The DAV-class light corvette is a corvette class formerly in service with the now-defunct Covenant fleet.[1] Commonly assigned in stealth operations, vessels of this class were also tasked with the deployment and retrieval of Ranger teams.[2]
Specifications
Design details
Similar in design to the larger SDV-class heavy corvette,[1] the DAV-class light corvette is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance, making way for larger invasion forces. Despite its limited weaponry, the DAV-class corvette uses active camouflage systems to render it imperceptible to UNSC sensors, and visually invisible.[1]
Armament
DAV-class ships are primarily stealth ships, and as such they were not as well-armed as the larger SDV-class heavy corvette.[1] This falls in line with common observations that weapon layout differ greatly between Covenant ship classifications.[3] Despite this, DAV-class ships are armed with heavy plasma cannons.[1]
Operational history
In 2553 The Lookout reached the system where Losing Hand was, initially thinking it barren, the Huragok known as Slight List convinced the crew to survey the system. They discovered the downed remains of the UNSC Dark Was the Night, a military cargo tender that had crashed one year ago on the planet after being damaged by a Covenant attack. Major Kyle Stallock, who was stationed aboard The Lookout, updated Dark Was the Night's crew on everything that had happened since their crash. The local population and the ship's crew were offered a way off the planet, some accepted and some remained.[4]
Ships of the line
List of appearances
- Halo: Fractures
- Breaking Strain (First appearance)
Sources
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- ^ Halo: Fractures, Breaking Strain