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{{Quote|What the hell are those things?|Cadet Thomas Lasky, upon seeing ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes for the first time<ref name="fud">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 3''</ref>}}
{{Quote|What the hell are those things?|Cadet Thomas Lasky, upon seeing ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes for the first time<ref name="fud">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 3''</ref>}}


The '''''SDV''-class heavy corvette''' is a class of [[corvette]], formerly in service with the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]].<ref name="ONI: SB">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Manufactured by both the [[Forgemasters of Tanus]] and the [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]],<ref name="Warfleet"/> these corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat (though if pressed, they are capable of taking on [[human]] [[frigate]]s on more-or-less even terms); instead, they typically escort [[capital ship]]s, deploy [[space fighter]]s in [[fleet]] engagements, and screen support ships from enemy fast-attack craft.<ref name="universe"/> Although they typically serve as heavy escorts within a fleet, the ''SDV'' class can operate independently of support for extended periods of time.<ref name="mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''p. 154-155''</ref>
The '''''SDV''-class heavy corvette''' is a class of [[corvette]], formerly in service with the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]].<ref name="ONI: SB">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Manufactured by both the [[Forgemasters of Tanus]] and the [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]],{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} these corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat (though if pressed, they are capable of taking on [[human]] [[frigate]]s on more-or-less even terms); instead, they typically escort [[capital ship]]s, deploy [[space fighter]]s in [[fleet]] engagements, and screen support ships from enemy fast-attack craft.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Although they typically serve as heavy escorts within a fleet, the ''SDV'' class can operate independently of support for extended periods of time.<ref name="mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''p. 154-155''</ref>


Mass-assembled during the [[Ages of Discovery|Twentieth Age of Discovery]], ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes were originally commissioned for charting distant stars and dangerous [[slipspace]] routes, or aiding the Covenant navy in war.<ref name="Warfleet"/> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''SDV'' class saw heavy use against humanity, most prominently during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="essential"/> With the collapse of the Covenant Empire, these corvettes are now serviced by the Covenant's [[Covenant remnants|successors]].<ref name="Have S'moa"/>
Mass-assembled during the [[Ages of Discovery|Twentieth Age of Discovery]], ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes were originally commissioned for charting distant stars and dangerous [[slipspace]] routes, or aiding the Covenant navy in war.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''SDV'' class saw heavy use against humanity, most prominently during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} With the collapse of the Covenant Empire, these corvettes are now serviced by the Covenant's [[Covenant remnants|successors]].{{Ref/Reuse|Have S'moa}}


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
===Superstructure and hull===
===Superstructure and hull===
{{Quote|Scans indicate a structural weakness surrounding a platform on top of the vessel.|Auntie Dot, referring to the ''SDV'' class<ref name="LNoS"/>}}
{{Quote|Scans indicate a structural weakness surrounding a platform on top of the vessel.|Auntie Dot, referring to the ''SDV'' class{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}}}
[[File:HWF-ArdentPrayer.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A cutaway illustration of the ''Ardent Prayer'']]
[[File:HWF-ArdentPrayer.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A cutaway illustration of the ''Ardent Prayer'']]
''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are relatively small [[warship]]s once manufactured by the [[Covenant]],<ref name="universe"/> with a length of 956 meters and a mass of 8 million metric tons.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Like all Covenant vessels, these corvettes are armored with a lightweight, yet incredibly resilient, diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame, covered by thin pieces of streamlined [[nanolaminate]] hull plating.<ref name="wf61"/> Identifiable by their smooth oblong shape, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are assembled with a selvage rim, a contoured extension of the hull for additional protection that is also capable of deploying combat carapaces. The rim is visually reminiscent of [[Suban]]'s [[qoerith slug]]s.<ref name="mythos"/> ''SDV'' corvettes have a dorsal landing platform at the top of the ship,<ref name="essential"/> a noted structural weakness to the design of the corvette. Red and blue lights are used to distinguish the port and starboard sides of the ship.<ref name="LNoS"/> Mass-assembled in large numbers by the Covenant, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette has a highly flexible [[design pattern]] that can be modified for a number of specialized roles.<ref name="fb121">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook'', ''p. 125''</ref>
''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are relatively small [[warship]]s once manufactured by the [[Covenant]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} with a length of 956 meters and a mass of 8 million metric tons.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} Like all Covenant vessels, these corvettes are armored with a lightweight, yet incredibly resilient, diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame, covered by thin pieces of streamlined [[nanolaminate]] hull plating.{{Ref/Reuse|wf61}} Identifiable by their smooth oblong shape, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are assembled with a selvage rim, a contoured extension of the hull for additional protection that is also capable of deploying combat carapaces. The rim is visually reminiscent of [[Suban]]'s [[qoerith slug]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} ''SDV'' corvettes have a dorsal landing platform at the top of the ship,{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} a noted structural weakness to the design of the corvette. Red and blue lights are used to distinguish the port and starboard sides of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}} Mass-assembled in large numbers by the Covenant, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette has a highly flexible [[design pattern]] that can be modified for a number of specialized roles.<ref name="fb121">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook'', ''p. 125''</ref>


The cavernous war [[bridge]] of the ''SDV'' corvette is located in the bow of the ship, rather than the center.<ref name="LNoS"/> Referred to as the command center,<ref name="evg13">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''p. 13''</ref> the bridge is comparatively large and composed of an encompassing perimeter platform that surrounds a number of control consoles, with a [[holo-tank]] in the center and a retractable conference table off to the side.<ref name="hitd134"/> In addition to the bridge's high-tier [[auspex array]] and [[battlenet]] interlinks,<ref name="mythos"/> the ''SDV'' class is also equipped with a long-range communication system near the center of the ship for synchronizing orders and edicts.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Located at the corvette's midsection is the ministerial cloister, an elevated access point and common terrace for dignitaries and commanders.<ref name="mythos"/> ''SDV'' corvettes have a highly advanced [[automated surgery suite]] typically capable of tending to most injuries. As most [[Sangheili]] prefer to avoid the medical bay, the suite is frequented more by other species.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''p. 308''</ref> The SDV initially had a series of maintenance tunnels interwoven throughout the ship, with compact dimensions designed for the Covenant's smaller species to traverse.<ref name="Covenant Escape">'''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''', ''[[Covenant Escape]]''</ref>
The cavernous war [[bridge]] of the ''SDV'' corvette is located in the bow of the ship, rather than the center.{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}} Referred to as the command center,<ref name="evg13">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''p. 13''</ref> the bridge is comparatively large and composed of an encompassing perimeter platform that surrounds a number of control consoles, with a [[holo-tank]] in the center and a retractable conference table off to the side.{{Ref/Reuse|hitd134}} In addition to the bridge's high-tier [[auspex array]] and [[battlenet]] interlinks,{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} the ''SDV'' class is also equipped with a long-range communication system near the center of the ship for synchronizing orders and edicts.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} Located at the corvette's midsection is the ministerial cloister, an elevated access point and common terrace for dignitaries and commanders.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} ''SDV'' corvettes have a highly advanced [[automated surgery suite]] typically capable of tending to most injuries. As most [[Sangheili]] prefer to avoid the medical bay, the suite is frequented more by other species.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''p. 308''</ref> The SDV initially had a series of maintenance tunnels interwoven throughout the ship, with compact dimensions designed for the Covenant's smaller species to traverse.<ref name="Covenant Escape">'''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''', ''[[Covenant Escape]]''</ref>


