Covenant destroyer

The Covenant Destroyer is a warship classification within the Covenant Navy. This class of Covenant ship can be seen in Halo Wars and in Halo3 when is use by the Brutes.

Background

This class of starship is extremely well-armed, boasting multiple pulse laser turrets, plasma torpedo launcher(s), a single Energy Projector, and a full compliment of Seraph starfighters.

This dangerous warship classification has the distinctive three huge sections of most heavier Covenant warships, mirroring the lethality of its larger cousins. They are used as escorts for battlegroups using larger ship classes, able to hold their own in combat while protecting their battlegroup from threats.

Vessels of this Classification

• Absolution
• Bloodied Spirit
• Far Sight Lost
• Rapturous Arc
• Unnamed Covenant Destroyer

Trivia

• Jacob Keyes noted its weapons systems, saying it turned UNSC ships into "Swiss cheese".Template:Fact
• Jacob Keyes destroyed one with a maneuver later dubbed as the Keyes Loop at Sigma Octanus IV.Template:Fact
• Covenant Destroyers are seen on the back cover of Halo Wars: Genesis.
• The Destroyer is incorrectly referred to as a Carrier in some Halo Wars guides.Template:Fact

Gallery

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  A pair of Covenant Destroyers glassing the planet Harvest as seen in Halo Wars.

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  The back cover of Halo Wars: Genesis depicting three Covenant Destroyers glassing Harvest.

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  A Covenant destroyer colliding with the UNSC Spirit of Fire.