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| {{Title|''Ruma''-pattern light carrier}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Title|''DDS''-class carrier}} |
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| |name = ''Ruma''-pattern | | |name=''DDS''-class carrier |
| |image = <!--The image for the box - should be capped at 300px for most cases--> | | |image= |
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| |modules = <!--/Individual or /Class sub-modules should be placed here--> | | |class=[[Carrier]] |
| {{Infobox/Ships/Class | | |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]]'', p. 277 (2011)</ref> |
| |hide-class = | | |length={{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}<ref name="visual"/> |
| |class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''DDS'''{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | | |width={{Convert|1186|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}<ref name="visual"/> |
| |class operator = [[Covenant]] | | |height= |
| |class manufacturer = <!--Who makes the ship class--> | | |mass= |
| |class architect = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class-->
| | |power=[[Pinch fusion reactor]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 233 (2010)</ref> |
| |class built = <!--How many ships of this class were constructed--> | | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s |
| |class in service = [[Ages of Doubt|Eighteenth Age of Doubt]] - present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |slipspace drive=Equipped |
| | |navigation=[[Navigation computer]] |
| | |hull=30+ meters of [[nanolaminate hull plating]] |
| | *Equipped with [[energy shielding]] |
| | |armament=*[[Energy projector]]s |
| | *7 [[plasma turret]]s |
| | *[[Pulse laser turret]]s |
| | |complement=*300 [[Seraph]]s<ref name="ENC277"/><ref name="ghost">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 305</ref> |
| | *200 [[Type-26 Banshee]]s<ref name="ENC277"/> |
| | *34 [[dropship]]s<ref name="ENC277"/> |
| | |crew=3,000–4,000 personnel<ref name="ENC277"/> |
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| | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| | |introduced= |
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant]] |
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| |type = [[Covenant carrier|Light carrier]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=28}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFHaveSmoa|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=28|M=03|Y=2019}}
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| |length = {{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |width = {{Convert|1186|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
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| |mass = 272 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |power = [[Pinch fusion reactor]]
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| |maneuver drive = [[Repulsor engine]]s
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| |slipspace drive = [[Borer]]
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| |crew = <!--Describes crew counts only-->
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| |troops = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces-->
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| |hull = [[Nanolaminate]] plating
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| |shielding = [[Energy shielding]]-equipped
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| |sensors = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot-->
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| |ew = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities-->
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| |armaments =
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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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| |aircraft =
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| *At least six [[Seraph]] starfighters{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS6|HFS|Chapter=6}}
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| *At least one [[Spirit]] dropship{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS18|HFS|Chapter=18}}
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| |air facilities = One [[Hangar bay|launch bay]] located on the ventral surface{{Ref/Reuse|FS6}}
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| The '''''Ruma''-pattern light carrier'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=263}} {{3Letter|DDS|carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}, is a heavy [[warship]] within the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet]]. During the empire's heyday, the ''Ruma'' served as a second-line vessel for reserve fleets - rarely encountered far from [[harborage]]s and naval depots.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Although formally classed as light carriers, ''Ruma''-pattern ships may sometimes colloquially be referred to as "supercarriers"; this is an informal term that can be applied to ''Ruma''s alongside larger [[Covenant carrier#Assault carrier|assault carriers]] and [[Covenant carrier#Supercarriers|supercarriers]] to distinguish three types of gargantuan carrier warship from their [[Covenant carrier#Light carriers|much smaller cousins]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFHaveSmoa}}
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| ==Overview==
| | The '''''DDS''-class carrier'''<ref name="visual"/> is a heavy [[warship]] within the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet]] that served as a force deployment and occupation warship.<ref name="visual"/> |
| ===Design details===
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| Unlike the larger and more powerful [[Covenant carrier#Assault carriers|assault carriers]] and [[Covenant carrier#Supercarriers|supercarriers]], the ''Ruma'' is not intended for service on the front lines of a conflict. It measures {{Convert|3000|m|ft}} in length{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} - just over double that of the [[Covenant carrier#Light carriers|smaller, unidentified light carriers]] and just over half that of an assault carrier. Its form consists of three distinct prongs, similar in nature to a [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]].{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Chapter=5}} The shieldless [[nanolaminate]] hull of a ''Ruma''-pattern carrier is capable of withstanding heat of up to 300<sup>o</sup>C, with no actual damage done to the carrier's structure. Only at extreme temperatures of over 1,700<sup>o</sup>C does minor hull tearing and conduit melting occur.{{Ref/Reuse|FS8}}
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| The ship has a single [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] launch bay located on the ship's belly, capable of storing at least six [[Seraph]] starfighters - and wide enough to accomodate a [[C709 Longsword]].{{Ref/Reuse|FS6}} The hangar's interior layout is broadly similar to that of other Covenant ships such as the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}, with excessively high vaulted ceilings, low and indirect lighting, and purple walls stenciled with faintly luminescent geometric patterns. The back of the hangar contains a single, broadly hexagonal, door, which itself leads to the main corridor linking the hangar to the ship's [[bridge]]. The ship is also fitted with numerous engineering corridors for [[Huragok]] use - too small for a [[Sangheili]] to fit through. The engineering corridors share a vent that connects to a small corridor fitted with [[Covenant escape pod|escape pods]], which in turn serves as an alternate (albeit unintended) means of accessing the bridge. Under normal operating conditions, the escape pod bay is classed as an emergency system.{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS7|HFS|Chapter=7}} | | ==Specifications== |
