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{{Quote|Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But I've isolated approach signatures from multiple CCS-class battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us.|Cortana<ref name="poace"/>}}
{{Quote|Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But I've isolated approach signatures from multiple CCS-class battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us.|Cortana<ref name="poace"/>}}
'''Capital ships''' are a classification of spacecraft. The definition of a capital ship depends on the individual faction and the ship class. As an example: the large and heavily armed [[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class]] is considered a support vessel in the [[UNSC]],<ref group="note" name="phoenixsupport">According to The Essential Visual Guide (page 188), Phoenix-class ships used by the UNSC are designated as support vessels rather than colony ships.</ref> while the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}, which is nearly half its size, is considered a capital ship.<ref name="campaignguide">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' - Campaign Guide, p. 26</ref>
'''Capital ships''' are a classification of spacecraft. The definition of a capital ship depends on the individual faction and the ship class. As an example: the large and heavily armed [[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class]] is considered a support vessel in the [[UNSC]],{{Ref/Note|According to The Essential Visual Guide (page 188), Phoenix-class ships used by the UNSC are designated as support vessels rather than colony ships.}} while the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}, which is nearly half its size, is considered a capital ship.<ref name="campaignguide">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' - Campaign Guide, p. 26</ref>


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"Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But I've isolated approach signatures from multiple CCS-class battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us."
— Cortana[1]

Capital ships are a classification of spacecraft. The definition of a capital ship depends on the individual faction and the ship class. As an example: the large and heavily armed Phoenix-class is considered a support vessel in the UNSC,[Note 1] while the Marathon-class heavy cruiser, which is nearly half its size, is considered a capital ship.[2]

Types

Covenant

Human

Main article: UNSC starship

Ensigns typically did not pilot UNSC capital ships.[10]

Prehistoric human

Notes

  1. ^ According to The Essential Visual Guide (page 188), Phoenix-class ships used by the UNSC are designated as support vessels rather than colony ships.
  2. ^ While Halo: Shadow of Intent refers to the CRS-class light cruiser Spear of Light as a capital ship, it had been heavily modified by San'Shyuum Prelates to be more effective than other examples of its class, and may have been an anomaly.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, The Pillar of Autumn
  2. ^ a b Halo: Fleet Battles - Campaign Guide, p. 26
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Universe - Covenant Cruiser
  4. ^ Halo: Envoy
  5. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles - Campaign Guide, p. 31
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Armory Amore
  7. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles - Campaign Guide, p. 32
  8. ^ Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe - Covenant Ships, p. 277
  9. ^ Halo: Shadow of Intent, Chapter ??
  10. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 21
  11. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles - Campaign, p. 25
  12. ^ Halo Waypoint: Universe - UNSC Cruiser description
  13. ^ Halo Waypoint: Universe - UNSC Frigate
  14. ^ Halo: Primordium, Chapter 16