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After the battlecruiser ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' began [[First Battle of Harvest|destroying]] [[Harvest]]'s population centers in [[2525#February|February 2525]], many ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.<ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis''', back cover</ref><ref name="intro"/> ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the [[Harvest Campaign]], which lasted from [[2526]] to [[2531]]. During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, ''CPV''s were used to glass areas that had been secured by the [[United Nations Space Command]], eradicating most of the [[human]] presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref name="intro"/> | After the battlecruiser ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' began [[First Battle of Harvest|destroying]] [[Harvest]]'s population centers in [[2525#February|February 2525]], many ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed to continue glassing the planet.<ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis''', back cover</ref><ref name="intro"/> ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers were deployed throughout the [[Harvest Campaign]], which lasted from [[2526]] to [[2531]]. During the Covenant's counterattacks in the early years of the campaign, ''CPV''s were used to glass areas that had been secured by the [[United Nations Space Command]], eradicating most of the [[human]] presence on Harvest; this cycle continued until the planet's liberation in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref name="intro"/> | ||
Near the end of the [[Battle of Arcadia]], several ''CPV''-class destroyers arrived to do battle with the counterattacking UNSC forces, of which at least five were present. During this engagement, then-Captain [[Terrence Hood]] confronted at least one of these destroyers in a direct attack, and was ultimately forced to retreat after finding himself outgunned. Around this time, the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a ''CPV'' to a [[Shield 0459|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps1r4dNsmr4&hd=1 ''She Is Not My Girlfriend'']</ref> [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|One such vessel]], possibly the one that ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued from [[Arcadia]], was present at the Shield World; there, it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma torpedo fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] destroyed a ''CPV''-class destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 472-473''</ref> | Near the end of the [[Battle of Arcadia]], several ''CPV''-class destroyers arrived to do battle with the counterattacking UNSC forces, of which at least five were present. During this engagement, then-Captain [[Terrence Hood]] confronted at least one of these destroyers in a direct attack, and was ultimately forced to retreat after finding himself outgunned. Around this time, the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} pursued a ''CPV'' to a [[Shield 0459|mysterious planet]], which was later revealed to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]'', cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps1r4dNsmr4&hd=1 ''She Is Not My Girlfriend'']</ref> [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|One such vessel]], possibly the one that ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued from [[Arcadia]], was present at the Shield World; there, it engaged ''Spirit of Fire'' after a midair collision between the two ships. The destroyer dispatched several large [[Boarding|boarding parties]], supported by Banshees, Vampires, and plasma torpedo fire, in an effort to disable the human vessel, though the attack was repelled. [[Battle Group Sierra-3|UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3]] destroyed a ''CPV''-class destroyer at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]] with the assistance of a large Insurrectionist fleet.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 472-473''</ref> | ||
''CPV''-class heavy destroyers also appeared in large numbers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]'''</ref> | ''CPV''-class heavy destroyers also appeared in large numbers during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]'''</ref> | ||