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{{Era|Covenant|HCW}}
{{Title|''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser}}
{{Ratings}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Infobox Ship Class
{{Ship class infobox
|name= ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser
|name=''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser
|image=[[File:CCS-Battlecruiser.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:DH CCS Ket.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|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}}
|model=[[Battlecruiser]]
|class=[[Covenant cruiser|Cruiser]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=264}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Warfleet|HWF|Page=62-63}}
|classes=CCS
|engine=2 [[Repulsor engine|''Gablien''-pattern repulsor engines]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|engine= [[Repulsor Engines]]
|power=2 [[pinch fusion reactor]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|slipspace drive=  
|slipspace drive=''Ophon''-pattern [[borer]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|mass=
|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}}
|shield gen=[[Energy Shields]]  
|width={{Convert|862|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|length={{Convert|1.782|km|ft}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 265''</ref>
|height=
|width={{Convert|862|m|ft}}<ref name="ENC"/>
|mass=90.7 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|height={{Convert|230.8|m|ft}}
|shielding=''Corvex''-pattern [[Energy shielding|dispersal field generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|hull=Unknown Hull Material
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
|countermeasures=
|armament=*1 [[Excavation beam|''Profero''-pattern excavation beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|armament= *[[Pulse Laser Turret]]s
*1 [[Plasma lance|''Ignis''-pattern plasma lance]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Plasma Turret]]s
*16 [[Plasma torpedo|''Serpens''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Energy Projector]] (1)
*42 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Sono''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Plasma torpedo]] launchers
*50 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|complement=*[[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
|complement=*180 [[Obedientaries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
*2,500 Warriors{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft]]
*4,100 Thralls{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage]]
*55 [[Covenant drop pod|Insertion pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[DX-class Dropship]]s or [[Type-52 Troop Carrier]]
*10 [[Spirit]]/[[Phantom|Phantom dropships]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Seraph-class Starfighter]]
*50 [[Banshee|Banshee flyers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|capacity= Hundreds of vehicles
*20 {{Pattern|R'sisho|Tick}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|role=*Ship-to-ship warfare
*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
*Fleet command
*Fleet command
*Escort
*Air and ground warfare{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|affiliation=*[[Covenant Navy]]
*Planetary occupation{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*[[Sangheili Armed Forces]]
*Infantry and matériel deployment
*Glassing operations
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Great Schism]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|introduced=[[Age of Reclamation|Seventh Age of Reclamation]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|affiliation=*[[Covenant]]
*[[Covenant separatists]]
*[[Covenant remnants]]
**[[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 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 heavy [[warship]] used by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Navy]], one of several different designs of [[capital ship]]s they employ. The primary use of these ships are either to transport ground forces, or to engage enemy ships, as they are quite capable of engaging in ship to ship combat. They are also commonly tasked with [[Glassing|glassing]] operations.
==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.
 
===Design details===
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}}
 
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}}


==Overview==
===Armament===
The ''CCS'' classification is the most well known type of Covenant warship, one of the few which the UNSC has been able to gain decent intelligence from, via the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' in particular. The battlecruiser is a long, vaguely organic-shaped spacecraft (often referred to having many bulbous sections), capable of launching dozens of [[Seraph-class starfighter|fighters]] and [[DX-class Dropship|dropship]]s. Typically armed with a vast arsenal of energy [[weapons]], it is smaller than the rarer and more powerful [[Assault Carriers]], but larger than the more common [[Covenant Frigate|Frigates]] and [[Covenant Destroyer|Destroyers]], equipped with the standard [[energy shield]] generators, [[pulse laser]] turrets, and [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo launchers]], and used as a main heavy [[warship]] by both [[Covenant Loyalists]] and [[Covenant Separatists]]. It appears to be capable of both space warfare and supporting ground operations, capable of deploying upwards of a thousand troops of various races, as well as support vehicles and aircraft through its gravity lift.
[[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}}


