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{{Quote|Scans indicate a structural weakness surrounding a platform on top of the vessel.|Auntie Dot, referring to the ''SDV'' class<ref name="LNoS"/>}} | {{Quote|Scans indicate a structural weakness surrounding a platform on top of the vessel.|Auntie Dot, referring to the ''SDV'' class<ref name="LNoS"/>}} | ||
[[File:HWF-ArdentPrayer. | [[File:HWF-ArdentPrayer.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A cutaway illustration of the ''Ardent Prayer'']] | ||
''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are relatively small [[warship]]s once manufactured by the [[Covenant]],<ref name="universe"/> with a length of 956 meters and a mass of 8 million metric tons.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Like all Covenant vessels, these corvettes are armored with a lightweight, yet incredibly resilient, diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame, covered by thin pieces of streamlined [[nanolaminate]] hull plating.<ref name="wf61"/> Identifiable by their smooth oblong shape, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are assembled with a selvage rim, a contoured extension of the hull for additional protection that is also capable of deploying combat carapaces. The rim is visually reminiscent of [[Suban]]'s [[qoerith slug]]s.<ref name="mythos"/> ''SDV'' corvettes have a dorsal landing platform at the top of the ship,<ref name="essential"/> a noted structural weakness to the design of the corvette. Red and blue lights are used to distinguish the port and starboard sides of the ship.<ref name="LNoS"/> Mass-assembled in large numbers by the Covenant, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette has a highly flexible [[design pattern]] that can be modified for a number of specialized roles.<ref name="fb121">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook'', ''p. 125''</ref> | ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are relatively small [[warship]]s once manufactured by the [[Covenant]],<ref name="universe"/> with a length of 956 meters and a mass of 8 million metric tons.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Like all Covenant vessels, these corvettes are armored with a lightweight, yet incredibly resilient, diamondoid and metal-matrix composite frame, covered by thin pieces of streamlined [[nanolaminate]] hull plating.<ref name="wf61"/> Identifiable by their smooth oblong shape, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes are assembled with a selvage rim, a contoured extension of the hull for additional protection that is also capable of deploying combat carapaces. The rim is visually reminiscent of [[Suban]]'s [[qoerith slug]]s.<ref name="mythos"/> ''SDV'' corvettes have a dorsal landing platform at the top of the ship,<ref name="essential"/> a noted structural weakness to the design of the corvette. Red and blue lights are used to distinguish the port and starboard sides of the ship.<ref name="LNoS"/> Mass-assembled in large numbers by the Covenant, the ''SDV''-class heavy corvette has a highly flexible [[design pattern]] that can be modified for a number of specialized roles.<ref name="fb121">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook'', ''p. 125''</ref> | ||