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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
=== Design details === | === Design details === | ||
Larger than [[UNSC frigate]]s but relatively weak compared | Larger than [[UNSC frigate]]s but relatively weak compared to other Covenant ships, corvettes are usually sent in advance of larger fleets.<ref name="ONI: SB"/><ref name="Nightfall">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref><ref name="LNoS"/> They are streamlined, with a smooth oblong hull shape. The selvage rim, a contoured extension of the hull for additive protection and deployment of combat carapaces, is unique among Covenant military vessels. The selvage rim is visually reminiscent of [[Suban]]'s [[qoerith slug]]s. Corvettes are also different from most known Covenant vessels in that the bridge is located at the front of the ship<ref name="LNoS"/> instead of in the ship's center.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 5''</ref> Corvettes are propelled by four engines at the rear of the ship.<ref name="ONI: SB"/><ref name="Nightfall"/><ref name="LNoS"/><ref name="Exodus">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> Red and blue lights are used to distinguish the port and starboard sides of the ship.<ref name="LNoS"/> At the Corvette's midsection is the ministerial cloister, an elevated access point and common terrace for dignitaries and commanders.<ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 154''</ref> | ||
Unlike larger Covenant vessels, ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes have no [[Energy shielding|energy shields]].<ref group="note">In ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'', the player's Sabre is able to destroy a corvette's engines and light anti-fighter turrets, with no resistance from shields. A corvette in ''[[Exodus]]'' is also crippled with a single missile barrage, again without any prior attack to shields. This stands in contrast to the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} in the final level, whose shields render it immune to damage until it exposes a weak point.</ref> This leaves them vulnerable to smaller [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapons such as [[point-defense gun]]s and surface-to-air missiles. A lack of energy shielding also puts them at risk of being boarded, as in the case of ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="ONI: SB"/><ref name="LNoS"/><ref name ="Exodus"/> However, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette ''[[Mayhem]]'' was equipped with shields in the post-war era,<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 142-149''</ref> suggesting that ''Mayhem'' was upgraded or that certain ships of the class were built with differing capabilities, a relatively common practice with Covenant starships thanks to their advanced manufacturing methods.<ref name="Have S'moa"/> | Unlike larger Covenant vessels, ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes have no [[Energy shielding|energy shields]].<ref group="note">In ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'', the player's Sabre is able to destroy a corvette's engines and light anti-fighter turrets, with no resistance from shields. A corvette in ''[[Exodus]]'' is also crippled with a single missile barrage, again without any prior attack to shields. This stands in contrast to the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} in the final level, whose shields render it immune to damage until it exposes a weak point.</ref> This leaves them vulnerable to smaller [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapons such as [[point-defense gun]]s and surface-to-air missiles. A lack of energy shielding also puts them at risk of being boarded, as in the case of ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="ONI: SB"/><ref name="LNoS"/><ref name ="Exodus"/> However, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette ''[[Mayhem]]'' was equipped with shields in the post-war era,<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 142-149''</ref> suggesting that ''Mayhem'' was upgraded or that certain ships of the class were built with differing capabilities, a relatively common practice with Covenant starships thanks to their advanced manufacturing methods.<ref name="Have S'moa"/> | ||
=== Armament === | === Armament === | ||
The Covenant corvette is armed with multiple weapons. On either side of the ship are three [[plasma turret]]s which are used primarily for engaging larger ships. Located in four slots, two on each side, with two in each, are eight smaller plasma turrets for use against single ships such as fighters. Corvettes are also armed with an unknown number of cannons designed for bombarding surface targets.<ref name="Guide"/> On the underside of the corvette is a launch bay that can hold at least ten [[type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type-27 ''Banshee'' interceptors]] for use in combat. The hangar bay also carries six [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type 31 ''Seraph'' starfighters]], with additional room to carry one or more [[Phantom gunboat]]s for additional combat support. The dorsal landing pad can carry additional fighters. The "runner" ringing the underside of the ship is capable of launching [[orbital insertion pod]]s.<ref name="LNoS"/> The "S" (for "Salvation") in the cruiser's three-letter classification code indicates that the corvette is a dedicated warship equipped with | The Covenant corvette is armed with multiple weapons. On either side of the ship are three [[plasma turret]]s which are used primarily for engaging larger ships. Located in four slots, two on each side, with two in each, are eight smaller plasma turrets for use against single ships such as fighters. Corvettes are also armed with an unknown number of cannons designed for bombarding surface targets.<ref name="Guide"/> On the underside of the corvette is a launch bay that can hold at least ten [[type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type-27 ''Banshee'' interceptors]] for use in combat. The hangar bay also carries six [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type 31 ''Seraph'' starfighters]], with additional room to carry one or more [[Phantom gunboat]]s for additional combat support. The dorsal landing pad can carry additional fighters. The "runner" ringing the underside of the ship is capable of launching [[orbital insertion pod]]s.<ref name="LNoS"/> The "S" (for "Salvation") in the cruiser's three-letter classification code indicates that the corvette is a dedicated warship equipped with an energy projector.<ref name="Have S'moa"/> | ||
== Operational history == | == Operational history == | ||