User:Sev40/Vetruvious-pattern FPV-class light destroyer

"We thought we've seen the best the Covenant can field. The and the proved us wrong. These days, nothing gives us that trouble - those bugger's excuse for a 'navy' and their light destroyers gives us the satisfaction over the sound of cracking skulls and bursting hulls"

- Anonymous Naval Captain

The FPS-class Light Destroyers ( designation: NPD) is a discontinued ship originally used by the Covenant Empire, but now exclusively crewed by the. First tested not long after the War's beginning in 2525 as a replacement to the, the considerable performance difference and the simple fact that the RPV was far too useful in its current role to be replaced. With an interest in obsolete ships, the Yanme'e queens had an order placed for both several hundred ships and the blueprints to be used as their naval enforcers - and in this role they excelled.

As a Covenant design, it resembled many ships already in service, such as the superstructure being easily divided into the main body and engine sections. Heavily armed and moderately armored, it could easily outgun and outperform many larger ships the Yanme'e traditionally used - not that they were any good in their intended roles. Like other discontinued vessels, it was slow to accelerate and prone to being outmaneuvered by better-equipped ship, and its lack of countermeasures in the standard model meant once its engines were disabled it was defenseless. Despite its flaws, it was seen as a symbol of pride by the protector drones, and the appearance of one was a well-sort morale boost in orbital engagements.