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{{Title|''CCS''-class battlecruiser}}
{{Title|''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser}}
{{Era|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship Class Infobox
{{Ship class infobox
|name= ''CCS''-class battlecruiser
|name=''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser
|image=[[File:HR CCS Pro.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:DH CCS Ket.png|300px]]
|manufacturer= [[Assembly Forges]]<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/indulgence-of-conviction '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Indulgence of Conviction'']</ref>
|manufacturer= [[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Indulgence|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/indulgence-of-conviction|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Indulgence of Conviction|D=20|M=10|Y=2020}}
|class=Cruiser
|class=[[Covenant cruiser|Cruiser]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=264}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Warfleet|HWF|Page=62-63}}
|engine= [[Repulsor engine]]s
|engine=2 [[Repulsor engine|''Gablien''-pattern repulsor engines]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|power=2 [[pinch fusion reactor]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|length={{Convert|1782|m|ft}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 265''</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 41''</ref>
|slipspace drive=''Ophon''-pattern [[borer]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|width={{Convert|862|m|ft}}<ref name="ENC"/><ref name="EVG"/>
|length={{Convert|1782|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=41}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=265}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=277}}
|height={{Convert|230.8|m|ft}}<ref name="StnLfts">'''[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_covenantcruiser/ Covenant CCS-class Battle Cruiser]'''</ref>
|width={{Convert|862|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|shield gen=Equipped
|height=
|mass=90.7 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|shielding=''Corvex''-pattern [[Energy shielding|dispersal field generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
*Equipped with energy shields
|armament=*1 [[Excavation beam|''Profero''-pattern excavation beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|armament= *Several [[pulse laser turret]]s
*1 [[Plasma lance|''Ignis''-pattern plasma lance]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*Several [[Plasma turret|plasma torpedo turrets]]<ref name="EVG"/>
*16 [[Plasma torpedo|''Serpens''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*Two [[energy projector]]s
*42 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Sono''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|complement=*[[Type-25 Chopper]]s
*50 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-25 Spirit]]s
|complement=*180 [[Obedientaries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-26 Banshee]]s
*2,500 Warriors{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-26 Wraith]]s
*4,100 Thralls{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-31 Seraph]]s
*55 [[Covenant drop pod|Insertion pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-32 Ghost]]s
*10 [[Spirit]]/[[Phantom|Phantom dropships]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-52 Phantom]]s
*50 [[Banshee|Banshee flyers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|misc-title=Capacity
*20 {{Pattern|R'sisho|Tick}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|misc= Hundreds of vehicles
*44 {{Pattern|Ruwaa|Shadow}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*32 [[Seraph]]s or {{Pattern|Keljiric|Tarasque}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*48 [[Wraith|Wraith mortar tanks]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*150 [[Ghost|Ghost scouts]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|crew=*8 [[Superior]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*2 [[Huragok]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*500 [[Menial]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|othersystems=[[Sensor vane]]s
|misc-title=
|misc=
|role=*Ship-to-ship combat
|role=*Ship-to-ship combat
*Fleet command
*Fleet command
*Air and ground warfare<ref name="EVG"/>
*Air and ground warfare{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*Planetary occupation<ref name="EVG"/>
*Planetary occupation{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*Infantry and matériel deployment
*Infantry and matériel deployment
*Glassing operations
*Glassing operations
|era=*Pre-war era
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Great Schism]]
*[[Great Schism]]
*[[Halopedia:Timeline#Post-war era|Post-war era]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|affiliation=*[[Covenant navy]]
|introduced=[[Age of Reclamation|Seventh Age of Reclamation]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
|affiliation=*[[Covenant]]
*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]]
*[[Covenant separatists]]
*[[Merg Vol's Covenant faction]]
*[[Covenant remnants]]
*[[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]]
**[[Banished]]
**[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
**[[Merg Vol's Covenant]]
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
**[[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]]
}}
}}
{{Quote|Mother of God... I'd never thought I'd get close to one of these things. How the hell are we supposed to get inside that monster?|UNSC Marine during the first raid on ''Truth and Reconciliation''.}}<ref name="T&R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref>
{{Quote|Mother of God... I'd never thought I'd get close to one of these things. How the hell are we supposed to get inside that monster?|UNSC Marine during the first [[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation|raid on ''Truth and Reconciliation'']].{{Ref/Level|Id=T&R|HCE|The Truth and Reconciliation}}}}
The '''''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser'''{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} {{3Letter|CCS|battlecruiser}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WP09|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/battlecruiser/355706b7-6bd3-480a-89b7-6986e8cd03a3|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Battlecruiser|D=28|M=04|Y=2012|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Ships#Battlecruiser}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WP14|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-cruiser|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Cruiser|D=28|M=10|Y=2020}} is a [[Covenant]] [[Capital ship|capital warship]]. It is one of several [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]] types used by the Covenant, each of which is similar in design but differs in size and function.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The ''Ket''-pattern served as one of the empire's most prominent warship classes alongside the {{Pattern|Elefen|battlecruiser}}, succeeded the aging {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s, and has since become a workhorse of the empire's various [[Covenant remnants|successor states]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p265|Enc22|Page=265}}


The '''''CCS''-class battlecruiser''' is a [[Covenant]] [[Capital ship|capital warship]]. It is one of several [[cruiser]] types used by the Covenant, each of which is similar in design but differs in size and function.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="ENC"/>
==Overview==
Battlecruisers have consistently served in the Covenant's [[Covenant fleet|starfleet]] in some capacity throughout the empire's long existence,{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}} replacing the older {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s between the [[Ages of Reclamation#Fifth Age of Reclamation|Fifth]] and [[Ages of Reclamation#Seventh Age of Reclamation|Seventh Age of Reclamation]]. Since then, battlecruisers have proliferated to be produced in vast quantities, moreso than any other [[Covenant starship]]{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}—across dozens of shipyards and in a litany of design patterns and other modifications, with the ''Ket'' and ''Elefen'' dominating the battlecruiser classification as a whole.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
Battlecruisers primarily serve in attack and occupation roles,{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}} though their workhorse nature sees them frequently serving in a wider variety of functions outside of this.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Their offensive and defensive capabilities, combined with a large troop and equipment payload, make them ideal for deployment of ground forces during [[Planetary warfare|ground campaigns]], or serving as middle-weight combatants (relative to other Covenant ships) in [[space warfare]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} This is contrasted with more aggressive [[Executioner (ship type)|executioners]] such as the {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} and large [[Covenant carrier|carriers]] such as the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}.{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
 
The overall characteristics of the ''Ket'' have contributed to its widespread usage and its capability to serve in multiple roles as to form the core of the Covenant fleet, indicating that it is likely classed as an [[advocate]] within Covenant naval schema.


==Specifications==
===Design details===
===Design details===
The ''CCS''-class battlecruiser is a mid-sized [[capital ship]] that is used in both offensive and defensive roles. This type of ship is known for its large personnel and equipment capacity, which makes it ideal for infantry, vehicle, and matériel deployments during ground engagements.<ref name="ENC"/> The vessel is well known for its offensive capabilities, often participating in ship-to-ship combat and in [[glassing]] operations. The ''CCS''-class battlecruiser, while not the largest cruiser in service with the Covenant, is the most prominent of the Covenant's ships, and is used in large numbers at the heart of nearly every Covenant invasion force.<ref name="EVG"/> They are often deployed in three-ship battlegroups.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The "S", or Salvation, in the cruiser's three-letter classification code, "CCS", denotes that the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser is a dedicated [[warship]] capable of destroying its opponents with energy projectors.<ref name="canon fodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>
Battlecruisers are shaped to allow for mobility in atmospheric flight and agility when fighting in space.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} Their hulls are shaped with sweeping contours and almost-perfect symmetry, visually reminiscent of [[List of animals|marine life]] found on [[Sangheili colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Battlecruisers, as with other [[Covenant cruiser]]s, feature internal modular bays that can be configured as engineering, medical, armory, barracks and religious facilities.{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}


