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The ''RCS''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s use during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser, the mainstay of the fleet.<ref name="H4EVG"/> At the dawn of the [[Great Schism]], many armored cruisers played an important role in many [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]] of the Covenant Empire.<ref name="universe"/> Following the end of the war, many surviving battlecruisers were commandeered by [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers or independent [[Sangheili]] factions. As a result, the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].<ref name="H4EVG"/> Several ''RCS''-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet occupying [[Requiem]] in [[2558#February|February 2558]], escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}s.<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> One was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another fled the [[shield world]] after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the [[Epoloch system|local star]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''[[Spartan Ops]]''</ref> | The ''RCS''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s use during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser, the mainstay of the fleet.<ref name="H4EVG"/> At the dawn of the [[Great Schism]], many armored cruisers played an important role in many [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]] of the Covenant Empire.<ref name="universe"/> Following the end of the war, many surviving battlecruisers were commandeered by [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers or independent [[Sangheili]] factions. As a result, the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].<ref name="H4EVG"/> Several ''RCS''-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet occupying [[Requiem]] in [[2558#February|February 2558]], escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}s.<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> One was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another fled the [[shield world]] after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the [[Epoloch system|local star]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''[[Spartan Ops]]''</ref> | ||
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | |||
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===Covenant ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | |||
This element includes a single ''RCS''-class battlecruiser. | |||
*Cost: 120 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage Track: 9 • 8 • 4 | |||
*Build rating: 2 | |||
*Hangers: 2 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 3 | |||
*Security detail: 5 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Defense array (2) | |||
**Glide (3") | |||
**Point defense (4) | |||
*Primary weapon: Plasma lance | |||
**Range: 18/32" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 10 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: [[Plasma cannon]] arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 8 | |||
===Covenant Supported ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | |||
This element includes a ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and one ''SDV''-class heavy corvette. | |||
*Cost: 140 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage Track: 9 • 8 • 5 | |||
*Build rating: 3 | |||
*Hangers: 3 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 3 | |||
*Security detail: 6 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Defense array (3) | |||
**Glide (3") | |||
**Point defense (5) | |||
*Primary weapon: Plasma lance | |||
**Range: 18/32" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 10 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 9 | |||
*Additional secondary weapon: [[Plasma torpedo]]s | |||
**Range: 10/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward | |||
**Dice: 5 | |||
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===Covenant Reinforced ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | |||
This element includes a ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes. | |||
*Cost: 160 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage: 9 • 8 • 6 | |||
*Build Rating: 4 | |||
*Hangars: 4 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 3 | |||
*Security Detail: 6 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Defense array (4) | |||
**Glide (3") | |||
**Point defense (6) | |||
*Primary weapon: Plasma lance | |||
**Range: 18/32" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 10 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 10 | |||
*Additional secondary weapon: plasma torpedos | |||
**Range: 10/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward | |||
**Dice: 7 | |||
===Covenant Paired ''RCS'' Battlecruisers=== | |||
This element includes two ''RCS''-class battlecruisers. | |||
*Cost: 220 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage: 12 • 9 • 7 | |||
*Build Rating: 6 | |||
*Hangars: 4 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 5 | |||
*Security Detail: 8 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Defense array (5) | |||
**Glide (3") | |||
**Point defense (7) | |||
*Primary weapon: Plasma lance | |||
**Range: 18/32" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 16 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 15 | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |