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{{Quote|What the hell are those things?|Cadet Thomas Lasky, upon seeing ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes for the first time<ref name="fud">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 3''</ref>}} | {{Quote|What the hell are those things?|Cadet Thomas Lasky, upon seeing ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes for the first time<ref name="fud">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 3''</ref>}} | ||
The '''''Ceudar''-pattern heavy corvette'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=268}} | The '''''Ceudar''-pattern heavy corvette'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=268}} {{3Letter|SDV|heavy corvette}}, is a class of [[corvette]], formerly in service with the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]].<ref name="ONI: SB">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Manufactured by both the [[Forgemasters of Tanus]] and the [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]],{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} these corvettes rarely engage in ship-to-ship combat (though if pressed, they are capable of taking on [[human]] [[frigate]]s on more-or-less even terms); instead, they typically escort [[capital ship]]s, deploy [[space fighter]]s in [[fleet]] engagements, and screen support ships from enemy fast-attack craft.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Although they typically serve as heavy escorts within a fleet, the ''SDV'' class can operate independently of support for extended periods of time.<ref name="mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''p. 154-155''</ref> | ||
Mass-assembled during the [[Ages of Discovery|Twentieth Age of Discovery]], ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes were originally commissioned for charting distant stars and dangerous [[slipspace]] routes, or aiding the Covenant navy in war.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''SDV'' class saw heavy use against humanity, most prominently during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} With the collapse of the Covenant Empire, these corvettes are now serviced by the Covenant's [[Covenant remnants|successors]].{{Ref/Reuse|Have S'moa}} | Mass-assembled during the [[Ages of Discovery|Twentieth Age of Discovery]], ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes were originally commissioned for charting distant stars and dangerous [[slipspace]] routes, or aiding the Covenant navy in war.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''SDV'' class saw heavy use against humanity, most prominently during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} With the collapse of the Covenant Empire, these corvettes are now serviced by the Covenant's [[Covenant remnants|successors]].{{Ref/Reuse|Have S'moa}} | ||