[[File:HOD SupplicationofPurity Interior 1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The interior of a maintenance corridor of the ''Supplication of Purity''.]]
[[File:HOD SupplicationofPurity Interior 1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The interior of a maintenance corridor of the ''Supplication of Purity''.]]
The ''SDV'' class is outfitted with [[Energy shielding|''Morelia''-pattern dispersal field generators]],<ref name="Warfleet"/> which provide the corvettes with energy shielding.<ref name="Halo p. 145">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''p. 145''</ref> The corvettes are also equipped with a [[Active camouflage|''Ushab''-pattern stealth generator]], utilizing powerful distortion screens and a multispectral hypersink that renders the ships practically invisible to long-range passive sensors.<ref name="Warfleet"/> A [[gravity lift]] near the center serves as a low-capacity utility lift for cargo transport.<ref name="mythos"/>
The ''SDV'' class is outfitted with [[Energy shielding|''Morelia''-pattern dispersal field generators]],{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} which provide the corvettes with energy shielding.<ref name="Halo p. 145">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''p. 145''</ref> The corvettes are also equipped with a [[Active camouflage|''Ushab''-pattern stealth generator]], utilizing powerful distortion screens and a multispectral hypersink that renders the ships practically invisible to long-range passive sensors.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} A [[gravity lift]] near the center serves as a low-capacity utility lift for cargo transport.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}


===Propulsion===
===Propulsion===
''SDV''-class corvettes are highly regarded for their maneuverability and swiftness, using a combination of speed and stealth to infiltrate planetary defenses, though they are not as nimble as the {{Class|DAV|light corvette}}s.<ref name="essential"/> The corvettes are fitted with four [[Repulsor engine|''Callipoas''-pattern repulsor engines]],<ref name="Warfleet"/> located at the aft of the ship.<ref name="LNoS"/><ref name="Exodus">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref><ref name="Nightfall">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref> Providing sublight travel, these repulsor engines are configured for swift and agile localized transit.<ref name="mythos"/>
''SDV''-class corvettes are highly regarded for their maneuverability and swiftness, using a combination of speed and stealth to infiltrate planetary defenses, though they are not as nimble as the {{Class|DAV|light corvette}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} The corvettes are fitted with four [[Repulsor engine|''Callipoas''-pattern repulsor engines]],{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} located at the aft of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}<ref name="Exodus">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref><ref name="Nightfall">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref> Providing sublight travel, these repulsor engines are configured for swift and agile localized transit.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}


For travel in [[slipstream space]], the ''SDV'' class is outfitted with a [[Slipspace drive|''Tyros''-pattern borer]]—approximately equivalent to a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#CODEN series|CODEN Series VI Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].<ref name="Warfleet"/>
For travel in [[slipstream space]], the ''SDV'' class is outfitted with a [[Slipspace drive|''Tyros''-pattern borer]]—approximately equivalent to a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#CODEN series|CODEN Series VI Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


===Crew and complement===
===Crew and complement===
[[File:Corvette1.jpg|thumb|250px|The hangar of the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette]]
[[File:Corvette1.jpg|thumb|250px|The hangar of the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette]]
''SDV'' corvettes generally have a crew of thirty-eight,<ref name="Warfleet"/> though these vessels are highly automated and only require a crew of ten for most operations.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''p. 135''</ref> The crew consists of sixteen [[Sangheili|Superior]]s, twenty [[Menial]]s, and two [[Huragok]] serving as the ship's engineers.<ref name="Warfleet"/> ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are favored for their infantry transport and deployment capabilities.<ref name="essential"/> They can carry fifty [[Sangheili Major|Sangheili Obedientaries]], another fifty [[Warrior]]s, and one hundred-and-thirty [[Thrall]]s. There are no long-term accommodations for the crew, except for those of the [[shipmaster]]. Instead, the crew use stimulants and [[dream-shaper]]s to stay alert for their tour, before being rotated with fresh personnel at the end of the mission.<ref name="Warfleet"/>
''SDV'' corvettes generally have a crew of thirty-eight,{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} though these vessels are highly automated and only require a crew of ten for most operations.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''p. 135''</ref> The crew consists of sixteen [[Sangheili|Superior]]s, twenty [[Menial]]s, and two [[Huragok]] serving as the ship's engineers.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are favored for their infantry transport and deployment capabilities.{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} They can carry fifty [[Sangheili Major|Sangheili Obedientaries]], another fifty [[Warrior]]s, and one hundred-and-thirty [[Thrall]]s. There are no long-term accommodations for the crew, except for those of the [[shipmaster]]. Instead, the crew use stimulants and [[dream-shaper]]s to stay alert for their tour, before being rotated with fresh personnel at the end of the mission.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


Corvettes of this class have a single multipurpose [[hangar bay]],<ref name="hitd134"/><ref name="mythos"/><ref name="fb">'''Halo: Fleet Battles'''</ref> rated to handle heavy [[dropship]]s and medium [[space fighter]]s.<ref name="mythos"/> These corvettes carry eight [[Type-31 Seraph]] fighters,<ref name="Warfleet"/> locked onto the ceiling of its hangar bay.<ref name="evg13"/> Seraph [[pilot]]s may be trained by a [[skymaster]]. In addition, ''SDV''-class corvettes carry ten [[Type-27 Banshee]] strikecraft and eight [[Type-26 Banshee]] support aircraft. Two [[Type-25 Spirit]] troop carriers are utilized by these corvettes to ferry troops to combat zones. ''SDV'' corvettes carry 104 [[Covenant drop pod|insertion pods and deployment carapaces]],<ref name="Warfleet"/> deployed from the lower ring.<ref name="mythos"/> When launched, the drop pods benefit from a temporary signature reduction when passing through the ship's distortion screen.<ref name="Warfleet"/>
Corvettes of this class have a single multipurpose [[hangar bay]],{{Ref/Reuse|hitd134}}{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}<ref name="fb">'''Halo: Fleet Battles'''</ref> rated to handle heavy [[dropship]]s and medium [[space fighter]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} These corvettes carry eight [[Type-31 Seraph]] fighters,{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} locked onto the ceiling of its hangar bay.{{Ref/Reuse|evg13}} Seraph [[pilot]]s may be trained by a [[skymaster]]. In addition, ''SDV''-class corvettes carry ten [[Type-27 Banshee]] strikecraft and eight [[Type-26 Banshee]] support aircraft. Two [[Type-25 Spirit]] troop carriers are utilized by these corvettes to ferry troops to combat zones. ''SDV'' corvettes carry 104 [[Covenant drop pod|insertion pods and deployment carapaces]],{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} deployed from the lower ring.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} When launched, the drop pods benefit from a temporary signature reduction when passing through the ship's distortion screen.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


