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{{Title|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer}}
{{Title|''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship Class Infobox
{{Infobox/Ships
|name=''CPV''-class heavy destroyer
|name           = ''Sinaris''-pattern
|image=[[File:CovDestroyer.png|300px]]
|image           = [[File:Enc22 SoTP CPV.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]
|caption        =  
|class=[[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]]
|modules        =  
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s
{{Infobox/Ships/Class
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|hide-class          =  
|hull=Unidentified Covenant material
|class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''CPV'''{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
*Equipped with Energy Shields
|class operator      =  
|length={{Convert|1664|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 48''</ref>
*[[Covenant]]
|width={{Convert|1350|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG"/>
*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
|height=
*[[Children of Oth Sonin]]
|armament=One [[energy projector]]<ref name="EVG"/>
|class manufacturer  = [[Assembly Forges|Primary Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
*Multiple [[pulse laser turret]]s<ref name="EVG"/>
|class architect      = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class-->
*Multiple [[plasma torpedo]] turrets (two anterior-mounted)<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 270''</ref><ref name="EVG"/>
|class built          = <!--How many ships of this class were constructed-->
|complement=Numerous ground forces, dropships, and support aircraft
|class in service    = [[Ages of Conflict|Second Age of Conflict]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|misc=
|role=*Glassing operations<ref name="EVG"/>
*Ship-to-ship warfare
*Ground assault<ref name="EVG"/>
*Planetary occupation<ref name="EVG"/>
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Great Schism]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]]
}}
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The '''''CPV''-class heavy destroyer''' is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-class warships in service with the [[Covenant Navy]].<ref name="ENC"/><ref name="EVG"/>
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*[[Executioner]]
*[[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]]
|length          = {{Convert|1664|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=48}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-destroyer|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Destroyer|D=30|M=06|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Book|Id=WF60|HWF|Page=60-61}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=266}}
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|mass            = 115 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power          = [[Pinch fusion reactor]]
|maneuver drive  = [[Repulsor engine]]s
|slipspace drive = [[Borer]]
|crew            =
*4 [[Superior]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
*2 [[Huragok|Engineers]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
*400 [[Menial]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
|complement      =
*50 [[Obedientaries]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
*100 [[Warrior]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
*1,900 [[Thrall]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
|troops          = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces-->
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|sensors        = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot-->
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*1x [[Excavation beam|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*2x [[Plasma beam emitter|''Aljordan''-pattern plasma beam emitters]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
*24x [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 270''</ref>
*6x [[plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
*20x [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turret]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*40x [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
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}}
The '''''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{3Letter|CPV|heavy destroyer}} is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-type warships used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
The ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer is the predominant offensive ship in the Covenant Navy, being primarily used for ship-to-ship warfare and [[glassing]] operations. ''CPV''s are deployed aggressively, often being the first ships in a fleet to engage the enemy.<ref name="EVG"/> ''CPV''-class destroyers are sufficiently equipped to serve as occupation vessels during planetary assaults, in lieu of the more occupation-centered {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} and {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}.<ref name="EVG"/>
===Design details===
The ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer features a roughly teardrop-shaped fore section that droops downward, forming a bulbous protrusion housing the [[excavation beam]]; the dorsal surface of this section contains a recessed area known as "the Furnace," a pinch-fusion reactor that powers the beam during operation.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}} Near the aft, the hull splits into six sleek, wing-like structures, with at least two engines mounted on the junction point. The shortest pair face outward at a slightly upward angle, the mid-sized structures curve upward at an inward-facing angle, and the largest structures curve downward, also facing inward; these two house a single reactor each. Like all Covenant vessels, the hull is made of a lightweight but resilient diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame covered in a thin layer of [[nanolaminate]] laid during the construction process by clouds of programmable [[Nanotechnology|nanomachines]].{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}


==Design==
===Crew and complement===
The ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer features a roughly teardrop-shaped fore section that droops downward, forming a bulbous protrusion; the dorsal surface of this section contains a recessed area. Near the aft end, the hull splits into six sleek, winglike structures. The shortest pair face outward at a slightly upward angle, the mid-sized structures curve upward at an inward-facing angle, and the largest structures curve downward, also facing inward.
For normal operations, the ''Sinaris'' requires a total of 406 personnel. This includes four [[Superior]]s who command the vessel, along with four hundred [[Menial]]s who man the ship's general systems. Two [[Huragok]] are provided for general maintenance duties. Service aboard these ships was frowned upon thanks to the destroyer's single-minded focus on combat and destruction, and as such their disgraced crews are generally considered unstable or unsuitable for other Ministry fleets. Even the [[shipmaster]]s had their reputation tarnished by disloyalty or disobedience, and have few other ways to return to the [[rolls of honor]].{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}


