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The '''''CSO''-class supercarrier'''<ref>'''''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''''', ''page 28''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref> is one of the largest vessels | The '''''CSO''-class supercarrier'''<ref>'''''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''''', ''page 28''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref> is one of the largest vessels used by the [[Covenant]], primarily designed for command and control duties for fleets, as well as support for occupation forces. Such vessels are typically deployed only during invasions of worlds with high strategic value.<ref name="DD4"/> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Overall, the supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped capital ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes, even the assault carrier. The vessel looks nearly identical to the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, as it is comprised of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow. | Overall, the supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped capital ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes, even the assault carrier. The vessel looks nearly identical to the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, as it is comprised of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow. Along with the smaller ''CAS''-class assault carrier, the ''CSO'' is designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the UNSC due to its common use at the center of fleets.<ref name="DD4">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/489872090930784032/93893-PRELIM.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Data Drop Four'']</ref> | ||
Multiple supercarriers of the ''[[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]'' defended the massive space station of ''[[High Charity]]''<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338''</ref> and one such vessel served as the [[flagship]] of the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 239''</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', a supercarrier, destroyed the {{UNSCship|Grafton}} and began deploying numerous ground assets to the surface of [[Reach]]. | Multiple supercarriers of the ''[[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]'' defended the massive space station of ''[[High Charity]]''<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338''</ref> and one such vessel served as the [[flagship]] of the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 239''</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', a supercarrier, destroyed the {{UNSCship|Grafton}} and began deploying numerous ground assets to the surface of [[Reach]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:07, October 7, 2011
Template:Ship Class Infobox The CSO-class supercarrier[1][2] is one of the largest vessels used by the Covenant, primarily designed for command and control duties for fleets, as well as support for occupation forces. Such vessels are typically deployed only during invasions of worlds with high strategic value.[3]
Overview
Overall, the supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped capital ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes, even the assault carrier. The vessel looks nearly identical to the CAS-class assault carrier, as it is comprised of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow. Along with the smaller CAS-class assault carrier, the CSO is designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the UNSC due to its common use at the center of fleets.[3]
Multiple supercarriers of the Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity defended the massive space station of High Charity[4] and one such vessel served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose.[5][6] During the Fall of Reach, Long Night of Solace, a supercarrier, destroyed the Template:UNSCship and began deploying numerous ground assets to the surface of Reach.
During Operation: UPPER CUT, Jorge-052 transported an improvised slipspace bomb toward Long Night of Solace aboard Ardent Prayer, a Covenant corvette, while SPARTAN-B312 locked course with the supercarrier. After SPARTAN-B312 was jettisoned from the hangar, Jorge manually detonated the bomb, destroying both the corvette and the supercarrier at the cost of his own life.[7][8]
Ships of the line
Gallery
Comparison between a supercarrier (above) and an assault carrier (below and in left corner).
The supercarrier Long Night of Solace over Reach.
Long Night of Solace being destroyed by a slipspace rift.
- Supercarrier main.jpg
A port-side view of a supercarrier's ventral face.
A view of the underside of a supercarrier, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 28
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 236
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Data Drop Four
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 338
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 236
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 239
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Tip of the Spear
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Long Night of Solace