===Armaments===
===Armaments===
Armed with relatively light weaponry, ''SDV'' corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat, often deploying fighters to engage enemies while the corvette escapes.<ref name="essential"/> However, they are capable of engaging [[human]] [[frigate]]s on more-or-less even terms, if pressed.<ref name="universe"/> The primary armament of the corvette is its array of six [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern heavy plasma cannons]],<ref name="Warfleet"/><ref name="mythos"/> with three on either side of the ship.<ref name="Warfleet"/> The plasma cannon array is capable of rapid fire, providing dynamic-range flank coverage.<ref name="mythos"/> The ''SDV'' class is also armed with sixteen [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Nu''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]] designed for bombarding surface targets. For point defense, the corvettes possess eleven [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot''-pattern pulse lasers]].<ref name="Warfleet"/> Some corvettes are armed with low-yield [[antimatter mine]]s.<ref name="Halo p. 145"/>
Armed with relatively light weaponry, ''SDV'' corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat, often deploying fighters to engage enemies while the corvette escapes.{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} However, they are capable of engaging [[human]] [[frigate]]s on more-or-less even terms, if pressed.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The primary armament of the corvette is its array of six [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern heavy plasma cannons]],{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} with three on either side of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} The plasma cannon array is capable of rapid fire, providing dynamic-range flank coverage.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} The ''SDV'' class is also armed with sixteen [[Plasma bombardment mortar|''Carnax Nu''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]] designed for bombarding surface targets. For point defense, the corvettes possess eleven [[Pulse laser turret|''Phot''-pattern pulse lasers]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} Some corvettes are armed with low-yield [[antimatter mine]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo p. 145}}


The "S" (for "Salvation") in the corvette's three-letter classification code indicates that the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette is a dedicated warship capable of cleansing enemies of the Covenant with "holy fire".<ref name="Have S'moa"/>
The "S" (for "Salvation") in the corvette's three-letter classification code indicates that the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette is a dedicated warship capable of cleansing enemies of the Covenant with "holy fire".{{Ref/Reuse|Have S'moa}}


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
===Early service===
===Early service===
The ''SDV''-class heavy corvette was mass-assembled in large numbers by the [[Forgemasters of Tanus]] and the [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]] during the [[Ages of Discovery|Twentieth Age of Discovery]], an earlier era of glorious exploration for the [[Covenant]]. The corvette was designed by [[Master Shipwright]] [[Ckmu 'Raboree]] and [[Apprentice Hiveseeker]] [[Tek'ch]]—[[Sangheili]] and [[Yanme'e]] naval architects, respectively. ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' was one of the corvettes assembled at this time, commissioned in around [[2070]].<ref name="Warfleet"/>
The ''SDV''-class heavy corvette was mass-assembled in large numbers by the [[Forgemasters of Tanus]] and the [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]] during the [[Ages of Discovery|Twentieth Age of Discovery]], an earlier era of glorious exploration for the [[Covenant]]. The corvette was designed by [[Master Shipwright]] [[Ckmu 'Raboree]] and [[Apprentice Hiveseeker]] [[Tek'ch]]—[[Sangheili]] and [[Yanme'e]] naval architects, respectively. ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' was one of the corvettes assembled at this time, commissioned in around [[2070]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


The Covenant tasked the new ''SDV''-class with traveling to distant stars, charting dangerous routes in [[slipstream space]], and battling civilizations that resisted the empire's vision of a [[Great Journey]].<ref name="Warfleet"/> Others were tasked with surveying [[Forerunner]] reliquary sites and deploying small artifact-retrieval teams to evade any active defensive measures.<ref name="universe"/> However, such matters were often considered beneath the attention of true warriors; while these corvettes played vital roles in the [[Covenant fleet]], they possess no battle honors of note and are rarely mentioned in [[High Charity]]'s records.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Nonetheless, the ''SDV'' was a popular warship in the fleet, with entire [[battle group]]s comprised of these corvettes.<ref name="fb121"/>
The Covenant tasked the new ''SDV''-class with traveling to distant stars, charting dangerous routes in [[slipstream space]], and battling civilizations that resisted the empire's vision of a [[Great Journey]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} Others were tasked with surveying [[Forerunner]] reliquary sites and deploying small artifact-retrieval teams to evade any active defensive measures.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} However, such matters were often considered beneath the attention of true warriors; while these corvettes played vital roles in the [[Covenant fleet]], they possess no battle honors of note and are rarely mentioned in [[High Charity]]'s records.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} Nonetheless, the ''SDV'' was a popular warship in the fleet, with entire [[battle group]]s comprised of these corvettes.{{Ref/Reuse|fb121}}


===Human-Covenant War===
===Human-Covenant War===
[[File:CirciniusIV attacked1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|A corvette fires a pulse laser at the Corbulo Academy space elevator, destroying it.]]
[[File:CirciniusIV attacked1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|A corvette fires a pulse laser at the Corbulo Academy space elevator, destroying it.]]
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], ''SDV'' heavy corvettes were utilized in front-line combat roles, as well as providing the Covenant fleet with long-range reconnaissance of potential naval staging areas and colonies.<ref name="universe"/> At least three ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes were present during the Covenant's [[Battle of Circinius IV|attack]] on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Circinius IV]] in [[2526]]. During the battle, the three corvettes entered the planet's lower atmosphere over the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]], where one of them fired on the school's [[space elevator]], causing it to collapse.<ref name="fud"/> A lone corvette was present for the beginning of the [[Battle of Meridian]] in [[2548]], acting as the ship for a Covenant force working on excavating a Forerunner artifact in [[Brume-sur-Mer]]. The corvette attempted to shoot down [[Sundered Legion Prowler|a]] [[Prowler]] carrying escaping colonists, firing blind due to the ship being in stealth mode. However, [[Victor Gallardo]] returned fire with the Prowler's missiles, scoring several hits and forcing the corvette to retreat.<ref name="HBB4">'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''Chapter 4''</ref><ref name="HBB16">'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''Chapter 16''</ref><ref name="HBB24">'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''Chapter 24''</ref> Several ''SDV'' corvettes participated in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]], attached to the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord]].<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''p. 81''</ref>
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], ''SDV'' heavy corvettes were utilized in front-line combat roles, as well as providing the Covenant fleet with long-range reconnaissance of potential naval staging areas and colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} At least three ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes were present during the Covenant's [[Battle of Circinius IV|attack]] on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Circinius IV]] in [[2526]]. During the battle, the three corvettes entered the planet's lower atmosphere over the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]], where one of them fired on the school's [[space elevator]], causing it to collapse.{{Ref/Reuse|fud}} A lone corvette was present for the beginning of the [[Battle of Meridian]] in [[2548]], acting as the ship for a Covenant force working on excavating a Forerunner artifact in [[Brume-sur-Mer]]. The corvette attempted to shoot down [[Sundered Legion Prowler|a]] [[Prowler]] carrying escaping colonists, firing blind due to the ship being in stealth mode. However, [[Victor Gallardo]] returned fire with the Prowler's missiles, scoring several hits and forcing the corvette to retreat.<ref name="HBB4">'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''Chapter 4''</ref><ref name="HBB16">'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''Chapter 16''</ref><ref name="HBB24">'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''Chapter 24''</ref> Several ''SDV'' corvettes participated in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]], attached to the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord]].<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''p. 81''</ref>


