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'''''Rapid Conversion''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[CCS-class battlecruiser]].<ref group= " | '''''Rapid Conversion''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[CCS-class battlecruiser]].<ref group="note">''Contact Harvest'' simply refers to the Rapid Conversion as a cruiser, but images of the ship seem to indicate that it is specifically a CCS-class battlecruiser.</ref> In [[2525]], it was commanded by [[Maccabeus]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], and later by his nephew [[Tartarus]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 194''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The warship was used to deploy troops and vehicles to the surface of [[Harvest]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] and also used as the Covenant's command center. Though its weapon system, a [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo turret]], had been disabled, the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]] was able to repair them in time for the ship's actions against Harvest and its colonists. | The warship was used to deploy troops and vehicles to the surface of [[Harvest]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] and also used as the Covenant's command center. Though its weapon system, a [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo turret]], had been disabled, the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]] was able to repair them in time for the ship's actions against Harvest and its colonists. | ||
Later, going into low orbit over Harvest's surface in order to deliver troops and gather the relics they sought, ''Rapid Conversion'' fell into a trap that had been laid by [[Captain ( | Later, going into low orbit over Harvest's surface in order to deliver troops and gather the relics they sought, ''Rapid Conversion'' fell into a trap that had been laid by [[Captain (ground forces)|Captain]] [[Ponder]] and his troops and was hit by two rounds from a [[mass driver]] based on Harvest's surface. The first round did little damage. The second round, however, passed completely through the warship, severing the connections between the ship's reactor and anti-grav generators, causing the ship to plummet to the planet's surface.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', pages ''336, 342''</ref> | ||
In the following months however, the crew managed to repair the ship and began to glass Harvest, eventually reducing the planet's surface to cinder.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 382''</ref> In April, ''Rapid Conversion'' destroyed the [[Colonial Military Administration]] scout ship [[CMA Argo|''Argo'']].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 391-396''</ref> Six months later, the CMA's [[Battlegroup 4]], consisting of the [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']], the [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']], and the [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']], was sent to investigate the loss of contact with Harvest and the ''Argo''; the battlegroup was almost completely destroyed by a Covenant ship over Harvest, possibly the ''Rapid Conversion'' or the [[Covenant super-destroyer]] that arrived later.<ref group="note">According to ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', Battlegroup 4 was attacked by a Covenant super-destroyer. However, according to ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', the battlegroup encountered ''Rapid Conversion''.</ref> | |||
== Trivia== | == Trivia== | ||
Given the fact it is commanded by Jiralhanae, the name of the ship may be a reference to the species taking to the Covenant belief system faster than most of the other client species. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Note== | ==Note== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Covenant Ships]] | [[Category:Covenant Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 02:34, April 24, 2012
Rapid Conversion was a Covenant CCS-class battlecruiser.[note 1] In 2525, it was commanded by Maccabeus, the Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, and later by his nephew Tartarus.[1]
History
Rapid Conversion was originally decommissioned by the Sangheili for their own use, but was deemed worthy of use by Jiralhanae. Many of its systems, including weapons and mechanical lifts, were disabled. The crew was compiled of a pack of ten Jiralhanae, roughly sixty Unggoy, and over a hundred Yanme'e responsible for the vessel's upkeep.
The warship was used to deploy troops and vehicles to the surface of Harvest during the First Battle of Harvest and also used as the Covenant's command center. Though its weapon system, a plasma torpedo turret, had been disabled, the Huragok Lighter Than Some was able to repair them in time for the ship's actions against Harvest and its colonists.
Later, going into low orbit over Harvest's surface in order to deliver troops and gather the relics they sought, Rapid Conversion fell into a trap that had been laid by Captain Ponder and his troops and was hit by two rounds from a mass driver based on Harvest's surface. The first round did little damage. The second round, however, passed completely through the warship, severing the connections between the ship's reactor and anti-grav generators, causing the ship to plummet to the planet's surface.[2]
In the following months however, the crew managed to repair the ship and began to glass Harvest, eventually reducing the planet's surface to cinder.[3] In April, Rapid Conversion destroyed the Colonial Military Administration scout ship Argo.[4] Six months later, the CMA's Battlegroup 4, consisting of the Heracles, the Arabia, and the Vostok, was sent to investigate the loss of contact with Harvest and the Argo; the battlegroup was almost completely destroyed by a Covenant ship over Harvest, possibly the Rapid Conversion or the Covenant super-destroyer that arrived later.[note 2]
Trivia
Given the fact it is commanded by Jiralhanae, the name of the ship may be a reference to the species taking to the Covenant belief system faster than most of the other client species.
List of appearances
- Halo: Contact Harvest (First appearance)
- Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp
Note
- ^ Contact Harvest simply refers to the Rapid Conversion as a cruiser, but images of the ship seem to indicate that it is specifically a CCS-class battlecruiser.
- ^ According to Halo Wars: Genesis, Battlegroup 4 was attacked by a Covenant super-destroyer. However, according to Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp, the battlegroup encountered Rapid Conversion.