''CPV''s carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph exoatmospheric fighters]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]], and [[Type-29 Close-support Fighter|Vampire atmospheric fighters]].<ref name="ENC"/> ''CPV''s can also use their [[gravity lift]]s to help assemble [[Covenant citadel|prefabricated bases]].<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref>
''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including [[Seraph]] exoatmospheric fighters and [[Banshee]] attack craft, and [[Bkowe'nei-pattern Vampire|Vampire]] atmospheric fighters.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} These are supported by fifty [[Obedientaries]]; warriors who have started down the path to command and must experience every facet of war. One hundred [[Warrior]]s and one thousand, nine hundred [[Thrall]]s support or operate the destroyer's fleet of vehicles and aircraft.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}


===Armament===
===Armament===
The ''CPV'' destroyer is built for heavy combat. It is armed with ventrally mounted [[pulse laser turret]]s, which can provide point defense, particularly against single ships. The destroyer is also equipped with several [[plasma torpedo]] turrets; two of these turrets are mounted on the inside of each downward-facing wing structure,<ref name="Freefall">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Repairs]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_jhaMoeqM&hd=1 ''Freefall'']</ref> two more are mounted on the vessel's anterior,<ref name="EVG"/> and at least two more are mounted laterally.<ref name="Freefall"/> It is also armed with a single ventral [[energy projector]], or "cleansing beam",<ref name="EVG"/> for use in low-altitude glassing.<ref name="intro">'''Halo Wars''', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4zyyI5o0hM&hd=1 ''Five Long Years'']</ref><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref name="Origins">'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref>
As an executioner, the ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer is built for nothing less than heavy combat. Its main weapon is a ventral-mounted [[Excavation beam|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]] (the same model as that found on the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier|}} and {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}}s) which is often used in [[glassing]] operations.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Marketing|Id=intro|HW|Five Long Years}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=Genesis|HWG}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Origins|HLeg|Episode=Origins}} Powered directly by the ship's forward [[pinch fusion reactor]], the ''Infernus'' exhibits the same power as the excavation beams on [[assault carrier]]s. Their focusing arrays allow for a similar level of precision, with the operators of the beam capable of tuning its entwining magnetic fields and plasma to burn sigils into the surface of human colonies or carefully expose detected Forerunner reliquaries. In planetside attack operations, this is supported by forty [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]], with five mounted on either side of the central reactor. As the mortars are occasionally called to attack areas that have Covenant troops operating in them, the gunners are expected to obey all orders without question or mercy. For ship-to-ship combat, two [[Plasma beam emitter|''Aljordan''-pattern plasma beam emitters]] are fitted. The destroyer also sports twenty-four [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern plasma cannons]]: two of these weapons are mounted on the vessel's anterior,{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} two more are mounted on the inside of each ventral wing structure,{{Ref/Level|Id=Freefall|HW|Repairs}} and at least two more are mounted laterally.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}{{Ref/Reuse|Freefall}} An additional six [[Plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]] have been fitted, which fire powerful guided munitions which are difficult to avoid and can even loop back and hit their targets if they miss. Twenty [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turret]]s are carried for destroying incoming fighters and missiles, although their sheer heat allows for a minimal role in ship-to-ship combat.
 
===Usage===
The ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer was the predominant offensive ship of the Covenant's now-defunct [[Covenant fleet|naval forces]], used primarily for ship-to-ship warfare and glassing operations. These destroyers are deployed aggressively, often being the first ships in a fleet to engage the enemy.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Part of the [[executioner]] category of Covenant naval vessels, heavy destroyers that served in the forces of the various Ministries were largely assigned to crews deemed unfit for service aboard other ships, who had been condemned for disloyalty or disobedience, but whose actions did not warrant execution as [[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]]s. These individuals hoped to earn redemption through service for themselves and their families and were given little other opportunity to redeem their failings.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}} Most glassing operations were undertaken by heavy destroyers, as the work was considered distasteful or suicidal by other shipmasters, and human colonies attacked by the Covenant are littered with the wreckage of ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers eliminated by the [[UNSC Navy]] during these engagements. Heavy destroyers were also assigned to combat human forces that a [[Supreme Commander]] considered beneath his notice. Even escorting {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s were unenthusiastic about protecting their assigned ships, and could never be counted on to do more than their basic defensive tasks.{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}
 
