Editing Rwaru-pattern carrack

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The '''''Rwaru''-pattern carrack'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=270}} is a class of merchant cruiser once used by the [[Sangheili]] during the [[War of Beginnings]] that was since adopted for use by the [[fleet]]s of a dozen [[Covenant remnants|factions and would-be warlords]].{{Ref/Site|Id=FBD|URL=https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFCV12|Site=Spartan Games|Page=Halo: Fleet Battles Carrack Merchant Cruiser|D=30|M=09|Y=2017}}

''Rwaru''-pattern ships are armed with a complement of heavy weaponry, including three ''R'up''-pattern [[plasma beam]]s, two ''Kor'o''-pattern plasma beam emitters and eight ''Pol Naran''-pattern beam lasers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

Unlike the multi-role [[warship]]s used by the [[Covenant]], older, single-purpose vessels such as the Carrack have become important assets in Covenant remnant factions, as many of the warships of the Covenant have since been destroyed. Regardless, contemporary Sangheili [[fleetmaster]]s have found Carracks to be capable and resilient troop and materiel transports, using them as both carriers and cruisers.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}} Carracks can reinforce naval battle groups and transport entire armies.{{Ref/Reuse|FBD}} As in the days of the Covenant's foundation, their reactors burn with the fury of caged stars.{{Ref/Reuse|FBD}} By the time the [[Blooding Years]] began, Carracks had been upgraded to modern specifications.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/9-canon-fodder-and-random-lore-chat/?page=59&tab=comments|Site=Halo Archive|Page=Canon Fodder thread|D=25|M=05|Y=2018|Quote=I mean, it's not like there wouldn't be upgrades to those older designs as well...|Quotee=Jeff Easterling}}

===Covenant ''Carrack'' Merchant Cruiser===

This element includes a single ''Carrack'' merchant cruiser.

===Covenant Escorted ''Carrack'' Merchant Cruiser===

This element includes a ''Carrack'' merchant cruiser and one ''ADP''-class escort.

[[Wikipedia:Carrack|Carracks]] were armed, three-masted ships developed by the medieval Genoese, and heavily used by the Spanish and Portuguese empires, to carry cargoes to and from their imperial territories in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. It was a predecessor to the more well-known Galleon.

File:HFB-Carracks.jpg|Models of the Carrack.

File:H5G - Carrack and Man O Wars.png|Two Man O' Wars escorting a Carrack during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.

File:HM-Carrack.png|Profile of the Carrack in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.