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| {{Title|''Sh'wada''-pattern supercarrier}} | | {{Title|''CSO''-class supercarrier}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Infobox/Ships | | {{Ship Class Infobox |
| |name = ''Sh'wada''-pattern
| | |image=[[File:Reach - Supercarrier 02.png|375px]] |
| |image = [[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|300px]] | | |name=''CSO''-class supercarrier |
| |caption = | | |manufacturer= |
| |modules = | | |line= |
| {{Infobox/Ships/Class
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| |hide-class = | | |class= |
| |class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''CSO'''{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}} | | |length={{Convert|28.960|m|ftin|sp=us}}<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 111''</ref> |
| |class operator = [[Covenant]] | | |width={{Convert|11.447|m|ftin|sp=us}} |
| |class manufacturer = | | |height={{Convert|3.563|m|ftin|sp=us}} |
| |class architect = | | |mass= |
| |class built = | | |max accel= |
| |class in service = [[Age of Conversion|Fourth Age of Conversion]] - present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |max speed space= |
| | |max speed air= |
| | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]] |
| | |slipspace drive=Yes |
| | |poweroutput= |
| | |power= |
| | |shield gen=Yes |
| | |hull=Unknown Covenant material |
| | *Equipped with [[Energy shielding|energy shields]] |
| | |sensor= |
| | |target= |
| | |navigation=[[Navigation computer]] |
| | |avionics= |
| | |countermeasures= |
| | |armament=*[[Energy projector]]s |
| | *[[Plasma turret]]s |
| | *[[Pulse laser turret]]s |
| | |complement=*[[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|''Seraph'']]-class starfighters |
| | *[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] |
| | *[[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirits]] |
| | *[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] |
| | *[[Orbital insertion pod]]s |
| | *[[Covenant boarding craft|Boarding craft]] |
| | *[[Shadow]]s |
| | *[[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarabs]] |
| | |crew=Several thousand |
| | |skeleton= |
| | |passengers=Commander, [[legion]]s, ship crew |
| | |capacity= |
| | |consumables= |
| | |othersystems= |
| | |firstuse= |
| | |role=*Command and control |
| | *Planetary occupation |
| | |era=*[[Halopedia:Timeline|The Great War era]] |
| | *[[Halopedia:Timeline|Post-war era]] |
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]] |
| }} | | }} |
| |hide-characteristics=
| | The '''''CSO''-class supercarrier'''<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 28''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref> is one of the largest vessels used by the [[Covenant]], primarily designed for command and control duties for fleets, as well as support for occupation forces. Such vessels are typically deployed only during invasions of worlds with high strategic value.<ref name="DD4"/> It is the largest known Covenant ship seen in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. |
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| |type = [[Covenant supercarrier]]{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP28|EVG|Section=Carrier|Page=28}}
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| |length = {{Convert|28960|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP111|EVG|Page=111}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |width = {{Convert|11447|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}}
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| |height =
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| |mass = 152 billion tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |power =
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| |maneuver drive = 3 [[repulsor engine]]s
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| |slipspace drive = [[Borer]]
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| |crew = [[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}}
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| |complement =
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| |troops =
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| |hull = [[Nanolaminate]] plating
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| |shielding = [[Energy shielding]]
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| |sensors =
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| |ew =
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| |armaments =
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| *1 [[Excavation beam|''Lux''-pattern superheavy excavation beam array]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *12 [[Plasma lance|''Urpeon''-pattern superheavy plasma lances]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *20 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Ukk'Wa''-pattern heavy plasma beam arrays]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *80 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *32 [[Plasma torpedo|''Mictix''-pattern heavy plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *800 [[Pulse laser turret|''R'Aka''-pattern rapid-fire pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *490 [[Pulse laser turret|''Ferriel''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |aircraft =