Late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], the crews of heavy destroyers had developed a kind of mercenary culture of their own, with many shipmasters offering their services to various ministries to secure artifacts and relics from conquered human worlds, working alongside or in opposition to artifact retrieval teams.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFBulkhead|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter|D=12|M=08|Y=2019}} Heavy destroyers are sufficiently equipped to serve as occupation vessels during planetary assaults, in lieu of the more occupation-centered {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} and {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
 
==Ships of the line==
*''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''
*''[[Esteem]]'' (C-10){{Ref/Marketing|Id=Transmissions|HCE|Transmissions}}
*''[[Fighter's Blood]]''
*''[[Hammerstrike]]''
*''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]''
*''[[Radiant Perception]]''
*''[[Reverence]]'' (C-7){{Ref/Reuse|Transmissions}}


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
After the battlecruiser ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' began [[First Battle of Harvest|destroying]] [[Harvest]]'s population centers in [[2525#February|February 2525]], many ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.<ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis''', back cover</ref><ref name="intro"/> ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the [[Harvest Campaign]], which lasted from [[2526]] to [[2531]]. During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, ''CPV''s were used to glass areas that had been secured by the [[United Nations Space Command]], eradicating most of the [[human]] presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref name="intro"/>
[[File:HCD-ACIIbattlespace.png|thumb|250px|A ''Sinaris'' engaged in [[space warfare]] over [[Alpha Corvi II]].]]
===Human-Covenant War===
After the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' began [[First Battle of Harvest|destroying]] [[Harvest]]'s population centers in [[2525#February|February 2525]], many ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}{{Ref/Comic|HWG|back cover}} ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the [[Harvest campaign]], which lasted from [[2526]] to [[2531]]. During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, these destroyers were used to glass areas that had been secured by the [[United Nations Space Command]], eradicating most of the [[human]] presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in [[2531#February|February 2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}


Near the end of the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a ''CPV'' to a [[Shield 0459|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps1r4dNsmr4&hd=1 ''She Is Not My Girlfriend'']</ref> [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|One such vessel]], possibly the one that ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued from [[Arcadia]], was present at the Shield World; there, it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma torpedo fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] destroyed a ''CPV''-class destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 472-473''</ref>
Near the end of the [[Battle for Arcadia]], several ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers arrived to do battle with the counterattacking UNSC forces, of which at least five were present. During this engagement, then-Captain [[Terrence Hood]] confronted [[Radiant Perception|at least one]] of these destroyers in a direct attack and was ultimately forced to retreat after finding himself outgunned. Around this time, {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a Covenant ship to a [[Trove|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]].{{Ref/Level|HW|Anders' Signal}} A destroyer, ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'', was present at the shield world; there it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Naval boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma turret fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled.{{Ref/Level|HW|Repairs}} [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] was nearly destroyed by a ''Sinaris''-pattern destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]], but were saved by the sudden arrival of, and subsequent assistance by, a large independent fleet led by the heavily modified, formerly assumed-destroyed [[Insurrectionist]] frigate ''[[Bellicose]]''. With the help of the Insurrectionist reinforcements, the UNSC battle group was able to destroy the opposing Covenant vessel.{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=7: The Covenant War: The Battle of Psi Serpentis (2543)}}


CPV-class heavy destroyers also appeared in large numbers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]].
''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers also appeared in large numbers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Comic|HFoRCov}}


==Ships of the line==
===Post-war===
*''[[Reverence]]'' (C-7)<ref name="Transmissions">''[[Transmissions]]''</ref>
In [[2557#January|January 2557]], [[Rion Forge]], captain of the salvage ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', learned about the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}'s encounter with the ''Radiant Perception'' during the Battle for Arcadia from logs recovered from the ''Roman Blue's'' wreck. To her great interest, Rion discovered that ''Radiant Perception'' had recovered the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}} [[log buoy]] and started a search for the destroyer which was discovered to have crashed on [[Laconia]] during the Battle for Arcadia. From the wreckage, Rion and her crew recovered the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s long-lost log buoy which led them to the Etran Harborage debris field in their search for the missing ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'''</ref>
*''[[Esteem]]'' (C-10)<ref name="Transmissions"/>
 
