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'''Capital ships''' are the most important and largest [[warships]]; the ones with the heaviest firepower and armor. There is usually no formal criterion for the classification, other than the fact that these ships tend to be heavily armed and armored. But despite the vagueness of this category, it is still a useful concept when thinking about strategy, for instance to compare relative naval strengths in a theater of operations without having to get bogged down in the exact details of tonnage and gun variants. A capital ship is generally a leading or primary ship in a [[fleet]], battlegroup, or Strike Force.
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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 ''Ket''-pattern battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us.|Cortana{{Ref/Reuse|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/Note|According to The Essential Visual Guide (page 188), Phoenix-class ships used by the UNSC are designated as support vessels rather than colony ships.}} 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>


== Forerunner ==
==Types==
*[[Forerunner Keyship|Keyship]]
===Covenant===<!--Ships should be listed in descending order based on their length and relative firepower, if known.-->
*Cruiser<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - Covenant Cruiser]</ref>
**{{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}<ref>''[[Halo: Envoy]]''</ref><ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'' - Campaign Guide, p. 31</ref>
**{{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}<ref name="canon fodder armory">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Armory Amore]</ref>
**{{Pattern|Ket|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 (2009 edition)]]'' - Covenant Ships, p. 277</ref>
**{{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}<ref>''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'', Chapter ??</ref>{{Ref/Note|While ''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' refers to the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Spear of Light]]'' as a capital ship, it had been heavily modified by San'Shyuum [[Prelate]]s to be more effective than other examples of its class, and may have been an anomaly.}}


== Covenant ==
===Human===
These are the classifications of Covenant warships known to fall under the Capital Ship category:
{{Main|UNSC starship}}
*[[Covenant Assault Carrier]]
[[Ensign]]s typically did not pilot UNSC capital ships.{{Ref/Reuse|tforchapter21}}
*[[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]
*[[UNSC carrier|Carrier]]
*[[Covenant Supercruiser]]
**{{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}<ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'' - Campaign, p. 25</ref>
*[[Covenant Battleship]]
**{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder armory}}
*[[Reverence-class Cruiser]]
*[[Cruiser]]<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles?page=3 ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - UNSC Cruiser description]</ref>
*[[Covenant Supercarrier]]
**{{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}{{Ref/Reuse|campaignguide}}
*[[UNSC frigate]]
**{{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/unsc-frigate ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - UNSC Frigate]</ref>
*[[UNSC destroyer]]
**{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}<ref name="tforchapter21">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 21</ref>
*[[Battleship|UNSC Battleship]]
**{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}


== UNSC ==
====Prehistoric human====
These are the classifications of UNSC warships known to fall under the Capital Ship category:
*[[Prime cruiser]]<ref>''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', Chapter 16</ref>


*[[Halcyon-class Cruiser|''Halcyon''-class Cruiser]]
==Notes==
*[[Marathon-class Cruiser|''Marathon''-class Cruiser]]
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*[[UNSC Carrier]]
*[[UNSC Supercarrier]]


[[Category:Ship Classifications]]
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{Ship types}}
 
[[Category:Ship classifications]]

Latest revision as of 17:25, September 6, 2022

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"Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But I've isolated approach signatures from multiple Ket-pattern battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us."
— Cortana[1]

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 is considered a support vessel in the UNSC,[Note 1] while the Marathon-class heavy cruiser, which is nearly half its size, is considered a capital ship.[2]

Types[edit]

Covenant[edit]

Human[edit]

Main article: UNSC starship

Ensigns typically did not pilot UNSC capital ships.[10]

Prehistoric human[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ According to The Essential Visual Guide (page 188), Phoenix-class ships used by the UNSC are designated as support vessels rather than colony ships.
  2. ^ While Halo: Shadow of Intent refers to the Zanar-pattern light cruiser Spear of Light as a capital ship, it had been heavily modified by San'Shyuum Prelates to be more effective than other examples of its class, and may have been an anomaly.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, The Pillar of Autumn
  2. ^ a b Halo: Fleet Battles - Campaign Guide, p. 26
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Universe - Covenant Cruiser
  4. ^ Halo: Envoy
  5. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles - Campaign Guide, p. 31
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Armory Amore
  7. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles - Campaign Guide, p. 32
  8. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Covenant Ships, p. 277
  9. ^ Halo: Shadow of Intent, Chapter ??
  10. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 21
  11. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles - Campaign, p. 25
  12. ^ Halo Waypoint: Universe - UNSC Cruiser description
  13. ^ Halo Waypoint: Universe - UNSC Frigate
  14. ^ Halo: Primordium, Chapter 16

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