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A corvette is a type of warship in both the UNSC and Covenant navies. Corvettes are generally small, maneuverable and lightly armed. A corvette is usually smaller than a frigate, making it the smallest warship type within a fleet.
Role
As with most ship types, corvettes' sizes and the specific roles they fill within a fleet vary between factions. For example, UNSC corvettes are small patrol vessels that carry no fighter complements, only accommodating a hangar large enough to fit a SKT-13 Shuttlecraft,[1] while Covenant corvettes are larger than a UNSC frigate and carry large complements of warriors and entire fighter squadrons. In combat, a single Covenant corvette has shown to be a match for a UNSC frigate.[2] While UNSC corvettes mostly appear to serve in patrol or scouting duties, the Covenant use their counterparts for heavy air support in ground assaults during planetary siege operations.[3]
Known classes
UNSC
- UNSC corvette, a class of light warship in the UNSC.
- Mako-class corvette, a sub-class of the UNSC corvette.
- Prowler, generally considered a corvette sub-class.
Covenant
- Covenant corvette
- SDV-class heavy corvette, a lightly-armed corvette used primarily for troop deployment.
- DAV-class light corvette, a stealth craft used to gather intelligence.
Sangheili
Sources
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 63-64
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus
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