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The '''''CPV''-class heavy destroyer''' is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-class warships in service with the [[Covenant | The '''''CPV''-class heavy destroyer''' is one of several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]-class warships in service with the [[Covenant navy]].<ref name="ENC"/><ref name="EVG"/> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer features a roughly teardrop-shaped fore section that droops downward, forming a bulbous protrusion; the dorsal surface of this section contains a recessed area. Near the aft end, the hull splits into six sleek, | The ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer features a roughly teardrop-shaped fore section that droops downward, forming a bulbous protrusion; the dorsal surface of this section contains a recessed area. Near the aft end, the hull splits into six sleek, wing-like structures. The shortest pair face outward at a slightly upward angle, the mid-sized structures curve upward at an inward-facing angle, and the largest structures curve downward, also facing inward. | ||
''CPV''s carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph exoatmospheric fighters]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]], and [[Type-29 Close-support Fighter|Vampire atmospheric fighters]].<ref name="ENC"/> ''CPV''s can also use their [[gravity lift]]s to help assemble [[Covenant citadel|prefabricated bases]].<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref> | ''CPV''s carry large complements for ground engagements, including numerous infantry and ground vehicles. They also carry a large number of aircraft, including [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph exoatmospheric fighters]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]], and [[Type-29 Close-support Fighter|Vampire atmospheric fighters]].<ref name="ENC"/> ''CPV''s can also use their [[gravity lift]]s to help assemble [[Covenant citadel|prefabricated bases]].<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref> | ||
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Near the end of the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a ''CPV'' to a [[Shield 0459|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps1r4dNsmr4&hd=1 ''She Is Not My Girlfriend'']</ref> [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|One such vessel]], possibly the one that ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued from [[Arcadia]], was present at the Shield World; there, it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma torpedo fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] destroyed a ''CPV''-class destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 472-473''</ref> | Near the end of the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a ''CPV'' to a [[Shield 0459|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps1r4dNsmr4&hd=1 ''She Is Not My Girlfriend'']</ref> [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|One such vessel]], possibly the one that ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued from [[Arcadia]], was present at the Shield World; there, it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma torpedo fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] destroyed a ''CPV''-class destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 472-473''</ref> | ||
CPV-class heavy destroyers also appeared in large numbers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]]. | ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers also appeared in large numbers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]]. | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
