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{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name= | |name=Carrack merchant cruiser | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Carrack merchant cruiser.jpg|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
|class=[[Cruiser]] | |class=[[Cruiser]]<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-holiday-shipping '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Holiday Shipping'']</ref> | ||
|role=Troop and material transport | |role=Troop and material transport<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
|length={{Convert| | |length={{Convert|2819|m|ft}}<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|mass= | |mass= | ||
|power= | |power= | ||
|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive=Equipped | |slipspace drive=Equipped | ||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull= | |hull=Equipped with [[energy shielding]] | ||
|armament= | |armament= | ||
* | *Plasma Beam | ||
* | *Plasma cannon array | ||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
|crew= | |crew= | ||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
|era= | |era=*[[War of Beginnings]] | ||
*[[War of Beginnings]] | |||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
|introduced= | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation=*[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | |affiliation=*[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | ||
*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | *[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Versatile cruiser that ferries Sangheili warriors to far-flung battlefields.|[[Curator]] | {{Quote|Versatile cruiser that ferries Sangheili warriors to far-flung battlefields.|[[Curator]]<ref name="Mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 195''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Carrack''' is a class of merchant cruiser once used by the [[Sangheili]] during the [[War of Beginnings]] that was since adopted for use by the [[fleet]]s of a dozen [[Covenant remnants|factions and would-be warlords]].<ref name="FBD">[https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFCV12 '''Spartan Games''' - '' Halo: Fleet Battles Carrack Merchant Cruiser'']</ref> | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Unlike the multi-role [[warship]]s used by the [[Covenant]], older, single-purpose vessels such as the Carrack have become important assets in Covenant remnant factions, as many of the warships of the Covenant have since been destroyed. Regardless, contemporary Sangheili [[fleetmaster]]s have found Carracks to be capable and resilient troop and materiel transports, using them as both carriers and cruisers.<ref name="canonfodder"/> Carracks can reinforce naval battle groups and transport entire armies.<ref name="FBD"/> As in the days of the Covenant's foundation, their reactors burn with the fury of caged stars.<ref name="FBD"/> By the time the [[Blooding Years]] began, Carracks had been upgraded to modern specifications.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180525024345/http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/9-canon-fodder-and-random-lore-chat/?page=59&tab=comments '''Halo Archive''': ''Canon Fodder thread'']</ref> | |||
Unlike the multi-role [[warship]]s used by the [[Covenant]], older, single-purpose vessels such as the | |||
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ||
{{Col-begin}} | {{Col-begin}} | ||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
===Covenant '' | ===Covenant ''Carrack'' Merchant Cruiser=== | ||
This element includes a single '' | This element includes a single ''Carrack'' merchant cruiser. | ||
*Cost: 145 points | *Cost: 145 points | ||
*Movement: 4" | *Movement: 4" | ||
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**Dice: 11 | **Dice: 11 | ||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
===Covenant Escorted '' | ===Covenant Escorted ''Carrack'' Merchant Cruiser=== | ||
This element includes a '' | This element includes a ''Carrack'' merchant cruiser and one ''ADP''-class escort. | ||
*Cost: 165 points | *Cost: 165 points | ||
*Movement: 4" | *Movement: 4" | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Wikipedia: | [[Wikipedia:Carrack|Carracks]] were armed, three-masted ships developed by the medieval Genoese, and heavily used by the Spanish and Portuguese empires, to carry cargoes to and from their imperial territories in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. It was a predecessor to the more well-known Galleon. | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HFB-Carrack-Merchant-Cruiser.jpg|Profile view of the Carrack in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''. | File:HFB-Carrack-Merchant-Cruiser.jpg|Profile view of the Carrack in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''. | ||
File:HFB-Carracks.jpg|Models of the | File:HFB-Carracks.jpg|Models of the Carrack. | ||
File:HFB-CarrackvsAutumn.jpg|Size comparison between a Carrack and ''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser. | File:HFB-CarrackvsAutumn.jpg|Size comparison between a Carrack and ''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser. | ||
File:H5G - Carrack and Man O Wars.png|Two Man O' Wars escorting a | File:H5G - Carrack and Man O Wars.png|Two Man O' Wars escorting a Carrack during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | ||
File:HM-Carrack.png|Profile of the | File:HM-Carrack.png|Profile of the Carrack in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Covenant Ships}} | {{Covenant Ships}} | ||
[[Category:Sangheili ship classes]] | [[Category:Sangheili ship classes]] | ||