*[[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|Unidentified ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer]]
After the Human-Covenant War, ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers were used by forces under the command of both [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Lydus]] during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]].{{Ref/Comic|HEsc|Issue=1}}
 
During the [[Carrow Conflict]] in [[2558#September|September 2558]], both [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] and [[Thars 'Sarov]] had heavy destroyers in their fleets. Rojka's forces managed to destroy both of Thars' heavy destroyers along with four light destroyers and a frigate, but a [[Jiralhanae]] faction led by [[Hekabe]] joined the fight. Hekabe's fleet, made up of two heavy destroyers and two {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}s, was equipped with extra armor to make them more resilent so they could take greater damage while firing back upon their enemies.{{Ref/Novel|HEnv|Chapter=1}} Hekabe's forces helped Thars overpower Rojka's fleet, destroying all of his ships aside from the ''[[Unwavering Discipline]]'' which crashed on [[Carrow]]. Hekabe, who was in fact after the [[Sharquoi]] hive on the planet, subsequently turned on Thars, resulting in the destruction of most of Thars' ships and all but Hekabe's flagship, the heavy cruiser ''[[Foebane]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref>
 
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
{{Col-begin}}
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===Covenant ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer===
This element includes a single ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer.
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===Covenant Supported ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer===
This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and one ''SDV''-class heavy corvette.
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|SecondaryWeaponArc2=Forward/Port/Starboard
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{{Col-2}}
===Covenant Escorted ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer===
This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and one ''ADP''-class escort.
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|DamageTrack1=8
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|PrimaryWeaponCount=
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard
|PrimaryWeaponDice=9/9/9
|SecondaryWeaponName=Plasma Torpedoes
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|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missiles/Plasma
|SecondaryWeaponCount=
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=14
}}
===Covenant Defended ''CPV'' Heavy Destroyer===
This element includes a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer and two ''ADP''-class escorts.
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
|Title=CPV-Class Heavy Destroyer (Escorted)
|ShipType=Capital Ship
|Size=Medium
|PTS=150
|Image=[[File:HFB CPVDestroyer Defended.png|x150px]]
|Movement=8
|DamageTrack1=8
|DamageTrack2=6
|DamageTrack3=6
|SysLoadout1= Defence Array
|SysLoadout1Stat= 4
|SysLoadout2= Glide
|SysLoadout2Stat= 4
|SysLoadout3= Point defence
|SysLoadout3Stat= 6
|SysLoadout4=
|SysLoadout4Stat=
|SysLoadout5=
|SysLoadout5Stat=
|BuildRating=4 (3 - HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost)
|Hangars=2
|BoardingCraft=3
|SecurityDetail=5
|PrimaryWeaponName=Plasma Beam
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=12
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=-
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=Beam/Plasma
|PrimaryWeaponCount=
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard
|PrimaryWeaponDice=9/9/9
|SecondaryWeaponName=Plasma Torpedoes
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missiles/Plasma
|SecondaryWeaponCount=
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=16
}}
{{Col-end}}
===Special Rule: Penitents===
*Security Details on this Element are considered to have the Assault Specialist (1) Loadout.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===Concept art and illustrations===
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File:HW-CovenantDestroyer-Wallpaper-crop.jpg|Concept art of a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer in space.
File:HW Genesis back cover.jpg|''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers glassing Harvest in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''.
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|''CPV''-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:HW-CovenantDestroyer-Wallpaper-crop.jpg|Concept art of a ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer in space for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HW Genesis back cover.png|A group of ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:CovDestroyer.png|Cutout of the previous artwork.
File:ApexBattleImage.png|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer collides with the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', destroying a large portion of the latter vessel's port side.
File:Sigma Octanus battle.jpg|Several ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''.  
File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer, flanked by several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers, deploys invasion forces to the surface of a human colony.
File:Arcadia Escalation.png|The UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' pursues several ''Sinaris''-patterns present at the [[Battle of Arcadia]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:HE Hood ordering retreat.jpg|[[Terrence Hood]], then-captain of the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}, ordering a retreat from a losing battle with the ''Radiant Perception''.
File:HM SpaceBattle ColourAdjusted Small.jpg|A ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HM-CPV.png|Profile of the ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HRoA 1 battle.png|''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''.
File:HCD - AlphaCorviSpaceBattle.jpg|Several ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers punch through the UNSC fleet defending Alpha Corvi II, crippling a ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser among other vessels.
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</gallery>