Nearly two kilometers from stem to stern, the standard battlecruiser follows the typical architecture of a Covenant ship: a sleek, amphibious design with sweeping contours, bulbous sections, and perfect symmetry,<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/battlecruiser/355706b7-6bd3-480a-89b7-6986e8cd03a3?page=2 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''CCS-class Battlecruiser'']</ref> with either two or four fin-like structures beneath the bow. It is shaped this way to allow for mobility in atmosphere during the deployment of infantry, as well as for a significant level of agility when in combat in orbit.<ref name="ENC"/> Unlike the larger {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} and the more aggressively deployed {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}, the battlecruiser serves in a somewhat intermediary role: a fully weaponized warship with the ability to apply meaningful military deployment. For this reason it is frequently utilized, easily surpassing the numbers of any other known Covenant vessel.<ref name="EVG"/>
Battlecruisers are best recognized for their distinctive fins, located on the underside of the ship's nose. These fins serve as sensor arrays, the number of which can differ between designs - though the configuration of the fits themselves is not an indicator of [[design pattern]] variation.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm.html|D=04|M=08|Y=2021|Quote=No, although the sensor vane layout is often a way of helping to differentiate between different patterns. For example, if you look closely most of the battlecruisers you see in Halo 3 are actually different from than the Ket-pattern Truth and Reconciliation described in Halo: Warfleet (pp. 62-63), despite their similar fin arrangement.|Quotee=Kenneth Peters}} The battlecruiser's ubiquitous nature has seen them influence many other cruiser designs produced since, with the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} produced as a stable mutation of the ''Ket'' and ''Elefen'' design.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=73}}


===Armament===
===Armament===
''CCS''-class battlecruisers are typically armed with several dozen energy weapons, which are used both in ship-to-ship combat and in glassing operations.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved PC Strategy Guide''', ''page 73''</ref> These weapons include [[pulse laser turret]]s, very powerful speed-of-light weapons that fire high-intensity laser bolts, radiating energy in the blue wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum,<ref name="EVG"/> though they sometimes fire nearer the red wavelength.<ref name="Package">'''Halo Legends''', '''The Package'''</ref> The turrets are chitinous pods featuring insect-like antennae and are located at various points around the vessel.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 123'', ''page 146'' (2010 edition)</ref><ref name="StnLfts"/>
[[File:CCS Legends.jpg|250px|thumb|A battlecruiser firing its pulse lasers and torpedoes.]]
While specific pattern models and custom variations can vary, battlecruisers typically follow a fairly consistent suite of armaments. Their primary weapon system usually consists of a ventral [[energy projector]], with [[plasma cannon]]s and [[pulse laser turret]]s for secondary and tertiary weapons, respectively.{{Ref/Reuse|WP14}}{{Ref/Reuse|Indulgence}} They may also be fitted with [[plasma torpedo]]s.{{Ref/Film|HLeg|Episode=The Package}}


The battlecruiser also has weapon emplacements along its lateral lines. These weapons include [[plasma torpedo]] turrets, which fire long, powerful lances of blue-white, amber, or red plasma contained and guided by a shaped magnetic field.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 8'', ''page 22'' (2010 edition)</ref><ref name="Package"/><ref name="EVG"/><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 21'', ''page 33'' (2010 edition)</ref><ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref> The ship also possesses two [[energy projector]]s, or "cleansing beams", located on the ventral surface - one fore and one amidships, concentric with the [[gravity lift]].<ref name="EVG"/> In addition to their use in space combat, the energy projectors are used for low-altitude glassing operations. They can seemingly be charged before firing, causing a powerful initial blast,<ref name="NA">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> though they are typically fired as a free-flowing beam.<ref name="tsavo">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref><ref name="Highway">'''Halo 3: ODST''' campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> This beam is typically bluish white,<ref name="tsavo"/><ref name="Highway"/><ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref> though it also may be red<ref name="NA"/> or purple.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign levels ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]'' and ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref><ref group="note">The purple beams seen in ''Halo 2'' are emitted from assault carriers' energy projectors, though it is reasonable that a battlecruiser's energy projectors could also emit purple beams.</ref> These different colors likely represent varying beam intensity.
For the ''Ket''-pattern ships in the design style of the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', these armaments consisted of the following, respectively;
*1 [[Excavation beam|''Profero''-pattern excavation beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*1 [[Plasma lance|''Ignis''-pattern plasma lance]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*42 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Sono''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*16 [[Plasma torpedo|''Serpens''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*50 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


==Internal layout==
The primary [[pinch fusion reactor]] located in the ship's core provides the power needed to operate the excavation beam and plasma lance, alongside igniting the plasma torpedoes. The inert plasma torpedo cores themselves are stocked in the "wings" of the ship, and can be fired out of the sixteen silos located on the top of the ship's ventral surface.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
===Control center===
Buried deep within the vessel's heart is the control center, also known as the bridge and the Combat Information Center (CIC),<ref name="ENC"/> from where the entire ship's operations are coordinated. Typically occupied by only the highest-ranking officers, the control center is a large room with a centralized bridge platform overlooking the rest of the room. [[Holography|Holographic]] controls line the outer perimeter of the raised dais. The viewscreens are also holographic projections, visible at the forward end of the room near the ceiling. The viewscreens can either display exterior views of the ship's surroundings or can display tactical data. They can also be synchronized to the onboard security cameras and can display ship schematics.<ref name="T&R"/><ref name="waypoint"/><ref name="StnLfts"/>


===Brigs===
===Defenses===
The ''CCS'' has at least two brigs for holding prisoners. Each is a rectangular room with four force field-secured cells on either side, for a total of eight per brig. Each cell can accommodate a large number of prisoners, although normally only one is placed in each cell, probably for security purposes against the possibility of an organized escape attempt. The cell barriers appear to use the same technology as the [[shield door]]s that are common to Covenant installations and vessels, though they obviously do not allow passage from one side to the other. Even plasma bolts and ballistic projectiles can not pass through the fields. The shield barriers can be lowered by a holographic control panel on a raised platform on the far side of the brig opposite the entrance. The cells are arranged at the periphery of a spacious room, with guards patrolling them. The guards usually have [[active camouflage]], using their stealth to monitor the prisoners.<ref name="T&R"/><ref name="StnLfts"/>
The ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser is outfitted with an [[Dispersal field generator|''Corvex''-pattern dispersal field generator]], which provides the ship with [[energy shielding]] defenses. The hull is formed of layers of shield-reinforced [[nanolaminate]] plating, capable of withstanding the force of even a nearby [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear detonation]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} Fifty ''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turrets are equipped on the ship for point-defense.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


===Cargo bays===
===Internal layout===
The ''CCS''-class battlecruiser has multiple storage bays. These bays are connected to cargo hatches and corridors that allow the transfer of matériel from other bays to either the gravity lift room or to the hangar bays. The storage bays are two-level expanses that contain weapons, food, and military equipment crates, in addition to storing both land and air vehicles.<ref name="T&R"/><ref name="StnLfts"/>
[[File:HWF_T&R.jpg|250px|thumb|A cross-section of a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser.]]
====Control center====
Buried deep within the vessel's heart is the control center, also known as the bridge and the Combat Information Center (CIC), from where the entire ship's operations are coordinated.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} Typically occupied by only the highest-ranking officers, the control center is a large room with a centralized bridge platform overlooking the rest of the room. [[Holography|Holographic]] controls line the outer perimeter of the raised dais. The viewscreens are also holographic projections, visible at the forward end of the room near the ceiling. The viewscreens can either display exterior views of the ship's surroundings or can display tactical data. They can also be synchronized to the onboard security cameras and can display ship schematics.{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}


===Hangar bays===
====Hangar bays====
The ''CCS''-class battlecruiser contains four bisected hangar bays; two to starboard and two to port. They are each three-tiered, with a large amount of space between the floors and ceilings of each level. Each three-tier bay has two retracting metal doors. The bays feature [[energy barrier]]s over the openings to allow ships to pass through them while retaining atmosphere and pressure inside the ship. These barriers deny the movement of all forms of matter attempting to enter or leave the hangar bays. Each launch area in the bay is capable of housing dropships and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]]. Retracting elevators in the decking of each bay are used to ship Covenant ground and air craft into the bays for launching or for gravity connection to a waiting dropship. These elevators lower into holding areas adjacent to cargo bays.<ref name="StnLfts"/><ref name="waypoint"/>
The ''CCS''-class battlecruiser contains four bisected hangar bays; two to starboard and two to port. They are each three-tiered, with a large amount of space between the floors and ceilings of each level. Each three-tier bay has two retracting metal doors. The bays feature [[energy barrier]]s over the openings to allow ships to pass through them while retaining atmosphere and pressure inside the ship. These barriers deny the movement of all forms of matter attempting to enter or leave the hangar bays. Each launch area in the bay is capable of housing [[dropship]]s and [[Banshee|Banshee attack craft]]. Retracting elevators in the decking of each bay are used to ship Covenant ground and air craft into the bays for launching or for gravity connection to a waiting dropship. These elevators lower into holding areas adjacent to cargo bays.{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}}


