convert|3500|m|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=FOR36}} | | |class=[[Cruiser]] |
| | |length=Over 3576 meters |
| |width= | | |width= |
| |height= | | |height= |
| |mass=500 million tons{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |mass= |
| |power=[[Pinch fusion reactor]]s | | |max accel= |
| |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | | |max speed space= |
| | |max speed air= |
| | |engine=[[Repulsor Engines]] |
| |slipspace drive=Yes | | |slipspace drive=Yes |
| | |slipspace speed=Unknown |
| | |poweroutput= |
| | |power= |
| | |shield gen=Resistant to 3 [[MAC]] rounds and 488 [[Archer missile]]s or 1+ Nuclear mines |
| | |hull=Resistant to greater than 1 [[Shiva missile]] |
| | |sensor= |
| | |target= |
| |navigation= | | |navigation= |
| |hull=[[Nanolaminate|Nanolaminate hull plating]] | | |avionics= |
| |shielding=Yes | | |countermeasures= |
| |armament= | | |armament=*5 [[Energy Projector]] turret |
| *1 [[Plasma lance|''Muesh''-pattern flensing lance]] turret{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | *[[Pulse Laser]]s |
| *10 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam]] arrays{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | *[[Plasma Torpedo]]s |
| *55 [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot Et''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
| |complement= | | |complement= |
| |crew= | | |crew= |
| | |skeleton= |
| |passengers= | | |passengers= |
| | |capacity= |
| | |consumables= |
| |othersystems= | | |othersystems= |
| |era=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}} | | |firstuse=[[2552]] - [[First Battle of Reach]] |
| |introduced=[[Age of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |role= |
| |affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |era=9th [[Age of Reclamation]] |
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]], [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] |
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| The '''''Kewu''-pattern battleship''' is one of the most powerful [[Covenant starship|vessels]] fielded by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=267}} | | The '''Covenant Supercruiser''' was a classification of extremely powerful capital [[Covenant]] warships within the [[Covenant Navy]]. |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Background== |
| ===Design details=== | | ===Physical Characteristics and Armament=== |
| The ''Kewu''-pattern is a ship seemingly purpose-built for the task of destroying other Covenant warships.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The vessel masses out at 500 million tonnes,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} over three times that of a typical [[Covenant cruiser]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR36|TFoR|Chapter=36}} and sizes up at three times the size of a typical [[UNSC cruiser]]; laying at 3.5 kilometres in length.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | Its length of 3.5 kilometers was over three times that of the [[UNSC]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 297</ref> |
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| The ship is capable of withstanding three [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] rounds and hundreds of [[M58 Archer missile]]s before losing its shields, as well as surviving a dozen Archers to its unshielded hull with minor damage.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}}
| | These ships were armed with at least five [[energy projector]] turrets, and were durable enough to withstand one [[nuclear mine]] detonation, or even three [[MAC]] rounds and nearly five hundred [[Archer missile]]s. However, during the [[Battle of Reach]], it used a hit-and-run tactic to avoid fire from the [[ODP]]s' "Super" MACs. |
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| ===Armament=== | | ===Operational Use=== |
| The ''Kewu''-pattern is armed with a dorsal-mounted{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}} [[Plasma lance|''Muesh''-pattern flensing lance turret]], alongside ten [[Plasma beam emitter|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam]] arrays{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and fifty-five [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot Et''-pattern pulse laser]] turrets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | One of these warships led the Covenant invasion [[Fleet]] during the the [[First Battle of Reach]] in [[2552|August 2552]], where it destroyed many UNSC ships, like the ''[[UNSC Musashi|Musashi]]'', the ''[[UNSC Minotaur|Minotaur]]'' and the ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]'', but was destroyed by the ''{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}''. The ''Autumn'' launched a remote controlled Longsword armed with a Shiva missile under the Supercruiser's shields, multiplying the destructive blast exponentially, by having the shields containing the blast. |
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| ===Development history=== | | ==Weapons== |
| The ''Kewu''-pattern was comissioned, unusually, by the [[Ministry of Concert]] during the [[Age of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]]. This was viewed as highly unusual, and the design broke many conventions of naval architecture and pattern approval processes, though was ultimately blessed by the [[Hierarchs]] in an extremely unorthodox process. The Ministry of Concert's charge of ensuring the governance and subjugation of lower-caste species in the empire may be the primary reason for the ship's overwhelming focus on countering other Covenant vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | The Covenant Supercruiser's weapon systems seem limited, but extremely powerful. It possesses an [[Energy Projector]] which shoots a thin needle beam at light speed, enabling it to cut through the hull armor of several [[UNSC]] ships at a time. First described as a type of sniping ship because of its combat tactics, this weapon can be described as similar to the [[Beam Rifle]]. This weapon needs to charge over time, but once charged, can unleash its wrath with deadly pinpoint accuracy. |
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| ==Operational history== | | ==Complement== |
| ===Fall of Reach===
| | Given its gigantic size (second only to the [[Assault Carrier]] and [[Covenant Supercarrier|Supercarrier]]), it is supposed to be able to carry hundreds of [[Seraph|fighters]] and/or [[dropships]]. Moreover, it probably carries large amounts of ground vehicles and troops, possibly [[legions]]. |
| The only such vessel known to have been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] was present at the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552|August 30, 2552]]. During the [[Space engagements over Reach|battle]], it remained outside the range of the planet's [[orbital defense platform]]s and destroyed many [[UNSC starship|UNSC ships]], including the ''[[UNSC Musashi|Musashi]]'', the ''[[UNSC Minotaur|Minotaur]]'' and the ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]''. Soon, the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} used three shots from its upgraded [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#Mark II|MAC]] and over 500 [[Archer missile]]s to drop the ship's shields and apply minimal damage to the hull. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' then launched a remote-controlled [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] armed with a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}, which impacted the ship while its energy shields were recharging. The explosion was contained by the newly regenerated shields, multiplying the destructive blast exponentially, and the ship was destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Unidentified Covenant Warship 1.JPG|A ''Kewu''-pattern battleship observed from the ''Pillar of Autumn''.
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| File:Invasion - Sniper vs Autumn.png|The ''Kewu''-pattern battleship engages the ''Pillar of Autumn'' over Reach as its energy projector crippled the UNSC light cruiser.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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