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{{Infobox Ship Class
|name= ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser
|image=[[File:CCS-Battlecruiser.jpg|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|model=[[Battlecruiser]]
|classes=CCS
|engine= [[Repulsor Engines]]
|slipspace drive= 
|mass=
|shield gen=[[Energy Shields]] 
|length={{Convert|1.782|km|ft}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 265''</ref>
|width={{Convert|862|m|ft}}<ref name="ENC"/>
|height={{Convert|230.8|m|ft}}
|hull=Unknown Hull Material 
|countermeasures=
|armament= *[[Pulse Laser Turret]]s
*[[Plasma Turret]]s
*[[Energy Projector]] (1)
*[[Plasma torpedo]] launchers
|complement=*[[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
*[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft]]
*[[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage]]
*[[DX-class Dropship]]s or [[Type-52 Troop Carrier]]
*[[Seraph-class Starfighter]]
|capacity= Hundreds of vehicles
|role=*Ship-to-ship warfare
*Fleet command
*Escort
|affiliation=*[[Covenant Navy]]
*[[Sangheili Armed Forces]]
}}

The '''''CCS-class'' Battlecruiser''' is a heavy [[warship]] used by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Navy]], one of several different designs of [[capital ship]]s they employ. The primary use of these ships are either to transport ground forces, or to engage enemy ships, as they are quite capable of engaging in ship to ship combat. They are also commonly tasked with [[Glassing|glassing]] operations.

==Overview==
The ''CCS'' classification is the most well known type of Covenant warship, one of the few which the UNSC has been able to gain decent intelligence from, via the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' in particular. The battlecruiser is a long, vaguely organic-shaped spacecraft (often referred to having many bulbous sections), capable of launching dozens of [[Seraph-class starfighter|fighters]] and [[DX-class Dropship|dropship]]s. Typically armed with a vast arsenal of energy [[weapons]], it is smaller than the rarer and more powerful [[Assault Carriers]], but larger than the more common [[Covenant Frigate|Frigates]] and [[Covenant Destroyer|Destroyers]], equipped with the standard [[energy shield]] generators, [[pulse laser]] turrets, and [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo launchers]], and used as a main heavy [[warship]] by both [[Covenant Loyalists]] and [[Covenant Separatists]]. It appears to be capable of both space warfare and supporting ground operations, capable of deploying upwards of a thousand troops of various races, as well as support vehicles and aircraft through its gravity lift. 

==Specifications==
===Control room===
[[File:Halo Combat Evolved - Control Room.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A CCS-class Battlecruiser's Control Room]]
The Control Room of a ''CCS'' classification, known as the "bridge" in human terminology, is located, as on all known Covenant starships, in the midsection of the Battlecruiser, protected by thick armor in addition to the ship's shields. A raised platform in the center of the spacious room ringed with holographic controls is the Combat Information Center, or CIC, of the Control Room. These controls are most likely for fire control, navigation, sensors, ship diagnostics, internal security monitors, etc. In front of the command center is a large holographic "banner" which is used for navigation purposes. The crew in the control room usually consists of a [[Sangheili]] or [[Jiralhanae]] [[Ship Master]] who stands on the central platform and is in charge of giving orders and commanding his vessel, accompanied by, in most cases, Sangheili Zealots, or high-ranking captain Jiralhanae that patrol the lower level of the control room, who are responsible for maintaining the security of the ship.

[[File:Cc_gravlift2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A Gravity lift projected from the [[Truth and Reconciliation (Ship)|''Truth and Reconciliation'']].]]
===Gravity lift===
{{Main|Gravity Lift}}
Like most warships in the Covenant fleet, the ''CCS''-class is also equipped with a single ventrally-mounted [[Gravity Lift|gravity lift]], enabling the quick and easy transportation of personnel, vehicles, equipment and supplies to a planet's surface. Objects or personnel placed in it are propelled upward or downward rapidly by an anti-gravity field, and are able to gently disembark, despite the high speeds occupants can reach.<ref name="Truth and Reconciliation">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref>

