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| {{Title|''Ruma''-pattern light carrier}}
| | The '''[[Covenant]] carrier''' is a capital ship in the [[Covenant]] Starfleet. |
| {{Status|Canon}}
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| {{Ship class infobox
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| |name=''Ruma''-pattern light carrier
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| |class=[[Carrier]]
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| |role=Troop deployment, occupation support,<ref name="visual">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 28</ref> fighter transport, firing support<ref name="ENC277">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 277 (2011)</ref>
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| |length={{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |width={{Convert|1186|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}
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| |height=
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| |mass=272 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |power=[[Pinch fusion reactor]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 233 (2010)</ref>
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| |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s
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| |slipspace drive=Equipped
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| |navigation=[[Navigation computer]]
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| |hull=[[Nanolaminate]]
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| |shielding=Equipped
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| |armament=
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| *2 [[Plasma lance|''Ignis''-pattern plasma lances]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *7 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Morfen''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *8 [[Plasma torpedo|''Argament''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *75 [[Pulse laser turret|''Pol''-pattern pulse laser turrets]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |complement=*300 [[Seraph]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}}<ref name="ghost">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 305</ref>
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| *200 [[Type-26 Banshee]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}}
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| *34 [[dropship]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}}
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| |crew=3,000–4,000 personnel{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}}
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| |era=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |introduced=
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| |affiliation=[[Covenant]]
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| The '''''Ruma''-pattern light carrier'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=263}} {{3Letter|DDS|carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}, is a heavy [[warship]] within the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet]] that served as a force deployment and occupation warship.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}
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| | **Pulse laser turrets |
| | **Plasma weapons |
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| | **3 [[Seraph]] fighter squadrons |
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| ==Design details==
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| ===Superstructure and hull===
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| The ''DDS''-class carrier, unlike the larger and more powerful {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, is a less frequently encountered, but powerful, [[warship]] within the [[Covenant fleet]]. The primary role of the ''DDS''-class carrier is to support [[Space warfare|fleet actions in space]], or as an infantry deployment platform. The ''DDS''-class carrier has three bulbous sections; its swollen center boasts a total of thirteen launch bays on both sides of the ship.<ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 146'', ''page 171'' (2010 edition)</ref> It is used for command and control of large numbers of deployment waves of [[space fighter]]s, [[dropship]]s, and interceptors.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} Like all [[warship]]s, these ships come in a variety of classes and sizes, though military observers note there are variance of weaponry, length, and estimated tonnage.<ref name="sybex">'''Sybex Halo: Combat Evolved PC Strategy Guide''', ''page 73''</ref>
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| The carrier's hull is reinforced with over thirty meters of [[nanolaminate hull plating]] and equipped with [[energy shielding]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 266'' (2010 edition)</ref> A single [[plasma torpedo]] is capable of causing several layers of the hull to boil away. The shieldless hull of a ''DDS''-class carrier is capable of withstanding heat of up to three hundred degrees Celsius, with no actual damage done to the carrier's structure.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 76-79'' (2010 edition)</ref> Only at extreme temperatures of over seventeen hundred degrees Celsius does minor hull tearing and conduit melting occur.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 84''</ref> However, at such high temperatures, the superstructure of the vessel becomes considerably softened.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 223''</ref>
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| ===Complement and crew===
| | [[Category: Starship Classifications|Carrier]] |
| The ''DDS''-class carrier boasts three hundred [[Type-31 Seraph]] [[starfighter]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}} divided into three different squadrons,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 155'', ''page 191'' (2010 edition)</ref> two hundred [[Type-26 Banshee]]s, and thirty-four [[dropship]]s—either {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}}s or {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}s—that can be launched at any given moment from the thirteen launch bays located along the center sides of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}}{{Ref/Reuse|ency}}
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| The ''DDS''-class carrier holds a crew of three to four thousand Covenant infantry,{{Ref/Reuse|ency}} most of which were [[Huragok]] in the case of ''Ascendant Justice'', with a light company of [[Unggoy]] and only a hundred [[Sangheili]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 63''</ref> The crew was available for deployment on a moments notice via the ship's [[gravity lift]] when close to a world's surface.
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| ===Armaments===
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| Like other ships within the Covenant fleet, the ''DDS''-class carrier boasts a vast array of energy weapons. The ''DDS''-class carrier is armed with seven [[plasma torpedo]] launchers, numerous [[pulse laser turret]]s, and anterior plasma cannons.<ref name="ency">'''[[Halo: Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 265''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} The "S", or Salvation, in the carrier's three-letter classification code, "DDS", indicates that the ''DDS''-class carrier is a dedicated warship.<ref name="canon fodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>
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| ==Service history==
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| ''DDS''-class carriers participated in the [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] and subsequent destruction of the planet.{{citation needed}} At least one, ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', was assigned to the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] and pursued {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]] after the battle.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit|Adjunct]]'' (2010 edition)</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder2}} Following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], ''Ascendant Justice'' was captured by [[UNSC]] forces and captained by Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]],<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 79''</ref> until its destruction during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref name="fs396">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 396'' (2010 edition)</ref>
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| ==Ships of the line==
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| *''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' – Participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]], captured by UNSC, and was destroyed during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]{{Ref/Reuse|fs396}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| **''[[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| {{Covenant Ships}}
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| [[Category:Carrier classes]]
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| [[Category:Covenant ship classes]]
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