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{{Title|''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser}}
{{Title|''RCS''-class armored cruiser}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW|Post}}
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|class=[[Cruiser]]
|class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''RCS'''{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=41}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=194}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-cruiser|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Cruiser|D=26|M=11|Y=2015}}
|length=2,000 meters (6,562 feet)<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 41''</ref>
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*Stasis enfolder system{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
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*22 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Morfen''-pattern plasma cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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*60 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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The '''''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=265}} {{3Letter|RCS|armored cruiser}} is a [[Covenant]] [[Capital ship|capital]] [[warship]] classification.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Maugen'' is an older [[design pattern]] of cruiser in the [[Covenant fleet]] inventory, predating the newer and more ubiquitous {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} by two [[Ages of Reclamation]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}The cruiser bears an extremely similar overall form to its successors, though with a bulkier and (as its name would suggest) more armoured look; the [[nanolaminate]] hull is coated in additional layers of armour plating as opposed to the smoother look of later cruisers. This is in part due to the cruiser's age - when first commissioned, Covenant [[energy shielding]] technology was limited and thus less reliable.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFArmory|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Armory Amore|D=29|M=10|Y=2016}} While less advanced than more modern vessels, the ''Maugen'' has a reputation for reliability and simple operation. These traits have proven especially useful in the wake of the [[Great Schism]], allowing post-Covenant warlords the ability to maintain powerful capital ships even despite the loss of the empire's vast network of naval depots, [[Huragok]] technicians and legions of skilled [[shipmaster]]s - these ships can be reliably maintained in a resource-scarce environment unlike their more modern counterparts.{{Ref/Reuse|CFArmory}}
Measuring 2,000 meters long, 1,000 meters wide, and 296 meters tall, it is the second-largest known cruiser of the former [[Covenant fleet]], overshadowed only by the {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}. The port and starboard sides of the armoured cruiser each contain two primary hangars and a single dedicated [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] hangar, allowing for the deployment of fighters and [[dropship]]s to support the vessel's operation. As on the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers, a single [[gravity lift]] is located on the ship's belly, shared with the single [[excavation beam]]. The neck is additionally flanked by two large communications arrays, manifesting each as sets of three curved antennae.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} The nose of the ship is fitted with 4 [[sensor vane]]s to allow for sensing of the area around the ship, while the aft contains the ship's two primary [[repulsor engine]]s.
===Armaments===
The ''Maugen''{{'}}s armament is fairly standard for a Covenant cruiser, though by the modern era considered underpowered when compared to the battlecruisers of the Covenant's navy.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Its armaments include a single ventral [[Excavation beam|''Excellen''-pattern excavation beam]], 22 anterior [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Morfen''-pattern plasma cannons]], and a [[Point-defense gun|point-defence]] network of 60 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turrets]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} An additional 6 [[Plasma torpedo|''Gon''-pattern plasma torpedo]] silos adorn the ship's dorsal surface.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


Alongside the primary armaments, the cruiser is armed with a "stasis enfolder system" located on the ventral surface underneath the neck of the ship. The precise function of this system is unknown, though its name suggests it is of a similar function to the [[Stasis cannon]]s equipped on the {{Pattern|Bkowe'nei|Vampire}} aircraft.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
The '''''RCS''-class armored cruiser''' is a [[Covenant]] [[Capital ship|capital]] [[warship]] classification.<ref name="EVG"/>


===Usage===
==Specifications==
The "R", or Reverence, in the cruiser's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]-assigned [[Covenant ship classification system|three-letter classification code]], "RCS", indicates that the cruiser is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts. The "S", or Salvation, denotes that the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser is a dedicated [[warship]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Have S'moa|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}
The ''RCS''-class armored cruiser was first commissioned when [[Covenant]] [[energy shielding]] technology was far more limited. An older class of [[cruiser]], the class lacked both the firepower and robustness of the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}.<ref name="universe"/> The armored cruiser's primary roles are patrol and planetary occupation. The ''RCS'' is 2,000 meters long, 1,000 meters wide, and 296 meters tall. It is the second-largest cruiser of the former [[Covenant fleet]], overshadowed only by the {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}. Armed with [[plasma torpedo]] turrets, [[pulse laser]] point-defense cannons, and a ventral [[energy projector]], it is also outfitted with a stasis enfolder system;<ref name="EVG"/> this technology is presumably a much larger version of the [[stasis cannon]] used by the [[Type-29 Vampire]].<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 200''</ref>


