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|name=CPV-class heavy destroyer
|name=''CPV''-class heavy destroyer
|image=[[File:CovDestroyer.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:CovDestroyer.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]
|manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]
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|slipspace drive=Yes
|slipspace drive=Yes
|hull=Unidentified Covenant material
|hull=Unidentified Covenant material
|length={{Convert|1664|m|ft}}<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' ''page 48''</ref>
|length={{Convert|1664|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 48''</ref>
|width={{Convert|1350|m|ft}}<ref name="evg"/>
|width={{Convert|1350|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG"/>
|height=
|height=
|armament=*[[Energy projector]]<ref name="evg"/>
|armament=One [[energy projector]]<ref name="EVG"/>
*Anterior plasma cannons (2)<ref name="evg"/>
*Two anterior plasma cannons<ref name="EVG"/>
*[[Pulse Laser Turrets]]<ref name="evg"/>
*Multiple [[pulse laser turret]]s<ref name="EVG"/>
*[[Plasma turrets|Plasma torpedo launchers]]<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 270''</ref>
*Multiple [[plasma torpedo]] turrets<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 270''</ref>
|complement=Numerous ground forces, dropships, and support aircraft
|complement=Numerous ground forces, dropships, and support aircraft
|misc=
|misc=
|role=*Glassing operations<ref name="evg"/>
|role=*Glassing operations<ref name="EVG"/>
*ship-to-ship warfare
*Ship-to-ship warfare
*Ground assault<ref name="evg"/>
*Ground assault<ref name="EVG"/>
*Planetary occupation<ref name="evg"/>
*Planetary occupation<ref name="EVG"/>
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]]
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]]
*[[Great Schism]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]]
}}
}}


The '''CPV-class heavy destroyer'''<ref name="evg"/> is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] class warships in service with the [[Covenant Navy]].<ref name="ENC"/>
The '''''CPV''-class heavy destroyer''' is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-class warships in service with the [[Covenant Navy]].<ref name="ENC"/><ref name="EVG"/>


==Background==
==Overview==
The Covenant CPV-class heavy destroyer is the predominant offensive ship in the Covenant Navy, being primarily used for ship-to-ship warfare and [[glassing]] operations.<ref name="evg"/> If necessary, CPV-class destroyers are well-equipped enough to serve as occupation vessels during planetary assaults, in lieu of the more occupation-centered [[CCS-class battlecruiser]] and [[CAS-class assault carrier]].<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 make 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 destroyer's architecture 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, winglike 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.
==Design==
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, winglike 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.
 
''CPV''s carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph fighters]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]].<ref name="ENC"/> ''CPV''s can also use their [[gravity lift]]s to help assemble [[Covenant citadel|prefabricated bases]].<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref>
 
===Armament===
The ''CPV'' destroyer is built for heavy combat. It is armed with ventrally mounted [[pulse laser turret]]s, which can provide point defense, particularly against single ships. The destroyer is also equipped with several laterally mounted [[plasma torpedo]] turrets, two of which are mounted on the inside of each wing structure.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''campaign level [[Repairs]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_jhaMoeqM&hd=1 ''Freefall'']</ref> It is also armed with a single ventral [[energy projector]], or "cleansing beam",<ref name="EVG"/> for use in low-altitude glassing.<ref name="intro">'''Halo Wars''', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4zyyI5o0hM&hd=1 ''Five Long Years'']</ref><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref name="Origins">'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref>


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
Many CPV-class heavy destroyers were deployed during the glassing of [[Harvest]] in [[2525]]<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''', ''Back cover''</ref>. After Admiral Cole's victory in March of 2526, the Covenant regrouped to execute those who failed to destroy Cole's fleet and for celebration at the glassing of Harvest.<ref>'''Halo Wars timeline''', ''2526 entry''</ref> After the planet's liberation in [[2531]], the Covenant arrived at [[Arcadia]]. During the attack [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|one destroyer]] was able to escape and was present during the [[Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World]], where it engaged the {{UNSCship|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 cannon fire in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. During the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] was able to destroy a CPV-class destroyer in [[2543]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' '''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''', ''page 472-473''</ref> Throughout the war, CPV-class destroyers continued to serve as one of the Covenant's principle warships in their genocidal war against humanity.<ref name="what..">'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''Origins Part II''</ref>
After the battlecruiser ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' began [[First Battle of Harvest|destroying]] [[Harvest]]'s population centers in [[2525#February|February 2525]], many ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.<ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis''', back cover</ref><ref name="intro"/> ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the [[Harvest Campaign]], which lasted from [[2526]] to [[2531]].
 
