CCS-Class Battlecruiser

CCS-Class Battlecruiser
The CCS was one of the most commonly seen ship during the Human-Covenant War, superior to its opponents in every way. These ships are the background of the Sangheili navy, and have been for decades. Since its initial inception as the replacement for the older RCS, several patterns have been created. The current models in service are the Seran and Durut.

Seran-pattern
The Seran-Pattern Battlecruiser is an updated model of the mainline Ket Pattern used during the Human-Covenant War. This version has surfaces with a variety of designs on it, and is much like the earlier class. This ship is slightly larger, and more massive than the Ket-pattern, and is better equipped. It has stronger shields and hull, with powerful runic plating, and it has larger hangars. It has four fins, like the Ket-pattern, and it has three energy projectors, one more than the Ket, 20 plasma turrets, six more than the Ket, 50 plasma cannons, upgraded from the Ket’s 42 unmodified plasma cannons, and 60 pulse laser turrets, from 50. The ship also has a traction beam. This ship is also even faster, and is a deadly opponent in every case.

Durut-pattern
The Durut Pattern CCS-Class Battlecruiser is an improved version of the Elefen Pattern. The Durut is significantly less decorated, and lacks the fins of a CCS, and is also considerably flattened. Still, as soon as it is seen, it would be recognized as a CCS. This CCS is slightly less equipped for ship to ship combat, but dominates in atmosphere. It has a slim profile, allowing it to slip past planetary defenses, and powerful weapons, mainly on the bottom of the ship for bombardment of ground troops and structures. The ship also focuses nearly all its armor on the bottomside, making it vulnerable from the top, but approaching it from the top is dangerous, due to an energy projector located there, which can cripple nearly any ship. It has room for a large amount of troops and dropships, and hangar openings are located at the bottom of the ship. It is equipped with 35 Pok-pattern pulse lasers, 25 Sintra-pattern plasma torpedo silos (reclassified as plasma bombardment mortars), 6 Serpens-pattern Plasma Turrets (reclassified from plasma torpedo silos), and 2 Profero-pattern heavy excavation beams. With these powerful weapons, it can level entire cities in an hour or less.