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{{Title|''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser}} | {{Title|''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser}} | ||
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{{ | {{Infobox/Ships | ||
|name=''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser | |name = ''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser | ||
|image=[[File:H4-RCSArmoredCruiser-SideFull.png|300px]] | |image = [[File:H4-RCSArmoredCruiser-SideFull.png|300px]] | ||
| | |caption = | ||
|class=[[ | |modules = | ||
| | {{Infobox/Ships/Class | ||
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|width= | |class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''RCS'''{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=41}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=194}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/covenant-cruiser|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Cruiser|D=26|M=11|Y=2015}} | ||
|height= | |class operator = | ||
|mass= 122 million tonnes {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *[[Covenant]] | ||
|power= | *[[Covenant remnants]] | ||
| | **[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | ||
|slipspace drive= | |class manufacturer = | ||
| | |class architect = | ||
|hull=[[Nanolaminate | |class built = | ||
|class in service = [[Ages of Reclamation|Fifth Age of Reclamation]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
| | }} | ||
|hide-characteristics= | |||
|nocollapse = yes | |||
|type = [[Covenant cruiser|Cruiser]] | |||
|length = {{Convert|6562|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|width = {{Convert|3281|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | |||
|height = {{Convert|970|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | |||
|mass = 122 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|power = [[Pinch fusion reactor]] | |||
|maneuver drive = 2 [[repulsor engine]]s | |||
|slipspace drive = [[Borer]] | |||
|crew = | |||
|complement = | |||
|troops = | |||
|hull = [[Nanolaminate]] battleplate | |||
|shielding = | |||
|sensors = 4 [[sensor vane]]s | |||
|ew = | |||
|armaments = | |||
*Stasis enfolder system{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | |||
*1 [[Energy projector|''Excellen''-pattern excavation beam]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
*22 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Morfen''-pattern plasma cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *22 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Morfen''-pattern plasma cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*6 [[Plasma torpedo|''Argament''-pattern torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *6 [[Plasma torpedo|''Argament''-pattern torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*60 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *60 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
| | |aircraft = | ||
|air facilities = | |||
| | *4 primary hangars (2 port, 2 starboard){{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | ||
*2 [[Space fighter|fighter]] hangars (1 port, 1 starboard){{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | |||
*[[ | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Maugen''-pattern armored cruiser'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=265}} {{3Letter|RCS|armored cruiser}} is a [[Covenant]] [[Capital ship|capital]] [[warship]] classification.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
The | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
The ''Maugen'' is an older [[design pattern]] of cruiser in the [[Covenant fleet]] inventory, predating the newer and more ubiquitous {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} by two [[Ages of Reclamation]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}The cruiser bears an extremely similar overall form to its successors, though with a bulkier and (as its name would suggest) more armoured look; the [[nanolaminate]] hull is coated in additional layers of armour plating as opposed to the smoother look of later cruisers. This is in part due to the cruiser's age - when first commissioned, Covenant [[energy shielding]] technology was limited and thus less reliable.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFArmory|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Armory Amore|D=29|M=10|Y=2016}} While less advanced than more modern vessels, the ''Maugen'' has a reputation for reliability and simple operation. These traits have proven especially useful in the wake of the [[Great Schism]], allowing post-Covenant warlords the ability to maintain powerful capital ships even despite the loss of the empire's vast network of naval depots, [[Huragok]] technicians and legions of skilled [[shipmaster]]s - these ships can be reliably maintained in a resource-scarce environment unlike their more modern counterparts.{{Ref/Reuse|CFArmory}} | |||
Measuring 2,000 meters long, 1,000 meters wide, and 296 meters tall, it is the second-largest known cruiser of the former [[Covenant fleet]], overshadowed only by the {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}. The port and starboard sides of the armoured cruiser each contain two primary hangars and a single dedicated [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] hangar, allowing for the deployment of fighters and [[dropship]]s to support the vessel's operation. As on the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers, a single [[gravity lift]] is located on the ship's belly, shared with the single [[excavation beam]]. The neck is additionally flanked by two large communications arrays, manifesting each as sets of three curved antennae.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | |||
