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{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=''Rapid Conversion'' | |name=''Rapid Conversion'' | ||
|image=[[File:TFoR AS - Rapid Conversion.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:TFoR AS - Rapid Conversion.jpg|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
|class=[[ | |class=[[Cruiser]] | ||
|role= | |role= | ||
|length= | |length= | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | ||
|slipspace drive= | |slipspace drive=Equipped | ||
|hull=[[Nanolaminate]] plating | |hull=[[Nanolaminate]] plating | ||
|countermeasures= | |countermeasures= | ||
|armament= | |armament=One [[plasma turret]] | ||
|firstuse= | |firstuse= | ||
|commission= | |commission= | ||
|lastsight= | |lastsight= | ||
|destroyed= | |destroyed= | ||
|battles=[[First Battle of Harvest]] | |battles=[[First Battle of Harvest]] | ||
|fleet= | |fleet= | ||
|namedcrew= | |namedcrew= | ||
|captains=* | |captains=*[[Maccabeus]] | ||
* | *[[Tartarus]] | ||
|affiliation= | |affiliation=[[Covenant]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Rapid Conversion''''' was a [[Covenant | '''''Rapid Conversion''''' was a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]]. In [[2525]], it was commanded by [[Maccabeus]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], and later by his nephew [[Tartarus]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 194''</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
{{References|section}} | |||
''Rapid Conversion'' was originally decommissioned by the [[Sangheili]] for their own use, but was deemed worthy of use by Jiralhanae. Many of its systems, including weapons and [[gravity lift]]s, were disabled. Upon taking command of the vessel, Chieftain Maccabeus commissioned a number of changes to its interior decor, including an authentic facsimile of a traditional Jiralhanae feasting hall with [[door]]s and ceiling supports of forged [[steel]] and lighting provided by primitive oil lamps on clawed floor stands.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 194-195''</ref> The crew was comprised of a pack of ten Jiralhanae, roughly sixty [[Unggoy]], and over a hundred [[Yanme'e]] responsible for the vessel's upkeep. | |||
The warship was used to deploy troops and vehicles to the surface of [[Harvest]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] and also used as the Covenant's command center. Though its weapon system, a [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo turret]], had been disabled, the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]] was able to repair them in time for the ship's actions against Harvest and its colonists. | |||
Later, going into low orbit over Harvest's surface in order to deliver troops and gather the relics they sought, ''Rapid Conversion'' fell into a trap that had been laid by [[Captain (ground forces)|Captain]] [[Ponder]] and his troops and was hit by two rounds from a [[mass driver]] based on Harvest's surface. The first round did little damage. The second round, however, passed completely through the warship, severing the connections between the ship's reactor and anti-grav generators, causing the ship to plummet to the planet's surface.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 336, 342''</ref> | |||
In the following months however, the crew managed to repair the ship and began to glass Harvest, eventually reducing the planet's surface to cinder.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 382''</ref> In April, ''Rapid Conversion'' destroyed the [[Colonial Military Administration]] scout ship [[CMA Argo|''Argo'']].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 391-396''</ref> Six months later, the CMA's [[Battle Group 4]], consisting of the [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']], the [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']], and the [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']], was sent to investigate the loss of contact with Harvest and the ''Argo''; the battle group was almost completely destroyed by the {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}} ''[[Heaven's Brilliant Bier]]'' that was holding station over the planet. | |||
= | After ascending to the title of [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], ''Rapid Conversion'' remained under Tartarus' control. During the [[Great Schism]], following [[Tartarus]]' death on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], Sangheili assassins led by [[Resa 'Azavayl]] under the banner of the [[Silent Shadow]] eliminated the remaining members of Tartarus' crew aboard the ship.<ref name="hunting party">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Hunting Party]]''</ref> | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' and ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' depict ''Rapid Conversion'' in place of the ''Heaven's Brilliant Bier'' that Battle Group 4 canonically encountered at Harvest. | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' and ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' depict ''Rapid Conversion'' in place of the ''[[Heaven's Brilliant Bier]]'' that Battle Group 4 canonically encountered at Harvest.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-reaching-out '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Reaching Out'']</ref> | ||
*''Halo: Contact Harvest'' refers to the ''Rapid Conversion'' simply as a cruiser. In the ''Halo: Fall of Reach'' comic adaptation, the vessel is depicted in the likeness of a {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}. While this may indicate that the ship was a battlecruiser, it may also be an [[List of changes in Halo: Fall of Reach#Boot Camp|artistic liberty]] similar to the way the ovoid-shaped ''[[Unrelenting]]'' is depicted as a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser. Based on the visual depiction in ''Fall of Reach'', ''Rapid Conversion'' may also have been a {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} (properly introduced in ''[[Halo 4]]''), since the ''CRS'' class is virtually identical to the ''CCS'' class in outward appearance. However, the animated adaptation clearly portrays the ship as a ''CCS'' based on its scale in comparison to the ships of Battlegroup 4. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:FoR_RapidC.png|''Rapid Conversion'' over Harvest. | File:FoR_RapidC.png|''Rapid Conversion'' over Harvest. | ||
File:RCSS.png|The crew of ''Rapid Conversion'' was slaughtered by the Silent Shadow. | File:RCSS.png|The crew of ''Rapid Conversion'' was slaughtered by the Silent Shadow. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]'' | *''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]'' | ||
**''[[Hunting Party]]'' | **''[[Hunting Party]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
