Ester-pattern armored frigate: Difference between revisions

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|image=[[File:Enc22 SoTP CAR.png|300px]]

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|class=[[Covenant frigate]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

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|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]]

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*2 [[Plasma beam|''Enteros''-pattern plasma beam]] emitters{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

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|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]

The '''''Ester''-pattern armored frigate'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}, classified by [[human]]ity as the '''''CAR''-class frigate''', is a classification of [[Covenant frigate|frigate]] within the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet]]. Several frigates of this class participated in the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=274}}

The ''Ester''-pattern is considered relatively unremarkable by the standards of [[Covenant starship]]s, and averages in at a similar size to the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The ''Ester''-pattern boasts a fairly average loadout for its weapons complement, with the notable exception of a [[Plasma lance|''Baen Ka''-pattern plasma lance]] - a weapon considered unusually high-grade given the ship's rating and reputation. The frigate otherwise hosts two [[Plasma beam|''Enteros''-pattern plasma beam]] emitters, thirty [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Sey''-pattern plasma cannons]] and four [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot Et''-pattern pulse lasers]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''Ester'' was rarely employed on the front lines, and instead primarily saw use in second-rate roles for internal security and mop-up operations once a fleet had moved on from a given target. These frigates were charged with surveying and recording [[Glassing|devasted worlds]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The "R", or Reverence, in the frigate's three-letter classification code, "CAR", denotes that the frigate is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts.{{Ref/Site|Id=canon fodder2|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder: Have S'moa|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}

*''[[Contrition]]'' – Participated in the [[Fall of Reach]].

*''[[Penance (ship)|Penance]]'' – Participated in the Fall of Reach.

The ''CAR''-class frigate was first mentioned in [[Transmissions]], a type of promotion for the then-new game ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. The transmissions are directly linked to the [[Cortana Letters]] and are considered [[:Category:Canon|canon]] because of their inclusion in the [[2009]] edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.The CAR-class frigate was first visually depicted in the [[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|2022 edition]] of the encyclopedia. The image used in this book, and at the top of this page, is a 3D model created by artist [[:Category:Images by Jared Harris|Jared Harris]] for the ''Halo'' fan mod ''[[Sins of the Prophets]]''. The official recognition of this ship as the canon depiction of the CAR-class was part of an official collaboration between the ''Sins of the Prophets'' team and [[343 Industries]]. with several of ''Sins of the Prophets''{{'}} ship models being used in the book.