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Armed with relatively light weaponry, ''SDV'' corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat, often deploying fighters to engage enemies while the corvette escapes.<ref name="essential"/> However, they are capable of engaging [[human]] [[frigate]]s on more-or-less even terms, if pressed.<ref name="universe"/> The primary armament of the corvette is its array of six [[Plasma cannon (starship)|Melusean-pattern heavy plasma cannons]],<ref name="Warfleet"/><ref name="mythos"/> with three on either side of the ship.<ref name="Warfleet"/> The plasma cannon array is capable of rapid fire, providing dynamic-range flank coverage.<ref name="mythos"/> The ''SDV'' class is also armed with sixteen [[Plasma bombardment mortar|Carnax Nu-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]] designed for bombarding surface targets. For point defense, the corvettes possess eleven [[Pulse laser turret|Phot-pattern pulse lasers]] | Armed with relatively light weaponry, ''SDV'' corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat, often deploying fighters to engage enemies while the corvette escapes.<ref name="essential"/> However, they are capable of engaging [[human]] [[frigate]]s on more-or-less even terms, if pressed.<ref name="universe"/> The primary armament of the corvette is its array of six [[Plasma cannon (starship)|Melusean-pattern heavy plasma cannons]],<ref name="Warfleet"/><ref name="mythos"/> with three on either side of the ship.<ref name="Warfleet"/> The plasma cannon array is capable of rapid fire, providing dynamic-range flank coverage.<ref name="mythos"/> The ''SDV'' class is also armed with sixteen [[Plasma bombardment mortar|Carnax Nu-pattern plasma bombardment mortars]] designed for bombarding surface targets. For point defense, the corvettes possess eleven [[Pulse laser turret|Phot-pattern pulse lasers]].<ref name="Warfleet"/> Some corvettes are armed with low-yield [[antimatter mine]]s.<ref>''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'', p. 145</ref> | ||
The "S" (for "Salvation") in the corvette's three-letter classification code indicates that the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette is a dedicated warship capable of cleansing enemies of the Covenant with "holy fire", referring to its [[Orbital bombardment|plasma bombardment]] capabilities.<ref name="Have S'moa"/> | The "S" (for "Salvation") in the corvette's three-letter classification code indicates that the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette is a dedicated warship capable of cleansing enemies of the Covenant with "holy fire", referring to its [[Orbital bombardment|plasma bombardment]] capabilities.<ref name="Have S'moa"/> | ||