Capital ship: Difference between revisions

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{{Quote|Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But I've isolated approach signatures from multiple CCS-class battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us.|Cortana<ref name="poace"/>}}

'''Capital ships''' are a classification of spacecraft. The definition of a capital ship depends on the individual faction and the ship class. As an example: the large and heavily armed [[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class]] is considered a support vessel in the [[UNSC]],<ref group="note" name="phoenixsupport">According to The Essential Visual Guide (page 188), Phoenix-class ships used by the UNSC are designated as support vessels rather than colony ships.</ref> while the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}, which is nearly half its size, is considered a capital ship.<ref name="campaignguide">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' - Campaign Guide, p. 26</ref>

**{{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}<ref>''[[Halo: Envoy]]''</ref><ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'' - Campaign Guide, p. 31</ref>

**{{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}}<ref name="canon fodder armory">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-armory-amore ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Armory Amore]</ref>

**{{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}<ref name="poace">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', campaign level, [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]</ref><ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'' - Campaign Guide, p. 32</ref><ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'' - Covenant Ships, p. 277</ref>

**{{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}<ref>''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'', Chapter ??</ref><ref group="note">While ''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' refers to the {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}} ''[[Spear of Light]]'' as a capital ship, it had been heavily modified by San'Shyuum [[Prelate|Prelates]] to be more effective than other examples of its class, and may have been an anomaly.</ref>

[[Ensign]]s typically did not pilot UNSC capital ships.<ref name="tforchapter21"/>

**{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}<ref name="canon fodder armory"/>

**{{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}<ref name="campaignguide"/>

**{{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}<ref name="tforchapter21">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 21</ref>

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