The "R", or Reverence, in the cruiser's three-letter classification code, "RCS", indicates that the cruiser is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts. The "S", or Salvation, denotes that the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser is a dedicated [[warship]]. | ===Armaments=== | ||
The ''Maugen''{{'}}s armament is fairly standard for a Covenant cruiser, though by the modern era considered underpowered when compared to the battlecruisers of the Covenant's navy.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Its armaments include a single ventral [[Excavation beam|''Excellen''-pattern excavation beam]], 22 anterior [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Morfen''-pattern plasma cannons]], and a [[Point-defense gun|point-defence]] network of 60 [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse laser turrets]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} An additional 6 [[Plasma torpedo|''Gon''-pattern plasma torpedo]] silos adorn the ship's dorsal surface.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
Alongside the primary armaments, the cruiser is armed with a "stasis enfolder system" located on the ventral surface underneath the neck of the ship. The precise function of this system is unknown, though its name suggests it is of a similar function to the [[Stasis cannon]]s equipped on the {{Pattern|Bkowe'nei|Vampire}} aircraft.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | |||
===Usage=== | |||
The "R", or Reverence, in the cruiser's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]-assigned [[Covenant ship classification system|three-letter classification code]], "RCS", indicates that the cruiser is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating [[Forerunner]] artifacts. The "S", or Salvation, denotes that the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser is a dedicated [[warship]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Have S'moa|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}} | |||
When originally introduced, ''Maugen''-pattern cruisers served the Covenant empire as its primary missionary and compliance warship.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} However, their obsolence led them to be relagated to rear-line duties,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFArmory}} working in patrol and occupation roles.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The ''Maugen''{{'}}s status as a larger vessel also lent it some use as a command vessel for other smaller ships.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | |||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
'' | ''Maugen''-pattern cruisers were introduced into Covenant service in the [[Ages of Reclamation|Fifth Age of Reclamation]];{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} around the time that [[human]]ity was only just beginning to make its own early long-distance ocean voyages on [[Earth]]. They served as a mainstay warship in the Covenant fleet for centuries as the empire's primary "missionary and compliance" [[warship]], though the class was eventually supplanted by the more refined {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}. Many cruisers of the ''Maugen''-pattern were broken down into feedstock for [[High Charity]]'s [[Assembly Forges]], being reformed and remade into new ships, vehicles, and armor to equip the [[Covenant military]]. The remaining vessels of this class were left as reserve vessels in the [[fleet]]s of important Covenant colonies or transferred to distant reserve fleets to take on various utilitarian roles.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
The '' | The ''Maugen''{{'}}s use during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was largely overshadowed by the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser, the mainstay of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} At the dawn of the [[Great Schism]], many armored cruisers played an important role in many [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]] of the Covenant empire.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Following the end of the war, many surviving battlecruisers were commandeered by [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers or independent [[Sangheili]] factions. As a result, the ''RCS''-class armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} Several ''RCS''-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet [[Requiem Campaign|occupying]] [[Requiem]] in [[2558#February|February 2558]], escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} One was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another fled the [[shield world]] after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the [[Epoloch system|local star]].{{Ref/SpOps|Exodus (Spartan Ops)|EpisodeLinkText=Exodus|One Last Time}} | ||
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ||
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===Covenant ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ===Covenant ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ||
This element includes a single ''RCS''-class battlecruiser. | This element includes a single ''RCS''-class battlecruiser. | ||
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|Hangars=2 | |||
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}} | |||
===Covenant Supported ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ===Covenant Supported ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ||
This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and one ''SDV''-class heavy corvette. | This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and one [[Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette|''SDV''-class heavy corvette]]. | ||