===Gravity lift===
====Gravity lift====
Like most Covenant warships, the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser is equipped with a single ventrally mounted [[gravity lift]], enabling quick and easy transportation of personnel, vehicles, equipment and supplies to a planet's surface. A large, circular platform can be detached and lowered to the ground to provide a stable surface for disembarking and embarking troops, vehicles, and matériel. The platform has six interlocking hinges and is carried with the ship; when the cruiser is in position over a planet's surface, the six interlocks retract and the beam repels the platform at a controlled decent to the surface. Once on the ground the platform acts as an anchor for the ship. The ship can make use of the gravity lift without the platform, but it must remain in position.<ref name="StnLfts"/><ref name="waypoint"/> When attached to the ship, the central gravity platform doubles as the firing port for the energy projector,<ref name="EVG"/> like that of the ''CAS''-class assault carrier and the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}}.
Like most Covenant warships, the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser is equipped with a single ventrally mounted [[gravity lift]], enabling quick and easy transportation of personnel, vehicles, equipment and supplies to a planet's surface. A large, circular platform can be detached and lowered to the ground to provide a stable surface for disembarking and embarking troops, vehicles, and matériel. The platform has six interlocking hinges and is carried with the ship; when the cruiser is in position over a planet's surface, the six interlocks retract and the beam repels the platform at a controlled descent to the surface. Once on the ground the platform acts as an anchor for the ship. The ship can make use of the gravity lift without the platform, but it must remain in position.{{Ref/Reuse|WP09}} When attached to the ship, the central gravity platform doubles as the firing port for the energy projector,{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} in a similar fashion to those of the [[Covenant assault carrier]]s and the {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}.


The gravity lift bay is similar in design to the cargo bays except that it is only one level high. The gravity lift's door mechanism is situated in the center of the room, with cargo and personnel hatches located around the rectangular bay's walls. Several gravity lift bays are on board the cruisers, not far from the cargo and shuttle bays. Each bay has four cargo hatches along opposite walls for vehicle transfer.<ref name="T&R"/><ref name="StnLfts"/>
==Ships of the line==
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===''Ket''-pattern===
The only specifically-identified ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser has a relatively unique design, consisting of a nearly-entirely smooth hull and two sensor fins.
*''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' - Participated in the [[Fall of Reach]], and later destroyed over [[Installation 04]].
<gallery>
File:H2A CCSOverI05.png|A ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser on [[Installation 05]].
</gallery>


===Corridors and doors===
===Unknown pattern===
The class features a labyrinthine network of curved corridors, with circuitry concealed behind purple metal casings. At junctions, gaps in the ceiling and floor appear to accommodate [[Huragok]] maintenance personnel, allowing them to float between levels easily and quickly.  
The following vessels share a broadly similar design, indicating they may belong to a different design pattern to the ''Ket''-pattern. These include a more segmented hull and variable number (typically 3-4) sensor fins.
*''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'' - Participated in the Battle for Earth, infected by the Flood, and crashed on Earth.
*''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'' - Participated and destroyed in the [[Battle for Earth]].
*''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'' - Participated in the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on Mars.
*''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' - Participated in the [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]], destroyed by [[Kig-Yar]] over [[Shaps III]].
*''[[Sanctity of Purification]]'' - Destroyed in the [[Battle of Fumirole]].
<gallery>
File:CSS_6.png|A ship of this design in the [[Fleet of Retribution]].
</gallery>


Like those of the {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}, the doors on the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser open by a three-way system. Unlocked doors are outlined in white light, while locked ones have crimson light. They are protected from electronic intrusion by a 128,000-bit modulating encryption key, but this key can be penetrated by a sufficiently advanced [[artificial intelligence]] within minutes.<ref name="T&R"/>
===Misc===
 
The following battlecruisers cannot be identified to belong to a specific design pattern.
===Engines and engine room===
*''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' - Participated in the [[Fall of Reach]].
The ''CCS''-class battlecruiser it outfitted with two large tritium plasma-powered<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 331''</ref> [[repulsor engine]]s for sublight propulsion. The ship's [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] field generators are fine-tuned enough to make much more efficient and lower-power transitions to slipspace than UNSC ships; making the vessel faster at traveling through the alternate dimension. Covenant ships are also capable of greater precision in exiting Slipspace at a given location.<ref name="StnLfts"/>
*''[[Purveyor of Serenity]]'' - Unknown
 
*''[[Sacred Promise]]'' - Heavily damaged in an unspecified battle.
The engine room contains fiber-optic cables that run from to the control room. These cables are very delicate and, if severed, can cause the vessel to crash.<ref name="McKay"/>
*''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' - Participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and destroyed by [[Thel 'Vadam]] to prevent the Flood from leaving.
*''[[CCS-U321]]'' - Participated in the [[Battle for Arcadia]] and destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Texas}}, {{UNSCShip|Belfast}}, {{UNSCShip|Armstrong}} and {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} after it was caught with its shields down.
*''[[CCS-U624]]'' - Participated in the Battle for Arcadia.


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
Since the beginning of the Covenant, the battlecruiser has consistently been the hegemony's primary mode of intragalactic transportation.<ref name="waypoint"/> For the centuries leading up to the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''CCS'' was involved in every major event in the Covenant's history, including both peace and conflict. Countless ''CCS''-class battlecruisers were used during the Human-Covenant War in operations ranging from fleet engagements to glassing. They were considered among the most dangerous of Covenant ships and often spearheaded invasions.
[[File:H3ODST-Highway.jpg|thumb|300px|A ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser flying above New Mombasa in 2552.]]
The ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser entered service in the [[Ages of Reclamation|Seventh Age of Reclamation]], succeeding the aging {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The vessel was produced by dozens of shipyards in huge numbers, leading it to become a mainstay workhorse of the Covenant fleet alongside the {{Pattern|Elefen|battlecruiser}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} In service, they served a huge range of functions for the naval forces of the Covenant, allowing it to dominate other cruiser designs such as the later {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} As such, they fulfilled a key role during the [[Human-Covenant War]], and were so ubiquitous that their silhouettes were recognisable to even the most inexperienced [[United Nations Space Command]] cadets.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


