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{{Center|"Assault carrier" redirects here. For the UNSC carrier, see [[Orion-class assault carrier]].}} | |||
{{Infobox | {{Ship Class Infobox | ||
|name | |name= ''CAS''-class assault carrier | ||
|image | |image= [[File:Assault Carrier 2.jpg|300px]] | ||
| | |manufacturer= | ||
| | |class=[[Carrier|Assault carrier]] | ||
{{ | |role=*Ship-to-ship combat | ||
| | *Fighter/interceptor deployment | ||
| | *Atmospheric fire support | ||
| | *Command and control | ||
*[[Covenant]] | |length= {{Convert|5347|m|ft}} <ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 28''</ref><ref name="HBO">[[:File:CapitalShips-scale.gif|HBO image that demonstrates the size and scale of starships in the Halo Universe]]</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 264''</ref> | ||
*[[Covenant | |width= {{Convert|2118|m|ft}} | ||
| | |height= {{Convert|700|m|ft}} | ||
| | |mass=2.7 billion tonnes<ref name="Warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''page 70-71''</ref> | ||
| | |power=[[Pinch fusion reactor]] | ||
| | |engine=3× ''Raphyus''-pattern [[Repulsor engine]]s<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|slipspace drive=''Primus''-pattern [[borer]] {{C|CODEN Series VI equivalent}}<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]] | |||
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]] | |||
|shielding=[[Energy shielding|''Tantalus''-pattern dispersal field generators]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
|armament=''Kerel''-pattern | |||
*1× [[Energy projector|''Infernus''-pattern superheavy excavation beam]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*2× [[Energy projector|''Urpeon''-pattern superheavy plasma lances]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*8× [[Energy projector|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*24× [[Plasma torpedo|''Mictix''-pattern heavy plasma torpedo silos]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*700× [[Pulse laser turret|''Ferriel''-pattern pulse lasers]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*Multiple [[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]]s<ref name="The Covenant">''Halo 3'', campaign level "[[The Covenant]]"</ref> | |||
|complement= | |||
*40,000× warriors<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*250× [[Covenant drop pod|Insertion pods]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*44× [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]]/[[Type-52 Phantom|Phantom dropships]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*600× [[Banshee|Banshee flyers]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*20× [[Type-28 Tick|Tick boarding craft]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*44× [[Type-29 Shadow|Shadow transports]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*64× [[Seraph|Seraph strikecraft]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*192× [[Type-27 Banshee|Banshee Fighter strikecraft]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*3× [[Scarab|Scarab platforms]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*196× [[Wraith|Wraith mortar tanks]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*700× [[Ghost|Ghost scouts]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
|crew=*200 [[Sangheili|Superiors]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*10 [[Huragok|Engineers]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
|passengers= | |||
|othersystems= | |||
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
<br>[[Great Schism]] | |||
<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
|introduced= | |||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |||
<br>[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | |||
<br>[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | |||
<br>[[Merg Vol's Covenant]] | |||
<br>[[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]] | |||
<br>[[Lydus' clan]] | |||
<br>[[The Banished]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Look at the size of that thing!|[[Edward Buck]] after an assault carrier arrives over [[New Mombasa]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref>}} | |||
The '''''CAS''-class assault carrier'''<ref name="visual"/> is a large [[capital ship]] used by the [[Covenant]]. The ''CAS'' is designed for ship-to-ship combat, command and control of [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] operations, and close atmospheric support for ground occupation forces. Such vessels are typically deployed during invasions of worlds with high strategic value.<ref name="DD4">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/489872090930784032/93893-PRELIM.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Data Drop Four'']</ref> | |||
The '' | |||
==Specifications== | |||
===Superstructure and hull=== | |||
[[File:Mombasa Glassing.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A carrier glassing [[New Mombasa]].]] | |||
The ''CAS''-class has a length of 5,347 meters (17,540 ft), a beam of 2,118 meters (6,950 ft), and a height of 700 meters (2,300 ft). This makes it the second largest ship of the line the Covenant navy employed throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Although the CAS-class carrier's keel length is inferior, its width and volume are in the realm of twice as large as even the UNSC's prototype flagship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the largest vessel in human history. | |||