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | |||
|Title=Covenant Supported RCS Battlecruiser | |||
|ShipType=Capital Ship | |||
|Size=Medium | |||
|PTS=140 | |||
|Image= | |||
|Movement=7 | |||
|DamageTrack1=9 | |||
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|DamageTrack3=5 | |||
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|SysLoadout2= Glide | |||
|SysLoadout2Stat= 3 | |||
|SysLoadout3= Point defence | |||
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|SysLoadout5= - | |||
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|BuildRating=3 | |||
|Hangars=3 | |||
|BoardingCraft=3 | |||
|SecurityDetail=6 | |||
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|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax2=20 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts2=Missiles/Plasma | |||
|SecondaryWeaponCount2= | |||
|SecondaryWeaponArc2=Forward | |||
|SecondaryWeaponDice2=5 | |||
}} | |||
===Covenant Reinforced ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ===Covenant Reinforced ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ||
This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes. | This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes. | ||
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | |||
|Title=Covenant Reinforced RCS Battlecruiser | |||
|ShipType=Capital Ship | |||
|Size=Medium | |||
|PTS=160 | |||
|Image= | |||
|Movement=7 | |||
|DamageTrack1=9 | |||
|DamageTrack2=8 | |||
|DamageTrack3=6 | |||
|SysLoadout1= Defence array | |||
|SysLoadout1Stat= 4 | |||
|SysLoadout2= Glide | |||
|SysLoadout2Stat= 3 | |||
|SysLoadout3= Point defence | |||
|SysLoadout3Stat= 6 | |||
|SysLoadout4= - | |||
|SysLoadout4Stat= | |||
|SysLoadout5= - | |||
|SysLoadout5Stat= | |||
|BuildRating=4 | |||
|Hangars=4 | |||
|BoardingCraft=3 | |||
|SecurityDetail=6 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponName=[[Plasma lance]] | |||
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=18 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=32 | |||
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|PrimaryWeaponCount= | |||
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
|PrimaryWeaponDice=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponName=[[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]] arrays | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=20 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Plasma | |||
|SecondaryWeaponCount= | |||
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
|SecondaryWeaponDice=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponName2=[[Plasma torpedo]]es | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin2=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax2=20 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts2=Missiles/Plasma | |||
|SecondaryWeaponCount2= | |||
|SecondaryWeaponArc2=Forward | |||
|SecondaryWeaponDice2=7 | |||
}} | |||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
===Covenant Escorted ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ===Covenant Escorted ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ||
This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and one ''ADP''-class escort. | This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and one [[Akton-pattern escort|''ADP''-class escort]]. | ||
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | |||
|Title=Covenant Escorted RCS Battlecruiser | |||
|ShipType=Capital Ship | |||
|Size=Medium | |||
|PTS=140 | |||
|Image= | |||
|Movement=7 | |||
|DamageTrack1=9 | |||
|DamageTrack2=8 | |||
|DamageTrack3=5 | |||
|SysLoadout1= Defence array | |||
|SysLoadout1Stat= 3 | |||
|SysLoadout2= Glide | |||
|SysLoadout2Stat= 3 | |||
|SysLoadout3= Point defence | |||
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|BuildRating=3 | |||
|Hangars=2 | |||
|BoardingCraft=3 | |||
|SecurityDetail=6 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponName=[[Plasma lance]] | |||
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=18 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=32 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=Plasma | |||
|PrimaryWeaponCount= | |||
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
|PrimaryWeaponDice=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponName=[[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]] arrays | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=20 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Plasma | |||
|SecondaryWeaponCount= | |||
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
|SecondaryWeaponDice=8 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponName2=[[Plasma torpedo]]es | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin2=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax2=20 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts2=Missiles/Plasma | |||
|SecondaryWeaponCount2= | |||
|SecondaryWeaponArc2=Forward | |||
|SecondaryWeaponDice2=5 | |||
}} | |||
===Covenant Defended ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ===Covenant Defended ''RCS'' Battlecruiser=== | ||
This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''ADP''-class escorts. | This element includes an ''RCS''-class battlecruiser and two ''ADP''-class escorts. | ||
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | |||
|Title=Covenant Defended RCS Battlecruiser | |||
|ShipType=Capital Ship | |||
|Size=Medium | |||
|PTS=160 | |||
|Image= | |||
|Movement=7 | |||
|DamageTrack1=9 | |||
|DamageTrack2=8 | |||
|DamageTrack3=6 | |||
|SysLoadout1= Defence array | |||
|SysLoadout1Stat= 3 | |||
|SysLoadout2= Glide | |||
|SysLoadout2Stat= 3 | |||
