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This is the article on the ship used by the Kushan and Taiidan. For a similarly purposed ship from the Turanic Raiders, see Standard Corvette.
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The Heavy Corvette was a corvette-class combat vessel used by the Kushan and Taiidan Empire in Homeworld.

Overview[]

As the name suggests, Heavy Corvettes are a stronger and more versatile version than the Light Corvette. Despite being designed to be used against strike craft, Heavy Corvettes can very easily go up against frigates as a stronger distraction than fighters. In fact, the strength of a Heavy Corvette is such that it can be hit by an ion cannon and survive, although badly damaged. It is therefore more advantageous for a player to build heavy corvettes and skip the construction of light corvettes, simply because they are more resilient until reaching capital ship class. Heavy corvettes trade their better firepower and durability with lower speed, although they are still nimble enough to outpace frigates and dodge slower moving attacks.

Heavy Corvettes have a special "Burst Attack" move which launches a cone of ammunition in front of them that does more damage to their targets. While it is best suited to taking out clumps of strike craft very quickly, this can be used to deplete the armor of a frigate more quickly.

Lore[]

The heavy corvette is an obvious evolution from the original design of a corvette and was not originally intended for wide use but rather as a more expensive backup for the Light Corvette. As such the sacrifice they made for their two frontal projectile cannon turrets was immense.

Nicknamed "coffins" by their small three-man crews the Hammers sacrifice almost all crew space to make room for the extra armor and weaponry of the Heavy Corvette that is essentially stuffed into the cramped chassis leaving only enough room for a moderately fast engine and the crew space. The crew space is in the form of three cockpit "cocoons" which require a technician's help to enter. The only way for a Hammer crew member to exit without the help of a technician is to eject the cocoon.

Fortunately for the crew it is a fair payoff. The Hammer is the best armored and armed strike craft in the entire Mothership Fleet and its projectile cannon turrets (piloted by one gunner each) have enough coverage to promise death to any enemy strike craft within range that doesn't have the most extraordinary engine power (such as the rather unusual Kadeshi Swarmer that the Tempest was invented to counter) as well as, in the right numbers, any slow-moving Capital Ship. In addition the projectile cannons are capable of unleashing explosive projectiles known as "burst fire" that can prove deadly to either a single unprepared frigate or a surprised Interceptor wing.

As such, the Hammer's operational limits are more often measured in crew endurance than damage, fuel loss, or ammunition. Unfortunately, Hammers do prove ineffective unless moving quickly and in groups of five or more against capital ships equipped with anti-strike craft weaponry. In these cases the preferred strike craft is often the Attack Bomber.

Because of the large area of space that has been converted from crew space to weapon space leaving a vast gap of area unexploited, the Hammer has often been remodeled for diplomatic purposes. What is done is simply a cutting out of all the unneeded weaponry and armor, leaving a vast amount of space for an ambassadorial entourage. One of these modified Hammers was used during the Homeworld War as the diplomatic shuttle for the ambassador who dealt with new alien lifeforms, most notably the Bentusi and Kadeshi.

Legacy[]

After the Homeworld War, the Heavy Corvette fell out of fashion, although some kiith did continue to utilise the vessel as some were infected by the Beast during the Beast War. Most had transitioned to using the Multi-Gun Corvette, which achieved the same effect with more guns mounted on it.

Trivia[]

  • In the Homeworld: Cataclysm manual, the Kushan ship is codenamed Hammer: the codename for the Taiidan equivalent is unknown and is one of the few ships not to have such a codename given.[1]
  • The Ambassador Corvette used in the single-player campaign is a weapon-less version of the Heavy Corvette. The Taiidan version of the said ship only exists within the original Homeworld when playing as the Taiidan, because Homeworld Remastered removed the ability to complete the campaign using the Taiidan.
  • The Kushan Hammer-class Heavy Corvette should not be confused with the similarly named Vaygr Hammer-class Missile Corvette