The class' hull is comprised of nanolaminate plating; however, its greatest assets are its [[energy shielding|energy shields]], which are amongst the strongest in the [[Covenant fleet]]. During the opening hours of the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[flagship]] ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' was able to penetrate Earth's orbital defense grid in spite of ''[[Cairo Station]]'' focusing fire on it.<ref name="Cairo"/> Furthermore, [[Rtas 'Vadum]] employed the tactic of ramming {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s during the [[Battle of Installation 00]] with no visible damage being inflicted upon [[Shadow of Intent|his flagship]].<ref name="Ark">'''Halo 3'''</ref> A further testament to this vessel's survivability is that it was selected by the Covenant alongside the much larger {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} to serve as the [[Hierarchs]]' personal flagships when they were not aboard the also heavily shielded ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref name="DD4"/> Like most Covenant vessels, the command deck of the ''CAS'' is buried deep within the vessel's deck, allowing it to function even with the vessel taking tremendous damage. | |||
Assault carriers can also carry large nature preserves on board. An example of this is the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' which had a large nature preserve like those found on the [[DSC-class support ship]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 14]]''</ref> | |||
[[File:Shadow_of_Intent_bridge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The bridge of an assault carrier.]] | |||
Assault carriers, like the majority of Covenant ships, are characterized by their bulbous, whale-like front, sleek silhouette and pale white-blue hull. However, they also tend to be characterized by their unique swollen and bulbous "hooked" bow section that is frequently characterized to be similar to the head of a whale and would (theoretically) be a massive weakness as the ship could be blown in half comparatively easily, given its shields were down. Rather than possessing multiple smaller hangar bays, like smaller cruisers, assault carriers use a single, gargantuan hangar bay for storage of fighters, dropships, boarding craft and small capital ships, at least 500 meters long, 320 meters wide and 120 meters high. There is a second hangar bay visible, near the stern of the carrier, above the main engines.<ref name="Ark"/> | |||
The | The assault carrier is also fitted with [[Modular Dispersal Technology]], giving it the ability to completely detach sections of its outer hull as well as whole corridors, as seen during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]]. They can also separate into two distinct sections which leaves the rear section (with the main engines) behind and allows the fore-section to move away with previously hidden engines, the fore section, and likely the rear, are still slipspace-capable. Unlike its unorthodox means of use by [[Luro 'Taralumee|the Fleet Master]] in an attempt to disperse the advancing SPARTAN forces, the dispersal feature is actually intended to be used in order to detach sections of the carrier that sustained extensive damage in order to increase the chances of saving what is left of the ship and its crew for future use. | ||
The | The "S", or Salvation, in the carrier's three-letter classification code, "CAS", indicates that the ''CAS''-class assault carrier is a dedicated warship.<ref name="canon fodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> | ||
=== | ===Propulsion=== | ||
[[ | For propulsion, assault carriers rely on large [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] [[pinch fusion reactor]]s, housed in cavernous chambers,<ref name="Cairo"/> which power the ship's vital systems, as well as the three aft-mounted [[repulsor engine]]s that propel the ship, capable of operating in a vacuum or in an atmospheric environment. They also employ non-reactive gravity drives for standard maneuvering and hovering above the surface of a planet, resisting its gravity. | ||
The vessel is propelled by three massive engine units, and possess, like all Covenant vessels, the ability to make pinpoint slipspace jumps in atmosphere. As shown in the Battle of Earth, such slipspace jumps cause massive discharges of [[EMP]], rivaling those set off by nuclear devices.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level, ''[[Prepare to Drop]]''</ref> | |||
===Crew and complement=== | |||
The ''CAS''-class' exact crew size and complement are unknown, however its size and combat records suggest a crew of thousands. The ship's living quarters which consisted of habitat domes, hunting grounds, and places of repose for the ship's permanent crew, is located in the lower bow section behind the [[energy projector]].<ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 151''</ref> A single ''CAS''-class assault carrier is capable of deploying a military force sizable enough to secure an entire 26th century city.<ref name="Metropolis"/> The class' cavernous main hangar has the capacity of carrying hundreds of [[Type-31 Seraph|Seraph multirole fighters]], [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee attack craft]], [[Type-52 Phantom]] and [[Type-25 Spirit]] dropships, and [[Covenant boarding craft|boarding craft]]. | |||
