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{{ | {{Ratings}} | ||
{{Ship | {{ArticleName}} | ||
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| | |image= | ||
|name=Covenant Supercruiser | |||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
|class=[[ | |line= | ||
| | |model= | ||
|class=[[Cruiser]] | |||
|length=3576 meters (11,732 feet) | |||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|mass= | |mass= | ||
| | |max accel= | ||
|engine=[[Repulsor | |max speed space= | ||
|max speed air= | |||
|engine=[[Repulsor Engines]] | |||
|slipspace drive=Yes | |slipspace drive=Yes | ||
|slipspace speed=Unknown | |||
|poweroutput= | |||
|power= | |||
|shield gen=Resistant to 3 [[MAC]] rounds and 488 [[Archer missile]]s or 1+ Nuclear mines | |||
|hull=Resistant to greater than 1 [[Shiva missile]] | |||
|sensor= | |||
|target= | |||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
| | |avionics= | ||
| | |countermeasures= | ||
|armament= | |armament=*5 [[Energy Projector]]s | ||
* | *[[Pulse Lasers]] | ||
* | *[[Plasma Torpedoes]] | ||
* | |||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
|crew= | |crew=Several Thousand | ||
|skeleton= | |||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|capacity= | |||
|consumables= | |||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
| | |firstuse=[[2552]] - [[First Battle of Reach]] | ||
| | |role= | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |era=9th [[Age of Reclamation]] | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]], [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The ''' | The '''Covenant Supercruiser''' is a classification of extremely powerful capital [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships within the [[Covenant Navy]]. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
=== | ===Physical Characteristics and Armament=== | ||
Its length of 3.5 kilometers was over three times that of the [[UNSC]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 297</ref> | |||
These ships were durable enough to withstand one [[nuclear mine]] detonation, or even three [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] rounds and nearly five hundred [[Archer missile]]s. However, during the [[Fall of Reach]], it used a hit-and-run tactic to avoid fire from the [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s' "Super" MACs. | |||
=== | ===Operational Use=== | ||
One of these warships was present at the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|August 2552]], in which it destroyed many UNSC ships, including the ''[[UNSC Musashi|Musashi]]'', the ''[[UNSC Minotaur|Minotaur]]'' and the ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]'', but was eventually destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. The two ships battled it out, with the ''Autumn'' using its upgraded MAC gun and over 500 missiles to drop the shields and damage it. The supercrusier's shields were so powerful that only a handful of the 500 got through each time, but the purpose was to drop the ship's shields. The ''Autumn'' then launched a remote controlled Longsword armed with a Shiva missile under the Supercruiser's shields, multiplying the destructive blast exponentially, by having the shields containing the blast. During the battle, the supercruiser hit the ''Autumn'' twice with its main weapon, but due to the ''Autumn's'' design and the tactics of its captain and AI, the ship survived, albeit badly damaged. | |||
== | ==Weapons== | ||
The ' | The Covenant supercruiser's weapon systems seem limited, but extremely powerful. It possesses an [[Energy Projector]] which shoots a thin needle beam at light speed, enabling it to cut through the hull armor of several UNSC ships at a time. First described as a type of sniping ship because of its combat tactics, this weapon can be described as similar to the [[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System]]. This weapon needs to charge over time, but once charged, it can be fired with pinpoint accuracy. | ||
Another thing the supercrusier possesed that worked in its favor were incredibly powerful shields that took a lot to drop and seemed to recharge fast. It took three MAC rounds and over 500 Archer missiles hitting the ship to drop the shields and even then only a handful of Archer missiles would get through and cause minimal damage. However, the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was able to use this against the supercrusier by dropping the shields and landing a remote-piloted Longsword interceptor on the ship armed with a nuclear missile and letting the shields return before detonation, using the supercruiser's own shields to amplify the blast as they were powerful enough not to collapse immediatly even with a nuclear blast ''inside'' them. This also saved the ''Pillar of Autumn'': the shields held long enough for the ''Autumn'' to escape the blast radius. | |||
== | ==Complement== | ||
Given its gigantic size, (second only to the [[assault carrier]] and [[Covenant Supercarrier|supercarrier]]), it is likely able to carry hundreds of [[Type-31 XMF|''Seraph''-class starfighters]] and [[dropship]]s. Moreover, it probably carries large numbers of ground vehicles and troops, possibly entire [[legion]]s. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{ | {{CovenantShips}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:The Covenant]] | ||