The earliest known UNSC encounter with a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser occurred in [[2526]].<ref>[[Data pads|Data pad 10]]</ref><ref group="note">According to ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', UNSC [[Battlegroup 4]] encountered the ''CCS'' ''Rapid Conversion'' during the investigation of [[Harvest]]. However, ''Halo Wars: Genesis'' and ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', both of which were released prior to the comic, indicate that the battlegroup encountered a [[Covenant super-destroyer]]; the article regards the former accounts, which corroborate one another, as canon. Regardless, data pad 10 confirms that the ''CCS'' class was encountered as early as 2526.</ref> Two ''CCS''-class vessels were present at the [[Battle of Arcadia]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Several battlecruisers were later encountered by [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole's]] [[Battle Group India]] at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] in [[2543|April 2543]]; these ships, as well as the rest of the Covenant fleet, were destroyed when Cole's flagship, [[UNSC Everest|''Everest'']], caused the nearby gas giant [[Viperidae]] to go nova.<ref group="note">According to ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser was first encountered at the Battle of Psi Serpentis in 2543. This contradicts ''Halo Wars: Genesis'', which shows Cole's fleet engaging such vessels in [[2526]]; ''Halo Wars'', in which two ''CCS''-class ships are encountered at Arcadia in 2531; data pad 10, which states that the [[Assembly]]'s findings about glassing were derived from observing the ''CCS'' class in 2526; and ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'' and the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', which state that the vessel was encountered throughout the war.</ref> The largest known deployment of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers was during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]], in which dozens of such vessels were used in the invasion of [[Reach|the planet]]. During the [[Battle of Aszod]], one was destroyed by [[Spartan-B312]] with an [[Onager]] [[mass driver]].
CCS-class vessels contributed to many of the war's most significant battles including the [[Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Comic|HWG}}, [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II|Alpha Corvi II]]{{Ref/Comic|HCD|Issue=1}}, [[Battle for Arcadia]]{{Ref/Level|HW|Arcadia City}}, the battles of [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|Psi Serpentis]]{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Story=The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole}}, [[Battle of Kholo|Kholo]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Return|Evo|The Return}} and [[Algolis Invasion|Algolis]].{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Midnight in the Heart of the Midlothian}} In the war's [[2552|final year]], CCS-class ships participated in the battles of [[Battle of Fumirole|Fumirole]]{{Ref/Generic|Deliver Hope}}, [[Battle of Beta Eridani|Beta Eridani]]{{Ref/Level|Id=fb1|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario One: Flight!}}{{Ref/Level|Id=fb2|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario Two: Contact}} and the culminative [[Fall of Reach]]. CCS-class battlecruisers formed the core of Covenant fleets [[Space engagements over Reach|battling]] over [[Reach]], with several part of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] pursuing {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Level|HFR|Escape (Halo: Fireteam Raven level)|Escape}}
[[File:H3ODST-Highway.jpg|thumb|right|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser and Type-52 Phantoms in Mombasa.|250px]]
As Reach was being glassed, several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] pursued the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]]; after arriving at Halo on [[2552#September|September 19]], ''Pillar of Autumn'' disabled several battlecruisers, most notably ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. UNSC forces [[Raids on the Truth and Reconciliation|raided]] the ship three times, first to rescue [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]],<ref name="T&R"/> then to recover the captain's [[command neural interface]], and finally to recover the ship and use it to escape to [[Earth]]. However, [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]] understood that doing so would allow [[the Flood]] to infest Earth; she thus severed the fiber-optic link between the engines and the [[bridge]], causing the ship to crash and killing everyone aboard.<ref name="McKay">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 332''</ref> On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], thirteen battlecruisers of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] participated in the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret's]] [[Battle of Earth|botched invasion]] of Earth; only one of these vessels, ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'', survived, though more would be deployed to Earth during the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s continuation of the invasion.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST'''</ref>


After the [[Great Schism]] erupted on [[2552#November|November 3]], ''CCS''-class battlecruisers played crucial roles on both sides. A [[Unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|Flood-infected battlecruiser]] broke through the [[Sangheili]]'s blockade of [[Installation 05]] and arrived at [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] on November 17; the Flood forms released by this vessel were glassed by the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], which arrived moments later.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> At the [[Battle of Installation 00]] on [[2552#December|December 11]], both sides made use of several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers; though the Brute-led Covenant forces outnumbered the [[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili-led Covenant]] three-to-one, the Fleet of Retribution triumphed, turning the tide of the last battle of the Human-Covenant War.
During the [[Battle over Installation 04]], a particular ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' was damaged in combat with ''Pillar of Autumn'' and set down on the ringworld's surface to become the ground headquarters for Covenant forces in the ensuing [[Battle of Installation 04|ground campaign]].{{Ref/Level|HCE|Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo}}{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}} The ship would serve as the headquarters for [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] and later, the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], during the campaign before ultimately being beset upon by [[Flood]] forces and finally captured and destroyed by a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]].


As the Great Schism continued throughout the [[2559|following seven years]], the Sangheili and the [[Jiralhanae]]-led remnants of the Covenant continued to make use of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', '''The Return''', ''page 506''</ref> ''CCS''-class battlecruisers were present during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]] serving within the [[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili]] and [[Lydus' clan|Jiralhanae]] fleets tasked with protecting the delegates alongside the [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']]. The [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|mercenary group]] under the command of [[Vata 'Gajat]] also possessed ''CCS''-class battlecruisers during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]]. <ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', '''Issue 1'''</ref> Many other ''CCS''-battlecruisers fell into the hands of Kig-Yar scavengers and independent Sangheili factions. <ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', page 195</ref>
In the final months of the war, ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers saw significant usage in the Covenant invasion of the [[Sol system]]. Thirteen battlecruisers served as escorts for the carrier ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' in the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] during the High [[Prophet of Regret]]'s inadvertent [[Battle for Earth|attack on]] the human homeworld [[Earth]].{{Ref/Level|H2|Cairo Station}}, with the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s reinforcement fleet sent in the following days also largely consisting of battlecruisers.{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|Coastal Highway}} Battlecruisers took a final role for the empire in the [[Great Schism|civil war]] that saw the empire's collapse, with both [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] crews commandeering the vessels for use against one another.{{Ref/Level|H3|The Ark (level)|The Ark}}


==Ships of the line==
===Post-war===
*''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'' - Participated and destroyed in the [[Battle of Earth]].
As the [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|Sangheili and Jiralhanae feuds]] continued throughout at least the [[2559|following seven years]], the Sangheili and the [[Jiralhanae]]-led remnants of the Covenant continued to make use of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers.{{Ref/Reuse|Return}} Several ships of the class were present during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]], serving within the [[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili]] and [[Lydus' clan|Jiralhanae]] fleets tasked with protecting the delegates alongside the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. The [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|mercenary group]] under the command of [[Vata 'Gajat]] also possessed a number of these ships during the [[Attack on Ealen IV]].{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=1}} Many other ''CCS''-battlecruisers fell into the hands of Kig-Yar scavengers and independent Sangheili factions.{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Page=195}}
*''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'' - Participated in the Battle of Earth, infected by the Flood, and crashed on Earth.
*''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' - Participated in the Battles of Earth and [[Battle of Installation 00|Installation 00]], destroyed by [[Kig-Yar]] over [[Shaps III]].
*''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' - Participated in the [[Fall of Reach]].
*''[[Sacred Promise]]'' - Heavily damaged in an unspecified battle.
*''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'' - Participated in the Battle of Earth.
*''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' - Participated in the Fall of Reach and destroyed over [[Installation 04]] after it was boarded by [[UNSC Marines]] and the [[Flood]].
*''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' - Participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]].
*''[[CCS-U321]]'' - Participated and destroyed in the [[Battle of Arcadia]].
*''[[CCS-U624]]'' - Participated in the Battle of Arcadia.


==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
===Covenant CCS Battlecruiser===
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===Covenant ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
This element includes a single ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.
*Cost: 150 points
*Cost: 150 points
*Movement: 8"
*Movement: 8"
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**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 12
**Dice: 12
*Secondary Weapon: [[Plasma cannon]] arrays
*Secondary Weapon: [[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]] arrays
**Range: 10/20"
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma
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**Dice: 9
**Dice: 9


===Covenant Supported CCS Battlecruiser===
===Covenant Supported ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
This element includes a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser and one ''SDV''-class heavy corvette.
*Cost: 170 points
*Cost: 170 points
*Movement: 7"
*Movement: 7"
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**Firing arc: Forward
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 5
**Dice: 5
 
===Covenant Reinforced ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
===Covenant Reinforced CCS Battlecruiser===
This element includes a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes.
*Cost: 200
*Cost: 200 points
*Movement: 7"
*Movement: 7"
*Damage: 8 • 7 • 5
*Damage: 8 • 7 • 5
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**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 12
**Dice: 12
*Additional secondary weapon: [[Plasma torpedo]]s
*Additional secondary weapon: plasma torpedos
**Range: 10/24"
**Range: 10/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 6
**Dice: 6
 
