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Corvette

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This article is about a starship class. For the firefight map, see Corvette (level).
A Covenant corvette.

A corvette is a type of warship in both the UNSC and Covenant navies. Corvettes are generally small, maneuverable and lightly armed. A corvette is usually smaller than a frigate, making it the smallest warship type within a fleet.

Role

As with most ship types, corvettes' sizes and the specific roles they fill within a fleet vary between factions. For example, UNSC corvettes are small patrol vessels that carry no fighter complements, only accommodating a hangar large enough to fit a SKT-13 Shuttlecraft,[1] while Covenant corvettes are larger than a UNSC frigate and carry large complements of warriors and entire fighter squadrons. In combat, a single Covenant corvette has shown to be a match for a UNSC frigate.[2] While UNSC corvettes mostly appear to serve in patrol or scouting duties, the Covenant use their counterparts for heavy air support in ground assaults during planetary siege operations.[3]

Known classes

UNSC

Covenant

Sangheili

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 63-64
  2. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus