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|name=Covenant cruiser
|manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]
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|class=[[Cruiser]]
|class=[[Cruiser]]
|length={{Convert|1000|m|ft}}-{{Convert|1455|m|ft}}<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 265''</ref>
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*{{Convert|984|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=3|disp=flip}} (''CRS''-class)<ref name="EVG"/>
*{{Convert|5847|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=4|disp=flip}} (''CCS''-class)<ref name="EVG"/>
*{{Convert|6562|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=4|disp=flip}} (''RCS''-class)<ref name="EVG"/>
*{{Convert|9843|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=4|disp=flip}} (''ORS''-class)<ref name="EVG"/>
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*{{Convert|476|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=3|disp=flip}} (''CRS''-class)<ref name="EVG"/>
*{{Convert|2827|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=4|disp=flip}} (''CCS''-class)<ref name="EVG"/>
*{{Convert|3281|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=4|disp=flip}} (''RCS''-class)<ref name="EVG"/>
*{{Convert|4760|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=4|disp=flip}} (''ORS''-class)<ref name="EVG"/>
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|shield gen=Resistant to 1 [[Plasma turret|Plasma Turret]] burst
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|hull=Resistant to 2 [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] or 1 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|Shiva missile]]
|hull=Unidentified Covenant material
*Equipped with energy shields
*Equipped with energy shields
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|countermeasures=
|countermeasures=
|armament=*[[Plasma turret]]s (5)
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*Laterally-mounted [[pulse laser turret]]s
*[[Energy projector]]
|complement=*[[Sangheili]] / [[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Plasma turret]]s
*[[Kig-yar]]
*[[Pulse laser turret]]s
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
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*[[Unggoy]]
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|crew=Several thousand
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|othersystems=
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|firstuse=
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|role=Support
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|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]  
*Attack, interference
|affiliation=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]
*Occupation
*Patrol, survey
|era=
*Pre-war era
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Great Schism]]
*[[Second human-Covenant war]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]
*[[Covenant separatists]]
*[[Covenant remnant]]
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A '''Covenant cruiser''' is a type of heavy-tonnage starship within the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Navy]]. Covenant cruisers, however, should not be generalized as the Covenant {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}.
'''Cruiser''' is a [[Covenant]] ship classification. This category groups a number of [[capital ship]]s that share different sizes and roles, but are ubiquitous within the [[Covenant navy]]. Cruisers are usually the backbone of any [[Covenant fleet]]s.<ref name="EVG">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 41''</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
The cruiser is larger than the [[Covenant light cruiser]] but is smaller than the {{Class|DDS|carrier}}. They are armed with five [[Plasma turret]]s and laterally-mounted pulse lasers,<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page ??''</ref> but lack a compliment of supplementary [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type-31 Seraph fighters]].{{Citation needed}} Like other Covenant ships, the Covenant cruiser is roughly oblong in shape with touches of a purple and blue color scheme.
Cruisers are the most prominent vessels used by the Covenant during an invasion. Each cruiser class has specific shapes and functions, but they often share an overall similar design. The different classes also have similar equipment and armament, such as [[energy shielding|energy shields]], [[Energy projector|ventral cleansing beams]], [[Plasma turret|anterior plasma cannons]] and [[Pulse laser turret|point laser defense]]. There are four primary classes; though there are other kinds of cruisers, their differences are minimal and they easily fall within one of the main classes.<ref name="EVG"/>


==Known cruisers==
==Classes==
*''[[Rapid Conversion]]'', the Covenant vessel that partook in the [[First Battle of Harvest]], was a Covenant cruiser.
There are many cruiser classes used by the Covenant, each with different roles.
*Six Covenant cruisers accompanied the [[Flagship|Covenant Flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' on a reconnaissance mission to the ruins of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]] after its destruction by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces. One cruiser had one of its five plasma turrets destroyed by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] operating a [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] interceptor. After the Master Chief and a group of UNSC ground forces were able to hijack the [[Flagship]], one cruiser jumped to [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] to alert Covenant forces of the destruction of ''[[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]]'' and UNSC activity in the area.
*The {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}} is smaller than the average Covenant cruiser, but it still performs well during attack and interference operations.<ref name="EVG"/> Light cruisers are prominently used by the [[Covenant remnant]].
*An [[Unidentified cruiser (Particular Justice)|Unidentified Covenant cruiser]] was one of many Covenant cruisers involved in the [[Fall of Reach]]. This unnamed cruiser was destroyed by [[Joshua-029]], [[Kelly-087]] and [[Frederic-104]].
*The {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} is easily the most prominent warship used by the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It performs exceptionally during the invasion and occupation of a world.<ref name="EVG"/>
*The {{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}} is a class of cruiser mainly used for patrol and planetary occupation.<ref name="EVG"/>
*The {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}} is significantly larger than most Covenant cruisers and is used for planetary occupation and naval command.<ref name="EVG"/> The heavy cruiser is often used as a support for Covenant [[flagship]]s.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 277''</ref>
*The {{Class|Reverence|cruiser}} is a lesser class. It is a massive vessel used to bring large amounts of infantry for planetary deployment.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 276''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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**''[[The Package]]''
**''[[The Package]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' motion comic
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
**''[[The Return]]''
**''[[The Return]]''

Revision as of 10:17, August 25, 2013

Template:Ship Class Infobox

Cruiser is a Covenant ship classification. This category groups a number of capital ships that share different sizes and roles, but are ubiquitous within the Covenant navy. Cruisers are usually the backbone of any Covenant fleets.[1]

Overview

Cruisers are the most prominent vessels used by the Covenant during an invasion. Each cruiser class has specific shapes and functions, but they often share an overall similar design. The different classes also have similar equipment and armament, such as energy shields, ventral cleansing beams, anterior plasma cannons and point laser defense. There are four primary classes; though there are other kinds of cruisers, their differences are minimal and they easily fall within one of the main classes.[1]

Classes

There are many cruiser classes used by the Covenant, each with different roles.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 41
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 277
  3. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 276

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