When originally introduced, ''Maugen''-pattern cruisers served the Covenant empire as its primary missionary and compliance warship.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} However, their obsolence led them to be relagated to rear-line duties,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFArmory}} working in patrol and occupation roles.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The ''Maugen''{{'}}s status as a larger vessel also lent it some use as a command vessel for other smaller ships.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
The "R", or Reverence, in the cruiser's three-letter classification code, "RCS", indicates that the cruiser is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts. The "S", or Salvation, denotes that the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser is a dedicated [[warship]] capable of destroying its opponents with an energy projector.<ref name="canon fodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
''Maugen''-pattern cruisers were introduced into Covenant service in the [[Ages of Reclamation|Fifth Age of Reclamation]];{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} around the time that [[human]]ity was only just beginning to make its own early long-distance ocean voyages on [[Earth]]. They served as a mainstay warship in the Covenant fleet for centuries as the empire's primary "missionary and compliance" [[warship]], though the class was eventually supplanted by the more refined {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}. Many cruisers of the ''Maugen''-pattern were broken down into feedstock for [[High Charity]]'s [[Assembly Forges]], being reformed and remade into new ships, vehicles, and armor to equip the [[Covenant military]]. The remaining vessels of this class were left as reserve vessels in the [[fleet]]s of important Covenant colonies or transferred to distant reserve fleets to take on various utilitarian roles.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The ''RCS''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s use during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, the mainstay of the fleet.<ref name="H4EVG"/> At the dawn of the [[Great Schism]], many armored cruisers played an important role in many [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]] of the Covenant Empire.<ref name="universe"/> Following the end of the war, many surviving battlecruisers were commandeered by [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers or independent [[Sangheili]] factions. As a result, the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]].<ref name="H4EVG"/>
 
The ''Maugen''{{'}}s use during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser, the mainstay of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} At the dawn of the [[Great Schism]], many armored cruisers played an important role in many [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]] of the Covenant empire.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Following the end of the war, many surviving battlecruisers were commandeered by [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers or independent [[Sangheili]] factions. As a result, the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} Several ''RCS''-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet [[Requiem Campaign|occupying]] [[Requiem]] in [[2558#February|February 2558]], escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} One was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another fled the [[shield world]] after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the [[Epoloch system|local star]].{{Ref/SpOps|Exodus (Spartan Ops)|EpisodeLinkText=Exodus|One Last Time}}
 
