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[[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 ''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}} | ||