When the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] arrived over [[Reach]] later that summer, several attached ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes were present for the ensuring [[Fall of Reach]]. On [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]], a corvette [[Battle of Sword Base|attacked]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Sword Base]], but retreated when its forces were driven off. As it left, the corvette was struck amidships by a round from an [[orbital defense platform]]'s [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] and sank in a nearby lake.<ref name="ONI: SB"/> At least four corvettes were present in the Covenant staging area in the [[Viery Territory]] and were discovered by [[Recon Team Bravo]] during [[Mission to Szurdok Ridge|a reconnaissance mission]].<ref name="Nightfall"/> Later in the battle, ''Ardent Prayer'' played a vital role in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], when she was engaged by {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} while being [[Boarding|boarded]] by several [[YSS-1000 Sabre]] fighters, including one piloted by [[SPARTAN-B312]] and [[Jorge-052]]. The pilots hijacked the corvette and brought aboard ''Savannah''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]], which was used as a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Atypical uses|makeshift bomb]]. ''Ardent Prayer'' was sent towards the fleet [[flagship]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', where Jorge-052 activated the drive and created a devasting [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift. The resulting loss of ''Ardent Prayer'' and ''Long Night of Solace'' effectively crippled the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, though the fleet's remnants were reinforced by the [[Ministry of Resolution]].<ref name="LNoS"/>
When the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] arrived over [[Reach]] later that summer, several attached ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes were present for the ensuring [[Fall of Reach]]. On [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]], a corvette [[Battle of Sword Base|attacked]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Sword Base]], but retreated when its forces were driven off. As it left, the corvette was struck amidships by a round from an [[orbital defense platform]]'s [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] and sank in a nearby lake.{{Ref/Reuse|ONI: SB}} At least four corvettes were present in the Covenant staging area in the [[Viery Territory]] and were discovered by [[Recon Team Bravo]] during [[Mission to Szurdok Ridge|a reconnaissance mission]].{{Ref/Reuse|Nightfall}} Later in the battle, ''Ardent Prayer'' played a vital role in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], when she was engaged by {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} while being [[Boarding|boarded]] by several [[YSS-1000 Sabre]] fighters, including one piloted by [[SPARTAN-B312]] and [[Jorge-052]]. The pilots hijacked the corvette and brought aboard ''Savannah''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]], which was used as a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Atypical uses|makeshift bomb]]. ''Ardent Prayer'' was sent towards the fleet [[flagship]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', where Jorge-052 activated the drive and created a devasting [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift. The resulting loss of ''Ardent Prayer'' and ''Long Night of Solace'' effectively crippled the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, though the fleet's remnants were reinforced by the [[Ministry of Resolution]].{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}


Other ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes took part in later ground battles on Reach. At least three corvettes were present during the [[Siege of New Alexandria|siege of]] [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]. One took up position over the city's starport, preventing civilian [[Unidentified civilian transport craft|evacuation transports]] from escaping. When one took off in desperation, the corvette shot it down. As the situation grew dire for the transports, SPARTAN-B312 reactivated a [[M95 Lance|missile battery]] which he used to fire on the corvette. The corvette was badly damaged and retreated, allowing the remaining civilian transports with thousands of people on board to escape. The corvette was last seen descending at a steep angle, indicating it may have crashed from the damage it sustained.<ref name="Exodus"/> Several of these corvettes also participated in the Covenant's [[Battle of Tribute|attack]] on [[Tribute]], with some assaulting its capital, [[Casbah]].<ref name="landf">'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer map, ''[[Landfall (level)|Landfall]]''</ref>
Other ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes took part in later ground battles on Reach. At least three corvettes were present during the [[Siege of New Alexandria|siege of]] [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]. One took up position over the city's starport, preventing civilian [[Unidentified civilian transport craft|evacuation transports]] from escaping. When one took off in desperation, the corvette shot it down. As the situation grew dire for the transports, SPARTAN-B312 reactivated a [[M95 Lance|missile battery]] which he used to fire on the corvette. The corvette was badly damaged and retreated, allowing the remaining civilian transports with thousands of people on board to escape. The corvette was last seen descending at a steep angle, indicating it may have crashed from the damage it sustained.{{Ref/Reuse|Exodus}} Several of these corvettes also participated in the Covenant's [[Battle of Tribute|attack]] on [[Tribute]], with some assaulting its capital, [[Casbah]].<ref name="landf">'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer map, ''[[Landfall (level)|Landfall]]''</ref>


===Post-Covenant usage===
===Post-Covenant usage===
Following the [[Battle of the Citadel|collapse]] of the Covenant, ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes continued their service with newly formed [[Covenant remnants|successor factions]] of the fallen empire. [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] had several ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes in its fleet.<ref name="Have S'moa"/> The [[Swords of Sanghelios]] also operated at least one corvette of the ''SDV'' class—''[[Mayhem]]''. This corvette was deployed on [[Operation: FAR STORM]], delivering the joint forces of the Swords and [[United Nations Space Command]] to [[Installation 00]] via the [[Portal at Voi]].<ref name="hitd134"/>
Following the [[Battle of the Citadel|collapse]] of the Covenant, ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes continued their service with newly formed [[Covenant remnants|successor factions]] of the fallen empire. [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] had several ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes in its fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|Have S'moa}} The [[Swords of Sanghelios]] also operated at least one corvette of the ''SDV'' class—''[[Mayhem]]''. This corvette was deployed on [[Operation: FAR STORM]], delivering the joint forces of the Swords and [[United Nations Space Command]] to [[Installation 00]] via the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Reuse|hitd134}}