|SysLoadout3= Point defence | |||
|SysLoadout3Stat= 6 | |||
|SysLoadout4= - | |||
|SysLoadout4Stat= | |||
|SysLoadout5= - | |||
|SysLoadout5Stat= | |||
|BuildRating=3 | |||
|Hangars=2 | |||
|BoardingCraft=3 | |||
|SecurityDetail=6 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponName=[[Plasma lance]] | |||
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=18 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=32 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=Plasma | |||
|PrimaryWeaponCount= | |||
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
|PrimaryWeaponDice=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponName=[[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]] arrays | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=20 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Plasma | |||
|SecondaryWeaponCount= | |||
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
|SecondaryWeaponDice=8 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponName2=[[Plasma torpedo]]es | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin2=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax2=20 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts2=Missiles/Plasma | |||
|SecondaryWeaponCount2= | |||
|SecondaryWeaponArc2=Forward | |||
|SecondaryWeaponDice2=7 | |||
}} | |||
===Covenant Paired ''RCS'' Battlecruisers=== | ===Covenant Paired ''RCS'' Battlecruisers=== | ||
This element includes two ''RCS''-class battlecruisers. | This element includes two ''RCS''-class battlecruisers. | ||
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | |||
|Title=Covenant Paired RCS Battlecruisers | |||
|ShipType=Capital Ship | |||
|Size=Medium | |||
|PTS=220 | |||
|Image= | |||
|Movement=7 | |||
|DamageTrack1=12 | |||
|DamageTrack2=9 | |||
|DamageTrack3=7 | |||
|SysLoadout1= Defence array | |||
|SysLoadout1Stat= 5 | |||
|SysLoadout2= Glide | |||
|SysLoadout2Stat= 3 | |||
|SysLoadout3= Point defence | |||
|SysLoadout3Stat= 7 | |||
|SysLoadout4= - | |||
|SysLoadout4Stat= | |||
|SysLoadout5= - | |||
|SysLoadout5Stat= | |||
|BuildRating=6 | |||
|Hangars=4 | |||
|BoardingCraft=5 | |||
|SecurityDetail=8 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponName=[[Plasma lance]] | |||
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=18 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=32 | |||
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=Plasma | |||
|PrimaryWeaponCount= | |||
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
|PrimaryWeaponDice=16 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponName=[[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]] arrays | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=10 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=20 | |||
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Plasma | |||
|SecondaryWeaponCount= | |||
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
|SecondaryWeaponDice=15 | |||
}} | |||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
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File:HFB-RCSmodel.jpg|An ''RCS'' model for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | File:HFB-RCSmodel.jpg|An ''RCS'' model for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | ||
File:HFB Orion RCS Comparison 580 Line.jpg|A scale side-on comparison between an [[Orion-class assault carrier]] and an ''RCS''-class armored cruiser. | File:HFB Orion RCS Comparison 580 Line.jpg|A scale side-on comparison between an [[Orion-class assault carrier]] and an ''RCS''-class armored cruiser. | ||
File:HFB RCSCruiserBox.jpg|The RCS-class cruiser Upgrade Box for ''Fleet Battles''. | |||
File:HFB_RCS_fleet.jpg|A fleet led by an RCS in ''Fleet Battles''. | File:HFB_RCS_fleet.jpg|A fleet led by an RCS in ''Fleet Battles''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]''{{Ref/Book|HM|Page=140}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |
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The Maugen-pattern armored cruiser[4] (UNSC three-letter classification: RCS-class armored cruiser) is a Covenant capital warship classification.[1][2][3]
Overview
Design details
The Maugen is an older design pattern of cruiser in the Covenant fleet inventory, predating the newer and more ubiquitous Ket-pattern battlecruiser by two Ages of Reclamation.[4]The cruiser bears an extremely similar overall form to its successors, though with a bulkier and (as its name would suggest) more armoured look; the nanolaminate hull is coated in additional layers of armour plating as opposed to the smoother look of later cruisers. This is in part due to the cruiser's age - when first commissioned, Covenant energy shielding technology was limited and thus less reliable.[3][5] While less advanced than more modern vessels, the Maugen has a reputation for reliability and simple operation. These traits have proven especially useful in the wake of the Great Schism, allowing post-Covenant warlords the ability to maintain powerful capital ships even despite the loss of the empire's vast network of naval depots, Huragok technicians and legions of skilled shipmasters - these ships can be reliably maintained in a resource-scarce environment unlike their more modern counterparts.[5]
Measuring 2,000 meters long, 1,000 meters wide, and 296 meters tall, it is the second-largest known cruiser of the former Covenant fleet, overshadowed only by the Varric-pattern heavy cruiser. The port and starboard sides of the armoured cruiser each contain two primary hangars and a single dedicated strikecraft hangar, allowing for the deployment of fighters and dropships to support the vessel's operation. As on the Ket-pattern battlecruisers, a single gravity lift is located on the ship's belly, shared with the single excavation beam. The neck is additionally flanked by two large communications arrays, manifesting each as sets of three curved antennae.[2]