==Specifications==
For the ''Ket''-pattern ships in the design style of the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', these armaments consisted of the following, respectively;
===Control room===
*1 [[Excavation beam|''Profero''-pattern excavation beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
[[File:Halo Combat Evolved - Control Room.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A CCS-class Battlecruiser's Control Room]]
*1 [[Plasma lance|''Ignis''-pattern plasma lance]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
The Control Room of a ''CCS'' classification, known as the "bridge" in human terminology, is located, as on all known Covenant starships, in the midsection of the Battlecruiser, protected by thick armor in addition to the ship's shields. A raised platform in the center of the spacious room ringed with holographic controls is the Combat Information Center, or CIC, of the Control Room. These controls are most likely for fire control, navigation, sensors, ship diagnostics, internal security monitors, etc. In front of the command center is a large holographic "banner" which is used for navigation purposes. The crew in the control room usually consists of a [[Sangheili]] or [[Jiralhanae]] [[Ship Master]] who stands on the central platform and is in charge of giving orders and commanding his vessel, accompanied by, in most cases, Sangheili Zealots, or high-ranking captain Jiralhanae that patrol the lower level of the control room, who are responsible for maintaining the security of the ship.
*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}}


[[File:Cc_gravlift2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A Gravity lift projected from the [[Truth and Reconciliation (Ship)|''Truth and Reconciliation'']].]]
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}}
===Gravity lift===
{{Main|Gravity Lift}}
Like most warships in the Covenant fleet, the ''CCS''-class is also equipped with a single ventrally-mounted [[Gravity Lift|gravity lift]], enabling the quick and easy transportation of personnel, vehicles, equipment and supplies to a planet's surface. Objects or personnel placed in it are propelled upward or downward rapidly by an anti-gravity field, and are able to gently disembark, despite the high speeds occupants can reach.<ref name="Truth and Reconciliation">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref>


[[File:Cc_brig1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|One of many brigs in a CCS-class Battlecruiser]]
===Defenses===
===Brig===
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}}
The ''CCS'' classification has at least two brigs for holding prisoners, though they may have more since these ships have not been fully explored. 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 fields are impenetrable to all hand held weaponry, projectile or energy, but can be lowered by a holographic control panel on a raised platform on the far side of the brig opposite the entrance, the guards post. The cells are arranged at the periphery of a spacious room, with guards patrolling the central section. The guards usually have [[active camouflage]], using their stealth to monitor the prisoners.


[[File:Cc bay3.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Shuttle Bay of a CCS-class Battlecruiser]]
===Internal layout===
===Hangar bays===
[[File:HWF_T&R.jpg|250px|thumb|A cross-section of a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser.]]
{{Main|Shuttle Bay}}  
====Control center====
There are at least four hangar bays aboard the a vessel of ''CCS'' classification - two to starboard and two to port side. They are each three-tiered, with a large amount of space between the floors and ceilings of each level. Each bay contains various vehicles, such as [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|''Spirit''-class dropships]], on the bottom floor, with a pillar-like platform used for dismounting passengers rising up and connecting to the second level. Covenant troops are arrayed upon the second and third floors, with multiple stationary plasma shields and [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade]] infantry plasma turrets.<ref name="Truth and Reconciliation"/>
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}}


A [[Shuttle bay door|plasma magnetic containment field]] operates at the mouth of the hangars, retaining atmosphere while in space transit. It denies the movement of all forms of matter attempting to enter or leave the shuttle 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 [[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}}


[[File:Cc corr1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|An internal corridor, with a proximity-operated sliding door at the end of it.]]
====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 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}}.


===Corridors===
==Ships of the line==
Most of the ship is comprised of labyrinth network of 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.
<!--After a unanimous discussion on the Discord server, we will not speculate the Elefen's visual design until one is explicitly called out in the source material. Please do not add them.-->
===''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>


===Doors===
===Unknown pattern===
There are various, virtually indestructible doors upon the ''CCS'' classification. Unlocked ones 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<ref name="Truth and Reconciliation"/>, but this key can be penetrated by a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]], such as [[Cortana]], after a couple of minutes.
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>


===Engines and engine room===
===Misc===
While not seen in-game, every ship obviously features an engine room. The engines are, of course, more powerful and faster than human engines. This is likely because the Covenant aids the primary nuclear power source with a [[plasma]] power source, allowing power to almost be doubled. The engine room, one could imagine, would be a large chamber with nuclear reactors and possibly plasma energy cores. Also there would be large tubes containing the actual engines. There would also be a manual terminal where repairs and orders from the engines can manually be made, should the Control Room's control over the engines ever stop working.{{FOF-1}}
The following battlecruisers cannot be identified to belong to a specific design pattern.
*''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' - Participated in the [[Fall of Reach]].
*''[[Purveyor of Serenity]]'' - Unknown
*''[[Sacred Promise]]'' - Heavily damaged in an unspecified battle.
*''[[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.