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===Covenant Paired CCS Battlecruisers===
===Covenant Escorted ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
*Cost: 260
This element includes a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser and one ''ADP''-class escort.
*Cost: 170 points
*Movement: 8"
*Damage: 8 • 7 • 4
*Build Rating: 4
*Hangars: 2
*Boarding Craft: 2
*Security Detail: 5
*System loadouts:
**Carrier action (1)
**Defense array (5)
**Glide (4")
**Point defense (5)
*Primary weapon: Plasma lance
**Range: 18/32"
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 12
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 9
*Additional secondary weapon: plasma torpedos
**Range: 10/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 5
===Covenant Defended ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
This element includes a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''ADP''-class escorts.
*Cost: 190 points
*Movement: 8"
*Damage: 8 • 7 • 5
*Build Rating: 4
*Hangars: 2
*Boarding Craft: 2
*Security Detail: 5
*System loadouts:
**Cloaking system
**Carrier action (1)
**Defense array (5)
**Glide (4")
**Point defense (5)
*Primary weapon: Plasma lance
**Range: 18/32"
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 12
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 9
*Additional secondary weapon: plasma torpedos
**Range: 10/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 7
===Covenant Paired ''CCS'' Battlecruisers===
This element includes two ''CCS''-class battlecruisers.
*Cost: 260 points
*Movement: 7"
*Movement: 7"
*Damage: 11 • 11 • 4
*Damage: 11 • 11 • 4
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**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 15
**Dice: 15
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==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
===Silver Timeline===
{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
CCS-class battlecruisers are used by the Covenant against humanity.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=HTVOT|b4doITNi2RE|Paramount+|Halo The Series (2022) Official Trailer|Y=2022|M=3|D=14}}
==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Ket-pattern battlecruisers}}
*[[Wikipedia:Battlecruiser|Battlecruisers]] were a ship class used by European, American and Japanese navies during the First and Second World Wars, developed as an evolution of the armored cruiser, being faster and better-armed than their predecessors, often featuring armaments equivalent to a larger battleship but with lighter armor. By the 1930s, only the Royal navy was using the term "battlecruiser" for its older ships, as other navies replaced battlecruisers with battleships.
* In the level ''New Alexandria'' in ''Halo: Reach'', if the player performs the [[flyable Pelican and Phantom]] Easter egg and flies inside one of the ''CCS''-class battlecruisers outside of the map, they will find a small cube in the center of either ship. It is a cube map, which contains the texture for the vessel.
*If the Mythic skull is turned on while playing ''Halo: Reach'', the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser at the end of the level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]'' requires two shots from the [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Onager]] to be destroyed.


==Trivia==
===Production notes===
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Covenant battlecruisers}}
*In ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST'', all ''CCS''-class battlecruisers have the ''[[Marathon]]'' logo on their launch bays.
*The battlecruisers featured in ''Halo 3'' and most later media have four fins instead of two, like those of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
*During the development of ''Halo 2'', ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' was originally going to be a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser, as seen in the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo|E3 2003 demo]].
*During the development of ''Halo 2'', ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' was originally going to be a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser, as seen in the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo|E3 2003 demo]].
* In the level ''New Alexandria'' in ''Halo: Reach'', if the player performs the [[flyable Pelican and Phantom]] Easter egg and flies inside one of the the ''CCS''-class battlecruisers outside of the map, they will find a small cube in the center of either ship. It is a cube map, which contains the texture for the vessel.
*The battlecruisers featured in ''Halo 3'' and most later media have four fins instead of two, like those of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''. These battlecruisers also feature the ''[[Marathon]]'' logo on their launch bays.
*If the Mythic skull is turned on while playing ''Halo: Reach'', the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser at the end of the level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]'' requires two shots from the [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Onager]] to be destroyed.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 2.png|Concept art of the cruiser's front for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 3.png|Concept art of the cruiser's bottom.
File:HCE CovenantShip Concept 4.jpg|Finalized concept art by [[Eddie Smith]].
</gallery>
===''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'' design===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:CCS-concept.jpg|Early concept art of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:HCE - TR ship.png|The CCS in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:Covenant Attack Ship.jpg|Finalized concept art by [[Eddie Smith]].
File:HaloCE-CovenantGravityLift-screen.png|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:CEAGravLift.jpg|Concept art of the battlecruiser ''Truth and Reconciliation'''s gravity lift in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:Cc_gravlift2.jpg|The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' projecting its gravity lift.
File:HCEA-Concept-TnR-Hangar.jpg|Concept art of [[John-117]] fighting alongside [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in the ''Reconciliation'''s hangar bay.
File:Cc bay3.jpg|One of ''Truth and Reconciliation''<nowiki />'s hangar bays.
File:Reach-Concept-CCS-Glassing.jpg|Early concept art of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers glassing [[New Alexandria]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:HCE TaR bay with Banshee.jpg|Another look of a hanger bay in the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
File:ReachMenuGlassing.jpg|Finalized concept art of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers glassing [[Aszod]] in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HCE-CCSBattlecruiser-HangarBay-screen.jpg|An external view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s hangar bays.
File:Cc corr1.jpg|An internal corridor within the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', with a proximity-operated sliding door at the end.
File:1214508748 Cc decks.gif|An overlay of the interior of the ship.
File:1214508748 Cc decks.gif|An overlay of the interior of the ship.
File:HR CCS-class BC TurnRef.jpg|Turnaround reference of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.
File:HR CCS layout ref.jpg|Layout reference of the CCS-class battlecruiser.<ref group="note">The layout reference image is compiled based on both all the canonical information as viewed in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the novels, the latest reference guides, and the ''Halo Legends'' episode ''The Package''. If new information contradicts this information, the image will be updated accordingly.</ref>
File:cc stats.gif|''CCS''-class battlecruiser statistics compiled by [[Stephen Loftus]].
File:CCS Covenant Battlecruiser.png|An underbelly view of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 2]]''. Note the design similarities to the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
File:CCS Covenant Battlecruiser.png|An underbelly view of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 2]]''. Note the design similarities to the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
File:H2A Cutscene CovenantAtI04.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers around [[Installation 04]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A-Battlecruisers Battle of Earth.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers engaging the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:H2A CCSOverI05.png|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in [[Installation 05]]'s atmosphere.
File:HFB-CCSduo.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
</gallery>
===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo: Reach'' design===
<gallery>
File:CCS-Battlecruiser-Overview.png|Dorsal, starboard, and ventral views of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:CCS-Battlecruiser-Overview.png|Dorsal, starboard, and ventral views of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:CovenantShip1-CCS-Battlecruiser.png|A profile view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:CovenantShip1-CCS-Battlecruiser.png|A profile view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:H3-CCS-Battlecruiser-Side.png|A side view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:H3-CCS-Battlecruiser-Side.png|A side view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:H3 CCSCruiser Aft.jpg|An aft view of a battlecruiser.
File:ThePackage Battlecruiser Concept.png|Concept art of a battlecruiser for The Package.
File:CCS Legends.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser firing its plasma torpedo and pulse laser turrets in ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''.
File:Slip.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser entering slipspace in ''[[Origins]]''.
File:DeliverHope - CCSHangar.png|Covenant forces boarding [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]] in a hangar bay on a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Deliver Hope]]''.
File:DeliverHope - CCSBattlecruiser.png|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser hovering over a ruined city during the [[Battle of Fumirole]].
File:CCS Shield Collapsing.jpg|''Sanctity of Purification''{{'}}s shield collapsing by the explosion of an [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon|MFDD]].
File:HR NAGlassingConcept.jpg|Early concept art of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers glassing [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:HR_Glassing_Concept.jpg|Finalized concept art of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers glassing [[Asźod]] in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HReach-CCS-Battlecruiser-Side.png|A sideview of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HReach-CCS-Battlecruiser-Side.png|A sideview of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HaloCE-CovenantGravityLift-screen.png|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HR CCS Pro.png|CCS in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HCEA-TruthRecon-GravityLift.jpg|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Anniversary''.
File:HR CCS-class BC TurnRef.jpg|Turnaround reference of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.
File:Cc_gravlift2.jpg|The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' projecting its gravity lift.
File:HR CCS layout ref.jpg|Layout reference of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.{{Ref/Note|The layout reference image is compiled based on both all the canonical information as viewed in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the novels, the latest reference guides, and the ''Halo Legends'' episode ''The Package''. If new information contradicts this information, the image will be updated accordingly.}}
File:Cc bay3.jpg|One of ''Truth and Reconciliation''<nowiki />'s hangar bays.
File:cc stats.gif|''CCS''-class battlecruiser statistics compiled by [[Stephen Loftus]].
File:HCE-CCSBattlecruiser-HangarBay-screen.jpg|An external view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'''s hangar bays.
File:HCEA TruthAndReconciliation GravityLift Concept.jpg|Concept art of the battlecruiser ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s gravity lift in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:HCEA-CCSBattlecruiser-HangarBay.jpg|External view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'''s hangar bays in ''Anniversary''.
File:HCEA-Concept-TnR-Hangar.jpg|Concept art of [[John-117]] fighting alongside [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in the ''Reconciliation''{{'}}s hangar bay.
File:Cc corr1.jpg|An internal corridor within the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', with a proximity-operated sliding door at the end.
File:HCEA-TruthRecon-GravityLift.jpg|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:DeliverHope - CCSHangar.png|Covenant forces boarding [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] in a hangar bay on a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer.
File:HCEA-CCSBattlecruiser-HangarBay.jpg|External view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s hangar bays.
File:DeliverHope - CCSBattlecruiser.png|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser hovering over a ruined city during the [[Battle of Fumirole]].
File:CCS-class Battlecruiser Holographic Rendering.jpg|A holographic rendering of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''{{'}}s [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|terminals]].
File:CCS Shield Collapsing.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser with its shield collapsing by the explosion of an [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon|MFDD]].
File:HW2 - CCSs over the Ark.jpg|Battlecruisers over the Ark in concept art for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:CCS Legends.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser firing its plasma torpedo and pulse laser turrets in ''[[The Package]]''.
File:HINF CCSHolo.png|A hologram of CCS-class battlecruisers in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:Slip.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser entering slipspace in ''[[Origins]]''.
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File:CCS-class Battlecruiser Holographic Rendering.jpg|A holographic rendering of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.
 