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Main Factions Minor Factions
Kushan and Hiigaran Ships
Fighters
Microships Sentinel-class Defense Pod (HWC) • Leech-class Breaching Pod (HWC)
Scouts Arrow-class Scout‎ (HW) • Seeker-class Reconnaissance Fighter (HWC) • Hiigaran Scout (HW2)
Interceptors Blade-class Interceptor‎‎ (HW) • Spectre-class Cloaked Fighter (HW) • Acolyte-class Heavy Fighter (HWC) Hiigaran Interceptor (HW2)
Bombers Thunderbolt-class Attack Bomber‎‎ (HW) • Hiigaran Bomber (HW2)
Defenders Shield-class Defender‎ (HW)
Weapons Platforms Hiigaran Gun Platform (HW2) • Hiigaran Ion Platform (HW2)
Fireships Mimic-class Infiltration Craft (HWC) • Martyr-class Mimic Composite Vehicle (HWC)
Corvettes
Light Corvettes Cavalier-class Light Corvette (HW)
Corvettes Avenger-class Acolyte Composite Vehicle (HWC)
Heavy Corvettes Hammer-class Heavy Corvette (HW) • Ambassador Corvette (HW)
Gunships Hiigaran Gunship (HW2) • Pulsar Gunship (HW2)
Logistical Support Corvettes Porter-class Salvage Corvette (HW) • Mercy-class Repair Corvette (HW)
Multi-Weapon Corvettes Tempest-class Multi-Gun Corvette (HW)
Minelayer Corvettes Resolute-class Minelayer Corvette (HW) • Hiigaran Minelayer Corvette (HW2)
Frigates
Assault Frigates Vengeance-class Assault Frigate (HW) • Minion-class Heavy Tug (HWC) • Flak Frigate (HW2) • Torpedo Frigate (HW2)
Logistical Support Frigates Matriarch-class Support Frigate (HW) • Marine Frigate (HW2) • Hiigaran Defense Field Frigate (HW2)
Ion Cannon Frigates Firelance-class Ion Cannon Frigate (HW) • Hiigaran Ion Cannon Frigate (HW2)
Multi-Weapon Frigates Dervish-class Multi-Beam Frigate (HWC)
Drone Frigates Puppeteer-class Drone Frigate (HW) • Hive-class Advanced Drone Frigate (HWC)
Super Capital Ships
Destroyers Revelation-class Destroyer (HW) • Perdition-class Missile Destroyer (HW) • Deacon-class Destroyer (HWC) • Hiigaran Destroyer (HW2)
Carriers Imperator-class Carrier (HW) • Shaman-class Carrier (HWC) • Hiigaran Carrier (HW2)
Heavy Cruisers Avatar-class Heavy Cruiser (HW)
Battlecruisers Hiigaran Battlecruiser (HW2)
Dreadnoughts Archangel-class Dreadnought (HWC) • Kalash (DoK)
Motherships
Motherships Kushan Mothership (HW) • Hiigaran Shipyard (HW2) • Pride of Hiigara (HW2)
Non-Combat Ships
Resource Collectors Providence-class Resource Collector (HW) • Worker-class Resource Collector (HWC) • Hiigaran Resource Collector (HW2)
Resource Controllers Redemption-class Resource Controller (HW) • Chieftain Mk. 3-class Ore Processor (HWC) • Hiigaran Mobile Refinery (HW2)
Drones & Probes Target Drone (HW/HW2) • Seeker-class Probe (HW) • Proximity Sensor (HW) • Hub-class Research Ship (HW) • Trapper-class Gravity Generator (HW) • Veil-class Cloak Generator (HW) • Kushan Sensors Array (HW) • Hiigaran Probe (HW2) • Hiigaran Proximity Sensor Probe (HW2) • Hiigaran Sensor Distortion Probe (HW2)
Other Logistical Ships Khar-Selim (HW) • Scaffold (HW) • Explorer-class Deep Space Mining Vessel (HWC) • Clee-San (HWC) • Hiigaran Crew Transport (HW2) • Khar-Toba (HW/HW2/DoK)
Space Stations Chimera Station (HW2) • Tanis Station (HW2)
Taiidani Ships
Fighters
Scouts Fiirkan-class Scout‎ (HW)
Interceptors Triikor-class Interceptor‎‎ (HW) • Koshiir-Ra-class Defense Fighter (HW)
Bombers Kaark-class Attack Bomber‎‎ (HW)
Defenders Seejur-class Defender‎ (HW)
Weapons Platforms Orbital Ion Cannon Turret (DoK)
Fireships Cruise Missile (HWC)
Corvettes
Light Corvettes Raachok-class Light Corvette (HW)
Heavy Corvettes Taiidan Heavy Corvette (HW) • Ambassador Corvette (HW)
Logistical Support Corvettes Tiirshak-class Salvage Corvette (HW) • Taiidan Repair Corvette (HW)
Multi-Weapon Corvettes Diirvaas-class Multi-Gun Corvette (HW)
Minelayer Corvettes Wodaan-class Minelayer Corvette (HW)
Frigates
Assault Frigates Kudaark-class Assault Frigate (HW)
Logistical Support Frigates Heeshk-class Support Frigate (HW) • Tiifal-class Defense Field Frigate (HW)
Ion Cannon Frigates Sajuuk Cor-class Ion Cannon Frigate (HW)
Super Capital Ships
Destroyers Skaal-Tel-class Destroyer (HW) • Skaal-Fa-class Missile Destroyer (HW)
Carriers Saarkin-Cho-class Carrier (HW)
Heavy Cruisers Qwaar-Jet-class Heavy Cruiser (HW)
Motherships
Motherships Imperial Flagship (HW) • Headshot Asteroid (HW)
Superweapons
Superweapons Low Orbit Atmosphere Deprivation Weapon (HW/HW2)
Non-Combat Ships
Resource Collectors Taiidan Resource Collector (HW)
Resource Controllers Siim Salla-class Resource Controller (HW)
Drones & Probes Target Drone (HW/HW2) • Taiidan Probe (HW) • Proximity Sensor (HW) • Taiidan Research Ship (HW) • Koraal-class Gravity Generator (HW) • Fushai-class Cloak Generator (HW) • Raakel-class Sensors Array (HW)
Other Logistical Ships Field Generator (HW) • Colony Ship (HWC)
Space Stations Research Station (HW) • Nomad Moon (HWC)
Kadeshi Ships
Fighters
Interceptors Swarmer (HW)
Defenders Advanced Swarmer (HW)
Frigates
Frigates Kadeshi Multi-Beam Frigate (HW)
Motherships
Motherships Kadeshi Mothership (HW)
Non-Combat Ships
Fuelships Fuel Pod (HW)
Bentusi Ships
Fighters
Interceptors Super Acolyte (HW/HWC)
Motherships
Motherships Bentusi Exchange (HW) • Bentus (HW2)
Non-Combat Ships
Barges Cargo Barge (HW)
Unknown Ships
Corvettes
Salvage Corvette Junkyard Dog (HW)
Non-Combat Ships
Derelicts Junkyard Office (HW) • Ghost Ship (HW)
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