Zanar-pattern light cruiser (EXverse)

The CRS-class light cruiser - also known as a light corvette among the Covenant fleet - is a Covenant attack ship built in thousand of vessels. Despite being classified by the UNSC as a cruiser, it is not properly a such type of ship as it is much smaller than other Covenant and UNSC cruisers, in fact among Covenant shipmasters and fleetmasters it was defined as a frigate.
Initially conceived as a patrol vessel capable of protecting rear echelons, enforcing the laws in Covenant space and fighting pirates, the CRS became vital during the Great War, when many Covenant fleet assets where deployed in UNSC space, so knowing a new prestige; nonetheless, many ships took part in the war, fighting a good number of battles across human space.
After the war, CRS knew an increased importance, as many warlords found easy acquiring them due to great numbers instead of larger, and more powerful, ships such as , so being deployed more frequently than other ships.