File:H2A CCSOverI05.png|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in [[Installation 05]]'s atmosphere.
===''Halo: The Television Series'' design===
File:H2A Cutscene CovenantAtI04.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers around [[Installation 04]].
<gallery>
File:HTV S2 Promo Battlecruiser.jpg|A promotional post for the ship.
File:HTV-John&CCS.jpg|A CCS-class battlecruiser in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.
File:HTVS2 Battlecruiser Crop.png|Side view of the battlecruiser.
File:HTVS2 Battlecruiser Orthos Crop.png|Orthographic views of the ''Television Series'' battlecruiser asset.
File:HTVS2 Battlecruiser Views Crop.png|Fore and aft views of the battlecruiser.
 
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{{Covenant Ships}}


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Ket-pattern battlecruiser
Cropped version of the Dark Horse Truth and Reconciliation.
Production information

Manufacturer:

Assembly Forges[1]

Class:

Cruiser[2][3]

Role:

  • Ship-to-ship combat
  • Fleet command
  • Air and ground warfare[4]
  • Planetary occupation[4]
  • Infantry and matériel deployment
  • Glassing operations
Technical specifications

Length:

1,782 meters (5,850 ft)[2][4][5][6]

Width:

862 meters (2,830 ft)[5][6][4]

Mass:

90.7 million metric tons[2][3]

Power plant:

2 pinch fusion reactors[3]

Engine(s):

2 Gablien-pattern repulsor engines[3]

Slipspace drive:

Ophon-pattern borer[3]

Other system(s):

Sensor vanes

Hull:

Nanolaminate hull plating

Shielding:

Corvex-pattern dispersal field generators[3]

Armament:

Complement:

Crew:

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Introduced:

Seventh Age of Reclamation[2]

Affiliation:

 

"Mother of God... I'd never thought I'd get close to one of these things. How the hell are we supposed to get inside that monster?"
— UNSC Marine during the first raid on Truth and Reconciliation.[7]

The Ket-pattern battlecruiser[3] (UNSC three-letter classification: CCS-class battlecruiser)[8][9] is a Covenant capital warship. It is one of several cruiser types used by the Covenant, each of which is similar in design but differs in size and function.[5][6][4] The Ket-pattern served as one of the empire's most prominent warship classes alongside the Elefen-pattern battlecruiser, succeeded the aging Maugen-pattern armored cruisers, and has since become a workhorse of the empire's various successor states.[2][10]

Overview[edit]

Battlecruisers have consistently served in the Covenant's starfleet in some capacity throughout the empire's long existence,[8] replacing the older Maugen-pattern armored cruisers between the Fifth and Seventh Age of Reclamation. Since then, battlecruisers have proliferated to be produced in vast quantities, moreso than any other Covenant starship[9]—across dozens of shipyards and in a litany of design patterns and other modifications, with the Ket and Elefen dominating the battlecruiser classification as a whole.[2]

Battlecruisers primarily serve in attack and occupation roles,[9] though their workhorse nature sees them frequently serving in a wider variety of functions outside of this.[2] Their offensive and defensive capabilities, combined with a large troop and equipment payload, make them ideal for deployment of ground forces during ground campaigns, or serving as middle-weight combatants (relative to other Covenant ships) in space warfare.[6] This is contrasted with more aggressive executioners such as the Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer and large carriers such as the Kerel-pattern assault carrier.[8][4]

The overall characteristics of the Ket have contributed to its widespread usage and its capability to serve in multiple roles as to form the core of the Covenant fleet, indicating that it is likely classed as an advocate within Covenant naval schema.

Design details[edit]

Battlecruisers are shaped to allow for mobility in atmospheric flight and agility when fighting in space.[6] Their hulls are shaped with sweeping contours and almost-perfect symmetry, visually reminiscent of marine life found on Sangheili colonies.[8][9][2] Battlecruisers, as with other Covenant cruisers, feature internal modular bays that can be configured as engineering, medical, armory, barracks and religious facilities.[9]

Battlecruisers are best recognized for their distinctive fins, located on the underside of the ship's nose. These fins serve as sensor arrays, the number of which can differ between designs - though the configuration of the fits themselves is not an indicator of design pattern variation.[11] The battlecruiser's ubiquitous nature has seen them influence many other cruiser designs produced since, with the Zanar-pattern light cruiser produced as a stable mutation of the Ket and Elefen design.[12]

Armament[edit]

A CCS-class Battlecruiser from The Package.
A battlecruiser firing its pulse lasers and torpedoes.

While specific pattern models and custom variations can vary, battlecruisers typically follow a fairly consistent suite of armaments. Their primary weapon system usually consists of a ventral energy projector, with plasma cannons and pulse laser turrets for secondary and tertiary weapons, respectively.[9][1] They may also be fitted with plasma torpedos.[13]

For the Ket-pattern ships in the design style of the Truth and Reconciliation, these armaments consisted of the following, respectively;

The primary pinch fusion reactor located in the ship's core provides the power needed to operate the excavation beam and plasma lance, alongside igniting the plasma torpedoes. The inert plasma torpedo cores themselves are stocked in the "wings" of the ship, and can be fired out of the sixteen silos located on the top of the ship's ventral surface.[3]

Defenses[edit]

The Ket-pattern battlecruiser is outfitted with an Corvex-pattern dispersal field generator, which provides the ship with energy shielding defenses. The hull is formed of layers of shield-reinforced nanolaminate plating, capable of withstanding the force of even a nearby nuclear detonation.[3] Fifty Gon-pattern pulse laser turrets are equipped on the ship for point-defense.[2][3]

Internal layout[edit]

A cross-section of a Ket-pattern battlecruiser.

Control center[edit]

Buried deep within the vessel's heart is the control center, also known as the bridge and the Combat Information Center (CIC), from where the entire ship's operations are coordinated.[6] Typically occupied by only the highest-ranking officers, the control center is a large room with a centralized bridge platform overlooking the rest of the room. Holographic controls line the outer perimeter of the raised dais. The viewscreens are also holographic projections, visible at the forward end of the room near the ceiling. The viewscreens can either display exterior views of the ship's surroundings or can display tactical data. They can also be synchronized to the onboard security cameras and can display ship schematics.[8]

Hangar bays[edit]

The CCS-class battlecruiser contains four bisected hangar bays; two to starboard and two to port. They are each three-tiered, with a large amount of space between the floors and ceilings of each level. Each three-tier bay has two retracting metal doors. The bays feature energy barriers over the openings to allow ships to pass through them while retaining atmosphere and pressure inside the ship. These barriers deny the movement of all forms of matter attempting to enter or leave the hangar bays. Each launch area in the bay is capable of housing dropships and Banshee attack craft. Retracting elevators in the decking of each bay are used to ship Covenant ground and air craft into the bays for launching or for gravity connection to a waiting dropship. These elevators lower into holding areas adjacent to cargo bays.[8]

Gravity lift[edit]

Like most Covenant warships, the CCS-class battlecruiser is equipped with a single ventrally mounted gravity lift, enabling quick and easy transportation of personnel, vehicles, equipment and supplies to a planet's surface. A large, circular platform can be detached and lowered to the ground to provide a stable surface for disembarking and embarking troops, vehicles, and matériel. The platform has six interlocking hinges and is carried with the ship; when the cruiser is in position over a planet's surface, the six interlocks retract and the beam repels the platform at a controlled descent to the surface. Once on the ground the platform acts as an anchor for the ship. The ship can make use of the gravity lift without the platform, but it must remain in position.[8] When attached to the ship, the central gravity platform doubles as the firing port for the energy projector,[4] in a similar fashion to those of the Covenant assault carriers and the Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier.

