Battlecruiser

Battlecruisers are a type of warship used in space warfare. A type of cruiser, they straddle the line between larger and heavier cruiser examples and fully-fledged battleships.

Human battlecruisers

 *  - while formally termed a "super-heavy" cruiser, the UNSC Navy's Valiant-class is sometimes referred to as a battlecruiser, and was drafted as a compromise between cruisers and battleships - though comprimised on firepower and armour protection to retain more of a multi-mission capability.

Covenant battlecruisers
The Covenant employed many battlecruiser designs as part of its wider fleet of Covenant cruisers. They were produced in vast quantities by dozens of shipyards across Covenant space, and consisted of an extremely versatile workhorse design prolific throughout the empire.
 *  - one of the multiple battlecruiser design patterns employed by the Covenant fleet.
 *  - one of the mainstay warships of the Covenant.