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{{Quote|A tiny picture appeared on Fred's heads-up-display, and he saw what Joshua had sighted through his sniper scope: a Covenant cruiser hovered thirty meters off the ground. The ship bristled with energy weapons and plasma artillery. His Spartans couldn't get within weapons range of that thing without being roasted.|[[Frederic-104]]'s tactical assessment of the Covenant cruiser.}}


An Unnamed Covenant Cruiser, was a warship in the [[Covenant Navy]], which took part in the [[Battle of Reach]].
This '''Covenant cruiser''' was a [[warship]] in the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] which took part in the [[Fall of Reach]].


==Background==
==Operational use==
===Fall of Reach===
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
After entering the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], and after the initial attack against the [[UNSC]] forces in orbit, the cruiser was one of many that entered [[Reach]]'s atmosphere, coming to rest over [[Longhorn Valley]] in the [[Highland Mountains]], where it landed tens of thousands of troops on the planet surface. Hovering thirty meters above the ground, it was protected by [[legion]]s of ground forces, dozens of [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]], anti-air emplacements, and three squadrons of [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] conducting air patrols.<ref name=pg21>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 21''</ref>


The Cruiser was a member of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], it landed 10,000 ground forces on Reach to destroy the Orbital Defense Generator in the area. It was encountered by [[Red Team]] who split up into four teams, to deal with separate objectives. Team Alpha ([[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Joshua-029]]) was tasked with destroying the Cruiser, but had to find a way to do so without damaging the ODGs, they had Fury Tactical Nukes, but the EMP from the blast would have burned out the ODGs. They realized that the Cruisers shields would probaly absorb the EMP, so Red Team hijacked 3 Banshees and headed towards the ship. They were spotted by an Unggoy, [[Zawaz]] but, he figured they were Elites and didn't bother reporting the 3 Banshees. When Team Alpha was close enough, they activated and tossed the [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon|Fury Tactical Nuke]] into the ship's grav lift, placing the nuke inside the ship. The EMP was absorbed by the shield, but the ship was destroyed, killing the Covenant troops in the area, as Kelly stated, "It was turned into the biggest fragmentation grenade in history".
A team of three [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-IIs]], designated [[Red Team#Fall of Reach splinter arrangement|Alpha Team]], used captured Covenant Banshee fighters to fly past the patrols and anti-air emplacements.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 24-25''</ref> At least one Unggoy, [[Zawaz]], detected the Banshees on a scanner, but did not bother to report them, fearing punishment from his Sangheili superior officers.<ref name=pg26-27>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 26-27''</ref> As the Covenant grew suspicious of these new Banshees, they demanded proper codeword clearance - the Spartans, unable to translate the messages and not knowing the codewords, ignored them.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 28''</ref> One Spartan, [[Joshua-029]], was shot down while the other two, [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]], reached the cruiser's [[gravity lift]], throwing a [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]] into the ship and retreating behind a nearby mountain ridge.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 29''</ref>
[[Category:The Covenant]]
 
[[Category:Covenant Starships]]
The ship was destroyed, its own shields absorbing the [[electromagnetic pulse]] from the weapon, preventing it from damaging the nearby [[orbital defense generator]]s. It also leveled the nearby forest and mountain, vaporizing the ground forces. However, its loss did little to save the reactors - another three cruisers descended from orbit to replace it.<ref name=pg31>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 31''</ref>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
[[Category:Cruisers]]
[[Category:Covenant ships]]
 
[[Category:Unidentified content]]

Latest revision as of 11:30, December 9, 2023

This article is based on canon information, but the article's title is conjectural and/or uses descriptions as the title, as there is currently no official name for the subject.
Covenant cruiser at Longhorn Valley
Production information

Class:

Unidentified cruiser class

Role:

Support

Specifications

Engine:

Repulsor engines

Slipspace drive:

Yes

Hull:

Covenant hull material

Armament:

Complement:

+10,000[1]

Service information

Destroyed:

August 30, 2552[3]

Affiliation:

Covenant

 

"A tiny picture appeared on Fred's heads-up-display, and he saw what Joshua had sighted through his sniper scope: a Covenant cruiser hovered thirty meters off the ground. The ship bristled with energy weapons and plasma artillery. His Spartans couldn't get within weapons range of that thing without being roasted."
— Frederic-104's tactical assessment of the Covenant cruiser.

This Covenant cruiser was a warship in the Covenant fleet which took part in the Fall of Reach.

Operational use[edit]

Fall of Reach[edit]

Main article: Fall of Reach

After entering the Epsilon Eridani system, and after the initial attack against the UNSC forces in orbit, the cruiser was one of many that entered Reach's atmosphere, coming to rest over Longhorn Valley in the Highland Mountains, where it landed tens of thousands of troops on the planet surface. Hovering thirty meters above the ground, it was protected by legions of ground forces, dozens of Wraiths, anti-air emplacements, and three squadrons of Banshees conducting air patrols.[1]

A team of three Spartan-IIs, designated Alpha Team, used captured Covenant Banshee fighters to fly past the patrols and anti-air emplacements.[4] At least one Unggoy, Zawaz, detected the Banshees on a scanner, but did not bother to report them, fearing punishment from his Sangheili superior officers.[2] As the Covenant grew suspicious of these new Banshees, they demanded proper codeword clearance - the Spartans, unable to translate the messages and not knowing the codewords, ignored them.[5] One Spartan, Joshua-029, was shot down while the other two, Frederic-104 and Kelly-087, reached the cruiser's gravity lift, throwing a Fury tactical nuclear weapon into the ship and retreating behind a nearby mountain ridge.[6]

The ship was destroyed, its own shields absorbing the electromagnetic pulse from the weapon, preventing it from damaging the nearby orbital defense generators. It also leveled the nearby forest and mountain, vaporizing the ground forces. However, its loss did little to save the reactors - another three cruisers descended from orbit to replace it.[3]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Halo: First Strike, page 21
  2. ^ a b c Halo: First Strike, page 26-27
  3. ^ a b Halo: First Strike, page 31
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 24-25
  5. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 28
  6. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 29
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