Editing Makar-pattern light corvette

{{Title|''Makar''-pattern light corvette}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|name            = ''Makar''-pattern
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|class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''DAV'''{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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*[[Covenant]]
*[[Covenant remnants]]
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
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|class in service     = [[Ages of Reclamation|Third Age of Reclamation]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|type            = [[Covenant corvette|Light corvette]]{{Ref/Book|Id=visual|EVG|Page=37}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-corvette|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Corvette|D=26|M=11|Y=2015}}
|length          = {{Convert|485|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=268}}
|width           = {{Convert|202|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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|mass            = 5 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|maneuver drive  = [[Repulsor engine]]s
|slipspace drive = [[Borer]]-equipped{{Ref/Anthology|Id=bs65|HFra|Breaking Strain}}
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|troops          = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces-->
|hull            = [[Nanolaminate]] plating
|shielding       = <!--Describes shielding-->
|sensors         = [[Luminary]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|ew              = [[Stealth shroud|''Ushab''-pattern stealth shroud]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|armaments       = 
*1 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Arkan''-pattern plasma beam emitter]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*4 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern heavy plasma cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|air facilities  = [[Dropship]]s and [[Space fighter|strikecraft]]{{Ref/Reuse|bs65}}
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The '''''Makar''-pattern light corvette'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{3Letter|DAV|light corvette}} is a class of [[Covenant corvette|corvette]] formerly in service with the now-defunct [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} Commonly assigned in stealth operations, vessels of this class were also tasked with the deployment and retrieval of [[Ranger]] teams.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

==Overview==
[[File:HR-CovenantCorvetteCannon-crop.png|thumb|left|The ''Melusean''-pattern heavy plasma cannons are the same model of weapon as those featured on the ''Ceudar''-pattern heavy corvette - albeit fewer in number.]]
===Design details===
The ''Makar''-pattern light corvette is smaller and more nimble, though otherwise similar in design, to the larger {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} Like many [[warship]]s of the [[Covenant]], the ''Makar''-pattern has a cetacean aspect to it, with a smooth [[nanolaminate]] hull and curved features.{{Ref/Reuse|bs65}} The ''Makar''-pattern is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance and transmit data from the world's surface, making way for larger invasion forces. Despite its limited weaponry, the ''Makar''-pattern corvette is equipped with a ''Ushab''-pattern [[stealth shroud]] system that utilises a combination of distortion screens and a multispectral hypersink to render it imperceptible to enemy sensors regardless of species, and invisible to the naked eye.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Despite the size of these corvettes - coming in at a length of 485m identical to a UNSC {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}} (albeit at 2.8x the mass) - they are still capable of carrying [[dropship]]s and [[space fighter]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|bs65}}

===Armaments===
''Makar''-pattern ships are primarily stealth ships, and as such they were not as well-armed as the larger ''Ceudar''-pattern heavy corvette.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} They boast four ''Melusean''-pattern [[Plasma cannon (starship)|heavy plasma cannons]] to the ''Ceudar''{{'}}s six, alongside a single ''Arkan''-pattern [[plasma beam emitter]] as a primary weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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==Ships of the line==
*''[[The Lookout]]'' – Formerly ''Infinite Fire'' while serving the [[Covenant]], currently serving the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and reestablishing contact with lost [[human colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|bs65}}

==Operational history==
''Makar''-pattern corvettes were introduced into Covenant naval service during the [[Ages of Reclamation|Third Age of Reclamation]]. They were rarely encountered by [[United Nations Space Command]] forces during the [[Human-Covenant War]], instead primarily serving as a support role within the fleets of the Covenant. Thanks to their powerful stealth technologies, ''Makar''s were used to silently trail behind Covenant fleets and watch for signs of disobedience or disloyalty, as well as utilising their [[Luminary|Luminaries]] to locate [[Forerunner]] artefacts of strategic value.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

After the war's close, the ''Makar''-pattern light corvette ''[[The Lookout]]'' was crewed by a joint crew of [[Sangheili]], [[Unggoy]], and [[human]]s as part of an arrangement between the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and the [[Unified Earth Government]] to reestablish contact with colonies cut off by the war. In [[2553]], ''The Lookout'' arrived at the [[Human colonies|human colony]] of [[Losing Hand]], along with the crew of the cargo tender {{UNSCShip|Dark Was the Night}} that had crashed there a year earlier. Major [[Kyle Stallock]], who was stationed aboard ''The Lookout'', updated ''Dark Was the Night's'' crew on everything that had happened since their crash. The local population and the ship's crew were offered a way off the planet; some accepted while others remained.{{Ref/Reuse|bs65}}

==Production notes==
The as-of-yet unidentified [[Covenant stealth ship]] that first appears in the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' is identified as a DAV-class light corvette in the original ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=280}} However, this is a mistake, as the stealth ship was described as being significantly smaller than the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}, a {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}} that is approximately the same length as a DAV-class light corvette. This error is carried over into ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', a comic adaption of the novel that depicts the stealth ship as a corvette the same size as ''Iroquois''.

==Complement==
===Armaments===
DAV-class ships are primary stealth ships as such they were not well armed as the larger SDV-class heavy corvette like all warships in the Covenant Navy their class, tonnage, size and weapons layout differ greatly from ship to ship<ref>'''Sybex Halo: Combat Evolved PC Strategy Guide''', ''page 73''</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Breaking Strain]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}} 

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