===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|A group of ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:ApexBattleImage.png|A ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer collides with the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', destroying a large portion of the latter vessel's port side.
File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|A ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer, flanked by several ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers, deploys invasion forces to the surface of a human colony in ''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[Origins]]''.
File:HFB-CPV&SDV.jpg|A ''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyer with {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:Fleet Battles - CPV destroyers.jpg|''Sinaris''-pattern heavy destroyers in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
{{Col-begin}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
{{Col-2}}
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{C|Poster only}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
{{Col-2}}
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Into the Fire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]'' {{Mo}}
{{Col-end}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{CovenantShips}}
{{Covenant Ships}}
[[Category:CPV-class heavy destroyers|CPV-class heavy destroyers]]
[[Category:Destroyer classes]]
[[Category:Covenant ship classes]]

Latest revision as of 20:18, July 10, 2024

Sinaris-pattern
A render of the CPV-class destroyer modelled by Jared Harris for the fan mod Sins of the Prophets - used in the 2022 Halo Encyclopedia.
Class attributes

Identification:

UNSC Three-letter code: CPV[1][2]

Operators:

Manufacturer:

Primary Assembly Forges[2]

In service:

Second Age of Conflict-present[3]

General characteristics

Type:

Length:

1,664 meters (5,460 ft)[1][4][2][3]

Width:

1,350 meters (4,400 ft)[1][4]

Mass:

115 million metric tons[2][3]

Power plant:

Pinch fusion reactor

Maneuver drive:

Repulsor engines

Slipspace drive:

Borer

Crew:

Complement:

Hull:

Nanolaminate plating

Shielding:

Energy shielding-equipped

Armaments:

 

The Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer[3] (UNSC three-letter classification: CPV-class heavy destroyer) is one of several destroyer-type warships used by the Covenant and its remnants.[1][5]

OverviewEdit

Design detailsEdit

The Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer features a roughly teardrop-shaped fore section that droops downward, forming a bulbous protrusion housing the excavation beam; the dorsal surface of this section contains a recessed area known as "the Furnace," a pinch-fusion reactor that powers the beam during operation.[2] Near the aft, the hull splits into six sleek, wing-like structures, with at least two engines mounted on the junction point. The shortest pair face outward at a slightly upward angle, the mid-sized structures curve upward at an inward-facing angle, and the largest structures curve downward, also facing inward; these two house a single reactor each. Like all Covenant vessels, the hull is made of a lightweight but resilient diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame covered in a thin layer of nanolaminate laid during the construction process by clouds of programmable nanomachines.[2]

Crew and complementEdit

For normal operations, the Sinaris requires a total of 406 personnel. This includes four Superiors who command the vessel, along with four hundred Menials who man the ship's general systems. Two Huragok are provided for general maintenance duties. Service aboard these ships was frowned upon thanks to the destroyer's single-minded focus on combat and destruction, and as such their disgraced crews are generally considered unstable or unsuitable for other Ministry fleets. Even the shipmasters had their reputation tarnished by disloyalty or disobedience, and have few other ways to return to the rolls of honor.[2]

Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including Seraph exoatmospheric fighters and Banshee attack craft, and Vampire atmospheric fighters.[5] These are supported by fifty Obedientaries; warriors who have started down the path to command and must experience every facet of war. One hundred Warriors and one thousand, nine hundred Thralls support or operate the destroyer's fleet of vehicles and aircraft.[2]

