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|manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] | |manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] | ||
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|class=*DAV-class | |class=*DAV-class light corvette | ||
|length={{Convert|485|m|ft}}<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 269''</ref><ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 37''</ref> | |length={{Convert|485|m|ft}}<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 269''</ref><ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 37''</ref> | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Similar in design | Similar in design to the larger SDV heavy corvette,<ref name="visual"/> the DAV-class light corvette is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance to make way for larger invasion forces. Despite its limited weaponry, the DAV-class corvette used [[active camouflage]] systems to render them imperceptible to [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] sensors, and visually invisible.<ref name="Reach196"/> It also possessed electronic countermeasures, able to interfere with the guidance systems of Archer missiles, and was able to gather intelligence.<ref name="Reach196"/><ref name="visual"/> | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||