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''Maugen''-pattern cruisers were introduced into Covenant service in the [[Ages of Reclamation|Fifth Age of Reclamation]];{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} around the time that [[human]]ity was only just beginning to make its own early long-distance ocean voyages on [[Earth]]. They served as a mainstay warship in the Covenant fleet for centuries as the empire's primary "missionary and compliance" [[warship]], though the class was eventually supplanted by the more refined {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}. Many cruisers of the ''Maugen''-pattern were broken down into feedstock for [[High Charity]]'s [[Assembly Forges]], being reformed and remade into new ships, vehicles, and armor to equip the [[Covenant military]]. The remaining vessels of this class were left as reserve vessels in the [[fleet]]s of important Covenant colonies or transferred to distant reserve fleets to take on various utilitarian roles.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
''Maugen''-pattern cruisers were introduced into Covenant service in the [[Ages of Reclamation|Fifth Age of Reclamation]];{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} around the time that [[human]]ity was only just beginning to make its own early long-distance ocean voyages on [[Earth]]. They served as a mainstay warship in the Covenant fleet for centuries as the empire's primary "missionary and compliance" [[warship]], though the class was eventually supplanted by the more refined {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}. Many cruisers of the ''Maugen''-pattern were broken down into feedstock for [[High Charity]]'s [[Assembly Forges]], being reformed and remade into new ships, vehicles, and armor to equip the [[Covenant military]]. The remaining vessels of this class were left as reserve vessels in the [[fleet]]s of important Covenant colonies or transferred to distant reserve fleets to take on various utilitarian roles.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


The ''Maugen''{{'}}s use during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser, the mainstay of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|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/Reuse|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/Reuse|H4EVG}} Several ''RCS''-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet [[Requiem Campaign|occupying]] [[Requiem]] in [[2558#February|February 2558]], escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} 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/SpOps|Exodus (Spartan Ops)|EpisodeLinkText=Exodus|One Last Time}}
The ''Maugen''{{'}}s use during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser, the mainstay of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|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/Reuse|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/Reuse|H4EVG}} Several ''RCS''-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet [[Requiem Campaign|occupying]] [[Requiem]] in [[2558#February|February 2558]], escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} One was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} emerged from slipspace and rammed it.{{Ref/SpOps|Departure}} Another fled the [[shield world]] after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the [[Epoloch system|local star]].{{Ref/SpOps|Exodus (Spartan Ops)|EpisodeLinkText=Exodus}}


==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
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File:H4 SpOps CovenantCruisers ScaleRef Blockout.jpg|An early blockout of the ''Maugen''-pattern cruiser (top), based on the ''Ket'' battlecruiser model found in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:H4 SpOps CovenantCruisers ScaleRef Blockout.jpg|An early blockout of the ''Maugen''-pattern cruiser (top), based on the ''Ket'' battlecruiser model found in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:H4 SpOps LightCruiser EarlyModel 14.jpg|Steve Tyler's initial model for the Covenant light cruiser; much of this detail was ultimately stripped from the model and reused on the final armoured cruiser model instead.
File:H4 SpOps LightCruiser EarlyModel 14.jpg|Steve Tyler's initial model for the Covenant light cruiser; much of this detail was ultimately stripped from the model and reused on the final armoured cruiser model instead.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_1.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_2.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_3.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_4.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_5.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_6.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_7.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_8.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_9.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_10.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_11.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_12.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_13.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H4_SpOps_ArmoredCruiser_WIP_14.jpg|A work-in-progress view of the armoured cruiser for ''Spartan Ops''.
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===Screenshots===
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File:InfinityRam.jpg|The UNSC ''Infinity'' rams through an ''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser in ''[[Halo 4]]''{{'}}s ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.
File:InfinityRam.jpg|The UNSC ''Infinity'' rams through an ''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser in ''[[Halo 4]]''{{'}}s ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.
File:H4 SO S01E10 Palmer watching Covenant fleet.jpg|A ''Maugen''-pattern cruiser and its ''CRS'' escort flee Requiem.
File:H4 SO S01E10 Palmer watching Covenant fleet.jpg|A ''Maugen''-pattern cruiser and its ''CRS'' escort flee Requiem.
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