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{{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}} | {{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}} | ||
<center>'''''Long Night of Solace''' redirects here. For other uses, see [[Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)]].''</center> | |||
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|name | |name=''Long Night of Solace'' | ||
|image | |image=[[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|400px]] | ||
| | |class=CSO-class supercarrier | ||
|manufacturer=Covenant | |||
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| | |length=28,960 meters (95,014 ft)<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 111''</ref> | ||
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| | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | ||
| | |slipspace drive=Yes | ||
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|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]] | |||
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|armament=*[[Energy projector]]s | |||
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|role=Assault flagship | |||
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|firstsight=August 12, 2552 | |||
|destroyed=August 14, 2552 | |||
|retired= | |||
|lastsight=Fall of Reach | |||
|affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]] | |||
|fleet=[[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 111''</ref> | |||
|taskforce=Covenant advance force | |||
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|captains=[[Rho 'Barutamee]]<ref name="essential"/> | |||
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'''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} and the flagship of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], which served as an advance invasion force on the planet [[Reach]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in the summer of [[2552|2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' ''Legendary Edition commentary''</ref> It was destroyed by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] personnel during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Its [[Shipmaster]] was [[Rho 'Barutumee]].<ref name="essential"/> | |||
'''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{ | |||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
On or prior to [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet, [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] by ''Long Night of Solace'', made landfall on Reach.<ref name="essential"/> The fleet then deployed a network of [[Covenant Spire|teleportation spires]] and [[stealth pylon]]s to covertly land an advance ground force. ''Long Night of Solace'' served as the [[flagship]] for the advance force, which was comprised of the supercarrier and at least five {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. | |||
On or prior to [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet, [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] by ''Long Night of Solace'', made landfall on Reach. | |||
On [[2552#August|August 12]], the UNSC launched an [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attack]] on the Covenant base in [[Viery Territory|Viery]]. After [[Spire One]] was destroyed, the ''Solace'' decloaked and engaged the UNSC. Immediately after its position was compromised, ''Long Night of Solace'' destroyed the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} and lay waste to several other UNSC deployments. It then retreated to Covenant-held space in orbit above the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | |||
On [[2552#August|August 12]], the UNSC launched an [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attack]] on the Covenant base in [[Viery Territory|Viery]]. After [[Spire One]] was destroyed, the ''Solace'' decloaked and engaged the UNSC. Immediately after its position was compromised, ''Long Night of Solace'' destroyed the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} and | |||
During Operation: UPPER CUT, an operation designed to destroy the ship, UNSC [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] teams boarded the Covenant corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', which was on a refueling run with the supercarrier, and transported a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] onto the corvette. | [[File:LNoS ends.jpg|thumb|right|350px|''Long Night of Solace'' is destroyed.]] | ||
During Operation: UPPER CUT, an operation designed to destroy the ship, UNSC [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] teams boarded the Covenant corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', which was on a refueling run with the supercarrier, and transported a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] onto the corvette. During the battle aboard the ship, the detonation controls of the improvised bomb were damaged, forcing [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Jorge-052]] to sacrifice himself by activating the drive manually. The unrestricted [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift teleported the middle half of the supercarrier's hull into slipspace, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''. The remains of ''Long Night of Solace'' then crashed into a mountain range on the surface of Reach as a larger Covenant fleet jumped out of slipspace over the planet.<ref name="LNoS"/><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> | |||
On August 27, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Hieronymus Stanforth]] stated that ''Long Night of Solace'' would have been a prime candidate for use in [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. However, with the vessel destroyed, the Navy was forced to wait to enact the operation until the Covenant arrived in force days later.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
In early development phases, the ''Long Night of Solace'' was simply known as the "Black Ship".<ref>'''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]''', ''page 68''</ref> | |||
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In early development phases, the ''Long Night of Solace'' was simply known as the "Black Ship".<ref>''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]' | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the ''Long Night of Solace''. | File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the ''Long Night of Solace''. | ||
File: | File:Solace_Destroyed.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace'''s destruction. | ||
File: | File:Reach - Supercarrier 02.png|A render of the ''Solace'', ventral view. | ||
File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a | File:Reach - Supercarrier.png|A render of the ''Solace'', dorsal view. | ||
File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A size comparison between the '' | File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a [[CAS-class assault carrier]].<ref> [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016685 HBO Forum Analysis] | ||
File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The '' | File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A size comparison between the ''Solace'' and a [[UNSC frigate]]. | ||
File:ToTS Ending.jpg|The decloaked '' | File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The ''Solace'' in Reach orbit. | ||
File:Exodus_Intro.jpg|The remains of the '' | File:ToTS Ending.jpg|The decloaked ''Solace''. | ||
File:Exodus_Intro.jpg|The remains of the ''Solace'' on a Reach mountain range. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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