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{{Title|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer}}

{{Ship Class Infobox

|name=''CPV''-class heavy destroyer

|image=[[File:CovDestroyer.png|300px]]

|class=[[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]]

|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s

|slipspace drive=Equipped

|hull=Unidentified Covenant material

|length={{Convert|1664|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 48''</ref>

|width={{Convert|1350|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG"/>

|height=

*Multiple [[pulse laser turret]]s<ref name="EVG"/>

*Multiple [[plasma torpedo]] turrets (two anterior-mounted)<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 270''</ref><ref name="EVG"/>

*Ground assault<ref name="EVG"/>

*Planetary occupation<ref name="EVG"/>

}}

The ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer is the predominant offensive ship in the Covenant Navy, being primarily used for ship-to-ship warfare and [[glassing]] operations. ''CPV''s are deployed aggressively, often being the first ships in a fleet to engage the enemy.<ref name="EVG"/> ''CPV''-class destroyers are sufficiently equipped to serve as occupation vessels during planetary assaults, in lieu of the more occupation-centered {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} and {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}.<ref name="EVG"/>

The ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer features a roughly teardrop-shaped fore section that droops downward, forming a bulbous protrusion; the dorsal surface of this section contains a recessed area. Near the aft end, the hull splits into six sleek, wing-like structures. The shortest pair face outward at a slightly upward angle, the mid-sized structures curve upward at an inward-facing angle, and the largest structures curve downward, also facing inward.

Near the end of the [[Battle of Arcadia]], several ''CPV''-class destroyers arrived to do battle with the counterattacking UNSC forces, of which at least five were present. During this engagement, then-Captain [[Terrence Hood]] confronted at least one of these destroyers in a direct attack, and was ultimately forced to retreat after finding himself outgunned. Around this time, the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a ''CPV'' to a [[Shield 0459|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps1r4dNsmr4&hd=1 ''She Is Not My Girlfriend'']</ref> [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|One such vessel]], possibly the one that ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued from [[Arcadia]], was present at the Shield World; there, it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma torpedo fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] destroyed a ''CPV''-class destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 472-473''</ref>

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

File:ApexBattleImage.png|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer collides with the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', destroying a large portion of the latter vessel's port side.

File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer, flanked by several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers, deploys invasion forces to the surface of a human colony.

File:Arcadia Escalation.png|The UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' pursues several ''CPV''s present at the [[Battle of Arcadia]].  

File:HE Hood ordering retreat.jpg|Hood ordering a retreat from a losing battle with a ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer.