Covenant fleet (Earth-2042)

The Covenant fleet was a general term for the vast space-borne naval components of the Covenant's military forces, as well as within the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Their roles included ship-to-ship combat, orbital bombardment, the deployment of starfighters and bombers and the method of delivery for the Covenant's occupational ground forces. At its height, the Covenant fielded thousands of warships, most being able to carry fighters, dropships, ground troops and vehicles; after the Clone Wars, most of these fell under the control of the various Covenant remnants. Each Covenant fleet unit was essentially a fully-rounded armada, and was given a unique name with religious connotations similar to how Covenant vessels and colony worlds are named by their beliefs.

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 * https://www.halopedia.org/Covenant_fleet