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|manufacturer=[[TanSec AB]]<ref name="Warfleet">Halo: Warfleet, pg. 19</ref>
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The '''''Gladius''-class''' heavy [[corvette]]<ref name="Warfleet"></ref> is a [[warship]] classification in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and one of [[UNSC corvette|several corvette types]] in service with the UNSC.
The '''''Gladius''-class heavy corvette''' is a class of [[corvette]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]], designated with the [[Hull classification symbol|hull code]] of '''FS'''. Manufactured by [[TanSec AB]], these corvettes excel in interdiction, patrol, and security roles.<ref name="warfleet"/>
 
==Specifications==
A small, [[slipspace]]-capable [[warship]], ''Gladius''-class heavy corvettes are only 243 meters in length with a mass of 36,000 metric tons. The hull of these corvettes are reinforced with [[titanium-A armor]]. These corvettes are outfitted with an extensive sensor suite that uses a combination of laser and radar scanners for actively detecting and tracking targets, while monitoring surrounding space for anomalous energy sources.<ref name="warfleet"/>
 
These corvettes are armed with a single [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|20DA1C2 MAC]], only two [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods, and a small network of [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s, used for defense against strikecraft and [[plasma torpedo]]es. Crewed by a total of fifteen sailors, the ''Gladius'' class carries no troops. As these corvettes are substantially outgunned by most warships, they must rely on their small size and low sensor profile to avoid unwinnable battles.<ref name="warfleet"/>


==Operational service==
==Operational service==
In [[2554]], a ''Gladius''-class corvette, the {{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}} had a deadly encounter with two [[Kig-Yar]] {{Class|DAS|storm cutter}}s, ''[[Mark of Prophecy]]'' and ''[[Divine Breath]]'' near [[New Carthage]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Stay Frosty'']</ref>
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], these corvettes were used by [[UNSC Navy]] [[battle group]]s assigned to the [[Inner Colonies]]. As they were substaintially outgunned by most [[Covenant]] [[warship]]s, ''Gladius''-class corvettes rarely participated in major [[fleet]] engagements.<ref name="warfleet"/> In [[2554]], a ''Gladius''-class heavy corvette {{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}} had a deadly encounter with two [[Kig-Yar]] {{Class|DAS|storm cutter}}s—''[[Mark of Prophecy]]'' and ''[[Divine Breath]]''—near [[New Carthage]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Stay Frosty'']</ref>


==Known ships==
==Known ships==

Revision as of 00:16, September 7, 2017

Gladius-class heavy corvette
Gladius.jpg
Production information

Manufacturer:

TanSec AB[1]

Class:

Corvette[1]

Role:

  • Interdiction[1]
  • Patrol and security[1]
Technical specifications

Length:

243 meters (800 ft)[1]

Mass:

36,000 metric tons[1]

Engine(s):

Fusion drives[1]

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine[1]

Hull:

Titanium-A armor[1]

Armament:

Complement:

No troops[1]

Crew:

15 sailors[1]

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy[1]

 

The Gladius-class heavy corvette is a class of corvette in service with the UNSC Navy, designated with the hull code of FS. Manufactured by TanSec AB, these corvettes excel in interdiction, patrol, and security roles.[1]

Specifications

A small, slipspace-capable warship, Gladius-class heavy corvettes are only 243 meters in length with a mass of 36,000 metric tons. The hull of these corvettes are reinforced with titanium-A armor. These corvettes are outfitted with an extensive sensor suite that uses a combination of laser and radar scanners for actively detecting and tracking targets, while monitoring surrounding space for anomalous energy sources.[1]

These corvettes are armed with a single 20DA1C2 MAC, only two M58 Archer missile pods, and a small network of M870 Rampart point defense guns, used for defense against strikecraft and plasma torpedoes. Crewed by a total of fifteen sailors, the Gladius class carries no troops. As these corvettes are substantially outgunned by most warships, they must rely on their small size and low sensor profile to avoid unwinnable battles.[1]

Operational service

During the Human-Covenant War, these corvettes were used by UNSC Navy battle groups assigned to the Inner Colonies. As they were substaintially outgunned by most Covenant warships, Gladius-class corvettes rarely participated in major fleet engagements.[1] In 2554, a Gladius-class heavy corvette UNSC Sagan Blue had a deadly encounter with two Kig-Yar DAS-class storm cutters—Mark of Prophecy and Divine Breath—near New Carthage.[2]

Known ships

Trivia

This corvette class was named after the gladius, one Latin word for sword, which served as the primary sword of the Roman army until the Third Century CE.

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Halo: Warfleet, p. 19
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder: Stay Frosty

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