Ships of the line[edit]

Ket-pattern[edit]

The only specifically-identified Ket-pattern battlecruiser has a relatively unique design, consisting of a nearly-entirely smooth hull and two sensor fins.

Unknown pattern[edit]

The following vessels share a broadly similar design, indicating they may belong to a different design pattern to the Ket-pattern. These include a more segmented hull and variable number (typically 3-4) sensor fins.

Misc[edit]

The following battlecruisers cannot be identified to belong to a specific design pattern.

Operational history[edit]

A Ket-pattern battlecruiser flying above New Mombasa in 2552.

The Ket-pattern battlecruiser entered service in the Seventh Age of Reclamation, succeeding the aging Maugen-pattern armored cruisers.[2] The vessel was produced by dozens of shipyards in huge numbers, leading it to become a mainstay workhorse of the Covenant fleet alongside the Elefen-pattern battlecruiser.[2][3] In service, they served a huge range of functions for the naval forces of the Covenant, allowing it to dominate other cruiser designs such as the later Zanar-pattern light cruiser.[2][3] As such, they fulfilled a key role during the Human-Covenant War, and were so ubiquitous that their silhouettes were recognisable to even the most inexperienced United Nations Space Command cadets.[3]

CCS-class vessels contributed to many of the war's most significant battles including the Battle of Harvest[14], Alpha Corvi II[15], Battle for Arcadia[16], the battles of Psi Serpentis[17], Kholo[18] and Algolis.[19] In the war's final year, CCS-class ships participated in the battles of Fumirole[20], Beta Eridani[21][22] and the culminative Fall of Reach. CCS-class battlecruisers formed the core of Covenant fleets battling over Reach, with several part of the Fleet of Particular Justice pursuing UNSC Pillar of Autumn to Installation 04.[23]

During the Battle over Installation 04, a particular Ket-pattern battlecruiser Truth and Reconciliation was damaged in combat with Pillar of Autumn and set down on the ringworld's surface to become the ground headquarters for Covenant forces in the ensuing ground campaign.[24][7] The ship would serve as the headquarters for Zuka 'Zamamee and later, the Prophet of Stewardship, during the campaign before ultimately being beset upon by Flood forces and finally captured and destroyed by a force of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.

In the final months of the war, Ket-pattern battlecruisers saw significant usage in the Covenant invasion of the Sol system. Thirteen battlecruisers served as escorts for the carrier Solemn Penance in the Fleet of Sacred Consecration during the High Prophet of Regret's inadvertent attack on the human homeworld Earth.[25], with the Prophet of Truth's reinforcement fleet sent in the following days also largely consisting of battlecruisers.[26] Battlecruisers took a final role for the empire in the civil war that saw the empire's collapse, with both Sangheili and Jiralhanae crews commandeering the vessels for use against one another.[27]

Post-war[edit]

As the Sangheili and Jiralhanae feuds continued throughout at least the following seven years, the Sangheili and the Jiralhanae-led remnants of the Covenant continued to make use of CCS-class battlecruisers.[18] Several ships of the class were present during the Battle of Ealen IV, serving within the Sangheili and Jiralhanae fleets tasked with protecting the delegates alongside the UNSC Infinity. The mercenary group under the command of Vata 'Gajat also possessed a number of these ships during the Attack on Ealen IV.[28] Many other CCS-battlecruisers fell into the hands of Kig-Yar scavengers and independent Sangheili factions.[29]

Halo: Fleet Battles[edit]

Covenant CCS Battlecruiser[edit]

This element includes a single CCS-class battlecruiser.

  • Cost: 150 points
  • Movement: 8"
  • Damage Track: 8 • 7 • 3
  • Build rating: 3
  • Hangers: 2
  • Boarding Craft: 2
  • Security detail: 4
  • System loadouts:
    • Carrier action (1)
    • Defense array (4)
    • Glide (4")
    • Point defense (3)
  • Primary weapon: Plasma lance
    • Range: 18/32"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 12
  • Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 9

Covenant Supported CCS Battlecruiser[edit]

This element includes a CCS-class battlecruiser and one SDV-class heavy corvette.

  • Cost: 170 points
  • Movement: 7"
  • Damage Track: 8 • 7 • 4
  • Build rating: 4
  • Hangers: 3
  • Boarding Craft: 2
  • Security detail: 5
  • System loadouts:
    • Carrier action (1)
    • Defense array (5)
    • Glide (4")
    • Point defense (4)
  • Primary weapon: Plasma lance
    • Range: 18/32"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 12
  • Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 10
  • Additional secondary weapon: Plasma torpedos
    • Range: 10/24"
    • Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward
    • Dice: 5

Covenant Reinforced CCS Battlecruiser[edit]

This element includes a CCS-class battlecruiser and two SDV-class heavy corvettes.

  • Cost: 200 points
  • Movement: 7"
  • Damage: 8 • 7 • 5
  • Build Rating: 5
  • Hangars: 5
  • Boarding Craft: 4
  • Security Detail: 6
  • System loadouts:
    • Carrier action (1)
    • Defense array (6)
    • Glide (4")
    • Point defense (6)
  • Primary weapon: Plasma lance
    • Range: 18/32"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 12
  • Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 12
  • Additional secondary weapon: plasma torpedos
    • Range: 10/24"
    • Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward
    • Dice: 6

Covenant Escorted CCS Battlecruiser[edit]

This element includes a CCS-class battlecruiser and one ADP-class escort.

  • Cost: 170 points
  • Movement: 8"
  • Damage: 8 • 7 • 4
  • Build Rating: 4
  • Hangars: 2
  • Boarding Craft: 2
  • Security Detail: 5
  • System loadouts:
    • Carrier action (1)
    • Defense array (5)
    • Glide (4")
    • Point defense (5)
  • Primary weapon: Plasma lance
    • Range: 18/32"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 12
  • Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 9
  • Additional secondary weapon: plasma torpedos
    • Range: 10/24"
    • Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward
    • Dice: 5

Covenant Defended CCS Battlecruiser[edit]

This element includes a CCS-class battlecruiser and two ADP-class escorts.

  • Cost: 190 points
  • Movement: 8"
  • Damage: 8 • 7 • 5
  • Build Rating: 4
  • Hangars: 2
  • Boarding Craft: 2
  • Security Detail: 5
  • System loadouts:
    • Cloaking system
    • Carrier action (1)
    • Defense array (5)
    • Glide (4")
    • Point defense (5)
  • Primary weapon: Plasma lance
    • Range: 18/32"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 12
  • Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 9
  • Additional secondary weapon: plasma torpedos
    • Range: 10/24"
    • Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward
    • Dice: 7

Covenant Paired CCS Battlecruisers[edit]

This element includes two CCS-class battlecruisers.