[[File:Cc_brig1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|One of many brigs in a CCS-class Battlecruiser]]
===Brig===
The ''CCS'' classification has at least two brigs for holding prisoners, though they may have more since these ships have not been fully explored. Each is a rectangular room with four force field-secured cells on either side, for a total of eight per brig. Each cell can accommodate a large number of prisoners, although normally only one is placed in each cell, probably for security purposes against the possibility of an organized escape attempt. The fields are impenetrable to all hand held weaponry, projectile or energy, but can be lowered by a holographic control panel on a raised platform on the far side of the brig opposite the entrance, the guards post. The cells are arranged at the periphery of a spacious room, with guards patrolling the central section. The guards usually have [[active camouflage]], using their stealth to monitor the prisoners.

[[File:Cc bay3.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Shuttle Bay of a CCS-class Battlecruiser]]
===Hangar bays===
{{Main|Shuttle Bay}} 
There are at least four hangar bays aboard the a vessel of ''CCS'' classification - two to starboard and two to port side. They are each three-tiered, with a large amount of space between the floors and ceilings of each level. Each bay contains various vehicles, such as [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|''Spirit''-class dropships]], on the bottom floor, with a pillar-like platform used for dismounting passengers rising up and connecting to the second level. Covenant troops are arrayed upon the second and third floors, with multiple stationary plasma shields and [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade]] infantry plasma turrets.<ref name="Truth and Reconciliation"/>

A [[Shuttle bay door|plasma magnetic containment field]] operates at the mouth of the hangars, retaining atmosphere while in space transit.  It denies the movement of all forms of matter attempting to enter or leave the shuttle bays.

[[File:Cc corr1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|An internal corridor, with a proximity-operated sliding door at the end of it.]]

===Corridors===
Most of the ship is comprised of labyrinth network of corridors, with circuitry concealed behind purple metal casings. At junctions, gaps in the ceiling and floor appear to accommodate Huragok maintenance personnel, allowing them to float between levels easily and quickly.

===Doors===
There are various, virtually indestructible doors upon the ''CCS'' classification. Unlocked ones are outlined in white light, while locked ones have crimson light. They are protected from electronic intrusion by a 128,000-bit modulating encryption key<ref name="Truth and Reconciliation"/>, but this key can be penetrated by a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]], such as [[Cortana]], after a couple of minutes.

===Engines and engine room===
While not seen in-game, every ship obviously features an engine room. The engines are, of course, more powerful and faster than human engines. This is likely because the Covenant aids the primary nuclear power source with a [[plasma]] power source, allowing power to almost be doubled. The engine room, one could imagine, would be a large chamber with nuclear reactors and possibly plasma energy cores. Also there would be large tubes containing the actual engines. There would also be a manual terminal where repairs and orders from the engines can manually be made, should the Control Room's control over the engines ever stop working.{{FOF-1}}

==Appearances==
Several ''CCS''-class Battlecruisers have been seen throughout the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved|Combat Evolved]]'' campaign, most notably the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', ''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' and possibly the ''[[Sacred Promise]]''. They have also been seen in ''[[Halo 3]]'' glassing [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] in search for the portal that leads to the [[The Artifact|Ark]], they are also later seen as [[Covenant Separatists]] glass Voi in an attempt to stop a [[Flood]] [[Floodgate|infestation]]. CCS-class vessels can also be seen in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. More are seen in the [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer]] and in the sky on the map [[Boneyard (Level)|Boneyard]]. Many are seen in various shorts from ''Halo Legends''.

===''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
CCS-class Battlecruisers seem to be a deeper shade of purple, and do not have as many pointed fins on the nose of the ship. The [[gravity lifts]] are a deeper shade of blueish purple, and the shuttle bays seem to take up a greater portion of the ship, though this would be probably to accommodate the large portion of cutscenes that transition from the interior to the exterior through this area. Also, the ships need flat areas to dispatch troops. Although it is possible to use the gravity lift on rocks, a flat metal section is preferred.