ArmamentEdit

As an executioner, the Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer is built for nothing less than heavy combat. Its main weapon is a ventral-mounted Infernus-pattern superheavy excavation beam (the same model as that found on the Kerel-pattern and Syfon-pattern assault carriers) which is often used in glassing operations.[1][6][7][8] Powered directly by the ship's forward pinch fusion reactor, the Infernus exhibits the same power as the excavation beams on assault carriers. Their focusing arrays allow for a similar level of precision, with the operators of the beam capable of tuning its entwining magnetic fields and plasma to burn sigils into the surface of human colonies or carefully expose detected Forerunner reliquaries. In planetside attack operations, this is supported by forty Carnax Et-pattern plasma bombardment mortars, with five mounted on either side of the central reactor. As the mortars are occasionally called to attack areas that have Covenant troops operating in them, the gunners are expected to obey all orders without question or mercy. For ship-to-ship combat, two Aljordan-pattern plasma beam emitters are fitted. The destroyer also sports twenty-four Melusean-pattern plasma cannons: two of these weapons are mounted on the vessel's anterior,[1] two more are mounted on the inside of each ventral wing structure,[9] and at least two more are mounted laterally.[2][9] An additional six Jaet-pattern plasma torpedo silos have been fitted, which fire powerful guided munitions which are difficult to avoid and can even loop back and hit their targets if they miss. Twenty Gon-pattern pulse laser turrets are carried for destroying incoming fighters and missiles, although their sheer heat allows for a minimal role in ship-to-ship combat.

UsageEdit

The Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer was the predominant offensive ship of the Covenant's now-defunct naval forces, used primarily for ship-to-ship warfare and glassing operations. These destroyers are deployed aggressively, often being the first ships in a fleet to engage the enemy.[1] Part of the executioner category of Covenant naval vessels, heavy destroyers that served in the forces of the various Ministries were largely assigned to crews deemed unfit for service aboard other ships, who had been condemned for disloyalty or disobedience, but whose actions did not warrant execution as heretics. These individuals hoped to earn redemption through service for themselves and their families and were given little other opportunity to redeem their failings.[2] Most glassing operations were undertaken by heavy destroyers, as the work was considered distasteful or suicidal by other shipmasters, and human colonies attacked by the Covenant are littered with the wreckage of Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers eliminated by the UNSC Navy during these engagements. Heavy destroyers were also assigned to combat human forces that a Supreme Commander considered beneath his notice. Even escorting Zanar-pattern light cruisers were unenthusiastic about protecting their assigned ships, and could never be counted on to do more than their basic defensive tasks.[2]

Late in the Human-Covenant War, the crews of heavy destroyers had developed a kind of mercenary culture of their own, with many shipmasters offering their services to various ministries to secure artifacts and relics from conquered human worlds, working alongside or in opposition to artifact retrieval teams.[10] Heavy destroyers are sufficiently equipped to serve as occupation vessels during planetary assaults, in lieu of the more occupation-centered Ket-pattern battlecruiser and Kerel-pattern assault carrier.[1]

Ships of the lineEdit

Operational historyEdit

 
A Sinaris engaged in space warfare over Alpha Corvi II.

Human-Covenant WarEdit

After the Covenant cruiser Rapid Conversion began destroying Harvest's population centers in February 2525, many Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.[6][12] Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the Harvest campaign, which lasted from 2526 to 2531. During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, these destroyers were used to glass areas that had been secured by the United Nations Space Command, eradicating most of the human presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in February 2531.[6]

Near the end of the Battle for Arcadia, several Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers arrived to do battle with the counterattacking UNSC forces, of which at least five were present. During this engagement, then-Captain Terrence Hood confronted at least one of these destroyers in a direct attack and was ultimately forced to retreat after finding himself outgunned. Around this time, UNSC Spirit of Fire pursued a Covenant ship to a mysterious planet, which was later revealed to be a Forerunner shield world.[13] A destroyer, Proclamation's Tithe, was present at the shield world; there it engaged Spirit of Fire after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large boarding parties, supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma turret fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled.[14] UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3 was nearly destroyed by a Sinaris-pattern destroyer at the Battle of 18 Scorpii in 2543, but were saved by the sudden arrival of, and subsequent assistance by, a large independent fleet led by the heavily modified, formerly assumed-destroyed Insurrectionist frigate Bellicose. With the help of the Insurrectionist reinforcements, the UNSC battle group was able to destroy the opposing Covenant vessel.[15]

Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers also appeared in large numbers during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV and the Fall of Reach in 2552.[16]

Post-warEdit

In January 2557, Rion Forge, captain of the salvage ship Ace of Spades, learned about the Halcyon-class light cruiser UNSC Roman Blue's encounter with the Radiant Perception during the Battle for Arcadia from logs recovered from the Roman Blue's wreck. To her great interest, Rion discovered that Radiant Perception had recovered the Spirit of Fire' log buoy and started a search for the destroyer which was discovered to have crashed on Laconia during the Battle for Arcadia. From the wreckage, Rion and her crew recovered the Spirit of Fire's long-lost log buoy which led them to the Etran Harborage debris field in their search for the missing ship.[17]

