Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette: Difference between revisions
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''SDV'' corvettes generally have a crew of thirty-eight,<ref name="Warfleet"/> though these vessels are highly automated and only require a crew of ten for most operations.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''p. 135''</ref> The crew consists of sixteen [[Sangheili|Superior]]s, twenty [[Menial]]s, and two [[Huragok]] serving as the ship's engineers.<ref name="Warfleet"/> ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are favored for their infantry transport and deployment capabilities.<ref name="essential"/> They can carry fifty [[Sangheili Major|Sangheili Obedientaries]], another fifty [[Warrior]]s, and one hundred-and-thirty [[Thrall]]s. There are no long-term accommodations for the crew, except for those of the [[shipmaster]]. Instead, the crew use stimulants and [[dream-shaper]]s to stay alert for their tour, before being rotated with fresh personnel at the end of the mission.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ''SDV'' corvettes generally have a crew of thirty-eight,<ref name="Warfleet"/> though these vessels are highly automated and only require a crew of ten for most operations.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''p. 135''</ref> The crew consists of sixteen [[Sangheili|Superior]]s, twenty [[Menial]]s, and two [[Huragok]] serving as the ship's engineers.<ref name="Warfleet"/> ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are favored for their infantry transport and deployment capabilities.<ref name="essential"/> They can carry fifty [[Sangheili Major|Sangheili Obedientaries]], another fifty [[Warrior]]s, and one hundred-and-thirty [[Thrall]]s. There are no long-term accommodations for the crew, except for those of the [[shipmaster]]. Instead, the crew use stimulants and [[dream-shaper]]s to stay alert for their tour, before being rotated with fresh personnel at the end of the mission.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
Corvettes of this class have a single multipurpose [[hangar bay]],<ref name="hitd134"/><ref name="mythos"/><ref name="fb">''Halo: Fleet Battles''</ref> rated to handle heavy [[dropship]]s and medium [[space fighter]]s.<ref name="mythos"/> These corvettes carry eight [[Type-31 Seraph]] fighters,<ref name="Warfleet"/> locked onto the ceiling of its hangar bay.<ref name="evg13"/> Seraph [[pilot]]s may be trained by a [[skymaster]]. In addition, ''SDV''-class corvettes carry ten [[Type-27 Banshee]] strikecraft and eight [[Type-26 Banshee]] support aircraft. Two [[Type-25 Spirit]] troop carriers are utilized by these corvettes to ferry troops to combat zones. ''SDV'' corvettes carry 104 [[Covenant drop pod|insertion pods and deployment carapaces]],<ref name="Warfleet"/> deployed from the lower ring.<ref name="mythos"/> When launched, the drop pods benefit from a temporary signature reduction when passing through the ship's distortion screen.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | Corvettes of this class have a single multipurpose [[hangar bay]],<ref name="hitd134"/><ref name="mythos"/><ref name="fb">'''Halo: Fleet Battles'''</ref> rated to handle heavy [[dropship]]s and medium [[space fighter]]s.<ref name="mythos"/> These corvettes carry eight [[Type-31 Seraph]] fighters,<ref name="Warfleet"/> locked onto the ceiling of its hangar bay.<ref name="evg13"/> Seraph [[pilot]]s may be trained by a [[skymaster]]. In addition, ''SDV''-class corvettes carry ten [[Type-27 Banshee]] strikecraft and eight [[Type-26 Banshee]] support aircraft. Two [[Type-25 Spirit]] troop carriers are utilized by these corvettes to ferry troops to combat zones. ''SDV'' corvettes carry 104 [[Covenant drop pod|insertion pods and deployment carapaces]],<ref name="Warfleet"/> deployed from the lower ring.<ref name="mythos"/> When launched, the drop pods benefit from a temporary signature reduction when passing through the ship's distortion screen.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
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