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{{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}} | {{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}} | ||
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{{ | {{disambig header|the supercarrier|other articles including "Long Night of Solace"|Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)}} | ||
|name | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|image | |name=''Long Night of Solace'' | ||
| | |image=[[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|300px]] | ||
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|class={{Class|CSO|supercarrier}}<ref name="essential">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.111</ref> | |||
|role=[[Flagship]]<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.10</ref> | |||
|length={{Convert|28.960|km|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential"/> | |||
|class | |width={{Convert|11.447|km|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential"/> | ||
| | |height={{Convert|3.563|km|ft|sp=us}} | ||
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | |||
|slipspace drive=Equipped | |||
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]] | |||
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*Equipped with [[energy shielding]] | *Equipped with [[energy shielding]] | ||
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*[[Plasma turret]]s | |armament=*[[Energy projector]]s<ref name="essential"/> | ||
*[[Pulse laser turret]]s | *[[Plasma turret]]s<ref name="essential"/> | ||
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|destroyed=[[2552#August|August 14, 2552]]<ref name="LNoS">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]</ref> | |||
|battles=[[Fall of Reach]] | |||
|fleet=[[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]<ref name="essential"/> | |||
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|captains=[[Rho 'Barutamee]]<ref name="essential"/> | |||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |||
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== | '''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} and the [[flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], commanded by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]].<ref name="essential"/> ''Long Night of Solace'' and its fleet inadvertently served as an advance invasion force on the planet [[Reach]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in the [[2552|summer of 2552]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary Edition commentary]]</ref> The supercarrier was destroyed by [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel over Reach during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="LNoS"/> | ||
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On or prior to [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet, [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] by ''Long Night of Solace'', made landfall on Reach. | ==History== | ||
===Fall of Reach=== | |||
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 [[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 laid 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 laid 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> | ||
[[File:LNoS ends.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''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. Simultaneously, [[Operation: LEFT JAB]] was initiated to distract the carrier's escort fleet.<ref>''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', [[Scenario Six: Left Jab]]</ref> | 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. Simultaneously, [[Operation: LEFT JAB]] was initiated to distract the carrier's escort fleet.<ref>''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', [[Scenario Six: Left Jab]]</ref> | ||
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, staying on the corvette as it was consumed in a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift. The unrestricted slipspace rift teleported the middle section of the supercarrier's hull into slipspace, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''. The remaining two-thirds of ''Long Night of Solace'' then crashed into a mountain range on the surface of Reach as a larger Covenant fleet dropped out of slipspace over the planet. | 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, staying on the corvette as it was consumed in a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift. The unrestricted slipspace rift teleported the middle section of the supercarrier's hull into slipspace, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''. The remaining two-thirds of ''Long Night of Solace'' then crashed into a mountain range on the surface of Reach as a larger Covenant fleet dropped out of slipspace over the planet.<ref name="LNoS"/><ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level [[Exodus]]</ref> [[Kantar 'Utaralee]] took over the Fleet of Valiant Prudence following the destruction of ''Long Night of Solace'', rallying the fleet near [[Turul]].<ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'', [[Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu]]</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>''[[Data Drop]]s'', [[Data Drop/Five|Data Drop #5]]</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>''[[Data Drop]]s'', [[Data Drop/Five|Data Drop #5]]</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]]'', p.68</ref> | 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]]'', p.68</ref> | ||
When writing ''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', author [[Troy Denning]] envisioned the ''[[Hammer of Faith]]'' as a {{ | When writing ''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', author [[Troy Denning]] envisioned the ''[[Hammer of Faith]]'' as a {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} and a [[Wikipedia:Sister ship|sister ship]] to the ''Long Night of Solace''. However, ultimately, Denning chose not to specify the ship's class in the text, deferring to [[343 Industries]] to make the final canonical decision.{{Ref|[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1081251542357942272 ''Twitter'', Troy Denning:] "The CSO pic in Halopedia is what I was working from when I described it, and in mind, it was intended to be a sister ship to LNoF. But that's NOT official canon -- that decision is (rightly) for 343 to make."}} The ship's class has not been stated in canon as of yet. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction. | File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction. | ||
File:HTMCC HR Achievement GenerousTipper.png|Concept art of the supercarrier's crash site. | File:HTMCC HR Achievement GenerousTipper.png|Concept art of the supercarrier's crash site. | ||
File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016685 ''halo.bungie.org'': Assault Carrier vs Super Carrier]</ref> | File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}.<ref> [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016685 ''halo.bungie.org'': Assault Carrier vs Super Carrier]</ref> | ||
File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a [[UNSC frigate]]. | File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a [[UNSC frigate]]. | ||
File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in Reach orbit. | File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in Reach orbit. | ||
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File:Exodus_Intro.jpg|The remains of the ''Long Night of Solace'' on a Reach mountain range. | File:Exodus_Intro.jpg|The remains of the ''Long Night of Solace'' on a Reach mountain range. | ||
File:HFB-LongNightofSolace.png|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | File:HFB-LongNightofSolace.png|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | ||
File:H4 LongNightOfSolace Crashsite Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash site from ''[[Halo 4]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130612013231/http://pringleart.com/projects/halo-4/ ''Thomas Pringle'', Halo 4 Projects]</ref> | File:H4 LongNightOfSolace Crashsite Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash site from ''[[Halo 4]]''.<ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20130612013231/http://pringleart.com/projects/halo-4/ ''Thomas Pringle'', Halo 4 Projects]</ref> | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Carriers]] | [[Category:Carriers]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant ships]] | [[Category:Covenant ships]] | ||