  • Cost: 260 points
  • Movement: 7"
  • Damage: 11 • 11 • 4
  • Build Rating: 8
  • Hangars: 4
  • Boarding Craft: 4
  • Security Detail: 8
  • System loadouts:
    • Carrier action (2)
    • Defense array (7)
    • Glide (4")
    • Point defense (6)
  • Primary weapon: Plasma lance
    • Range: 18/32"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 18
  • Secondary Weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 15

Non-canon and dubious canon appearances[edit]

Silver Timeline[edit]

Main article: Silver Timeline

CCS-class battlecruisers are used by the Covenant against humanity.[30]

Trivia[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.
  • Battlecruisers were a ship class used by European, American and Japanese navies during the First and Second World Wars, developed as an evolution of the armored cruiser, being faster and better-armed than their predecessors, often featuring armaments equivalent to a larger battleship but with lighter armor. By the 1930s, only the Royal navy was using the term "battlecruiser" for its older ships, as other navies replaced battlecruisers with battleships.
  • In the level New Alexandria in Halo: Reach, if the player performs the flyable Pelican and Phantom Easter egg and flies inside one of the CCS-class battlecruisers outside of the map, they will find a small cube in the center of either ship. It is a cube map, which contains the texture for the vessel.
  • If the Mythic skull is turned on while playing Halo: Reach, the CCS-class battlecruiser at the end of the level The Pillar of Autumn requires two shots from the Onager to be destroyed.

Production notes[edit]

  • During the development of Halo 2, Solemn Penance was originally going to be a CCS-class battlecruiser, as seen in the E3 2003 demo.
  • The battlecruisers featured in Halo 3 and most later media have four fins instead of two, like those of the Truth and Reconciliation. These battlecruisers also feature the Marathon logo on their launch bays.

Gallery[edit]

Concept art[edit]

Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 design[edit]

  • The CCS in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    The CCS in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a CCS-class battlecruiser in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a CCS-class battlecruiser in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • The Truth and Reconciliation projecting its gravity lift.

    The Truth and Reconciliation projecting its gravity lift.

  • One of Truth and Reconciliation's hangar bays.

    One of Truth and Reconciliation's hangar bays.

  • Another look of a hanger bay in the Truth and Reconciliation.

    Another look of a hanger bay in the Truth and Reconciliation.

  • An external view of the Truth and Reconciliation's hangar bays.

    An external view of the Truth and Reconciliation's hangar bays.

  • An internal corridor within the Truth and Reconciliation, with a proximity-operated sliding door at the end.

    An internal corridor within the Truth and Reconciliation, with a proximity-operated sliding door at the end.

  • An overlay of the interior of the ship.

    An overlay of the interior of the ship.

  • An underbelly view of a CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo 2. Note the design similarities to the Truth and Reconciliation.

    An underbelly view of a CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo 2. Note the design similarities to the Truth and Reconciliation.

  • CCS-class battlecruisers around Installation 04 in Halo 2: Anniversary.

    CCS-class battlecruisers around Installation 04 in Halo 2: Anniversary.

  • CCS-class battlecruisers engaging the UNSC Home Fleet during the Battle of Earth.

    CCS-class battlecruisers engaging the UNSC Home Fleet during the Battle of Earth.

  • A CCS-class battlecruiser in Installation 05's atmosphere.

    A CCS-class battlecruiser in Installation 05's atmosphere.

  • CCS-class battlecruisers in Halo: Fleet Battles.

    CCS-class battlecruisers in Halo: Fleet Battles.

Halo 3 and Halo: Reach design[edit]

  • Dorsal, starboard, and ventral views of the CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo 3.

    Dorsal, starboard, and ventral views of the CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo 3.

  • A profile view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo 3.

    A profile view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo 3.

  • A side view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo 3.

    A side view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo 3.

  • An aft view of a battlecruiser.

    An aft view of a battlecruiser.

  • Concept art of a battlecruiser for The Package.

    Concept art of a battlecruiser for The Package.

  • A CCS-class battlecruiser firing its plasma torpedo and pulse laser turrets in The Package.

    A CCS-class battlecruiser firing its plasma torpedo and pulse laser turrets in The Package.

  • A CCS-class battlecruiser entering slipspace in Origins.

    A CCS-class battlecruiser entering slipspace in Origins.

  • Covenant forces boarding Phantoms in a hangar bay on a CCS-class battlecruiser from Deliver Hope.

    Covenant forces boarding Phantoms in a hangar bay on a CCS-class battlecruiser from Deliver Hope.

  • A CCS-class battlecruiser hovering over a ruined city during the Battle of Fumirole.

    A CCS-class battlecruiser hovering over a ruined city during the Battle of Fumirole.

  • Sanctity of Purification's shield collapsing by the explosion of an MFDD.

    Sanctity of Purification's shield collapsing by the explosion of an MFDD.

  • Early concept art of CCS-class battlecruisers glassing New Alexandria in Halo: Reach.

    Early concept art of CCS-class battlecruisers glassing New Alexandria in Halo: Reach.

  • Finalized concept art of CCS-class battlecruisers glassing Asźod in Halo: Reach.

    Finalized concept art of CCS-class battlecruisers glassing Asźod in Halo: Reach.

  • A sideview of the CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo: Reach.

    A sideview of the CCS-class battlecruiser from Halo: Reach.

  • CCS in Halo: Reach.

    CCS in Halo: Reach.

  • Turnaround reference of the CCS-class battlecruiser.

    Turnaround reference of the CCS-class battlecruiser.

  • Layout reference of the CCS-class battlecruiser.[Note 1]

    Layout reference of the CCS-class battlecruiser.[Note 1]

  • CCS-class battlecruiser statistics compiled by Stephen Loftus.

    CCS-class battlecruiser statistics compiled by Stephen Loftus.

  • Concept art of the battlecruiser Truth and Reconciliation's gravity lift in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    Concept art of the battlecruiser Truth and Reconciliation's gravity lift in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • Concept art of John-117 fighting alongside Marines in the Reconciliation's hangar bay.

    Concept art of John-117 fighting alongside Marines in the Reconciliation's hangar bay.

  • The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the Truth and Reconciliation in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the Truth and Reconciliation in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • External view of the Truth and Reconciliation's hangar bays.

    External view of the Truth and Reconciliation's hangar bays.

  • A holographic rendering of a CCS-class battlecruiser in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's terminals.

    A holographic rendering of a CCS-class battlecruiser in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's terminals.

  • Battlecruisers over the Ark in concept art for Halo Wars 2.

    Battlecruisers over the Ark in concept art for Halo Wars 2.

  • A hologram of CCS-class battlecruisers in Halo Infinite.

    A hologram of CCS-class battlecruisers in Halo Infinite.

Halo: The Television Series design[edit]

  • A promotional post for the ship.

    A promotional post for the ship.

  • A CCS-class battlecruiser in Halo: The Television Series.

    A CCS-class battlecruiser in Halo: The Television Series.

  • Side view of the battlecruiser.

    Side view of the battlecruiser.

  • Orthographic views of the Television Series battlecruiser asset.

    Orthographic views of the Television Series battlecruiser asset.

  • Fore and aft views of the battlecruiser.

    Fore and aft views of the battlecruiser.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The layout reference image is compiled based on both all the canonical information as viewed in Halo: Combat Evolved, the novels, the latest reference guides, and the Halo Legends episode The Package. If new information contradicts this information, the image will be updated accordingly.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Indulgence of Conviction (Retrieved on Oct 20, 2020) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 264
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Halo: Warfleet, page 62-63
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 41
  5. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 265
  6. ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 277
  7. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Truth and Reconciliation
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Waypoint, Battlecruiser (Retrieved on Apr 28, 2012) [local archive] [external archive]
  9. ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint, Covenant Cruiser (Retrieved on Oct 28, 2020) [archive]
  10. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 265
  11. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm: "No, although the sensor vane layout is often a way of helping to differentiate between different patterns. For example, if you look closely most of the battlecruisers you see in Halo 3 are actually different from than the Ket-pattern Truth and Reconciliation described in Halo: Warfleet (pp. 62-63), despite their similar fin arrangement." - Kenneth Peters (Retrieved on Aug 4, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]
  12. ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 73
  13. ^ Halo Legends, episode The Package
  14. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
  15. ^ Halo: Collateral Damage, issue 1
  16. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Arcadia City
  17. ^ Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
  18. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - The Return
  19. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Midnight in the Heart of the Midlothian
  20. ^ Deliver Hope
  21. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles, campaign level Scenario One: Flight!
  22. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles, campaign level Scenario Two: Contact
  23. ^ Halo: Fireteam Raven, campaign level Escape
  24. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Halo
  25. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  26. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Coastal Highway
  27. ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Ark
  28. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 1
  29. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 195
  30. ^ YouTube - Paramount+, Halo The Series (2022) Official Trailer (Retrieved on Mar 14, 2022)

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