Covenant destroyer

Covenant destroyer refers to at least two different warship classifications within the Covenant Navy.While never directly stated, the destroyer described in Halo: The Fall of Reach is obviously a different kind of ship than the ones seen in Halo Wars, as the destroyers in Halo Wars and Halo: The Fall of Reach are different in size.
==Background==
Three types of ships referred to as Covenant destroyers have been encountered, the , the and an unidentified destroyer class considerably smaller than the others with a length of have been seen in various battles early in the Human-Covenant war, such as the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV when an RPV-class destroyer was seen escorting two Covenant frigates and a carrier.Halo Wars The was one of the few ships to survive an encounter. In terms of size, the destroyer was slightly smaller than Spirit of Fire.
The destroyer is extremely well-armed, boasting multiple point-defense pulse laser turrets, Plasma Torpedo launcher(s), a single Energy projector, and a full complement of Seraphs.
This dangerous warship classification has the distinctive three huge sections of most heavier Covenant warships, mirroring the lethality of its larger cousins. They are used as escorts for battlegroups that are of the larger ship classes, and are able to hold their own in combat, while protecting their battlegroups from enemy threats.
==Known Covenant destroyers==
*Absolution
*Bloodied Spirit
*Far Sight Lost
*Rapturous Arc
*Radiant Perception.
*Defender of Faith
*Proclamation's Tithe
==Trivia==
*Jacob Keyes commented on its weapons systems, saying it turned UNSC ships into "Swiss cheese."Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 145
*Jacob Keyes destroyed one with a maneuver later dubbed as the Keyes Loop at Sigma Octanus IV.Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 156
*It's the most common Covenant ship seen in Halo Wars.
==Gallery==
File:CovDestroyer.jpg|Concept art of the Covenant destroyer for Halo Wars.
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|A pair of Covenant destroyers glassing the planet Harvest as seen in Halo Wars.
File:HW genis back cover.png|The back cover of Halo Wars: Genesis depicting three Covenant destroyers glassing Harvest.
File:ApexBattleImage.png|A Covenant destroyer colliding with the .
File:Origins Destroyer.png|A Covenant destroyer as seen in Origins.
==Appearances==
*Halo Wars
*Halo: The Fall of Reach 
*Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
*Halo: The Cole Protocol
*Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
**The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
*Halo Legends
==Notes==
==Sources==
de:Allianz Zerstörer
es:Destructor Covenant
Category:Halo: The Fall of Reach
Category:Covenant Spacecraft Classifications