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A Covenant Corvette^[1] is a light capital warship classification in the Covenant Navy.

Specifications

Design details

Larger than UNSC Frigates but relatively weak compared to most Covenant ships, Corvettes are usually sent in advance of larger fleets. They are streamlined, with a vaguely oblong hull shape not following the recuring hull design common in all other Covenant Warships (consisting of several bulbous sections-normally three-and very streamlined laterally). Their "double-hull" assembly is unique among Covenant vessels encountered so far. The outer "hull" could possibly house the lateral plasma conduits which supply the ship power and the ammunition for the ship-based weapons systems. The Corvette houses 4 seperate engines in the back, which allow the ship to accelerate very quick and allow the ship to be more maneuverable than one would expect for such a vessel. Template:SectStub

Armaments

The Covenant corvette is armed with multiple weapons for a variety of purposes. On either side of the ship are plasma batteries, each having three manually controlled plasma turrets which appear to be used as a primary ship to ship engagement weapon. Located in four batteries, two on each side, with two in each, are eight plasma autocannons for use against fighter craft. On the underside of the corvette is a launch bay that can hold at least ten Type-27 XMFs for use in combat situations. The hangar bay also carries six Seraphs and with additional room to carry one or more gunboats for additional combat support. The dorsal landing pad could also carry extra fighters, though it is not regularly outfitted for such a role.

Operational history

Several Covenant corvettes were present during the Fall of Reach. At least one of these corvettes, Ardent Prayer, was in the planet's orbit when Operation: UPPERCUT commenced.^[2] As the vessel's communications were being jammed by the UNSC, it was engaged by the Template:UNSCship, which was assisted by several Sabre fighters, including one piloted by SPARTAN-B312 and Jorge-052. The corvette was destroyed by the Slipspace Bomb and took the Supercarrier Long Night of Solace with it thanks to the trap.^[2] Another corvette attacked Sword Base but retreated when its forces were driven off or destroyed. As it left, the corvette was blasted through the middle with a MAC round and sank in a nearby lake. These first two corvettes were part of a small advance force sent ahead to Reach that seemed to be made up of at least the three corvettes and the Covenant supercarrier Long Night of Solace. It is unclear if there were any more corvettes or other ship-types involved, but it doesn't seem likely.

Other Covenant corvettes took part in the ground battle on the planet. At least three such corvettes were present during the occupation and destruction of the city of New Alexandria. One took part in the destruction of civilian transports, hovering over the Starport to prevent escape, but was heavily damaged by missile batteries, apparently disabling its weapons and allowing the other transports to escape. It was last seen retreating from the city.

Since corvettes lack in Energy Shielding, they are relatively weak. A single UNSC Frigate could easily bring down two Covenant corvettes. By putting a MAC-round through the first one and then bombard then other one with Archer-missiles, the corvettes ship-to-ship weapons would have been useless due to the Frigates great speed and maneuverability.^[3]

Trivia

The Firefight map Corvette, as well as the multiplayer map Zealot, takes place within the Covenant corvette Ardent Prayer.
The Covenant corvette is the only known Covenant starship that possesses no energy shields.
The Corvette maintains the typical bulbous shape that is seen on most Covenant star ships, but the main hull is elevated and is a separate piece from the outer rim of the ship.

Gallery

An overview of the Covenant corvette.
A comparison between the corvette and the Sabre.
A comparison between the corvette and a UNSC frigate.
A Corvette's gravity lift and Type-27 XMF ventral launch-bay.
Close up of Type-27 XMF launch-bay.
Close-up of the Banshee storage area in the corvette's hangar bay.
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Another view of a Corvette.
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Close-up of the Corvette's Orbital Insertion Pod launchers.
Three plasma cannons affixed to the Corvette.
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An interior view of the control room for the corvette's plasma cannons.
View of the corvette's dorsal landing pad.
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An external view of the Corvette's hangar bay with the shutter closed.
View inside a corvette's hangar bay, with Seraph-class starfighters hanging from the ceiling.
A corvette over Reach with an escort of Seraphs.
The bridge of a Covenant Corvette, staffed by SpecOps Sangheili, Unggoy Ultras and a Sangheili General.
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A group of corvettes over the surface of Reach.
Carter-A259 looks at a Covenant corvette over Reach.
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A Corvette attacking Sword Base.
Corvette in battle.
Three corvettes hold position over the city of New Alexandria.
A Corvette being damaged by Surface-to-Air Missiles over New Alexandria.
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The orbital insertion pods launch bay.
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The Corvette over Sword Base.
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Another view of the Corvette attacking Sword Base.
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The Corvette's hanger