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Given the similar design and purpose of the CAS to the CSO-class Super-Carrier it is possible that light cruisers may even be capable of using the CAS as a refueling depot in the absence of repair and resupply stations like [[Unyielding Hierophant]]. To further supplement the considerable artillery and infantry stored in its hangar bays, the carrier can also carry the dreaded [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] walkers in their holds for quick deployment. Like many vessels in the Covenant Fleet the vessel was capable of rapidly deploying Covenant soldiers to the front with the use of Orbital Insertion pods. | Given the similar design and purpose of the CAS to the CSO-class Super-Carrier it is possible that light cruisers may even be capable of using the CAS as a refueling depot in the absence of repair and resupply stations like [[Unyielding Hierophant]]. To further supplement the considerable artillery and infantry stored in its hangar bays, the carrier can also carry the dreaded [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] walkers in their holds for quick deployment. Like many vessels in the Covenant Fleet the vessel was capable of rapidly deploying Covenant soldiers to the front with the use of Orbital Insertion pods. | ||
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As some of the largest ships in the Covenant Fleet, the CAS-class are favored as flagships by both Sangheili commanders and Prophet Hierarchs. As well as their exemplary shielding the vessel is also presumably amongst the most heavily armed in the Covenant. Assault carriers possess [[energy projector]]s which are powerful enough to cut through UNSC capital ships on its ventral and dorsal surfaces.<ref name="Cairo"/> They also possess multiple [[pulse laser turret]]s, which are used for intercepting enemy missiles and fighters, and [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] for engaging in ship-to-ship combat and assaulting planetary defenses.<ref name="Ark"/> | |||
Throughout the war the CAS proved to be superior to human vessels in both durability and firepower, with the vessel being capable of easily getting vaunted [[Marathon-class Cruiser]] with a single blast of its dorsal energy projector. This changed at the close of the first Human-Covenant War; although the similar in size compared to the [[UNSC Infinity] the CAS is no match for the human vessel because it is ironically outmatched in arsenal.<ref>"[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]"</ref> | |||
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