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{{ | {{Infobox/Ships | ||
|name = Karve | |||
|name=Karve | |image = [[File:Enc22 Karve.png|300px]] | ||
|image=[[File:Enc22 Karve.png|300px]] | |caption = | ||
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|class= | |hide-class = | ||
| | |class identification = <!--The hull code of the class--> | ||
|class operator = [[Banished]]{{Ref/Reuse|SOR13}} | |||
| | |class manufacturer = | ||
| | |class architect = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class--> | ||
| | |class built = <!--How many ships of this class were constructed--> | ||
| | |class in service = <!--The years/ages in which ships of this class were in service--> | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''karve''' is a classification of [[Capital ship|capital warship]] designed and employed by the [[Jiralhanae]], | |hide-characteristics=<!--leave blank unless you want to hide the characteristics section header--> | ||
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|type = Siege and invasion [[warship]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR13|HSOR|Chapter=13}} | |||
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|maneuver drive = | |||
|slipspace drive = Equipped | |||
|crew = <!--Describes crew counts only--> | |||
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|troops = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces--> | |||
|hull = <!--Describes hull plate material--> | |||
|shielding = <!--Describes shielding--> | |||
|sensors = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot--> | |||
|ew = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities--> | |||
|armaments = <!--Describes weapons etc--> | |||
*Unspecified cannon{{Ref/Map|Id=prism|HINF|Prism}} | |||
*Unguided projectile weapon{{Ref/Reuse|prism}} | |||
*[[Space mine]]s{{Ref/Novel|Id=out6|Out|Chapter=6}} | |||
|aircraft = <!--Describes embarked aircraft and dropships--> | |||
|air facilities = <!--Describes hangars and whatnot--> | |||
}} | |||
{{Quote|The [[Banished]] travel in [[pack]]s. Where there is a [[drekar]], there are karves.|[[Thel 'Vadam]]{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=20}}}} | |||
The '''karve''' is a classification of [[Capital ship|capital warship]] designed and employed by the [[Jiralhanae]], primarily the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|SOR13}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=460}} | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The karve is a craft of [[Jiralhanae]] origin designed for siege and planetary invasion operations. As of [[Operation: WOLFE]], the [[UNSC]] was unaware of whether the vessels had [[superluminal communications]] capability.{{Ref/Reuse|SOR13}} They are quick to construct and easy to maintain, making them extremely popular throughout | The karve is a craft of [[Jiralhanae]] origin designed for siege and planetary invasion operations. As of [[Operation: WOLFE]], the [[UNSC]] was unaware of whether the vessels had [[superluminal communications]] capability.{{Ref/Reuse|SOR13}} They are quick to construct and easy to maintain, making them extremely popular throughout Jiralhanae space as patrol craft and cargo ferries, or by the [[Banished]] as escorts to [[Banished dreadnought|dreadnoughts]]. They are much smaller than the dreadnoughts, though share a similar design including the signature armoured prow, which can be used as an offensive weapon when necessary.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
As part of their use in planetary invasions, a pair of karves can carry and deploy hundreds of [[Gydrozka Workshop Breaching Pod|drop pods]].{{Ref/Novel|HOut|Chapter=24}} | |||
===Armaments=== | |||
The specific armaments of Banished karves are unknown, though they have been observed in effect in the sky battle over [[Suban]]. In this engagement, the karves of the Banished fleet employed two weapons of note; the first a primary [[directed-energy weapon]] of some kind, which appears to involve a lengthy charging time and a [[laser designator]] before firing a large energy bolt at a ship. This weapon is capable of singlehandedly destroying the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s and {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}}s of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Reuse|prism}} | |||
The second weapon observed in use by the Banished karves over Suban is a secondary weapon, which appears to fire four projectiles in rapid succession. It is unclear whether this is a single repeating cannon, or a battery of individual guns coordinating their fire; or whether it is an energy weapon or projectile weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|prism}} | |||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
Prior to the [[ | Prior to the [[First Immolation]], the Jiralhanae employed karves as patrol ships and cargo [[freighter]]s. Following the Immolation, the [[Banished]] leveraged [[Kig-Yar]] shipbuilding methods to construct karves to augment their existing fleets and serve as dreadnought escorts.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-encyclopedia-extravaganza|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza|D=01|M=06|Y=2022}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
During [[Operation: WOLFE]] in October [[2559]], a karve was deployed by the Banished to capture the city of [[New Mohács]] on [[Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|SOR13}} | During [[Operation: WOLFE]] in October [[2559]], a karve was deployed by the Banished to capture the city of [[New Mohács]] on [[Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|SOR13}} In November 2559, seven karves accompanied [[Atriox]]'s ''[[Hammer of Fate]]'' to [[Netherop]] to find [[Keely Iyuska]], a [[human]] that had taken Banished funds to study and find [[Divine Hand|a weapon]] capable of destroying [[Guardian Custode]]s. The Banished sent three of the karves on a slingshot maneuver around the planet to draw off any [[Created]] presence patrolling the planet. The trio was pursued by two {{Class|Acolyte|harrier}}s, and served as decoys on the outer reaches of the [[Ephyra system]]. The remaining four vessels, along with the ''Hammer of Fate'', were concealed by a [[cloaking generator]] on the one of the moons.{{Ref/Reuse|out6}} Atriox later deduced that two of the three decoy karves were destroyed, because the harriers have returned to the orbit of Netherop.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=15}} | ||
Circa [[2560]], a Banished fleet consisting of dozens of karves and a [[Banished dreadnought]] battled a [[Swords of Sanghelios]] fleet in the skies of [[Suban]], one of the [[natural satellite|moon]]s of the [[Sangheili]] homeworld [[Sanghelios]]. During the battle, the Banished collected [[Subanese crystal]]s from their mines on the moon's surface using [[Barukaza Workshop siege-hauler]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|prism}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointS5Maps|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/maps-overview-season-5|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Maps Overview - Season 5|D=12|M=10|Y=2023}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
Like their fellow [[drekar]]s, karves are named after a [[Wikipedia:Karve (ship)|type of longship]] employed by [[Wikipedia:Norway|Norse]] raiders during the [[Wikipedia:Viking Age|Viking Age]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Enc22 BanishedKarves.png|A trio of | File:Enc22 Karve alternate angles.jpg|Karve artwork produced for the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', but unused in the final book. | ||
File:Enc22 BanishedKarves.png|A trio of karves in formation. | |||
HINF PrismSkyboxBattle 2.png|A Banished fleet of numerous karves in ''Halo Infinite''. | |||
HINF PrismSkyboxBattle 1.png|A karve firing its cannon at a {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} in ''Halo Infinite''. | |||
HINF PrismSkyboxBattle 3.png|Two karves firing their armaments in ''Halo Infinite''. | |||
File:HINF KrunchyKarve.png|A close-up view of one of the upside-down karves in [[Prism]]'s skybox. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | |||
**''[[Season 05: Reckoning]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |