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The '''Covenant Battleship'''<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 32</ref> | The '''Covenant Battleship'''<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 32</ref> is a heavy [[Capital Ship|capital warship]] classification within the [[Covenant Navy]]. This warship is approximately two kilometers long, has five bulbous sections and bristles with a dozen [[Energy Projector]]s - enough weapons and firepower to decimate any [[UNSC]] [[Fleet]] from long range. It is larger than most [[Covenant]] [[warship]]s, even surpassing the keel length of the {{Class|CCS|Battlecruiser}}, but itself is dwarfed by the Covenant [[Assault Carrier]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Multiple battleships defended the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. {{citation needed}} | Multiple battleships defended the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. {{citation needed}} | ||
A battleship was encountered by the | A battleship was encountered by the {{UNSCShip|Heracles}}, {{UNSCShip|Vostok}}, and {{UNSCShip|Arabia}} as well as the forces under [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] in the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]. It single handedly destroyed thirteen ships in Cole's fleet before being destroyed by concentrated fire.<ref name="gen">'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
The Battleship is made up of five primary bulbous sections and appears as a light shade of purple. It is one of the largest ships in the Covenant fleet. It's extremely well-armed and boasts three [[energy projector]]s near the fore of the ship and four to six on its stern. Various | The Battleship is made up of five primary bulbous sections and appears as a light shade of purple. It is one of the largest ships in the Covenant fleet. It's extremely well-armed and boasts three [[energy projector]]s near the fore of the ship and four to six on its stern. Various [[pulse laser turret]]s and [[Plasma turret (starship)|plasma turrets]] litter the hull as well. | ||
Though most of its power is likely used up by the large number of energy projectors it uses in battle, the ship still can project a shield strong enough to protect it from multiple nuclear missiles and [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds. However, the shield and hull will buckle under concentrated fire as shown when the 27 ships left in Cole's fleet were able to destroy one.<ref name="gen"/> | Though most of its power is likely used up by the large number of energy projectors it uses in battle, the ship still can project a shield strong enough to protect it from multiple nuclear missiles and [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds. However, the shield and hull will buckle under concentrated fire as shown when the 27 ships left in Cole's fleet were able to destroy one.<ref name="gen"/> | ||