In [[2558#March|March 2558]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Vata 'Gajat]] was using an ''SDV''-class heavy corvette as the [[flagship]] of his [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|mercenary faction]], although both corvette and shipmaster were destroyed during the [[Ambush at Oth Lodon|Oth Lodon incident]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref>  A [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar pirate queen|pirate queen]] operating on [[Ven III]] used an ''SDV'' corvette as her personal flagship, until its destruction in [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 12|Issue 12]]''</ref> The [[Banished]] also maintained the heavy corvette ''[[Elegy's Lament]]'' in their fleet,<ref name="hp"/> which was used by the faction to raid and harry in its formative years.<ref>'''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''', ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref>
In [[2558#March|March 2558]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Vata 'Gajat]] was using an ''SDV''-class heavy corvette as the [[flagship]] of his [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|mercenary faction]], although both corvette and shipmaster were destroyed during the [[Ambush at Oth Lodon|Oth Lodon incident]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref>  A [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar pirate queen|pirate queen]] operating on [[Ven III]] used an ''SDV'' corvette as her personal flagship, until its destruction in [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 12|Issue 12]]''</ref> The [[Banished]] also maintained the heavy corvette ''[[Elegy's Lament]]'' in their fleet,{{Ref/Reuse|hp}} which was used by the faction to raid and harry in its formative years.<ref>'''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''', ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref>


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==
*''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' – Captained by [[Shipmaster]] [[Ardo 'Moretumee]] as part of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]; hijacked by UNSC and used as a delivery system for slipspace bomb, destroyed during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="evg13"/>
*''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' – Captained by [[Shipmaster]] [[Ardo 'Moretumee]] as part of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]; hijacked by UNSC and used as a delivery system for slipspace bomb, destroyed during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg13}}
*''[[Elegy's Lament]]'' – Formerly in service with the [[Covenant fleet]]; captured by the [[Banished]].<ref name="hp"/>
*''[[Elegy's Lament]]'' – Formerly in service with the [[Covenant fleet]]; captured by the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|hp}}
*''[[Mayhem]]'' – Captained by [[N'tho 'Sraom]] of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]; heavily damaged during [[Operation: FAR STORM]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-annual-achievements '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Annual Achievements'']</ref>
*''[[Mayhem]]'' – Captained by [[N'tho 'Sraom]] of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]; heavily damaged during [[Operation: FAR STORM]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-annual-achievements '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Annual Achievements'']</ref>
*''[[Supplication of Purity]]'' – Crashed into the surface of [[Tribute]]<ref name="Covenant Escape" />
*''[[Supplication of Purity]]'' – Crashed into the surface of [[Tribute]]{{Ref/Reuse|Covenant Escape}}


==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
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{{Quote|For Reach's corvette, artist Glenn Israel created something new yet familiar using motiffs from the Covenant cruiser.|Frank O'Connor<ref name="abw73">'''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]''', ''p. 73</ref>''}}
{{Quote|For Reach's corvette, artist Glenn Israel created something new yet familiar using motiffs from the Covenant cruiser.|Frank O'Connor<ref name="abw73">'''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]''', ''p. 73</ref>''}}
The ''SDV''-class heavy corvette made its visual debut in the [[2010]] game ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', playing an integral role in the [[campaign]] level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'', as well as serving as the setting for the [[Firefight]] map ''[[Corvette (map)|Corvette]]'' and the multiplayer map ''[[Zealot (map)|Zealot]]''—both taking place aboard the corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]''. For the game, the corvette was conceptualized and designed by artist Glenn Israel, who attempted to create a new, yet familiar, ship class. The corvette's design was partly inspired by the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, particularly ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' which had previously served as a setting for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. While the corvette's interior resembles that of the battlecruiser, the increased processing power of the [[Xbox 360]] allowed for significantly more detail.<ref name="abw73"/> The design of the ''SDV''-class corvette for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' was achieved without using the ''Halo: Reach'' model for reference. The {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}} (which was designed for the game) features a "runner" amidships in reference to the corvette.<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-in-the-loop '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: In the Loop'']</ref>
The ''SDV''-class heavy corvette made its visual debut in the [[2010]] game ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', playing an integral role in the [[campaign]] level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'', as well as serving as the setting for the [[Firefight]] map ''[[Corvette (map)|Corvette]]'' and the multiplayer map ''[[Zealot (map)|Zealot]]''—both taking place aboard the corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]''. For the game, the corvette was conceptualized and designed by artist Glenn Israel, who attempted to create a new, yet familiar, ship class. The corvette's design was partly inspired by the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, particularly ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' which had previously served as a setting for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. While the corvette's interior resembles that of the battlecruiser, the increased processing power of the [[Xbox 360]] allowed for significantly more detail.{{Ref/Reuse|abw73}} The design of the ''SDV''-class corvette for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' was achieved without using the ''Halo: Reach'' model for reference. The {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}} (which was designed for the game) features a "runner" amidships in reference to the corvette.<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-in-the-loop '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: In the Loop'']</ref>


In the campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'', the player's [[Sabre]] is able to destroy a corvette's engines and laser turrets, encountering no resistance from shields.<ref name="LNoS"/> A corvette in ''[[Exodus]]'' is also crippled with a single missile barrage, again without any prior attack to shields.<ref name="Exodus"/> In addition, several missiles from [[Sundered Legion Prowler|a]] [[Prowler]] during the [[Battle of Meridian]] caused enough damage to force a corvette to retreat.<ref name="HBB24" /> This stands in contrast to the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} in the final level, whose shields render it immune to damage until it exposes a weak point. However, later media ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', and ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'' all make reference to the ''SDV'' class being equipped with energy shielding.
In the campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'', the player's [[Sabre]] is able to destroy a corvette's engines and laser turrets, encountering no resistance from shields.{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}} A corvette in ''[[Exodus]]'' is also crippled with a single missile barrage, again without any prior attack to shields.{{Ref/Reuse|Exodus}} In addition, several missiles from [[Sundered Legion Prowler|a]] [[Prowler]] during the [[Battle of Meridian]] caused enough damage to force a corvette to retreat.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB24}} This stands in contrast to the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} in the final level, whose shields render it immune to damage until it exposes a weak point. However, later media ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', and ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'' all make reference to the ''SDV'' class being equipped with energy shielding.