Supplementing their considerable infantry detachments, each assault carrier holds large fleets of [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] and [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraiths]], along with a number of [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarabs]]. In [[2552#November|November 2552]], the UNSC frigate ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'' docked inside the launch bay of ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', an assault carrier, demonstrating the immense size of the class.<ref name="Floodgate">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> The class is also fitted with [[Covenant escape pod]]s. | |||
Assault carriers are often used as [[flagship]]s, leading [[Covenant fleet]]s into battle. Though designed for planetary combat, they also excel at ship-to-ship combat, possessing multiple [[pulse laser turret|pulse laser]] batteries, [[plasma turret]]s, and at least three [[energy projector]]s.<ref name="Cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> Along with the larger ''CSO''-class supercarrier, the ''CAS'' is designated a "''Class-Five'' flagship carrier" by the UNSC due to its common use at the center of fleets.<ref name="DD4"/> | |||
Given the similar design and purpose of the ''CAS'' to the ''CSO''-class supercarrier 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]]''. Like many vessels in the Covenant fleet the vessel was capable of rapidly deploying Covenant soldiers to the front with the use of [[Covenant drop pod|orbital insertion pods]]. Like most Covenant ships, they also possess [[gravity lift]]s, used for ferrying supplies, personnel, and vehicles from the ship and to a planet's surface.<ref name="Metropolis">'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level, ''[[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]]''</ref> | |||
'' | ===Armament=== | ||
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 multiple [[energy projector]]s on its ventral and dorsal surfaces which are powerful enough to cut through UNSC capital ships.<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"/> There is also some variety within the assault carrier class; individual assault carriers sometimes possess differing capabilities in terms of defenses and armament.<ref>[https://twitter.com/HaloArchive/status/420738117885112321 '''Twitter''': ''@HaloWaypoint It's been said that...'']</ref> | |||
Throughout the war the ''CAS'' proved to be superior to human vessels in both durability and firepower, with the vessel being capable of easily destroying the much vaunted {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} with a single blast of its dorsal energy projector. | |||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
[[File:AC Cargobay.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The massive launch bay of the assault carrier.]] | [[File:AC Cargobay.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The massive launch bay of the assault carrier.]] | ||
The '' | The ''CAS''-class assault carrier had entered production at least by [[2142]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 10]]''</ref> The [[Battle of Bliss]] saw the first known deployment of the ''CAS''-class assault carrier during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Five of these vessels alongside the smaller but more numerous {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s and {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}s attacked and [[glassing|glassed]] the world resulting in the deaths of all five hundred million citizens of [[Bliss]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> Over the next two decades of conflict the assault carrier would grow to be known as one of the most fearful inspiring vessels in the Covenant armada. | ||
After the destruction of the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' at least three such vessels led the Covenant reinforcement fleet to assault the planet [[Reach]]. During the ensuing [[Fall of Reach]] these vessels alongside hundreds of others would lead to the destruction of humanity's largest and most well defended colony. At least one assault carrier was present at the [[Battle of Tribute]].<ref>'''Halo 4''', multiplayer map, ''[[Landfall (level)|Landfall]]'' - evacuation alert messages</ref> | |||
The assault carrier ''[[ | Months later two such vessels led the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] to [[Earth]], where they engaged the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC]] [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] in orbit above [[Africa]]. The first one, carrying the [[Prophet of Regret]] himself, managed to penetrate Earth's orbital defenses. The second attempted to follow, but was subsequently destroyed by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]]. | ||
