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The '''''Wik''-pattern light destroyer'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=266}} {{3Letter|RPV|light destroyer}} is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-class [[warship]]s in service with the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet]]. Such vessels are usually sent in advance of invasions and are used for escort on reconnaissance missions. Heavily armed, vessels of the ''RPV'' class are effective in ship-to-ship [[Space warfare|engagements]] and are tasked with pursing fleeing ships.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} They are also used as [[fleet]] escorts, protecting larger, more important ships from attack.<ref name="TFoR2">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 145'', ''page 170'' (2010 edition)</ref>
The '''''Wik''-pattern light destroyer'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=266}} {{3Letter|RPV|light destroyer}} is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-class [[warship]]s in service with the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet]]. Such vessels are usually sent in advance of invasions and are used for escort on reconnaissance missions. Heavily armed, vessels of the ''RPV'' class are effective in ship-to-ship [[Space warfare|engagements]] and are tasked with pursing fleeing ships.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} They are also used as [[fleet]] escorts, protecting larger, more important ships from attack.<ref name="TFoR2">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 145'', ''page 170'' (2010 edition)</ref>


==Overview==
==Specifications==
===Design details===
===Design details===
The ''RPV''-class destroyer features a sleek, amphibious design with sweeping contours and perfect symmetry. It possesses three bulbous protrusions, similar to those of larger Covenant ships, giving the impression of similar lethality.<ref name="Enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 270''</ref><ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 151-152'', ''page 177'' (2010 edition)</ref> The ''RPV'' is capable of carrying a great number of ground forces, [[dropship]]s, and support craft, as well as several [[Type-31 Seraph|Type-31 Seraph fighters]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The "R", or Reverence, in the destroyer's three-letter classification code, "RPV", denotes that the destroyer is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts.<ref name="canon fodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>
The ''RPV''-class destroyer features a sleek, amphibious design with sweeping contours and perfect symmetry. It possesses three bulbous protrusions, similar to those of larger Covenant ships, giving the impression of similar lethality.<ref name="Enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 270''</ref><ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 151-152'', ''page 177'' (2010 edition)</ref> The ''RPV'' is capable of carrying a great number of ground forces, [[dropship]]s, and support craft, as well as several [[Type-31 Seraph|Type-31 Seraph fighters]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The "R", or Reverence, in the destroyer's three-letter classification code, "RPV", denotes that the destroyer is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts.<ref name="canon fodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>


===Armament===
===Armament===
The vessel's primary weapon is a single ventral [[Excavation beam|cleansing beam]], which is capable of devastating even large human vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc}} It is also armed with several ventrally mounted [[pulse laser turret]]s, which can be used to provide pinpoint firepower and can destroy inbound missiles. Two [[plasma torpedo]] turrets are mounted at the fore of the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
The vessel's primary weapon is a single ventral [[energy projector|cleansing beam]], which is capable of devastating even large human vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc}} It is also armed with several ventrally mounted [[pulse laser turret]]s, which can be used to provide pinpoint firepower and can destroy inbound missiles. Two [[plasma torpedo]] turrets are mounted at the fore of the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}


==Operational history==
==Operational history==

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