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The '''''RCS''-class armored cruiser''' is a [[Covenant]] capital warship classification.<ref name="EVG"/>
The '''''RCS''-class armored cruiser''' is a [[Covenant]] capital warship classification.<ref name="EVG"/>


==Background==
==Overview==
RCS cruisers are some of the larger classifications of cruisers in the [[Covenant Navy]]. Their primary role revolves around planetary patrol and occupation.  
The armored cruiser's primary roles are patrol and planetary occupation. The ''RCS'' is 2,000 meters long, 1,000 meters wide, and 296 meters tall. It is the second-largest cruiser of the former [[Covenant fleet]], overshadowed only by the {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}. Armed with [[plasma torpedo]] turrets, [[pulse laser]] point-defense cannons, and a ventral [[energy projector]], it is also outfitted with a stasis enfolder system;<ref name="EVG"/> this technology is presumably a much larger version of the [[stasis cannon]] used by the [[Type-29 Vampire]].<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 200''</ref>


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
The RCS's presence during the first [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the more prominent [[CCS-class battlecruiser]].  Following the end of the war, however, many surviving CCS battlecruisers were commandeered by either Kig-Yar scavengers or independent Sangheili factions. As a result, the RCS armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]].
The ''RCS''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s use during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, the mainstay of the fleet.  Following the end of the war, however, many surviving battlecruisers were commandeered by [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers or independent [[Sangheili]] factions. As a result, the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]].


During the [[post-Covenant War conflicts]], RCS-class cruisers were most commonly employed as flagships of fleets mostly consisting of {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}s. Several RCS-class cruisers were seen with [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s fleet occupying [[Requiem]] in [[2558]].<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> One was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another one was seen fleeing Requiem after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the sun.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Halo: Infinity]]''</ref>
Several ''RCS''-class cruisers were assigned to [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s fleet occupying [[Requiem]] in [[2558#February|February 2558]], escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}s.<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> One was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another fled the [[shield world]] after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the [[Epoloch system|local star]].<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Halo: Infinity]]''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:InfinityRam.jpg|The UNSC ''Infinity'' rams through an ''RCS''-class armored cruiser.
File:InfinityRam.jpg|The UNSC ''Infinity'' rams through an ''RCS''-class armored cruiser.
File:H4 SO S01E10 Palmer watching Covenant fleet.jpg|An ''RCS'' cruiser and its CRS escort flee Requiem.
File:H4 SO S01E10 Palmer watching Covenant fleet.jpg|An ''RCS'' cruiser and its ''CRS'' escort flee Requiem.
</gallery>
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Revision as of 00:26, February 14, 2015

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The RCS-class armored cruiser is a Covenant capital warship classification.[1]

Overview

The armored cruiser's primary roles are patrol and planetary occupation. The RCS is 2,000 meters long, 1,000 meters wide, and 296 meters tall. It is the second-largest cruiser of the former Covenant fleet, overshadowed only by the ORS-class heavy cruiser. Armed with plasma torpedo turrets, pulse laser point-defense cannons, and a ventral energy projector, it is also outfitted with a stasis enfolder system;[1] this technology is presumably a much larger version of the stasis cannon used by the Type-29 Vampire.[2]

Operational history

The RCS's use during the Human-Covenant War was largely overshadowed by the CCS-class battlecruiser, the mainstay of the fleet. Following the end of the war, however, many surviving battlecruisers were commandeered by Kig-Yar scavengers or independent Sangheili factions. As a result, the RCS-class armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in Jul 'Mdama's reformed Covenant.

Several RCS-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet occupying Requiem in February 2558, escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive CRS-class light cruisers.[3] One was destroyed when the UNSC Infinity emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another fled the shield world after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the local star.[4]

Gallery

  • The UNSC Infinity rams through an RCS-class armored cruiser.

    The UNSC Infinity rams through an RCS-class armored cruiser.

  • An RCS cruiser and its CRS escort flee Requiem.

    An RCS cruiser and its CRS escort flee Requiem.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EVG
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 200
  3. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide
  4. ^ Halo 4, Halo: Infinity

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