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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Disambig header|the Covenant supercarrier|other uses|Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)}}
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| {{Infobox/Ships | | <center>'''''Long Night of Solace''' redirects here. For other uses, see [[Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)]].''</center> |
| |name = ''Long Night of Solace'' | | {{Individual ship infobox |
| |image = [[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|350px]] | | |name=Long Night of Solace |
| |modules = | | |image=[[File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|300px]] |
| {{Infobox/Ships/Individual
| | |class=[[Covenant supercarrier]] |
| |country = [[Covenant]]
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| |country flag = {{Icon|Covenant FB}} | | |modifier= |
| |name = ''Long Night of Solace'' | | |sysmods= |
| |class = {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}<ref name="essential">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.111</ref> | | |length= ~27 km <ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016624| HBO Forum Analysis]</ref> |
| |identification = | | |width= |
| |operator = [[Covenant fleet]] | | |height= |
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| |laid down = | | |max speed space= |
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| |commissioned = | | |engine=[[Repulsor Engines]] |
| |fate = Destroyed via weaponised slipspace drive during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] | | |slipspace drive=Yes |
| *[[2552#August|August 14, 2552]]<ref name="LNoS">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]</ref>
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| |captains = [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]]{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} | | |power= |
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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 Particular Justice]] |
| | |taskforce=Covenant advance force |
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| | '''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Supercarrier|supercarrier]]-class vessel that led the advance assault on the planet [[Reach]] before the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Legendary Commentary''</ref> It was destroyed by a [[UNSC]] team during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> |
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| |type = [[Covenant supercarrier|Supercarrier]]
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| |length = {{Convert|28.960|km|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
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| |width = {{Convert|11.447|km|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
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| |height = {{Convert|3.563|km|ft|sp=us}}
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| |engine = [[Repulsor engine]]s
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| |slipspace drive = Equipped
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| |hull = [[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
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| *Equipped with [[energy shielding]]
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| |armaments =*[[Energy projector]]s{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
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| *[[Plasma turret]]s{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
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| *[[Pulse laser turret]]s{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
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| '''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} and the [[flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], commanded by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]].{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.10</ref> ''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/Reuse|LNoS}} | |
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| ==Operational history== | | ==Operational history== |
| ===Human-Covenant War===
| | Sometime before August 12, [[2552]], ''Long Night of Solace'' entered Reach orbit and was cloaked by a network of [[Stealth Pylon|stealth pylons]] and [[Covenant Spire|Spires]]. The supercarrier was then able to covertly land troops on the surface of the planet, starting the advance invasion of Reach. It seemed to act as the flagship for the advance force, made up of the supercarrier and at least three [[Covenant Corvette|corvettes]]. |
| On or prior to [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet, [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] by ''Long Night of Solace'', made landfall on Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} The fleet then deployed a network of [[deployment spire]]s 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 {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s.
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| [[File:LNoS ends.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Long Night of Solace'' is destroyed.]]
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| 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>
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| 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>
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| 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/Reuse|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>
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| 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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| ==Production notes==
| | On August 12, [[Spire One]] was destroyed, revealing the location of the supercarrier to the UNSC. After having its stealth compromised, ''Long Night of Solace'' proceeded to destroy 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> |
| 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>
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| When writing ''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', author [[Troy Denning]] envisioned the ''[[Hammer of Faith]]'' as a {{Pattern|Sh'wada|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.
| | During [[Operation: UPPERCUT]], an operation designed to destroy the ship, UNSC EVA teams transported a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] onto a [[Covenant Corvette|Covenant corvette]] called ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' that was on a refueling run with the supercarrier. Jorge-052 then sacrificed himself to activate the slipspace manually, believing he had saved Reach from Covenant invasion. The unrestricted slipspace rift teleported the middle half of the hull into atomized bits, destroying the ''Long Night of Solace''. The remains of ''Long Night of Solace'' then crashed in a mountain range on the surface of Reach just as the main wave of ships from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] jumped out of slipspace over the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the ''Long Night of Solace''. | | File:ToTS Ending.jpg|The de-cloaked ''Long Night of Solace''. |
| File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction.
| | File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between ''Long Night of Solace'' and a standard assault carrier. <ref> [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016685 HBO Forum Analysis] |
| File:HTMCC HR Achievement GenerousTipper.png|Concept art of the supercarrier's crash site.
| | File:LNoS ends.jpg|''Long Night of Solace'' is destroyed. |
| 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:Exodus_Intro.jpg|The remnants of ''Long Night of Solace'' on Reach. |
| 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.
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| File:ToTS Ending.jpg|The decloaked ''Long Night of Solace''.
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| 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]]''.
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| 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>
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
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| *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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