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The '''''Rapid Conversion''''' was a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]] commanded by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]], [[Maccabeus]] in [[2525]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 194''</ref>
'''''Rapid Conversion''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]]. In [[2525]], it was commanded by [[Maccabeus]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], and later by his nephew [[Tartarus]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 194''</ref>


==History==
==History==
It was originally decommissioned by the [[Sangheili]] for their own use, but was deemed worthy of use by Jiralhanae. Many of its systems, including weapons and mechanical lifts, were disabled. The crew was compiled of a pack of ten Jiralhanae, roughly sixty [[Unggoy]], and over a hundred [[Yanme'e]] responsible for ''Rapid Conversion's'' upkeep.
''Rapid Conversion'' was originally decommissioned by the [[Sangheili]] for their own use, but was deemed worthy of use by Jiralhanae. Many of its systems, including weapons and mechanical lifts, were disabled. The crew was compiled of a pack of ten Jiralhanae, roughly sixty [[Unggoy]], and over a hundred [[Yanme'e]] responsible for the vessel's upkeep.


The warship was used to deploy troops and vehicles to the surface of [[Harvest]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] and also used as the Covenant's command center. Though its weapon system, a [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo turret]], had been disabled, the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]] was able to repair them in time for the ships action's against Harvest and its colonists.
The warship was used to deploy troops and vehicles to the surface of [[Harvest]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] and also used as the Covenant's command center. Though its weapon system, a [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo turret]], had been disabled, the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]] was able to repair them in time for the ships action's against Harvest and its colonists.


Later, going into low orbit over Harvest's surface in order to deliver troops and gather the relics they sought, ''Rapid Conversion'' fell into a trap, laid out by [[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]] [[Ponder]] and his troops and was hit by two rounds from a [[mass driver]] based on Harvest's surface. The first round did little damage. The second round, however, passed completely through the warship, severing the connections between the ship's reactor and anti-grav generators, causing the ship to plummet to the planet's surface.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', pages ''336, 342''</ref> In the following months however, the crew managed to repair the ship and began to glass Harvest, eventually reducing the planet's surface to cinder.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 382''</ref> In April, ''Rapid Conversion'' destroyed the [[Colonial Military Administration]] scout ship [[CMA Argo|''Argo'']].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 391-396''</ref> Six months later, the CMA's [[Battlegroup 4]], consisting of the [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']], the [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']], and the [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']], was sent to investigate the loss of contact with Harvest and the ''Argo''; the battlegroup was almost completely destroyed by a Covenant ship over Harvest, possibly the ''Rapid Conversion'' or the [[Covenant super-destroyer]] that arrived later.
Later, going into low orbit over Harvest's surface in order to deliver troops and gather the relics they sought, ''Rapid Conversion'' fell into a trap that had been laid by [[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]] [[Ponder]] and his troops and was hit by two rounds from a [[mass driver]] based on Harvest's surface. The first round did little damage. The second round, however, passed completely through the warship, severing the connections between the ship's reactor and anti-grav generators, causing the ship to plummet to the planet's surface.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', pages ''336, 342''</ref> In the following months however, the crew managed to repair the ship and began to glass Harvest, eventually reducing the planet's surface to cinder.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 382''</ref> In April, ''Rapid Conversion'' destroyed the [[Colonial Military Administration]] scout ship [[CMA Argo|''Argo'']].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 391-396''</ref> Six months later, the CMA's [[Battlegroup 4]], consisting of the [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']], the [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']], and the [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']], was sent to investigate the loss of contact with Harvest and the ''Argo''; the battlegroup was almost completely destroyed by a Covenant ship over Harvest, possibly the ''Rapid Conversion'' or the [[Covenant super-destroyer]] that arrived later.
 
== Members of Maccabeus' Pack ==
*[[Tartarus]], Maccabeus' nephew and security officer of ''Rapid Conversion''
*[[Vorenus]]
*[[Grattius]]
*[[Licinus]]
*[[Strab]]
*[[Ritul]]
*[[Druss]]
*[[Calid]]
*Unnamed Jiralhanae
*Unnamed Jiralhanae


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 22:38, April 19, 2011

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Rapid Conversion was a Covenant cruiser. In 2525, it was commanded by Maccabeus, the Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, and later by his nephew Tartarus.[1]

History

Rapid Conversion was originally decommissioned by the Sangheili for their own use, but was deemed worthy of use by Jiralhanae. Many of its systems, including weapons and mechanical lifts, were disabled. The crew was compiled of a pack of ten Jiralhanae, roughly sixty Unggoy, and over a hundred Yanme'e responsible for the vessel's upkeep.

The warship was used to deploy troops and vehicles to the surface of Harvest during the First Battle of Harvest and also used as the Covenant's command center. Though its weapon system, a plasma torpedo turret, had been disabled, the Huragok Lighter Than Some was able to repair them in time for the ships action's against Harvest and its colonists.

Later, going into low orbit over Harvest's surface in order to deliver troops and gather the relics they sought, Rapid Conversion fell into a trap that had been laid by Captain Ponder and his troops and was hit by two rounds from a mass driver based on Harvest's surface. The first round did little damage. The second round, however, passed completely through the warship, severing the connections between the ship's reactor and anti-grav generators, causing the ship to plummet to the planet's surface.[2] In the following months however, the crew managed to repair the ship and began to glass Harvest, eventually reducing the planet's surface to cinder.[3] In April, Rapid Conversion destroyed the Colonial Military Administration scout ship Argo.[4] Six months later, the CMA's Battlegroup 4, consisting of the Heracles, the Arabia, and the Vostok, was sent to investigate the loss of contact with Harvest and the Argo; the battlegroup was almost completely destroyed by a Covenant ship over Harvest, possibly the Rapid Conversion or the Covenant super-destroyer that arrived later.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 194
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 336, 342
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 382
  4. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 391-396