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The '''''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{3Letter|CPV|heavy destroyer}} is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-type warships used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}

''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including [[Seraph]] exoatmospheric fighters and [[Banshee]] attack craft, and [[Bkowe'nei-pattern Vampire|Vampire]] atmospheric fighters.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} These are supported by fifty [[Obedientaries]]; warriors who have started down the path to command and must experience every facet of war. One hundred [[Warrior]]s and one thousand, nine hundred [[Thrall]]s support or operate the destroyer's fleet of vehicles and aircraft.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}

As an executioner, the ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer is built for nothing less than heavy combat. Its main weapon is a ventral-mounted [[Excavation beam|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]] (the same model as that found on the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier|}} and {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}}s) which is often used in [[glassing]] operations.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Marketing|Id=intro|HW|Five Long Years}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=Genesis|HWG}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Origins|HLeg|Episode=Origins}} Powered directly by the ship's forward [[pinch fusion reactor]], the ''Infernus'' exhibits the same power as the excavation beams on [[assault carrier]]s. Their focusing arrays allow for a similar level of precision, with the operators of the beam capable of tuning its entwining magnetic fields and plasma to burn sigils into the surface of human colonies or carefully expose detected Forerunner reliquaries. In planetside attack operations, this is supported by forty [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]], with five mounted on either side of the central reactor. As the mortars are occasionally called to attack areas that have Covenant troops operating in them, the gunners are expected to obey all orders without question or mercy. For ship-to-ship combat, two [[Plasma beam emitter|''Aljordan''-pattern plasma beam emitters]] are fitted. The destroyer also sports twenty-four [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern plasma cannons]]: two of these weapons are mounted on the vessel's anterior,{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} two more are mounted on the inside of each ventral wing structure,{{Ref/Level|Id=Freefall|HW|Repairs}} and at least two more are mounted laterally.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}{{Ref/Reuse|Freefall}} An additional six [[Plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]] have been fitted, which fire powerful guided munitions which are difficult to avoid and can even loop back and hit their targets if they miss. Twenty [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turret]]s are carried for destroying incoming fighters and missiles, although their sheer heat allows for a minimal role in ship-to-ship combat.

The ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer was the predominant offensive ship of the Covenant's now-defunct [[Covenant fleet|naval forces]], used primarily for ship-to-ship warfare and glassing operations. These destroyers are deployed aggressively, often being the first ships in a fleet to engage the enemy.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Part of the [[executioner]] category of Covenant naval vessels, heavy destroyers that served in the forces of the various Ministries were largely assigned to crews deemed unfit for service aboard other ships, who had been condemned for disloyalty or disobedience, but whose actions did not warrant execution as [[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]]s. These individuals hoped to earn redemption through service for themselves and their families and were given little other opportunity to redeem their failings.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}} Most glassing operations were undertaken by heavy destroyers, as the work was considered distasteful or suicidal by other shipmasters, and human colonies attacked by the Covenant are littered with the wreckage of ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers eliminated by the [[UNSC Navy]] during these engagements. Heavy destroyers were also assigned to combat human forces that a [[Supreme Commander]] considered beneath his notice. Even escorting {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s were unenthusiastic about protecting their assigned ships, and could never be counted on to do more than their basic defensive tasks.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}

Late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], the crews of heavy destroyers had developed a kind of mercenary culture of their own, with many shipmasters offering their services to various ministries to secure artifacts and relics from conquered human worlds, working alongside or in opposition to artifact retrieval teams.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFBulkhead|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter|D=12|M=08|Y=2019}} Heavy destroyers are sufficiently equipped to serve as occupation vessels during planetary assaults, in lieu of the more occupation-centered {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} and {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

After the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' began [[First Battle of Harvest|destroying]] [[Harvest]]'s population centers in [[2525#February|February 2525]], many ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}{{Ref/Comic|HWG|back cover}} ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the [[Harvest campaign]], which lasted from [[2526]] to [[2531]]. During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, these destroyers were used to glass areas that had been secured by the [[United Nations Space Command]], eradicating most of the [[human]] presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in [[2531#February|February 2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}

Near the end of the [[Battle for Arcadia]], several ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers arrived to do battle with the counterattacking UNSC forces, of which at least five were present. During this engagement, then-Captain [[Terrence Hood]] confronted [[Radiant Perception|at least one]] of these destroyers in a direct attack and was ultimately forced to retreat after finding himself outgunned. Around this time, {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a Covenant ship to a [[Trove|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]].{{Ref/Level|HW|Anders' Signal}} A destroyer, ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'', was present at the shield world; there it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Naval boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma turret fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled.{{Ref/Level|HW|Repairs}} [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] was nearly destroyed by a ''Sinaris''-pattern destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]], but were saved by the sudden arrival of, and subsequent assistance by, a large independent fleet led by the heavily modified, formerly assumed-destroyed [[Insurrectionist]] frigate ''[[Bellicose]]''. With the help of the Insurrectionist reinforcements, the UNSC battle group was able to destroy the opposing Covenant vessel.{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=7: The Covenant War: The Battle of Psi Serpentis (2543)}}

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