The Prophet of Regret's assault carrier ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' fled to slipspace, as the UNSC forces were likely to recapture the city of [[New Mombasa]] with the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} following close behind in its slipspace wake, leading human forces to [[Installation 05]]. | |||
Another assault carrier, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', later became the flagship of the ''[[Fleet of Retribution]]''. [[Rtas 'Vadum]], in command of the ship, led his fleet to Earth in pursuit of a surviving [[Flood]] [[Unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|ship]], arriving in time to [[Glassing|glass]] the infected area of the planet. ''Shadow of Intent'' and its escorting cruisers joined the remnants of the UNSC Home Fleet to launch a joint attack on the Covenant at [[Installation 00]], destroying their fleet and providing a distraction while ground forces engaged Truth's loyalists that had landed on the installation. It later evacuated the UNSC and Sangheili personnel and returned to Earth for a short time before returning to [[Sanghelios]]. | |||
By [[2554]], [[Jul 'Mdama]], a [[shipmaster]] and leader of the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|revived Covenant]] commanded the assault carrier ''[[Song of Retribution]]'' during his attempts to enter the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]].<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> [[2557|Three years later]], the ''Song of Retribution'' led a fleet of numerous [[CRS-class light cruiser]]s.<ref name="terminal">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-terminal-jul-mdama/0f378de5-e0e3-4f31-a1e1-2a363af4094d '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Terminal: Jul 'Mdama'']</ref> | |||
Numerous assault carriers were present at the peace talks on [[Ealen IV]] under the command of the Arbiter, [[Thel 'Vadam]], and the Elder Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, [[Lydus]]. Many assault carriers were also used under the command of [[Vata 'Gajat]] during the [[Battle of Ealen IV|battle]] that ensued in an attempt to capture the delegates. | |||
[[The Banished]] possess at least one assault carrier, ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', commanded by Shipmaster [[Let 'Volir]]. However, it was destroyed above [[Installation 00]] by Aggressor Sentinels that were activated by defense network system after [[Jerome-092]] and [[Isabel]] hijacked the ship to fire its energy projector on the installation to trigger the network. | |||
==Known assault carriers== | |||
===''Kerel''-pattern=== | |||
*''[[Seeker of Truth]]'' – The flagship of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. | |||
*''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' – The flagship of the [[Fleet of Retribution]]. | |||
===''Syfon''-pattern=== | |||
*''[[Solemn Penance]]'' – The personal flagship of the [[Prophet of Regret]]. | |||
*''[[Day of Jubilation]]'' – A carrier of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], destroyed over [[Earth]] in [[2552]].<ref>[http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFCV05 '''Spartan Games''': ''Covenant Assault Carrier'']</ref> | |||
*''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' – The flagship of [[The Banished]], destroyed over [[Installation 00]] by [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s. | |||
===Unknown pattern=== | |||
*''[[Breath of Annihilation]]'' – A carrier serving within [[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant faction]]. | |||
*''[[Clarity of Faith]]'' – A carrier serving under the [[Ministry of Fortitude]]. | |||
*''[[Eternal Reward]]'' – Destroyed at [[Installation 05]] during the [[Great Schism]]. | |||
*''[[Pious Rampage]]'' - A carrier of the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]].<ref name="HSS9">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 9''</ref> | |||
*''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'' – The flagship of the [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]]. | |||
*''[[Song of Retribution]]'' – The personal flagship of [[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]. | |||
== | ==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ||
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==== | ===''CAS''-class Assault Carrier=== | ||
* | *Cost: 825 Points | ||
** | *Movement: 5" | ||
* | ====Fore Section==== | ||
** | *Damage Track: 10 • 8 • 7 | ||
* | *Build rating: 5 | ||
** | *Hangars: 3 | ||
* | *Boarding Craft: 3 | ||
*Security Detail: 6 | |||
*System Loadouts: | |||
**Glide (3") | |||
**Labyrinthine | |||
**point Defense (7) | |||
**Defense Array (8) | |||
*Primary Weapon: Plasma Lance | |||
**Range: 20/40" | |||
**Weapon Loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard | |||
**Dice: 20 | |||
*Alternative Primary Weapon: Plasma Beam | |||
**Range: 20/-" | |||
**Weapon Loadouts: Beam/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard | |||
**Dice: 15/15/15 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes | |||
**Range: 12/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward | |||
**Dice: 10 | |||
==== | ====Mid Section==== | ||
* | *Damage Track: 11 • 10 • 5 | ||
