Covenant destroyer

Covenant destroyer refers to at least two different warship classifications within the Covenant Navy.

Background
Two types of Covenant ships classified as destroyers have been encountered. Destroyers with a length of 1500 m were seen in various battles early in the Human-Covenant War, while a destroyer with a length of approximately 647 m was present during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV in July 2552.

The destroyer is very well armed, boasting multiple point-defense pulse laser turrets, plasma turrets, a single energy projector, and a full complement of Seraph fighters. The destroyer's weapons are so potent that UNSC Navy Captain Jacob Keyes remarked that they turn UNSC ships into "Swiss cheese".

This warship classification features the distinctive three-sectioned design of most heavier Covenant warships, mirroring the deadliness of its larger counterparts. Destroyers are often used as escorts for fleets or task forces and are able to hold their own in combat, while protecting more valuable ships from enemy threats.

There are two known classes of destroyers, the CPV-class heavy destroyer and the RPV-class light destroyer. The CPV-class may be one of the aforementioned destroyer types, probably the larger. A destroyer of an even larger subclassification, a super-destroyer, was fielded during the Second Battle of Harvest on March 1, 2526.

Destroyer Classifications

 * Super-destroyer
 * CPV-class heavy destroyer
 * RPV-class light destroyer

List of appearances

 * Halo Wars
 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: First Strike
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo: The Cole Protocol
 * Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
 * The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
 * Halo Legends
 * Origins