===''Halo 2''===
The ships have a longer, shinier, purple appearance. They seem to have more partings in the purple plates, although this may be due only to the updated graphics. The shuttle bays are narrower and less long, also, the human shuttle bays on the Cairo seem to be based off the bays of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', although this may only be a similarity on Bungie's part.

===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''===
Not much different from ''Halo 2'', however, they now have an extra plate on the midsection in between the belly and the right wing. However, we never see the gravity lift up close so it is impossible to tell what changes have been made. ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST'' are the only games where the CCS-class Battlecruisers are seen digging and glassing with energy projectors.

== Trivia ==
[[File:Calabash-nebula.jpg|300px|thumb|The [[Wikipedia:Calabash Nebula|Calabash Nebula]], shaped similarly to a CCS-class Battlecruiser.]]
*The Calabash or Rotten Egg Nebula is similar in shape to a CCS-Class Battlecruiser, prompting speculation that Bungie based the ships design on the Nebula.
*A "''CCS''-class Battlegroup" generally consists of at least three ''CCS''-class ships.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', level ''[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
*All "''CCS''-class Battlecruisers" have the ''[[Marathon (Video Game Series)|Marathon]]'' logo on their launch bays <ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>
*The Cruisers featured in ''Halo 3'' have four fins instead of two, like those of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Halo: CE''. This could be simply because of better graphics than the previous games.
*The only ''CCS-Class'' Battlecruiser to be controlled (however briefly) by [[humans]] was the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 325''</ref>
*During the development of ''Halo 2'', [[Regret's Carrier]] was originally going to be a ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser, as seen in the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo|E3 2003 demo]].
*According to [[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.|an ONI report]], ''CCS''-class Battlecruisers were first encountered by humans when [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole's]] fleet arrived in the Psi Serpentis system in [[2543]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''': ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' ''page 477''</ref> However, this contradicts both ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', which clearly depicts Cole's fleet engaging ''CCS''-class Battlecruisers as early as [[2526]], and ''[[Halo Wars]]'', in which two such vessels - which have [[CCS-U624|been]] [[CCS-U321|identified]] by the UNSC - are engaged in orbit over [[Arcadia]].
*On the cover of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', a ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser can be seen in the sky above [[Noble Team]].

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape">
File:cc stats.gif|CCS-class Battlecruiser stats.
File:Covenant Attack Ship.jpg|Concept art by [[Eddie Smith]].
File:1214508748 Cc decks.gif|An overlay of the interior of the ship.
File:CCS-Class-Battle-Cruiser-top-bg.jpg|Overhead view of the CCS-class Battlecruiser Cruiser.
File:Halo3 E3 TRAILER 2007 720p30 ST 6300Kbps 002 0001.jpg|Separatist Battlecruisers glassing a part of Voi, Kenya on Earth to prevent a Flood infestation.
File:CCS-Class-Battle-Cruiser-bottom.jpg|Bottom view of the CCS-class Battlecruiser.
File:100 2910.jpg.JPG|A close-up of the CCS-class Battlecruiser's [[Gravity Lift]].
File:Ccs-over-voi.jpg|A CCS-class Battlecruiser over the plains of [[Voi|East Africa]].
File:CCSCruiser.jpg|A rear view of a CCS-class Battlecruiser.
File:CCS.png|A CCS-class Battlecruiser in ''Halo Legends''.
File:CCS Legends.jpg|A CCS-class Battlecruiser firing its Pulse Laser Turrets.
File:Slip.jpg|A CCS-Class Battlecruiser entering slipspace.
File:CCS Reach Glassing.jpg|Two CCS-class Battlecruisers above a partially glassed area of Reach.
File:CCS Reach Glassing 2.jpg|A cluster of CCS-class Battlecruisers holding position over Reach's ravaged surface.
File:DeliverHope - CCSBattlecruiser.png|A CCS-class Battlecruiser hovering over a battle as seen in ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer.
File:DeliverHope - CCSHangar.png|Covenant forces boarding [[Phantom|Phantoms]] in the hangar bay as seen in ''Deliver Hope'' trailer.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
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