Lancer-class fast-attack corvette

Lancer-class missile corvette
Production information
Manufacturer:	Kuushan Shipyards
Class:	Corvette
Technical specifications
Length:	341 metres (1,120 ft)
Slipspace drive:	Yes
Armament:	1x 5D7C2 magnetic accelerator cannon 6x LNT-450 naval coilguns 4x M390 Streak-II point-defence missile pods 4x M870 Rampart point defense guns
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Insurrection Human-Covenant War
Affiliation:	Colonial Military Administration UNSC Navy

The Lancer-class fast-attack corvette is a corvette employed by the Colonial Military Administration and the UNSC Navy.

Overview

Lancer corvettes were the fastest warships available to the CMA and UNSC at the time of its introduction. Long and sleek, they evoked speed even when docked.

Over-gunned and under-ranged for most Insurrection-era deployments, the Lancer-class found its calling in the months and years following the Covenant assault on Harvest. The primary armament of the Lancer are rapid-fire naval coilguns, which allowed it to harass large Covenant ships from a relatively safe distance, and eliminate smaller vessels before they could get into plasma torpedo range. Its relatively small magazine capacity means that a typical strategy is for Lancer squadrons to "dump rods" early in the engagement and then attempt to disengage to behind the main fleet and replenish their stores.

The class’s limited endurance (both in terms of ship stores and fuel) restricted their use in wartime expeditionary operations, and most were relegated to internal patrol and planetary defense picket duties. Many were even stripped of their slipspace drives, with the extra space used for additional ammunition and crew comforts.