Scholte-class missile corvette

Scholte-class missile corvette
Production information
Manufacturer:	TanSec AB
Class:	Corvette
Technical specifications
Length:	258 metres (850 ft)
Slipspace drive:	Yes
Armament:	1x M50 Guardhouse autocannon 2x M58 Archer missile pods 2x M44 Ares missile 4x M870 Rampart point defense guns
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Insurrection Human-Covenant War
Affiliation:	Colonial Military Administration UNSC Navy

The Scholte-class missile corvette is a corvette employed by the Colonial Military Administration and later, the UNSC Navy.

Overview

A lynchpin of CMA fleets at the height of the Insurrection, the Scholte-class replaced older Osa-class and Akita vessels. Fitted with a good mix of cannon and missile batteries, backed by a comprehensive sensor system, the Scholte was classified—at the time of introduction—as a state-of-the-art frigate. As larger ships entered service both its classification and stature diminished, but it remained a vessel that could be counted upon to punch far above its tonnage class.

Now known as one of the main ship classes that UNSC Navy recruits operate as part of their training deployments, the Scholte-class has an unenviable reputation as being reliable, heavily-armed, and rarely utilized in any fleet engagements until the final months of the Covenant War due to its slow boost speed and limited slipspace capabilities.