** | *Build rating: 6 | ||
* | *Hangars: 10 | ||
** | *Boarding Craft: 5 | ||
*** | *Security Detail: 8 | ||
*** | *System Loadouts: | ||
* | **Carrier Action (3) | ||
** | **Glide (3") | ||
** | **Labyrinthine | ||
* | **point Defense (8) | ||
** | **Defense Array (9) | ||
* | *Primary Weapon: Plasma cannon Arrays | ||
** | **Range: 10/20" | ||
* | **Weapon Loadouts: Plasma | ||
** | **Firing arc: Port & Starboard | ||
**Dice: 15 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes | |||
**Range: 12/24" | |||
**Weapon Loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Port+Starboard | |||
**Dice: 16 | |||
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====Aft Section==== | |||
*Damage Track: 10 • 8 • 7 | |||
*Build rating: 5 | |||
*Hangars: 2 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 2 | |||
*Security Detail: 6 | |||
*System Loadouts: | |||
**Glide (3") | |||
**Labyrinthine | |||
**point Defense (7) | |||
**Defense Array (8) | |||
*Primary Weapon: Plasma Cannon Arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon Loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: aft | |||
**Dice: 15 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes | |||
**Range: 12/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Aft | |||
**Dice: 16 | |||
===Covenant Assault carrier (''CAS'') Special Rules=== | |||
*Cathedral of the Faithful: | |||
**Each Section on a CAS can replace ONE of its listed boarding Craft with a Zealot for NO POINTS! This bonus is in addition to the standard number of Zealots available to a Fleet. | |||
*Seraph Hosts: | |||
**All Seraph Interceptor Wings launched by a CAS increase their maximum size to 6 rather than the normal 5. | |||
*Limited Resources: | |||
**All CAS-class Assault carrier exist as individual Battle Groups and are not required to follow the standard rules for Battle group creation. Whilst they are not specialist Battle Groups, they are restricted by the size of Fleet they are attached to. A single CAS-class Assault Carrier can be included in a fleet for every FULL 1250 Points being played. | |||
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== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of CAS-class assault carriers}} | |||
*An [[Early Halo 2 script|early draft]] of ''[[Halo 2]]'' was intended to feature a level tentatively called ''[[Covenant Ship|Covenant ship]]'', in which John-117 would board an assault carrier and destroy it from within.<ref>''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]'' developer commentary</ref> | |||
*In the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|modern US Navy]], the term "assault carrier" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Amphibious assault ship|Amphibious Assault Ship]], which is used to transport troops over water and offload them via hovercraft or helicopter. | |||
*In ''Halo 2'', Regret's carrier has visible structures on the surface above the engines. However, in ''Halo 3: ODST'', these structures are not visible, but are rather obscured or replaced by what seems to be a second hangar bay. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:Assault carrier.jpg|The ''Solemn Penance'' hangs ominously in the clouds over [[New Mombasa]] in ''[[Halo 2]]''. | ||
File:Covenant Assault Carrier FanArt.jpg|An assault carrier entering slipspace. | |||
File:Assault | |||
File:Covenant Pinch Fusion reactor.jpg|An assault carrier's [[pinch fusion reactor]] in ''Halo 2''. | File:Covenant Pinch Fusion reactor.jpg|An assault carrier's [[pinch fusion reactor]] in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:Firing Energy Projector.png|An assault carrier firing its dorsal energy projector at [[John-117]] during the [[Battle | File:Firing Energy Projector.png|An assault carrier firing its dorsal energy projector at [[John-117]] during the [[Battle of Earth]]. | ||
File:AssaultCarrierOverNewMombasa.jpg|Numerous assault carriers around [[Portal at Voi|portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|''Halo 3'' announcement trailer]]. | File:AssaultCarrierOverNewMombasa.jpg|Numerous assault carriers around [[Portal at Voi|portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|''Halo 3'' announcement trailer]]. | ||
File:Assault Carrier | File:H3 Assault Carrier render.png|Front view of the ''CAS''-class assault carrier in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | ||
File:H3-CAS-AssaultCarrier-Cruiser-Comparison.png|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier compared to a | File:H3-CAS-AssaultCarrier-Cruiser-Comparison.png|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier compared to a CCS-class battlecruiser in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:Overview - Covenant Assault Carrier.png|An overview of the | File:Overview - Covenant Assault Carrier.png|An overview of the assault carrier. | ||
File:Image-Acuc.JPG|A forward view of ''Shadow of Intent''. | File:Image-Acuc.JPG|A forward view of ''Shadow of Intent''. | ||
File:Ark3.jpg|A UNSC frigate flying under an assault carrier. Note the size of the carrier's hangar. | File:Ark3.jpg|A UNSC frigate flying under an assault carrier. Note the size of the carrier's hangar. | ||