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
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===Covenant ''RCS'' Battlecruiser===
This element includes a single ''RCS''-class battlecruiser.
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===Covenant Supported ''RCS'' Battlecruiser===
This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and one [[Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette|''SDV''-class heavy corvette]].
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===Covenant Reinforced ''RCS'' Battlecruiser===
This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes.
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===Covenant Escorted ''RCS'' Battlecruiser===
This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and one [[Akton-pattern escort|''ADP''-class escort]].
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===Covenant Defended ''RCS'' Battlecruiser===
This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''ADP''-class escorts.
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===Covenant Paired ''RCS'' Battlecruisers===
This element includes two ''RCS''-class battlecruisers.
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}}
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==Production notes==
The ''Maugen''-pattern armoured cruiser was first mentioned in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'',{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} and first-depicted as a 3D model created by 3D artist Steve "Coolhand" Tyler for [[Axis Studios]]' cutscenes in ''[[Spartan Ops]]''. Tyler was commissioned to construct two Covenant ships; a large capital ship he referred to as (and based on) the [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|CCS-class battlecruiser]], and a smaller escort ship based on the same design. The "CCS-class" was later fully-canonised as the RCS armoured cruiser in ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''. To begin the modelling process, Tyler initially modelled the smaller {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}, ultimately overdetailing the model and being asked to strip back some of the detail. As such, some of the excess geometry discarded from the early light cruiser design was reused and scaled up for placement on the armoured cruiser.{{Ref/Site|Id=Tyler1|URL=http://coolhandgraphics.blogspot.com/2013/02/big-spaceships-003-covenant-ccs-battle.html|Site=Coolhand Graphics|Page=Big Spaceships 003 - Covenant CCS Battle Cruiser - part 1|D=13|M=11|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Tyler2|URL=http://coolhandgraphics.blogspot.com/2013/02/big-spaceships-003-covenant-ccs-battle_26.html|Site=Coolhand Graphics|Page=Big Spaceships 003 - Covenant CCS Battle Cruiser - part 2|D=13|M=11|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Tyler3|URL=http://coolhandgraphics.blogspot.com/2013/05/big-spaceships-003-covenant-ccs-battle.html|Site=Coolhand Graphics|Page=Big Spaceships 003 - Covenant CCS Battle Cruiser - part 3|D=13|M=11|Y=2022}}


To try and add a sense of scale, Tyler looked to real-world oil tankers, and attempted to add a similar sense of industrial machinery alongside "window" lights to the ship to help make it easily identifiable as a massive ship.{{Ref/Reuse|Tyler1}}{{Ref/Reuse|Tyler2}}{{Ref/Reuse|Tyler3}}
Several ''RCS''-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet occupying [[Requiem]] in [[2558#February|February 2558]], escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}s.<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> One was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another fled the [[shield world]] after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the [[Epoloch system|local star]].<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Halo: Infinity]]''</ref>
 
==Trivia==
[[Wikipedia:Armored cruiser|Armored cruisers]] were a warship classification used by European, American and Japanese navies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries that featured superior armor to their predecessors. Armored cruisers became obsolete with the introduction of better armed and faster battlecruisers in 1908, and smaller but just as well-armored light cruisers, though they would serve during World War I, with some surviving to serve in World War II. The history of the Covenant ship parallels the history of the real-life human class, being supplanted by the more advanced {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4 SpOps CovenantCruisers ScaleRef Blockout.jpg|An early blockout of the ''Maugen''-pattern cruiser (top), based on the ''Ket'' battlecruiser model found in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:InfinityRam.jpg|The UNSC ''Infinity'' rams through an ''RCS''-class armored cruiser.
File:H4 SpOps LightCruiser EarlyModel 14.jpg|Steve Tyler's initial model for the Covenant light cruiser; much of this detail was ultimately stripped from the model and reused on the final armoured cruiser model instead.
File:H4 SO S01E10 Palmer watching Covenant fleet.jpg|An ''RCS'' cruiser and its ''CRS'' escort flee Requiem.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_1.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_2.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_3.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_4.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_5.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_6.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_7.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_8.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_9.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_10.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_11.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_12.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_13.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_14.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
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===Screenshots===
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File:InfinityRam.jpg|The UNSC ''Infinity'' rams through an ''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser in ''[[Halo 4]]''{{'}}s ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.
File:H4 SO S01E10 Palmer watching Covenant fleet.jpg|A ''Maugen''-pattern cruiser and its ''CRS'' escort flee Requiem.
File:HFB-RCSmodel.jpg|A ''Maugen''-pattern model for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:HFB Orion RCS Comparison 580 Line.jpg|A scale side-on comparison between an [[Orion-class assault carrier]] and a ''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser.
File:HFB RCSCruiserBox.jpg|The ''Maugen''-pattern cruiser Upgrade Box for ''Fleet Battles''.
File:HFB_RCS_fleet.jpg|A fleet led by a ''Maugen''  in ''Fleet Battles''.
</gallery>
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*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''{{Ref/Book|HM|Page=140}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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