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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The ''Crassus''-class supercarrier is a large [[Wikipedia:Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] that features two runways and | The ''Crassus''-class supercarrier is a large [[Wikipedia:Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] that features two runways and one air control tower.{{Ref/Reuse|H3}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} The ''Crassus''-class's interior corridors are known to be particularly cramped.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} Below the flight deck, the carrier features spacious interior [[hangar bay]]s, with at least one accessible via a large ramp at water-level.{{Ref/Reuse|H3}} | ||
===Complement=== | ===Complement=== | ||
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At least [[UNSC Crassus|one]] ''Crassus''-class supercarrier served within regional defensive forces of the [[East African Protectorate]] after its commissioning in [[2411]]. This ship acted as a training vessel and mothership for [[drone]]s throughout the remainder of the century—being retired from service in [[2490]] to serve as a floating museum ship. However, the ''Crassus'' would be reactivated and appropriated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] in [[2550]] as part of the preparations for the [[Covenant]]'s inevitable [[Battle for Earth|attack]] on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} | At least [[UNSC Crassus|one]] ''Crassus''-class supercarrier served within regional defensive forces of the [[East African Protectorate]] after its commissioning in [[2411]]. This ship acted as a training vessel and mothership for [[drone]]s throughout the remainder of the century—being retired from service in [[2490]] to serve as a floating museum ship. However, the ''Crassus'' would be reactivated and appropriated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] in [[2550]] as part of the preparations for the [[Covenant]]'s inevitable [[Battle for Earth|attack]] on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} | ||
At least two ''Crassus''-class supercarriers,{{Ref/ | At least two ''Crassus''-class supercarriers,{{Ref/Level|Id=Longshore|H3|Longshore}} including the UNSC ''Crassus'' itself,{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} took part in the [[Battle of Mombasa]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|Longshore}} These vessels deployed [[F-99 Wombat]] UCAVs and [[Pelican]] dropships to provide surveillance and air strikes against the [[Covenant]], supporting scattered [[UNSC Marines]] and [[New Mombasa Police Department]] personnel from around the [[Mombasa Quays]].{{Ref/Reuse|Longshore}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} | ||
On [[2552#November|November 18, 2552]], the UNSC ''Crassus'' and its escorts were spotted by [[Jiralhanae]] hunting parties, resulting in the carrier being boarded. The [[Covenant]] boarding parties attacked the ship using [[Qavardu Workshop Prowler|war-sleds]] and [[Dropship#Covenant dropships|dropship]]s, and were able to quickly seize the ship's flight decks before proceeding to conduct close-quarters boarding attempts inside the ship's cramped interior passageways. Ultimately, the smaller stature of the human crew proved a boon in the battle, as the narrow bulkheads were unwieldly for the tall Jiralhanae and wide [[Unggoy]] to effectively move in. As such, the Covenant attack was quickly faltered, with the commanding Brutes electing to retreat to their dropships and destroy the carrier's air control tower. Following this, the damaged UNSC ''Crassus'' was towed to [[Durban (Earth)|Durban]] and decommissioned and utilized as a museum ship once more.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} | On [[2552#November|November 18, 2552]], the UNSC ''Crassus'' and its escorts were spotted by [[Jiralhanae]] hunting parties, resulting in the carrier being boarded. The [[Covenant]] boarding parties attacked the ship using [[Qavardu Workshop Prowler|war-sleds]] and [[Dropship#Covenant dropships|dropship]]s, and were able to quickly seize the ship's flight decks before proceeding to conduct close-quarters boarding attempts inside the ship's cramped interior passageways. Ultimately, the smaller stature of the human crew proved a boon in the battle, as the narrow bulkheads were unwieldly for the tall Jiralhanae and wide [[Unggoy]] to effectively move in. As such, the Covenant attack was quickly faltered, with the commanding Brutes electing to retreat to their dropships and destroy the carrier's air control tower. Following this, the damaged UNSC ''Crassus'' was towed to [[Durban (Earth)|Durban]] and decommissioned and utilized as a museum ship once more.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
During ''[[Halo 3]]''{{'}}s development, the UNSC was going to have a "wet NAVY" that included an aircraft carrier | During ''[[Halo 3]]''{{'}}s development, the UNSC was going to have a "wet NAVY" that included an aircraft carrier.{{Ref/Book|AoH3|Page=37}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H3 | File:H3 AircraftCarrier Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ship. | ||
File:Longshore Carrier.jpg|An overhead view of | File:Longshore Carrier.jpg|An overhead view of an aircraft carrier's flight deck. | ||
File:H3 AircraftCarrier Ramp.png|A ramp into the aircraft carrier at water-level. | File:H3 AircraftCarrier Ramp.png|A ramp into the aircraft carrier at water-level. | ||
File:H3 AircraftCarrier ThroughDeck.png|A through-deck | File:H3 AircraftCarrier ThroughDeck.png|A through-deck of the aircraft carrier. | ||
File:H3 AircraftCarrier ModelComparison.png|A comparison between the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} and the carrier. | File:H3 AircraftCarrier ModelComparison.png|A comparison between the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} and the carrier. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