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SDV-class heavy corvette
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Production information

Manufacturer:

Class:

Corvette[2]

Role:

Technical specifications

Length:

956 meters (3,140 ft)[2]

Width:

399 meters (1,310 ft)[2]

Height:

175 meters (570 ft)[1]

Mass:

8 million metric tons[1]

Engine(s):

4 Callipoas-pattern repulsor engines[1]

Slipspace drive:

Tyros-pattern borer[1]

Countermeasures:

Ushab-pattern stealth generator[1]

Hull:

Nanolaminate armor[4]

Shielding:

Morelia-pattern shield generator[1]

Armament:

Complement:

Crew:

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Introduced:

Twentieth Age of Discovery[1]

Affiliation:

 

"What the hell are those things?"
— Cadet Thomas Lasky, upon seeing SDV-class heavy corvettes for the first time[8]

The SDV-class heavy corvette is a class of corvette, formerly in service with the Covenant fleet.[9][10] Manufactured by both the Forgemasters of Tanus and the Gorgon Assembly Vault,[1] these corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat (though if pressed, they are capable of taking on human frigates on more-or-less even terms); instead, they typically escort capital ships, deploy space fighters in fleet engagements, and screen support ships from enemy fast-attack craft.[3] Although they typically serve as heavy escorts within a fleet, the SDV class can operate independently of support for extended periods of time.[11]

Mass-assembled during the Twentieth Age of Discovery, SDV-class heavy corvettes were originally commissioned for charting distant stars and dangerous slipspace routes, or aiding the Covenant navy in war.[1] During the Human-Covenant War, the SDV class saw heavy use against humanity, most prominently during the Fall of Reach.[2] With the collapse of the Covenant Empire, these corvettes are now serviced by the Covenant's successors.[5]

Specifications

Superstructure and hull

"Scans indicate a structural weakness surrounding a platform on top of the vessel."
— Auntie Dot, referring to the SDV class[10]
A cutaway illustration of the Ardent Prayer

SDV-class heavy corvettes are relatively small warships once manufactured by the Covenant,[3] with a length of 956 meters and a mass of 8 million metric tons.[1] Like all Covenant vessels, these corvettes are armored with a lightweight, yet incredibly resilient, diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame, covered by thin pieces of streamlined nanolaminate hull plating.[4] Identifiable by their smooth oblong shape, the SDV-class heavy corvettes are assembled with a selvage rim, a contoured extension of the hull for additional protection that is also capable of deploying combat carapaces. The rim is visually reminiscent of Suban's qoerith slugs.[11] SDV corvettes have a dorsal landing platform at the top of the ship,[2] a noted structural weakness to the design of the corvette. Red and blue lights are used to distinguish the port and starboard sides of the ship.[10] Mass-assembled in large numbers by the Covenant, the SDV-class heavy corvette has a highly flexible design pattern that can be modified for a number of specialized roles.[12]

The cavernous war bridge of the SDV corvette is located in the bow of the ship, rather than the center.[10] Referred to as the command center,[13] the bridge is comparatively large and composed of an encompassing perimeter platform that surrounds a number of control consoles, with a holo-tank in the center and a retractable conference table off to the side.[6] In addition to the bridge's high-tier auspex array and battlenet interlinks,[11] the SDV class is also equipped with a long-range communication system near the center of the ship for synchronizing orders and edicts.[1] Located at the corvette's midsection is the ministerial cloister, an elevated access point and common terrace for dignitaries and commanders.[11] SDV corvettes have a highly advanced automated surgery suite typically capable of tending to most injuries. As most Sangheili prefer to avoid the medical bay, the suite is frequented more by other species.[14] The SDV initially had a series of maintenance tunnels interwoven throughout the ship, with compact dimensions designed for the Covenant's smaller species to traverse.[15]

The interior of the Covenant Escape event at Outpost Discovery. Photo credit to MonkeysxMoo35.
The interior of a maintenance corridor of the Supplication of Purity.

The SDV class is outfitted with Morelia-pattern dispersal field generators,[1] which provide the corvettes with energy shielding.[16] The corvettes are also equipped with a Ushab-pattern stealth generator, utilizing powerful distortion screens and a multispectral hypersink that renders the ships practically invisible to long-range passive sensors.[1] A gravity lift near the center serves as a low-capacity utility lift for cargo transport.[11]

Propulsion

SDV-class corvettes are highly regarded for their maneuverability and swiftness, using a combination of speed and stealth to infiltrate planetary defenses, though they are not as nimble as the DAV-class light corvettes.[2] The corvettes are fitted with four Callipoas-pattern repulsor engines,[1] located at the aft of the ship.[10][17][18] Providing sublight travel, these repulsor engines are configured for swift and agile localized transit.[11]

For travel in slipstream space, the SDV class is outfitted with a Tyros-pattern borer—approximately equivalent to a CODEN Series VI Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.[1]

Crew and complement

The hangar of the SDV-class heavy corvette

SDV corvettes generally have a crew of thirty-eight,[1] though these vessels are highly automated and only require a crew of ten for most operations.[19] The crew consists of sixteen Superiors, twenty Menials, and two Huragok serving as the ship's engineers.[1] SDV-class heavy corvettes are favored for their infantry transport and deployment capabilities.[2] They can carry fifty Sangheili Obedientaries, another fifty Warriors, and one hundred-and-thirty Thralls. There are no long-term accommodations for the crew, except for those of the shipmaster. Instead, the crew use stimulants and dream-shapers to stay alert for their tour, before being rotated with fresh personnel at the end of the mission.[1]

Corvettes of this class have a single multipurpose hangar bay,[6][11][20] rated to handle heavy dropships and medium space fighters.[11] These corvettes carry eight Type-31 Seraph fighters,[1] locked onto the ceiling of its hangar bay.[13] Seraph pilots may be trained by a skymaster. In addition, SDV-class corvettes carry ten Type-27 Banshee strikecraft and eight Type-26 Banshee support aircraft. Two Type-25 Spirit troop carriers are utilized by these corvettes to ferry troops to combat zones. SDV corvettes carry 104 insertion pods and deployment carapaces,[1] deployed from the lower ring.[11] When launched, the drop pods benefit from a temporary signature reduction when passing through the ship's distortion screen.[1]

Armaments

Armed with relatively light weaponry, SDV corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat, often deploying fighters to engage enemies while the corvette escapes.[2] However, they are capable of engaging human frigates on more-or-less even terms, if pressed.[3] The primary armament of the corvette is its array of six Melusean-pattern heavy plasma cannons,[1][11] with three on either side of the ship.[1] The plasma cannon array is capable of rapid fire, providing dynamic-range flank coverage.[11] The SDV class is also armed with sixteen Carnax Nu-pattern plasma bombardment mortars designed for bombarding surface targets. For point defense, the corvettes possess eleven Phot-pattern pulse lasers.[1] Some corvettes are armed with low-yield antimatter mines.[16]