==Complement==
===Armaments===
CPV-class heavy destroyers are built for heavy combat. They are armed with [[Pulse Laser Turrets]], which fire a high intensity laser bolt, radiating energy in the blue wavelength of the spectrum. The CPV-class destroyer is also equipped with anterior plasma cannons.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''campaign level [[Repairs]]'', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_jhaMoeqM&hd=1 ''Freefall'']</ref> It is also armed with a single ventral [[Energy projector]] <ref name="evg"/> for use in low altitude bombardment.<ref name="what.."/> CPV-class heavy destroyers can also be armed with plasma torpedo launchers, which are plasma turrets that launch long, powerful lances of plasma contained and guided by a shaped magnetic field.  


===Aircraft===
During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, ''CPV''s were used to glass areas that had been secured by the [[United Nations Space Command]], eradicating most of the [[human]] presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref name="intro"/> [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|One such vessel]] was present during the [[Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World]], where it engaged the {{UNSCship|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>
CPV-class heavy destroyers carry a large number of aircraft including the [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph fighters]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]].<ref name="ENC"/>


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|CPV-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|''CPV''-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:HW genis back cover.png|A group of CPV-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:HW genis back cover.png|A group of ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.
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: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 Destroyer.png|A CPV-class heavy destroyer, flanked by several CCS-class battlecruisers, deploys invasion forces to the surface of a human colony.
File:Origins Destroyer.png|A ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer, flanked by several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers, deploys invasion forces to the surface of a human colony.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 19:40, July 17, 2011

Template:Ship Class Infobox

The CPV-class heavy destroyer is one of several destroyer-class warships in service with the Covenant Navy.[1][2]

Overview

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. CPVs are deployed aggressively, often being the first ships in a fleet to make engage the enemy.[2] CPV-class destroyers are sufficiently equipped to serve as occupation vessels during planetary assaults, in lieu of the more occupation-centered CCS-class battlecruiser and CAS-class assault carrier.[2]

Design

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, winglike 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.

CPVs carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including Seraph fighters and Banshee attack craft.[1] CPVs can also use their gravity lifts to help assemble prefabricated bases.[3]

Armament

The CPV destroyer is built for heavy combat. It is armed with ventrally mounted pulse laser turrets, which can provide point defense, particularly against single ships. The destroyer is also equipped with several laterally mounted plasma torpedo turrets, two of which are mounted on the inside of each wing structure.[4] It is also armed with a single ventral energy projector, or "cleansing beam",[2] for use in low-altitude glassing.[5][6][7]

Operational history

After the battlecruiser Rapid Conversion began destroying Harvest's population centers in February 2525, many CPV-class heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.[8][5] CPV-class heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the Harvest Campaign, which lasted from 2526 to 2531.

During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, CPVs were used to glass areas that had been secured by the United Nations Space Command, eradicating most of the human presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in February 2531.[5] One such vessel was present during the Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World, where it engaged the Template:UNSCship after a midair collision between the two ships; the destroyer dispatched several large boarding parties, supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma torpedo fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3 destroyed a CPV-class destroyer at the Battle of 18 Scorpii in 2543.[9]

Ships of the line

List of appearances

Gallery

  • CPV-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.

    CPV-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.

  • HW genis back cover.png

    A group of CPV-class heavy destroyers glassing Harvest.

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

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

  • Origins Destroyer.png

    A CPV-class heavy destroyer, flanked by several CCS-class battlecruisers, deploys invasion forces to the surface of a human colony.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ENC
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EVG
  3. ^ Halo Wars
  4. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Repairs, cutscene Freefall
  5. ^ a b c Halo Wars, cutscene Five Long Years
  6. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
  7. ^ Halo Legends, Origins
  8. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis, back cover
  9. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, page 472-473
  10. ^ a b Transmissions

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