Armaments
The Maugen's armament is fairly standard for a Covenant cruiser, though by the modern era considered underpowered when compared to the battlecruisers of the Covenant's navy.[3] Its armaments include a single ventral Excellen-pattern excavation beam, 22 anterior Morfen-pattern plasma cannons, and a point-defence network of 60 Gon-pattern pulse laser turrets.[2][4] An additional 6 Gon-pattern plasma torpedo silos adorn the ship's dorsal surface.[4]
Alongside the primary armaments, the cruiser is armed with a "stasis enfolder system" located on the ventral surface underneath the neck of the ship. The precise function of this system is unknown, though its name suggests it is of a similar function to the Stasis cannons equipped on the Bkowe'nei-pattern Vampire aircraft.[2]
Usage
The "R", or Reverence, in the cruiser's Office of Naval Intelligence-assigned three-letter classification code, "RCS", indicates that the cruiser is capable of conducting reconnaissance missions and is capable of excavating Forerunner artifacts. The "S", or Salvation, denotes that the RCS-class armored cruiser is a dedicated warship.[6]
When originally introduced, Maugen-pattern cruisers served the Covenant empire as its primary missionary and compliance warship.[4] However, their obsolence led them to be relagated to rear-line duties,[4][5] working in patrol and occupation roles.[3] The Maugen's status as a larger vessel also lent it some use as a command vessel for other smaller ships.[1]
Operational history
Maugen-pattern cruisers were introduced into Covenant service in the Fifth Age of Reclamation;[4] around the time that humanity was only just beginning to make its own early long-distance ocean voyages on Earth. They served as a mainstay warship in the Covenant fleet for centuries as the empire's primary "missionary and compliance" warship, though the class was eventually supplanted by the more refined Ket-pattern battlecruiser. Many cruisers of the Maugen-pattern were broken down into feedstock for High Charity's Assembly Forges, being reformed and remade into new ships, vehicles, and armor to equip the Covenant military. The remaining vessels of this class were left as reserve vessels in the fleets of important Covenant colonies or transferred to distant reserve fleets to take on various utilitarian roles.[4][4]
The Maugen's use during the Human-Covenant War was largely overshadowed by the Ket-pattern battlecruiser, the mainstay of the fleet.[2] At the dawn of the Great Schism, many armored cruisers played an important role in many remnant factions of the Covenant empire.[3] Following the end of the war, many surviving battlecruisers were commandeered by Kig-Yar scavengers or independent Sangheili factions. As a result, the RCS-class armored cruiser took on a more predominant role in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant.[2] Several RCS-class cruisers were assigned to Jul 'Mdama's fleet occupying Requiem in February 2558, escorted by a much larger number of comparatively diminutive Zanar-pattern light cruisers.[2] One was destroyed when the UNSC Infinity emerged from slipspace and rammed it. Another fled the shield world after 'Mdama set the planet on a collision course with the local star.[7]
Halo: Fleet Battles
Covenant RCS BattlecruiserThis element includes a single RCS-class battlecruiser.
Covenant Supported RCS BattlecruiserThis element includes an RCS-class battlecruiser and one SDV-class heavy corvette.
Covenant Reinforced RCS BattlecruiserThis element includes an RCS-class battlecruiser and two SDV-class heavy corvettes.
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Covenant Escorted RCS BattlecruiserThis element includes an RCS-class battlecruiser and one ADP-class escort.
Covenant Defended RCS BattlecruiserThis element includes an RCS-class battlecruiser and two ADP-class escorts.
Covenant Paired RCS BattlecruisersThis element includes two RCS-class battlecruisers.
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Trivia
Armored cruisers were a warship classification used by European, American and Japanese navies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries that featured superior armor to their predecessors. Armored cruisers became obsolete with the introduction of better armed and faster battlecruisers in 1908, and smaller but just as well-armored light cruisers, though they would serve during World War I, with some surviving to serve in World War II. The history of the Covenant ship parallels the history of the real-life human class, being supplanted by the more advanced Ket-pattern battlecruiser.
Gallery
The UNSC Infinity rams through an RCS-class armored cruiser in Halo 4's Spartan Ops.
An RCS model for Halo: Fleet Battles.
A scale side-on comparison between an Orion-class assault carrier and an RCS-class armored cruiser.
List of appearances
- Halo 4
- Spartan Ops (First appearance)
- Halo: Fleet Battles
- Halo Mythos[8]
Sources
- ^ a b c d e Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 41
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 194
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo Waypoint, Covenant Cruiser (Retrieved on Nov 26, 2015) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 265
- ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Armory Amore (Retrieved on Oct 29, 2016) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Have S'moa (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo 4 - Spartan Ops, episode Exodus, level One Last Time
- ^ Halo Mythos, page 140
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