Editing Zanar-pattern light cruiser

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{{Title|''CRS''-class light cruiser}}
{{Ship Class Infobox
|name=''CRS''-class light cruiser
|image=[[File:H4-CovenantCRSLightCruiser.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|line=
|model=
|class=[[Cruiser]]
|length=300 meters (984.25 feet)<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 265''</ref>
|width=145 meters (476 feet)<ref name="EVG"/>
|height=
|max accel=
|mglt=
|max speed=
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|hdsystem=
|poweroutput=
|power=
|shield gen=Yes
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
*Equipped with [[Energy shielding|energy shields]]
|sensor=
|target=
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]]
|avionics=
|countermeasures=
|armament=[[Plasma turret]]s<br>[[Pulse laser turret]]s
<br>[[Energy projector]]<ref name="Dawn"/><small>
|complement=[[Type-26 Banshee]]s<br>[[Type-44 Phantom]]s 
|crew=
|skeleton=
|passengers=
|capacity=
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=
|role=Fleet support, interference and attack 
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]] 
<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]
<br>[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]]
<br>[[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]]
}}

The '''''CRS''-class light cruiser''' is a [[Covenant]] capital warship classification.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 41''</ref>

==Specifications==
Resembling a luminous manta ray,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 205''</ref> the ''CRS'' is essentially a smaller, weaker version of the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}.<ref name="EVG"/> The two classes are virtually identical in outward appearance apart from being built on different scales. As one notable difference, the ''CRS'' class bears green-glowing lights, as opposed to the white-blue lighting on the CCS-class; however, this may be due to the post-Schism Covenant's overall preference for green lights on most of their equipment.<ref group="note">In the multiplayer map ''[[Landfall]]'', set during the [[Battle of Tribute]] in 2552, ''CRS''-class cruisers are depicted with green lighting, suggesting that this may be standard for ships of this class as opposed to a postwar adjustment to fit the new Covenant's aesthetic style. However, given that there are a number of chronological discrepancies in War Games maps, specifically relating to the use of post-war designs over Covenant War-era ones, it is not certain if the ships in the background of ''Landfall'' are entirely representative of the appearance of the ''CRS'' class during the war.</ref> This is akin to the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} and the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}}, which are likewise identical despite the latter being over five times larger than the former.

The "R", for Reverence, in the cruiser's three-letter classification code indicates that the cruiser is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts. The "S", for Salvation, denotes that the ''CRS''-class light cruiser is a dedicated [[warship]] equipped with a ventral [[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==
Several ''CRS''-class cruisers were used over [[Reach]] during the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion of the planet]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 167'' -- ''"Two exceptions to this patrol pattern were a pair of light cruisers hovering over Menachite Mountain"''</ref> In the wake of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''CRS'' class forms the backbone of the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|modern Covenant's]] fleet, which deployed numerous ''CRS''-class cruisers to [[Requiem]] prior to and during the [[First Battle of Requiem]].<ref name="H4">'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref> After finding the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, one approached the ship with its shields down, not expecting a threat, intending to open fire on the ''Dawn''. However, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] destroyed the cruiser with one of the ''Forward Unto Dawn's'' [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|''Hyperion'' nuclear missiles]]. Several were destroyed moments later when the [[gravity well]] of Requiem pulled them in.<ref name="Dawn">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref> More ''CRS''-class cruisers were used to deploy troops within [[Core of Requiem|Requiem's core]].<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref> Numerous light cruisers were later sent to attack the {{UNSCship|Infinity}} after it crashed into Requiem, but at least two were destroyed by ''Infinity'''s 70mm autocannons and surface-to-air-missile launchers.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''</ref>

Several ''CRS''-class cruiser were present during the [[Requiem campaign]] in [[2558|February 2558]]. Many provided escort for an {{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}} that was destroyed immediately after ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s emergence from slipspace. They immediately engaged ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s, though they were quickly destroyed or routed.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 - ''Departure'']]</ref> Later, a ''CRS'' was deployed to [[Two Giants]] in a desperate attempt to keep the UNSC from activating the [[Forerunner]] portal technology there. Despite deploying numerous [[Type-44 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], it was destroyed by a large anti-ship HE missile launched by ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''Sub-vessel 3'' and the UNSC's operation was a success.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 - ''Catherine'']]</ref>  Another light cruiser attacked the UNSC base at "The Refuge", but was destroyed when [[Fireteam Shadow]] boarded and overloaded its power core. <ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Memento Mori|S1E5 - ''Memento_Mori'']]</ref>  Later, several light cruisers participated in the Covenant-Promethean attack on ''Infinity''. At least one was destroyed when [[Fireteam Crimson]] brought the ''Infinity'''s weapons back online. <ref>[[S1/Invasion|S1E7 - ''Invasion'']]</ref> Several ''CRS''-class cruisers fled Requiem after Jul 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with its parent star.

==Ships of the line==
*''[[Spear of Light]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H4-Render-CRS.jpg|Renders of the ''CRS''-class  light cruiser.
File:H4-CRSLightCruiser-ScanRender.png|Alternate extraction of a ''CRS''-class light cruiser.
File:H4-CRSLightCruiser-ScanScreen.jpg|In-game screenshot of a ''CRS''-class light cruiser.
File:H4 campaign dawn.jpeg|''CRS''-class cruisers swarm the remains of the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
File:H4-CovenantRemnant-Cruisers-Fleet.jpg|The reformed Covenant's light cruiser fleet.
File:H4 SO S01E10 Palmer watching Covenant fleet.jpg|''CRS''-class cruisers escorting an {{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}} during the [[Requiem Campaign]].
File:HE15 Infinity Attacked.jpg|''CRS''-class cruisers attacking the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} during the [[Battle of Aktis IV]].
File:CRS-Corvette size comparison.jpg|Size comparison between the ''CRS''-class cruiser and the {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''

==Note==
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==Sources==
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