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| {{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}} | | {{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}} |
| {{Disambig header|the Covenant supercarrier|other uses|Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)}}
| | <center>'''''Long Night of Solace''' redirects here. For other uses, see [[Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)]].''</center> |
| {{Infobox/Ships | | {{Individual ship infobox |
| |name = ''Long Night of Solace'' | | |name=''Long Night of Solace'' |
| |image = [[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|350px]] | | |image=[[File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|300px]] |
| |modules = | | |class=Supercarrier |
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| |country = [[Covenant]] | | |modifier= |
| |country flag = {{Icon|Covenant FB}} | | |sysmods= |
| |name = ''Long Night of Solace'' | | |length= ~27 km <ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016624| HBO Forum Analysis]</ref> |
| |class = {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}<ref name="essential">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.111</ref> | | |width= |
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| |operator = [[Covenant fleet]] | | |max accel= |
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| |launched = | | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s |
| |commissioned = | | |slipspace drive=Yes |
| |fate = Destroyed via weaponised slipspace drive during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] | | |slipspace speed= |
| *[[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}} | | |shield gen= |
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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]] |
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| | |taskforce=Covenant advance force |
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| | '''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] that led the advance assault on the planet [[Reach]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' ''Legendary Edition commentary''</ref> It was destroyed by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] 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===
| | On or prior to August 12, 2552, ''Long Night of Solace'' entered the atmosphere of Reach and was cloaked by a network of [[stealth pylon]]s 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, which was comprised 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, the UNSC launched an [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attack]] on the Covenant base in [[Viery Territory|Viery]]. [[Spire One]] was destroyed, revealing the presence of the supercarrier to the UNSC. After its position was 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: 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, prompting [[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 slipsspace, 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> |
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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 [[Covenant 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'' in a mountain range 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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