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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The battleship is exceptional among Covenant vessels in that it possess twelve [[energy projector]]s, making it one of the best-armed ships within the Covenant fleet. This massive firepower allows the battleship to engage enemy vessels from extreme range and makes it ideal for defending key locations and vessels. | The battleship is exceptional among Covenant vessels in that it possess twelve [[energy projector]]s, making it one of the best-armed ships within the Covenant fleet. This massive firepower allows the battleship to engage enemy vessels from extreme range and makes it ideal for defending key locations and vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} The battleship is two kilometers long (equivalent to the {{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}}) and its hull bears five of the bulbous sections characteristic of Covenant vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} | ||
==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
Several battleships served in the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 32''</ref> [[2552#September's anomaly|Weeks later]] several battleships were among the vessels comprising the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|secret fleet]] gathered at ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. Though these vessels were intended to attacked [[Earth]] without the knowledge or consent of the other [[Hierarchs]], a team of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] sabotaged the platform before the invasion could commence; the battleships, as well as hundreds of other warships, were destroyed along with the station. | Several battleships served in the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 32''</ref> [[2552#September's anomaly|Weeks later]] several battleships were among the vessels comprising the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|secret fleet]] gathered at ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. Though these vessels were intended to attacked [[Earth]] without the knowledge or consent of the other [[Hierarchs]], a team of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] sabotaged the platform before the invasion could commence; the battleships, as well as hundreds of other warships, were destroyed along with the station.{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Both editions of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' mistakenly refer to the battleship as 200 meters long. This would make the vessel smaller than the {{Class|DAS|storm cutter}}, the Covenant's smallest known warship. | *Both editions of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' mistakenly refer to the battleship as 200 meters long. This would make the vessel smaller than the {{Class|DAS|storm cutter}}, the Covenant's smallest known warship.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} | ||
*It is quite possible that the [[Covenant super-destroyer|Covenant super-destroyer]] encountered by [[Preston Cole|Admiral Cole's]] fleet at [[Harvest]] belonged to this class. This is because both vessels are described as being two kilometers long, having five bulbous sections and being armed with multiple energy projectors. | *It is quite possible that the [[Covenant super-destroyer|Covenant super-destroyer]] encountered by [[Preston Cole|Admiral Cole's]] fleet at [[Harvest]] belonged to this class. This is because both vessels are described as being two kilometers long, having five bulbous sections and being armed with multiple energy projectors. | ||