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| {{Title|''Wik''-pattern light destroyer}} | | {{Title|''RPV''-class Light Destroyer}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Ship class infobox | | {{Ship Class Infobox |
| |name=''Wik''-pattern light destroyer | | |name=RPV-class light destroyer |
| |image= | | |image= |
| |manufacturer=[[Covenant]] | | |manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] |
| |class=[[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]] | | |class=[[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]] |
| |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s |
| |slipspace drive=Equipped | | |slipspace drive=Yes |
| |hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]] | | |hull=Unidentified Covenant material |
| *Equipped with [[energy shielding]]
| | |length={{Convert|1500|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' ''page 48''</ref> |
| |length={{Convert|1500|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=48}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-destroyer|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Destroyer|D=30|M=06|Y=2022}} | | |width={{Convert|1217|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG"/> |
| |width={{Convert|1217|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |
| |height= | | |height= |
| |mass=99.7 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | |armament=*[[Energy projector]]<ref name="EVG"/> |
| |armament= | | *Anterior plasma cannons (2)<ref name="EVG"/> |
| *1 [[Excavation beam|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | *[[Pulse Laser Turrets]]<ref name="EVG"/> |
| *2 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Aljordan''-pattern plasma beam emitters]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |complement=Numerous ground forces, dropships, and support aircraft |
| *24 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern heavy plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *6 [[Plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *40 [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
| *20 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |complement=*Numerous ground forces | |
| *Several [[dropship]]s and support aircraft
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| *Several [[Type-31 Seraph]]s
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| |misc= | | |misc= |
| |role=*[[Glassing]] operations{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | | |role=*Glassing operations<ref name="EVG"/> |
| *Ship-to-ship [[Space warfare|warfare]] | | *ship-to-ship warfare |
| *Ground assault{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | | *Ground assault<ref name="EVG"/> |
| *Planetary occupation{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | | *Planetary occupation<ref name="EVG"/> |
| |era=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | | |era=*[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| *[[Great Schism]] | | *[[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]] |
| *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]] |
| |affiliation=*[[Covenant]] | |
| *[[Rojka 'Kasaan's faction]]
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| *[[Thars 'Sarov's faction]]
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| The '''''Wik''-pattern light destroyer'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=266}} {{3Letter|RPV|light destroyer}} is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-class [[warship]]s in service with the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet]]. Such vessels are usually sent in advance of invasions and are used for escort on reconnaissance missions. Heavily armed, vessels of the ''RPV'' class are effective in ship-to-ship [[Space warfare|engagements]] and are tasked with pursing fleeing ships.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} They are also used as [[fleet]] escorts, protecting larger, more important ships from attack.<ref name="TFoR2">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 145'', ''page 170'' (2010 edition)</ref> | | The '''RPV-class light destroyer'''<ref name="EVG"/> is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] class warships in service with the [[Covenant Navy]]. |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| ===Design details===
| | The Covenant RPV-class light destroyer are usually sent in advance of an invasion and are used for escort on reconnaissance mission. They are smaller, but generally carry the same armament as the larger [[CPV-class heavy destroyer]].<ref name="EVG"/> |
| The ''RPV''-class destroyer features a sleek, amphibious design with sweeping contours and perfect symmetry. It possesses three bulbous protrusions, similar to those of larger Covenant ships, giving the impression of similar lethality.<ref name="Enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 270''</ref><ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 151-152'', ''page 177'' (2010 edition)</ref> The ''RPV'' is capable of carrying a great number of ground forces, [[dropship]]s, and support craft, as well as several [[Type-31 Seraph|Type-31 Seraph fighters]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The "R", or Reverence, in the destroyer's three-letter classification code, "RPV", denotes that the destroyer is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts.<ref name="canon fodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> | |
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| ===Armament===
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| The vessel's primary weapon is a single ventral [[Excavation beam|cleansing beam]], which is capable of devastating even large human vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc}} It is also armed with several ventrally mounted [[pulse laser turret]]s, which can be used to provide pinpoint firepower and can destroy inbound missiles. Two [[plasma torpedo]] turrets are mounted at the fore of the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
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| ==Operational history== | | ==Operational history== |
| On [[2552#July|July 17, 2552]], an ''RPV''-class light destroyer, along with two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]] and a [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], arrived at [[Sigma Octanus IV]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} In the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|brief skirmish]] that followed, [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]], the commanding officer of the [[Halberd-class light destroyer|UNSC destroyer]] [[UNSC Iroquois|''Iroquois'']], overcame the small enemy task force with an [[Keyes Loop|inventive tactic]]: ultimately, he tricked the Covenant vessels into firing on themselves. The destroyer and the frigates were both destroyed and the carrier was forced to retreat.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Several ''RPV''-class destroyers were used during the [[Great Schism]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 195''</ref>
| | In July of [[2552]], a RPV-class destroyer along with two frigates and a carrier arrived at the [[Sigma Octanus IV]]<ref name="EVG"/>. in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|brief skirmish]] that followed, [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] commanding officer aboard the [[UNSC Destroyer]] [[UNSC Iroquois|Iroquois]] was able to overcome the small enemy fleet with a new [[Keyes Loop|stratagy]] that resulted in the destruction of two enemy frigates and the RPV-class destroyer.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 151-152'', ''page 177'' (2010 edition)</ref> |
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| In [[2558#September|September 2558]], four light destroyers were a part of [[Thars 'Sarov's faction]] at the opening of the [[Carrow Conflict]]. However, the ships of [[Rojka 'Kasaan's faction]] managed to destroy them along with two {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}s and a [[Covenant frigate]] before the intervention of a [[Jiralhanae]] faction led by [[Hekabe]] turned the tide of the battle against them.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]''', ''Chapter 1''</ref>
| | ==Design== |
| | CPV-class destroyers follow the typical architecture of a Covenant ship — a sleek amphibious design with sweeping contours and perfect symmetry, with bulbous protrusions. |
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| | The ''CPV'' destroyer is built for heavy combat. It is armed with ventrally mounted [[pulse laser turret]]s, which can provide point defense, particularly against single ships. The destroyer is also equipped with several laterally mounted [[plasma torpedo]] turrets, two of which are mounted on the inside of each wing structure.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''campaign level [[Repairs]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_jhaMoeqM&hd=1 ''Freefall'']</ref> It is also armed with a single ventral [[energy projector]], or "cleansing beam",<ref name="EVG"/> for use in low-altitude glassing.<ref name="intro">'''Halo Wars''', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4zyyI5o0hM&hd=1 ''Five Long Years'']</ref><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref name="Origins">'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref> |
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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