==Appearances==
==Operational history==
Several ''CCS''-class Battlecruisers have been seen throughout the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved|Combat Evolved]]'' campaign, most notably the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', ''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' and possibly the ''[[Sacred Promise]]''. They have also been seen in ''[[Halo 3]]'' glassing [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] in search for the portal that leads to the [[The Artifact|Ark]], they are also later seen as [[Covenant Separatists]] glass Voi in an attempt to stop a [[Flood]] [[Floodgate|infestation]]. CCS-class vessels can also be seen in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. More are seen in the [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer]] and in the sky on the map [[Boneyard (Level)|Boneyard]]. Many are seen in various shorts from ''Halo Legends''.
[[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}}


===''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
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}}
CCS-class Battlecruisers seem to be a deeper shade of purple, and do not have as many pointed fins on the nose of the ship. The [[gravity lifts]] are a deeper shade of blueish purple, and the shuttle bays seem to take up a greater portion of the ship, though this would be probably to accommodate the large portion of cutscenes that transition from the interior to the exterior through this area. Also, the ships need flat areas to dispatch troops. Although it is possible to use the gravity lift on rocks, a flat metal section is preferred.


===''Halo 2''===
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]].
The ships have a longer, shinier, purple appearance. They seem to have more partings in the purple plates, although this may be due only to the updated graphics. The shuttle bays are narrower and less long, also, the human shuttle bays on the Cairo seem to be based off the bays of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', although this may only be a similarity on Bungie's part.


===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''===
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}}
Not much different from ''Halo 2'', however, they now have an extra plate on the midsection in between the belly and the right wing. However, we never see the gravity lift up close so it is impossible to tell what changes have been made. ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST'' are the only games where the CCS-class Battlecruisers are seen digging and glassing with energy projectors.


== Trivia ==
===Post-war===
[[File:Calabash-nebula.jpg|300px|thumb|The [[Wikipedia:Calabash Nebula|Calabash Nebula]], shaped similarly to a CCS-class Battlecruiser.]]
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}}
*The Calabash or Rotten Egg Nebula is similar in shape to a CCS-Class Battlecruiser, prompting speculation that Bungie based the ships design on the Nebula.
 
*The Pre-Cambrian arthropod [http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vkof00iAYjM/Sk7ynanrpNI/AAAAAAAAAWU/CtJZJZLyEJI/s400/Anomalocaris%2Bnuko.jpg&imgrefurl=http://blogevolved.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html&usg=__Bpm0mruFZ7nUsYfzXVIzqNxJxWk=&h=300&w=400&sz=14&hl=en&start=30&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=9eOUxfxyH4uD3M:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAnomalocaris%26start%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1 ''Anomalocaris''] bears a similar resemblance to the CCS-Class Battlecruiser as well.
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
*A "''CCS''-class Battlegroup" generally consists of at least three ''CCS''-class ships.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', level ''[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
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*All "''CCS''-class Battlecruisers" have the ''[[Marathon (Video Game Series)|Marathon]]'' logo on their launch bays <ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>
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*The Cruisers featured in ''Halo 3'' have four fins instead of two, like those of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Halo: CE''. This could be simply because of better graphics than the previous games.
===Covenant ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
*The only ''CCS-Class'' Battlecruiser to be controlled (however briefly) by [[humans]] was the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 325''</ref>
This element includes a single ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.
*During the development of ''Halo 2'', [[Regret's Carrier]] was originally going to be a ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser, as seen in the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo|E3 2003 demo]].
*Cost: 150 points
*According to [[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.|an ONI report]], ''CCS''-class Battlecruisers were first encountered by humans when [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole's]] fleet arrived in the Psi Serpentis system in [[2543]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''': ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' ''page 477''</ref> However, this contradicts both ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', which clearly depicts Cole's fleet engaging ''CCS''-class Battlecruisers as early as [[2526]], and ''[[Halo Wars]]'', in which two such vessels - which have [[CCS-U624|been]] [[CCS-U321|identified]] by the UNSC - are engaged in orbit over [[Arcadia]].
*Movement: 8"
*On the cover of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', a ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser can be seen in the sky above [[Noble Team]].
*Damage Track: 8 • 7 • 3
*In the "Deliver Hope" trailer a hanger bay is shown which is a completely different to those seen in Halo CE.
*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 (starship)|Plasma cannon]] arrays
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
**Dice: 9
 
===Covenant Supported ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
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 torpedo]]s
**Range: 10/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 5
===Covenant Reinforced ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
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
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===Covenant Escorted ''CCS'' Battlecruiser===
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"
*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
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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.
 