After the Human-Covenant War, Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers were used by forces under the command of both Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and Jiralhanae Chieftain Lydus during the Battle of Ealen IV.[18]

During the Carrow Conflict in September 2558, both Rojka 'Kasaan and Thars 'Sarov had heavy destroyers in their fleets. Rojka's forces managed to destroy both of Thars' heavy destroyers along with four light destroyers and a frigate, but a Jiralhanae faction led by Hekabe joined the fight. Hekabe's fleet, made up of two heavy destroyers and two Varric-pattern heavy cruisers, was equipped with extra armor to make them more resilent so they could take greater damage while firing back upon their enemies.[19] Hekabe's forces helped Thars overpower Rojka's fleet, destroying all of his ships aside from the Unwavering Discipline which crashed on Carrow. Hekabe, who was in fact after the Sharquoi hive on the planet, subsequently turned on Thars, resulting in the destruction of most of Thars' ships and all but Hekabe's flagship, the heavy cruiser Foebane.[20]

Halo: Fleet BattlesEdit

Covenant CPV Heavy DestroyerEdit

This element includes a single CPV-class heavy destroyer.

CPV-Class Heavy Destroyer Capital Ship, Medium (110 PTS)
  Movement 8" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 8 • 6 • 4

Defence Array (3)
Glide (4)
Point defence (4)


Build Rating 3 (2 - HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost)
Hangars 2
Boarding Craft 3
Security Detail 4
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Plasma Beam 12/-" Beam/Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 9/9/9


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Plasma Torpedoes 12/24" Missiles/Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 10



Covenant Supported CPV Heavy DestroyerEdit

This element includes a CPV-class heavy destroyer and one SDV-class heavy corvette.

CPV-Class Heavy Destroyer (Supported) Capital Ship, Medium (130 PTS)
  Movement 8" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 8 • 7 • 4

Defence Array (4)
Glide (4)
Point defence (4)


Build Rating 4 (3 - HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost)
Hangars 3
Boarding Craft 4
Security Detail 4
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Plasma Beam 12/-" Beam/Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 9/9/9


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Plasma Cannon Arrays 10/20" Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 5

Plasma Torpedoes 12/24" Missiles/Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 10


Covenant Escorted CPV Heavy DestroyerEdit

This element includes a CPV-class heavy destroyer and one ADP-class escort.

CPV-Class Heavy Destroyer (Escorted) Capital Ship, Medium (130 PTS)
  Movement 8" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 8 • 6 • 5

Defence Array (4)
Glide (4)
Point defence (6)


Build Rating 4 (3 - HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost)
Hangars 2
Boarding Craft 3
Security Detail 5
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Plasma Beam 12/-" Beam/Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 9/9/9


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Plasma Torpedoes 12/24" Missiles/Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 14



Covenant Defended CPV Heavy DestroyerEdit

This element includes a CPV-class heavy destroyer and two ADP-class escorts.

CPV-Class Heavy Destroyer (Escorted) Capital Ship, Medium (150 PTS)
  Movement 8" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 8 • 6 • 6

Defence Array (4)
Glide (4)
Point defence (6)


Build Rating 4 (3 - HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost)
Hangars 2
Boarding Craft 3
Security Detail 5
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Plasma Beam 12/-" Beam/Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 9/9/9


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Plasma Torpedoes 12/24" Missiles/Plasma Forward/Port/Starboard 16



Special Rule: PenitentsEdit

  • Security Details on this Element are considered to have the Assault Specialist (1) Loadout.

GalleryEdit

Concept art and illustrationsEdit

ScreenshotsEdit

List of appearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 48
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Halo: Warfleet, page 60-61
  3. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 266
  4. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Covenant Destroyer (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2022) [archive]
  5. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 270
  6. ^ a b c Halo Wars marketing, Five Long Years
  7. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
  8. ^ Halo Legends, episode Origins
  9. ^ a b Halo Wars, campaign level Repairs
  10. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter (Retrieved on Aug 12, 2019) [archive]
  11. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved marketing, Transmissions
  12. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
  13. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Anders' Signal
  14. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Repairs
  15. ^ Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, section 7: The Covenant War: The Battle of Psi Serpentis (2543)
  16. ^ Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant
  17. ^ Halo: Smoke and Shadow
  18. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 1
  19. ^ Halo: Envoy, chapter 1
  20. ^ Halo: Envoy