The "S" (for "Salvation") in the corvette's three-letter classification code indicates that the SDV-class heavy corvette is a dedicated warship capable of cleansing enemies of the Covenant with "holy fire".[5]

Operational history

Early service

The SDV-class heavy corvette was mass-assembled in large numbers by the Forgemasters of Tanus and the Gorgon Assembly Vault during the Twentieth Age of Discovery, an earlier era of glorious exploration for the Covenant. The corvette was designed by Master Shipwright Ckmu 'Raboree and Apprentice Hiveseeker Tek'ch—Sangheili and Yanme'e naval architects, respectively. Ardent Prayer was one of the corvettes assembled at this time, commissioned in around 2070.[1]

The Covenant tasked the new SDV-class with traveling to distant stars, charting dangerous routes in slipstream space, and battling civilizations that resisted the empire's vision of a Great Journey.[1] Others were tasked with surveying Forerunner reliquary sites and deploying small artifact-retrieval teams to evade any active defensive measures.[3] However, such matters were often considered beneath the attention of true warriors; while these corvettes played vital roles in the Covenant fleet, they possess no battle honors of note and are rarely mentioned in High Charity's records.[1] Nonetheless, the SDV was a popular warship in the fleet, with entire battle groups comprised of these corvettes.[12]

Human-Covenant War

A corvette fires a pulse laser at the Corbulo Academy space elevator, destroying it.

During the Human-Covenant War, SDV heavy corvettes were utilized in front-line combat roles, as well as providing the Covenant fleet with long-range reconnaissance of potential naval staging areas and colonies.[3] At least three SDV-class heavy corvettes were present during the Covenant's attack on the human colony of Circinius IV in 2526. During the battle, the three corvettes entered the planet's lower atmosphere over the Corbulo Academy of Military Science, where one of them fired on the school's space elevator, causing it to collapse.[8] A lone corvette was present for the beginning of the Battle of Meridian in 2548, acting as the ship for a Covenant force working on excavating a Forerunner artifact in Brume-sur-Mer. The corvette attempted to shoot down a Prowler carrying escaping colonists, firing blind due to the ship being in stealth mode. However, Victor Gallardo returned fire with the Prowler's missiles, scoring several hits and forcing the corvette to retreat.[21][22][23] Several SDV corvettes participated in the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV in 2552, attached to the Second Fleet of Solemn Accord.[24]

When the Fleet of Valiant Prudence arrived over Reach later that summer, several attached SDV-class heavy corvettes were present for the ensuring Fall of Reach. On July 26, 2552, a corvette attacked the Office of Naval Intelligence's Sword Base, but retreated when its forces were driven off. As it left, the corvette was struck amidships by a round from an orbital defense platform's MAC and sank in a nearby lake.[9] At least four corvettes were present in the Covenant staging area in the Viery Territory and were discovered by Recon Team Bravo during a reconnaissance mission.[18] Later in the battle, Ardent Prayer played a vital role in Operation: UPPER CUT, when she was engaged by UNSC Savannah while being boarded by several YSS-1000 Sabre fighters, including one piloted by SPARTAN-B312 and Jorge-052. The pilots hijacked the corvette and brought aboard Savannah's slipspace drive, which was used as a makeshift bomb. Ardent Prayer was sent towards the fleet flagship Long Night of Solace, where Jorge-052 activated the drive and created a devasting slipspace rift. The resulting loss of Ardent Prayer and Long Night of Solace effectively crippled the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, though the fleet's remnants were reinforced by the Ministry of Resolution.[10]

Other SDV-class heavy corvettes took part in later ground battles on Reach. At least three corvettes were present during the siege of New Alexandria. One took up position over the city's starport, preventing civilian evacuation transports from escaping. When one took off in desperation, the corvette shot it down. As the situation grew dire for the transports, SPARTAN-B312 reactivated a missile battery which he used to fire on the corvette. The corvette was badly damaged and retreated, allowing the remaining civilian transports with thousands of people on board to escape. The corvette was last seen descending at a steep angle, indicating it may have crashed from the damage it sustained.[17] Several of these corvettes also participated in the Covenant's attack on Tribute, with some assaulting its capital, Casbah.[25]

Post-Covenant usage

Following the collapse of the Covenant, SDV-class heavy corvettes continued their service with newly formed successor factions of the fallen empire. Jul 'Mdama's Covenant had several SDV-class heavy corvettes in its fleet.[5] The Swords of Sanghelios also operated at least one corvette of the SDV class—Mayhem. This corvette was deployed on Operation: FAR STORM, delivering the joint forces of the Swords and United Nations Space Command to Installation 00 via the Portal at Voi.[6]

In March 2558, Shipmaster Vata 'Gajat was using an SDV-class heavy corvette as the flagship of his mercenary faction, although both corvette and shipmaster were destroyed during the Oth Lodon incident.[26] A Kig-Yar pirate queen operating on Ven III used an SDV corvette as her personal flagship, until its destruction in Operation: WHISTLE STOP.[27] The Banished also maintained the heavy corvette Elegy's Lament in their fleet,[7] which was used by the faction to raid and harry in its formative years.[28]

Ships of the line

Halo: Fleet Battles

Line formation

This element features two SDV-class heavy corvettes.

  • Cost: 40 points
  • Movement: 9"
  • Damage Track: 4 • 4 • 3
  • Build rating: 1
  • Hangars: 1
  • Boarding Craft: 0
  • Security detail: 2
  • System loadouts:
  • Primary weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 3
  • Secondary weapon: Plasma torpedos
    • Range: 10/24"
    • Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward
    • Dice: 4
Oblique formation

This element features two SDV-class heavy corvettes.

  • Cost: 40 points
  • Movement: 9"
  • Damage Track: 4 • 3 • 3
  • Build rating: 1
  • Hangars: 1
  • Boarding Craft: 0
  • Security detail: 2
  • System loadouts:
    • Active camouflage
    • Defense array (2)
    • Elusive
    • Glide (5")
    • Point defense (3)
  • Primary weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 4
  • Secondary weapon: Plasma torpedos
    • Range: 10/24"
    • Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward
    • Dice: 3
Tri formation

This element features three SDV-class heavy corvettes.