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File:Ark Secret Room3.jpg|An assault carrier's interior. | File:Ark Secret Room3.jpg|An assault carrier's interior. | ||
File:Carrier Hanger.jpg|The supposed second hangar bay of an assault carrier. | File:Carrier Hanger.jpg|The supposed second hangar bay of an assault carrier. | ||
File:Carrier vs Cruiser.png|An overhead view of an assault carrier and two '' | File:Carrier vs Cruiser.png|An overhead view of an assault carrier and two ''CCS''-class battlecruisers on [[Heretic]]. | ||
File:Heretic assault carrier.jpg|A carrier escorted by two battlecruisers. | File:Heretic assault carrier.jpg|A carrier escorted by two battlecruisers. | ||
File:SOEIV Interface.png|''Solemn Penance'' over New Mombasa as seen from the [[Rookie]]'s [[ | File:SOEIV Interface.png|''Solemn Penance'' over New Mombasa as seen from the [[Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | ||
File:MDT.png|Concept art for ''[[Halo: Legends]]'': ''[[The Package]]'' of an assault carrier's fore and aft sections separated by Modular Dispersal Technology. | |||
File:Clarity of Faith.png|A forward view of ''[[Clarity of Faith]]'' in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''. | File:Clarity of Faith.png|A forward view of ''[[Clarity of Faith]]'' in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''. | ||
File:CapitalShips-scale.gif|Assault carrier scale. | File:CapitalShips-scale.gif|Assault carrier scale. | ||
File:H4 Prologue CAS Carrier.jpg|A ''CAS''-class carrier in the '''[[Halo | File:HR-CAS-Assaultcarrier-Render.png|A render of the assault carrier. | ||
File:H2A Terminals - Unggoy on Balaho.jpg|A '' | File:HR CAS assaultcarrier Render2.png|Another render of the assault carrier. | ||
File:H2A Terminals - BattleofMeridian.jpg|A triad of '' | File:H4 Prologue CAS Carrier.jpg|A ''CAS''-class carrier in the ''[[Halo 4]]'' [[Prologue]]. | ||
File:H2A Terminals - High Charity interior.jpg|A '' | File:Master Chief Collection - Carrier.png|The dorsal energy projector of a ''CAS''-class assault carrier in the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer]]''. | ||
File:H2A Cutscene EnergyProjectorPiercing.png|An assault carrier's energy projector piercing the hull of a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. | |||
File:H2A - Solemn Penance jumping.jpg|''Solemn Penance'' performs an in-atmosphere slipspace jump on [[Earth]]. | |||
File:H2A - Solemn Penance exiting slipspace.jpg|The ''Solemn Penance'' exiting slipspace. | |||
File:H2A Terminals - Unggoy on Balaho.jpg|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier's [[gravity lift]] active on [[Balaho]] in ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Halo 2: Anniversary's terminals]]. | |||
File:H2A Terminals - BattleofMeridian.jpg|A triad of ''CAS''-class assault carriers fly in formation after the [[Battle of Meridian]]; leading them is the ''[[Solemn Penance]]''. | |||
File:H2A-CAS Passing Cairo.png|A detailed view of a ''CAS''-class assault carrier's underside as it files past ''Cairo Station'' during the Battle of Earth. | |||
File:H2A - BattleofEarth.png|Two ''CAS''-class assault carriers battle the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] during the disastrous initial assault of the [[Battle of Earth]]. | |||
File:H2A-AssaultCarrierCore.jpg|The internal [[pinch fusion reactor]] of an assault carrier in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | |||
File:H2A Terminals - High Charity interior.jpg|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier holds position above the great city of ''High Charity'' alongside several CCS-class battlecruisers. | |||
File:H2A Great Schism.png|Several ''CAS''-class assault carriers close in on ''High Charity'' to join the battle above Installation 05. | |||
File:HFB-CAS&CCS&SDV.jpg|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier leading a fleet in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | |||
File:HFB-CAS&SDV.jpg|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier and ''SDV''-class heavy corvette. | |||
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|Assault carrier to scale with other Covenant and UNSC vessels, outmassed only by the Brigantine and the UNSC ''Infinity''. | |||
HW2-Trailer-Crashed assault carrier.png|A crashed assault carrier on Installation 00 in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''. | |||
File:H2-CAS-AssaultCarrier-Side.png|A render of a CAS-class assault carrier from ''[[Halo 2]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[Palace Hotel]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[The Return]]'' | **''[[The Return]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | *''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | ||
**''[[Origins]]'' | **''[[Origins]]'' | ||
**''[[ | **''[[The Package]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminals]]'' | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' | *''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' | ||
*''[[Know Your Enemy]]'' | *''[[Know Your Enemy]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'' | *''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Covenant Ships}} | {{Covenant Ships}} | ||
[[Category:CAS-class assault carriers| ]] | |||
[[Category:Carrier classes]] | |||
[[Category:Covenant ship classes]] |