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{{Quote|Scans indicate a structural weakness surrounding a platform on top of the vessel.|Auntie Dot, referring to the ''SDV'' class<ref name="LNoS"/>}} | {{Quote|Scans indicate a structural weakness surrounding a platform on top of the vessel.|Auntie Dot, referring to the ''SDV'' class<ref name="LNoS"/>}} | ||
[[File:HWF-ArdentPrayer.png|thumb|250px|left|A cutaway illustration of the ''Ardent Prayer'']] | [[File:HWF-ArdentPrayer.png|thumb|250px|left|A cutaway illustration of the ''Ardent Prayer'']] | ||
''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are relatively small [[warship]]s once manufactured by the [[Covenant]],<ref name="universe"/> with a length of 956 meters and a mass of 8 million metric tons.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Like all Covenant vessels, these corvettes are armored with a lightweight, yet incredibly resilient, diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame, covered by thin pieces of streamlined [[nanolaminate]] hull plating | ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are relatively small [[warship]]s once manufactured by the [[Covenant]],<ref name="universe"/> with a length of 956 meters and a mass of 8 million metric tons.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Like all Covenant vessels, these corvettes are armored with a lightweight, yet incredibly resilient, diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame, covered by thin pieces of streamlined [[nanolaminate]] hull plating.<ref name="wf61"/> Identifiable by their smooth oblong shape, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are assembled with a selvage rim, a contoured extension of the hull for additional protection that is also capable of deploying combat carapaces. The rim is visually reminiscent of [[Suban]]'s [[qoerith slug]]s.<ref name="mythos"/> ''SDV'' corvettes have a dorsal landing platform at the top of the ship,<ref name="essential"/> a noted structural weakness to the design of the corvette. Red and blue lights are used to distinguish the port and starboard sides of the ship.<ref name="LNoS"/> Mass-assembled in large numbers by the Covenant, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette has a highly flexible [[design pattern]] that can be modified for a number of specialized roles.<ref name="fb121">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', "Core Rulebook", p. 125</ref> | ||
Unlike most Covenant warships,<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', p. 5</ref> the cavernous war [[bridge]] of the ''SDV'' corvette is located in the bow of the ship, rather than the center.<ref name="LNoS"/> Referred to as the command center,<ref name="evg13">''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 13</ref> the bridge is comparatively large and composed of an encompassing perimeter platform that surrounds a number of control consoles, with a [[holo-tank]] in the center and a retractable conference table off to the side.<ref name="hitd134"/> In addition to the bridge's high-tier [[auspex array]] and [[battlenet]] interlinks,<ref name="mythos"/> the ''SDV'' class is also equipped with a long-range communication system near the center of the ship for synchronizing orders and edicts.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Located at the corvette's midsection is the ministerial cloister, an elevated access point and common terrace for dignitaries and commanders.<ref name="mythos"/> ''SDV'' corvettes have a highly advanced [[automated surgery suite]] typically capable of tending to most injuries. As most [[Sangheili]] prefer to avoid the medical bay, the suite is frequented more by other species.<ref>''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'', p. 308</ref> | Unlike most Covenant warships,<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', p. 5</ref> the cavernous war [[bridge]] of the ''SDV'' corvette is located in the bow of the ship, rather than the center.<ref name="LNoS"/> Referred to as the command center,<ref name="evg13">''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 13</ref> the bridge is comparatively large and composed of an encompassing perimeter platform that surrounds a number of control consoles, with a [[holo-tank]] in the center and a retractable conference table off to the side.<ref name="hitd134"/> In addition to the bridge's high-tier [[auspex array]] and [[battlenet]] interlinks,<ref name="mythos"/> the ''SDV'' class is also equipped with a long-range communication system near the center of the ship for synchronizing orders and edicts.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Located at the corvette's midsection is the ministerial cloister, an elevated access point and common terrace for dignitaries and commanders.<ref name="mythos"/> ''SDV'' corvettes have a highly advanced [[automated surgery suite]] typically capable of tending to most injuries. As most [[Sangheili]] prefer to avoid the medical bay, the suite is frequented more by other species.<ref>''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'', p. 308</ref> | ||
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Following the [[Great Schism|collapse]] of the Covenant, ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes continued their service with surviving [[Covenant remnants|successor factions]] of the fallen empire. [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] had several ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes in its fleet.<ref name="Have S'moa"/> The [[Swords of Sanghelios]] also operated at least one corvette of the ''SDV'' class—''[[Mayhem]]''. This corvette was deployed on [[Operation: FAR STORM]], delivering the joint forces of the Swords and [[United Nations Space Command]] to [[Installation 00]] via the [[Portal at Voi]].<ref name="hitd134"/> | Following the [[Great Schism|collapse]] of the Covenant, ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes continued their service with surviving [[Covenant remnants|successor factions]] of the fallen empire. [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] had several ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes in its fleet.<ref name="Have S'moa"/> The [[Swords of Sanghelios]] also operated at least one corvette of the ''SDV'' class—''[[Mayhem]]''. This corvette was deployed on [[Operation: FAR STORM]], delivering the joint forces of the Swords and [[United Nations Space Command]] to [[Installation 00]] via the [[Portal at Voi]].<ref name="hitd134"/> | ||
In [[2558#March|March 2558]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Vata 'Gajat]] was using an ''SDV''-class heavy corvette as the [[flagship]] of his [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|mercenary faction]], although both corvette and shipmaster were destroyed during the [[Ambush at Oth Lodon|Oth Lodon incident]].<ref>''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue 5]]</ref> A [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar pirate queen|pirate queen]] operating on [[Ven III]] used an ''SDV'' corvette as her personal flagship, until its destruction in [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]].<ref>''Halo: Escalation'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 12|Issue 12]]</ref> The [[Banished]] also maintained the heavy corvette ''[[Elegy's Lament]]'' in their fleet | In [[2558#March|March 2558]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Vata 'Gajat]] was using an ''SDV''-class heavy corvette as the [[flagship]] of his [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|mercenary faction]], although both corvette and shipmaster were destroyed during the [[Ambush at Oth Lodon|Oth Lodon incident]].<ref>''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue 5]]</ref> A [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar pirate queen|pirate queen]] operating on [[Ven III]] used an ''SDV'' corvette as her personal flagship, until its destruction in [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]].<ref>''Halo: Escalation'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 12|Issue 12]]</ref> The [[Banished]] also maintained the heavy corvette ''[[Elegy's Lament]]'' in their fleet,<ref name="hp"/> which was used by the faction to raid and harry in its formative years.<ref>''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'', [[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 4|Issue 4]]</ref> | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||