  • Cost: 60 points
  • Movement: 9"
  • Damage Track: 5 • 4 • 4
  • Build rating: 2
  • Hangars: 2
  • Boarding Craft: 0
  • Security detail: 3
  • System loadouts:
    • Active camouflage
    • Defense array (4)
    • Elusive
    • Glide (5")
    • Point defense (4)
  • Primary weapon: Plasma cannon arrays
    • Range: 10/20"
    • Weapon loadouts: Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard
    • Dice: 6
  • Secondary weapon: Plasma torpedos
    • Range: 10/24"
    • Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma
    • Firing arc: Forward
    • Dice: 6

Behind the scenes

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"For Reach's corvette, artist Glenn Israel created something new yet familiar using motiffs from the Covenant cruiser."
— Frank O'Connor[30]

The SDV-class heavy corvette made its visual debut in the 2010 game Halo: Reach, playing an integral role in the campaign level Long Night of Solace, as well as serving as the setting for the Firefight map Corvette and the multiplayer map Zealot—both taking place aboard the corvette Ardent Prayer. For the game, the corvette was conceptualized and designed by artist Glenn Israel, who attempted to create a new, yet familiar, ship class. The corvette's design was partly inspired by the CCS-class battlecruiser, particularly Truth and Reconciliation which had previously served as a setting for Halo: Combat Evolved. While the corvette's interior resembles that of the battlecruiser, the increased processing power of the Xbox 360 allowed for significantly more detail.[30] The design of the SDV-class corvette for Halo: Fleet Battles was achieved without using the Halo: Reach model for reference. The ORS-class heavy cruiser (which was designed for the game) features a "runner" amidships in reference to the corvette.[31]

In the campaign level Long Night of Solace, the player's Sabre is able to destroy a corvette's engines and laser turrets, encountering no resistance from shields.[10] A corvette in Exodus is also crippled with a single missile barrage, again without any prior attack to shields.[17] In addition, several missiles from a Prowler during the Battle of Meridian caused enough damage to force a corvette to retreat.[23] This stands in contrast to the CCS-class battlecruiser in the final level, whose shields render it immune to damage until it exposes a weak point. However, later media Halo: Hunters in the Dark, Halo: Fleet Battles, and Halo: Warfleet all make reference to the SDV class being equipped with energy shielding.

Gallery

  • Concept art of the Covenant corvette for Halo: Reach

    Concept art of the Covenant corvette for Halo: Reach

  • Concept art of the Corvette's hangar bay.

    Concept art of the Corvette's hangar bay.

  • Concept art of the Corvette's interior corridors.

    Concept art of the Corvette's interior corridors.

  • Concept art of the Corvette's interior corridors.

    Concept art of the Corvette's interior corridors.

  • Concept art of the Corvette's interior corridors.

    Concept art of the Corvette's interior corridors.

  • An overview of the Covenant corvette

    An overview of the Covenant corvette

  • A comparison between the corvette and the YSS-1000 Sabre

    A comparison between the corvette and the YSS-1000 Sabre

  • Ardent Prayer over Reach in 2552

    Ardent Prayer over Reach in 2552

  • A rough comparison between the corvette and Savannah (this may not be up to scale)

    A rough comparison between the corvette and Savannah (this may not be up to scale)

  • A Corvette's gravity lift and Seraph ventral launch-bay

    A Corvette's gravity lift and Seraph ventral launch-bay

  • Type-31 Seraphs docked within the corvette.

    Type-31 Seraphs docked within the corvette.

  • Close up of Type-27 XMF launch-bay

    Close up of Type-27 XMF launch-bay

  • Close-up of the Banshee storage area in the corvette's hangar bay

    Close-up of the Banshee storage area in the corvette's hangar bay

  • View of the corvette's dorsal landing pad

    View of the corvette's dorsal landing pad

  • The bridge of a Covenant corvette, staffed by Special Operations Sangheili, Unggoy Ultras and a Sangheili General.

    The bridge of a Covenant corvette, staffed by Special Operations Sangheili, Unggoy Ultras and a Sangheili General.

  • A corvette in battle

    A corvette in battle

  • Three corvettes hold position over the city of New Alexandria.

    Three corvettes hold position over the city of New Alexandria.

  • An SDV corvette firing its plasma cannons towards Reach's surface.

    An SDV corvette firing its plasma cannons towards Reach's surface.

  • An SDV-class corvette destroyed by a MAC round.

    An SDV-class corvette destroyed by a MAC round.

  • Three corvettes over the Corbulo Academy in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

    Three corvettes over the Corbulo Academy in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

  • Size comparison between the CRS-class cruiser and the SDV-class heavy corvette

    Size comparison between the CRS-class cruiser and the SDV-class heavy corvette

  • An SDV-class corvette in the background of the Halo 4 multiplayer map Landfall

    An SDV-class corvette in the background of the Halo 4 multiplayer map Landfall

  • Another SDV-class corvette in the background of Landfall

    Another SDV-class corvette in the background of Landfall

  • Vata 'Gajat's SDV-class corvette docked at Oth Lodon station in 2558 in Halo: Escalation.

    Vata 'Gajat's SDV-class corvette docked at Oth Lodon station in 2558 in Halo: Escalation.

  • An SDV-class corvette over Ven III's landscape

    An SDV-class corvette over Ven III's landscape

  • An SDV-class corvette scaled against the larger CCS-class and ORS-class cruisers.

    An SDV-class corvette scaled against the larger CCS-class and ORS-class cruisers.

  • HFB-SDVtri.png

    SDV-class heavy corvettes in Halo: Fleet Battles

  • SDV-class corvettes aid a CPV-class heavy destroyer.

    SDV-class corvettes aid a CPV-class heavy destroyer.

  • Profile of the SDV-class heavy corvette

    Profile of the SDV-class heavy corvette

  • An SDV-class heavy corvette hovering above SWORD Base.

    An SDV-class heavy corvette hovering above SWORD Base.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Halo: Warfleet, Ardent Prayer, p. 76-77
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 37
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Waypoint: Covenant Corvette
  4. ^ a b Halo: Warfleet, p. 61
  5. ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder: Have S'moa
  6. ^ a b c d Halo: Hunters in the Dark, p. 128
  7. ^ a b c Halo: Tales from Slipspace, Hunting Party
  8. ^ a b Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 3
  9. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level, ONI: Sword Base
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: Reach, campaign level, Long Night of Solace
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo Mythos, p. 154-155
  12. ^ a b Halo: Fleet Battles, Core Rulebook, p. 125
  13. ^ a b c Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 13
  14. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, p. 308
  15. ^ a b Halo: Outpost Discovery, Covenant Escape
  16. ^ a b Halo: Hunters in the Dark, p. 145
  17. ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level, Exodus
  18. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level, Nightfall
  19. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, p. 135
  20. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles
  21. ^ Halo: Battle Born, Chapter 4
  22. ^ Halo: Battle Born, Chapter 16
  23. ^ a b Halo: Battle Born, Chapter 24
  24. ^ Halo Mythos, p. 81
  25. ^ Halo 4, multiplayer map, Landfall
  26. ^ Halo: Escalation, Issue 5
  27. ^ Halo: Escalation, Issue 12
  28. ^ Halo: Rise of Atriox, Issue 4
  29. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Annual Achievements
  30. ^ a b Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds, p. 73
  31. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder: In the Loop

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