| | ===Superstructure and hull=== |
| | The ''DDS''-class carrier, unlike the larger and more powerful {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, is a less frequent, 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 name="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 bridge is circular in nature, and roughly {{Convert|20|m|ft}} in diameter. The centre of the room has a raised platform ringed with [[Holography|holographic]] control surfaces, hovering over a pit in the floor. The walls of the bridge are coated in floor-to-ceiling displays showing the ship's status for the crew.{{Ref/Reuse|FS7}} Twenty decks below the bridge is the engineering deck containing the ship's [[pinch fusion reactor]], which is linked by a series of intervening corridors and an elevator shaft. The reactor is ten metres high, and the centrepiece of the cavernous engineering bay.{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS8|HFS|Chapter=8}} | | 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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| The ship's [[borer]] is considered fairly slow for ships of its mass - something which reinforces its reserve status.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ===Complement and crew=== | | ===Complement and crew=== |
| The ''Ruma'' carrier ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' had an official crew count of 3,000; consisting of a hundred [[Sangheili]], a light company of [[Unggoy]], and majority of the crew being [[Huragok]].{{Ref/Reuse|FS7}} It is unclear whether this represents a standard crew for other ships of the class. In more standard operation, ''Ruma''s serve as troop carriers, [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] tenders, and a posting for [[pilot]]s. Their pilots are rarely stationed on a ''Ruma'' for long, as fresh pilots are frequently rotated to other ships and replaced by battle-weary units coming back from the front for rest and recuperation.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | The ''DDS''-class carrier boasts three hundred [[Type-31 Seraph]] [[starfighter]]s,<ref name="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 [[Type-25 Spirit]]s or [[Type-52 Phantom]]s—that can be launched at any given moment from the thirteen launch bays located along the center sides of the ship.<ref name="ENC277"/><ref name="ency"/> |
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| The [[shipmaster]] of a ''Ruma'' is generally a junior officer, placed into such a role to gain experience and have their skills, devotion, and patience tested in a non-critical role. If successful, they are [[Covenant rank structure|promoted]] to more prestigous commands.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| The ship's ventral hangar is capable of hosting and launching at least six [[Seraph]] fighters.{{Ref/Reuse|FS6}} | | The ''DDS''-class carrier holds a crew of three to four thousand Covenant infantry,<ref name="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=== | | ===Armaments=== |
| The ''Ruma'' is relatively lightly armed, given its size, and boasts fairly substandard offensive power for a ship of its mass - lacking any of the heavy or superheavy-grade weaponry that characterises other capital-grade warships in the Covenant inventory such as the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}} and {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}. The carrier's primary weapons system are two ''Ignis''-pattern [[plasma lance]]s, the same model as that equipped on the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser. These are augmented by seven{{Ref/Reuse|FS8}} ''Morfen''-pattern [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannons]] similar to those employed on the older {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}, eight ''Argament''-pattern [[plasma torpedo]] silos also shared with the ''Maugen'', and an extensive [[Point-defense gun|point-defence network]] consisting of 75 ''Pol''-pattern [[pulse laser turret]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | 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 name="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/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> |
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| To guide the plasma, the ship is fitted with a magnetic field multiplier; a piece of Covenant technology that acts as a focusing lens of sorts to shape and guide the plasma projectiles fired from their naval weaponry. While aboard ''Ascendant Justice'', [[Cortana]] used this system to refine the ship's plasma cannons into firing plasma lance-like beams capable of overpowering other Covenant warships in combat.{{Ref/Reuse|FS8}}
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| ===Usage=== | | ==Operational history== |
| The ''Ruma''-pattern carrier's main functions are occupation and force deployment;{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} where an assault carrier can serve as a potent [[space warfare]] combatant and command ship in its own right, the ''Ruma'' is more specialised into the role of troop and fighter transport. They are generally stationed as [[flagship]]s for second-line and reserve fleets, meaning that they are rarely encountered far from a friendly port capable of servicing them.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | ''DDS''-class carriers participated in the [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] and subsequent destruction of the planet. 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 name="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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| In the [[three-letter ship classification system]] used by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] for classifying Covenant spacecraft, the "S", or Salvation, in the carrier's three-letter classification code, "DDS", indicates that the DDS-class carrier is a dedicated warship.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHaveSmoa}}
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| ==Ships of the line== | | ==Ships of the line== |
| *''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' – Participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]], captured by UNSC, and was destroyed during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS36|HFS|Chapter=36}} | | *''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' – Participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]], captured by UNSC, and was destroyed during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]<ref name="fs396"/> |
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| [[File:Polaski cam.jpg|thumb|250px|Shiela Polaski's [[Helmet recorder|helmet cam]] captures footage inside of ''Ascendant Justice''.]]
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| 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. During the battle, it was the seat of the [[Prophet of Stewardship|Minor Prophet of Stewardship]] until irreconcilable differences between him and Particular Justice [[Fleetmaster]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee forced 'Vadamee to [[Naval boarding|board]] ''Ascendant Justice'' and confront the prophet. Stewardship fled to Installation 04 in this time, coming to use the battlecruiser ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' as his base for the remainder of the campaign.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Priority|HTF|Section=Adjunct|Detail=[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFHaveSmoa}} Following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], ''Ascendant Justice'' was captured by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces and captained by Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]] until its destruction during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].{{Ref/Reuse|FS36}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
