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{{Disambig header|the vessel seen during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and introduced in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach''|the stealth corvette seen in ''Halo: Silent Storm''|Intrusion corvette}}
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|othersystems=*Laser guided transceiver  
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*Stealth system  
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*[[Electronic countermeasures|Guidance-control jammers]]<ref name="reach197">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 197'', ''page 226'' (2010 edition)</ref>
*[[Electronic countermeasures|Guidance-control jammers]]<ref name="reach197">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 197'', ''page 226'' (2010 edition)</ref>
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==Overview==
==Overview==
The stealth ship is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance, making way for larger invasion forces. Despite its limited weaponry and defenses, the craft uses [[active camouflage]] systems to render it imperceptible to [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] sensors, and visually invisible.<ref name="Reach196"/> It also possessed [[electronic countermeasures]], which are able to interfere with the guidance systems of [[Archer missile]]s.<ref name="Reach196"/>
The stealth ship is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance, making way for larger invasion forces. Despite its limited weaponry and defenses, the craft uses [[active camouflage]] systems to render it imperceptible to [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] sensors, and visually invisible.{{Ref/Reuse|Reach196}} It also possesses [[electronic countermeasures]], which are able to interfere with the guidance systems of [[Archer missile]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Reach196}}


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
Planetside forces transmitted data from [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|a Forerunner artifact]] to a stealth craft of this type during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], but the ship was eventually rammed and destroyed by the {{UNSCship|Iroquois}}.<ref name="reach197"/>
Planetside forces transmitted data from [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|a Forerunner artifact]] to a stealth craft of this type during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], but the ship was eventually rammed and destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}.{{Ref/Reuse|reach197}}
 
==Production notes==
The ''Halo Encyclopedia'' erroneously identified this stealth ship as a {{Pattern|Makar|light corvette}},<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 280'' (2011 edition)</ref> an error which was carried on to ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant'', in which the stealth ship's size closely matches that of the light corvette, making it the same length as the ''Iroquois''. This is in stark contrast to the craft's original description in the novel ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' as being tiny in comparison to the ''Iroquois'', allowing the destroyer to ram it with ease.
 
The stealth ship's description is broadly similar to the [[Intrusion corvette]]. However, it is presently unknown if the two are one and the same.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Covenant stealth ship collides with UNSC Iroquois.jpg|A stealth ship being rammed by the {{UNSCship|Iroquois}} over [[Sigma Octanus IV]].  
File:Iroquois collision.jpg|A stealth ship being rammed by the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} over [[Sigma Octanus IV]].
HTFORC-StealthShip.png|The Covenant stealth ship falls to Sigma Octanus.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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


{{CovenantShips}}
[[Category:Covenant ship classes|Stealth ship]]

Latest revision as of 13:03, September 10, 2023

This article's title is a callsign, an alias, or a nickname, as no proper name for the subject has been revealed.
This article is about the vessel seen during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV and introduced in Halo: The Fall of Reach. For the stealth corvette seen in Halo: Silent Storm, see Intrusion corvette.
Covenant stealth ship
Covenant stealth ship at Sigma Octanus.jpg
Technical specifications

Length:

Smaller than a Halberd-class light destroyer[1]

Engine(s):

Repulsor engines

Other system(s):

Hull:

Nanolaminate hull plating

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Human-Covenant War

Last sighted:

2552

Affiliation:

Covenant

 

This stealth ship is a type of small intelligence-gathering starship used by the Covenant.[3]

Overview[edit]

The stealth ship is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance, making way for larger invasion forces. Despite its limited weaponry and defenses, the craft uses active camouflage systems to render it imperceptible to UNSC sensors, and visually invisible.[3] It also possesses electronic countermeasures, which are able to interfere with the guidance systems of Archer missiles.[3]

Operational history[edit]

Planetside forces transmitted data from a Forerunner artifact to a stealth craft of this type during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, but the ship was eventually rammed and destroyed by the UNSC Iroquois.[2]

Production notes[edit]

The Halo Encyclopedia erroneously identified this stealth ship as a Makar-pattern light corvette,[4] an error which was carried on to Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant, in which the stealth ship's size closely matches that of the light corvette, making it the same length as the Iroquois. This is in stark contrast to the craft's original description in the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach as being tiny in comparison to the Iroquois, allowing the destroyer to ram it with ease.

The stealth ship's description is broadly similar to the Intrusion corvette. However, it is presently unknown if the two are one and the same.

List of appearances[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??? (2010 edition)
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 197, page 226 (2010 edition)
  3. ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 195 and 196, page 225 (2010 edition)
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 280 (2011 edition)

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