===Production notes===
*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]].
*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==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape">
===Concept art===
File:cc stats.gif|CCS-class Battlecruiser stats.
<gallery>
File:Covenant Attack Ship.jpg|Concept art by [[Eddie Smith]].
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>
File:HCE - TR ship.png|The CCS in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HaloCE-CovenantGravityLift-screen.png|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:Cc_gravlift2.jpg|The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' projecting its gravity lift.
File:Cc bay3.jpg|One of ''Truth and Reconciliation''<nowiki />'s hangar bays.
File:HCE TaR bay with Banshee.jpg|Another look of a hanger bay in the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
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:CCS-Class-Battle-Cruiser-top-bg.jpg|Overhead view of the CCS-class Battlecruiser Cruiser.
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:Halo3 E3 TRAILER 2007 720p30 ST 6300Kbps 002 0001.jpg|Separatist Battlecruisers glassing a part of Voi, Kenya on Earth to prevent a Flood infestation.
File:H2A Cutscene CovenantAtI04.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers around [[Installation 04]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:CCS-Class-Battle-Cruiser-bottom.jpg|Bottom view of the CCS-class Battlecruiser.
File:H2A-Battlecruisers Battle of Earth.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers engaging the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:100 2910.jpg.JPG|A close-up of the CCS-class Battlecruiser's [[Gravity Lift]].
File:H2A CCSOverI05.png|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser in [[Installation 05]]'s atmosphere.
File:Ccs-over-voi.jpg|A CCS-class Battlecruiser over the plains of [[Voi|East Africa]].
File:HFB-CCSduo.png|''CCS''-class battlecruisers in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:CCSCruiser.jpg|A rear view of a CCS-class Battlecruiser.
</gallery>
File:CCS.png|A CCS-class Battlecruiser in ''Halo Legends''.
 
File:CCS Legends.jpg|A CCS-class Battlecruiser firing its Pulse Laser Turrets.
===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo: Reach'' design===
File:Slip.jpg|A CCS-Class Battlecruiser entering slipspace.
<gallery>
File:CCS Reach Glassing.jpg|Two CCS-class Battlecruisers above a partially glassed area of Reach.
File:CCS-Battlecruiser-Overview.png|Dorsal, starboard, and ventral views of the ''CCS''-class battlecruiser from ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:CCS Reach Glassing 2.jpg|A cluster of CCS-class Battlecruisers holding position over Reach's ravaged surface.
File:CovenantShip1-CCS-Battlecruiser.png|A profile view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:DeliverHope - CCSBattlecruiser.png|A CCS-class Battlecruiser hovering over a battle as seen in ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer.
File:H3-CCS-Battlecruiser-Side.png|A side view of the CCS-class battlecruiser from ''Halo 3''.
File:DeliverHope - CCSHangar.png|Covenant forces boarding [[Phantom|Phantoms]] in the hangar bay as seen in ''Deliver Hope'' trailer.
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:HR CCS Pro.png|CCS in ''Halo: Reach''.
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/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 stats.gif|''CCS''-class battlecruiser statistics compiled by [[Stephen Loftus]].
File:HCEA TruthAndReconciliation GravityLift Concept.jpg|Concept art of the battlecruiser ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s gravity lift in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved 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:HCEA-TruthRecon-GravityLift.jpg|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:HCEA-CCSBattlecruiser-HangarBay.jpg|External view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s hangar bays.
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:HW2 - CCSs over the Ark.jpg|Battlecruisers over the Ark in concept art for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HINF CCSHolo.png|A hologram of CCS-class battlecruisers in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
 
===''Halo: The Television Series'' design===
<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.
 
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
{{Appearances|Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo: The Flood|Halo 2|Halo Graphic Novel|Halo: Uprising|Halo 3|Halo Wars|Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo 3: ODST|Halo: Reach}}
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*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[The Duel]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
**''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[Human Weakness]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' {{c|Motion comic only}}
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
**''[[The Return]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[Deliver Hope]]''
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*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Data pads]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Reckoning]]''
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]''
**''[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]''
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==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 07:49, October 30, 2024

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]

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  • 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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