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[[File:Marathon-class Cruiser.JPG|thumb|250px|A UNSC ''Marathon''-class cruiser.]] | [[File:Marathon-class Cruiser.JPG|thumb|250px|A UNSC ''Marathon''-class cruiser.]] | ||
The '''cruiser''' is a type of heavily-armed and armored [[Capital ship|capital warship]] | The '''cruiser''' is a type of heavily-armed and armored [[Capital ship|capital warship]] designed with an emphasis on weaponry and armor over [[space fighter|fighter]] complements. | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
Even though | Even though [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] [[fleet]]s possess warships of such classifications, the tactical philosophies of the two species are different. The Covenant, while possessing many different cruiser classifications, use [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carriers]] as the powerhouses of their fleets. The UNSC, on the other hand, use cruisers as their heaviest warships. However, it should be noted that Covenant cruisers dwarfed their UNSC counterparts and are much more powerful. For example, even the smallest Covenant cruisers contain powerful shields that are capable of withstanding several [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
However, it should be noted that Covenant cruisers dwarfed their UNSC counterparts and are much more powerful. For example, even the smallest Covenant cruisers contain powerful shields that are capable of withstanding several MAC rounds.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | |||
==Known cruiser classes== | ==Known cruiser classes== | ||
Revision as of 14:16, August 18, 2013
The cruiser is a type of heavily-armed and armored capital warship designed with an emphasis on weaponry and armor over fighter complements.
Role
Even though UNSC and Covenant fleets possess warships of such classifications, the tactical philosophies of the two species are different. The Covenant, while possessing many different cruiser classifications, use assault carriers as the powerhouses of their fleets. The UNSC, on the other hand, use cruisers as their heaviest warships. However, it should be noted that Covenant cruisers dwarfed their UNSC counterparts and are much more powerful. For example, even the smallest Covenant cruisers contain powerful shields that are capable of withstanding several MAC rounds.[1]
Known cruiser classes
Covenant
- Covenant supercruiser - 3576 meters (11,732 feet)
- Reverence-class cruiser - 3,000 metres (9,800 ft)
- CCS-class battlecruiser - 1,782 metres (5,850 ft)
- Covenant cruiser - 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)-1,455 metres (4,770 ft)
- CRS-class light cruiser - 300 metres (980 ft)
UNSC
- Marathon-class heavy cruiser - 1,192 metres (3,910 ft)
- Halcyon-class light cruiser - 1,170 metres (3,800 ft)
- Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser - 1,518 metres (4,980 ft)
Forerunner
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo 2
- Halo Graphic Novel
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Landfall
- Halo: Uprising
- Halo 3
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo Wars: Genesis
- Halo Wars
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo Legends
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo 4
- Halo: Spartan Assault
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page ??
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