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| The '''''Sh'wada''-pattern supercarrier'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=263}} {{3Letter|CSO|supercarrier}}, is a powerful supermassive [[capital ship]] and one of the largest [[Covenant starship|vessel classes]] formerly used by the [[Covenant]],{{Ref/Note|Although ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'' referred the CSO-class supercarrier as ''the'' largest type of Covenant vessel, an [[Covenant carrier#Classes|unspecified model]] of supercarrier has been stated to have a larger size of {{Convert|32490|m|ftin}}, as stated in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]''.}} primarily designed for command and control duties for [[Covenant fleet|fleets]], as well as support for occupation forces. Such vessels are typically deployed only during invasions of [[planet|worlds]] with high strategic value.{{Ref/Generic|Id=DD4|[[Data Drop|Data Drop 4]]}}
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| ===Design details===
| | Overall, the supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped capital ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes, even the assault carrier. The vessel looks nearly identical to the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, as it is comprised of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow. Along with the smaller ''CAS''-class assault carrier, the ''CSO'' is designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the UNSC due to its common use at the center of fleets.<ref name="DD4">[[Data Drop|'''Data Drop''' ''Four'']]</ref> Despite the ship's enormous size, the ''CSO'' is fully capable of concealing both itself and a small escort fleet with [[active camouflage]].<ref name="essential"/> |
| The supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped ornate capital ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes. The vessel looks nearly identical to the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}, sharing the smaller ship's design of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow, albeit painted darker.{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}}{{Ref/Reuse|HRCLNOS}} Despite this, it is not the only, or even the largest of the Covenant's [[Covenant carrier#Supercarriers|supercarrier classes]]. The size of the vessel makes it more akin to a militarised [[city]]-fortress, and a vessel capable of supplying entire subordinate fleets or governing provinces of the empire when required.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ===Armaments===
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| According to their size, the ''Sh'wada'' is equipped with a massive and diverse array of heavy weaponry. These include 12 [[Plasma lance|''Urpeon''-pattern superheavy plasma lances]] - a lance loadout only rivalled in number by the [[Forerunner]]-derived relic lances of the {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}. A total of 100 [[plasma beam emitter]]s are equipped on the ship, including 20 ''Ukk'Wa''-pattern heavy arrays and 80 ''Luxor''-pattern heavy emitters - the latter of which are a fairly common fitting on the more powerful capital warships of the Covenant fleet. These heavy anti-ship weapons are supplemented with 32 [[Plasma torpedo|''Mictix''-pattern heavy plasma torpedo silos]], a design shared with the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier|}} and {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}}s of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| For [[Point-defense gun|point-defence]], the supercarrier employs a gargantuan array of [[pulse laser turret]]s. This includes 800 ''R'Aka''-pattern rapid-fire pulse lasers and 490 ''Ferriel''-pattern pulse lasers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| The supercarrier is additionally equipped with a single ''Lux''-pattern superheavy [[excavation beam]] array for [[glassing]] and artefact-retrieval purposes.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ===Classification===
| | Multiple supercarriers of the ''[[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]'' defended the massive space station of ''[[High Charity]]''<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338''</ref> and one such vessel served as the [[flagship]] of the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 239''</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', a supercarrier, spearheaded the Covenant invasion of [[Reach]] as the flagship of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], deploying numerous ground assets to the surface of Reach via [[Covenant spire|spires]] and destroying the {{UNSCship|Grafton}}. |
| The "S", or Salvation, in the supercarrier's [[Covenant ship classification system|three-letter classification code]], "''CSO''" indicates that the carrier is a dedicated [[warship]]. The "O", or Ordained, indicates that the ''CSO''-class supercarrier is not a mission type and has been improved upon with [[Forerunner]] technology.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'Moa|D=08|M=11|Y=2020}} The ship has a very broad overlap with the Covenant's ship classification of [[exarch]]s.
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| Along with the Covenant's [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carriers]], the ''Sh'wada''-pattern supercarrier was designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the [[United Nations Space Command]] due to their use as a [[flagship]] of Covenant fleets.{{Ref/Reuse|DD4}}
| | During [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], [[Jorge-052]] transported an improvised [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Atypical uses|slipspace bomb]] toward ''Long Night of Solace'' aboard ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', a [[Covenant corvette]], while [[SPARTAN-B312]] locked course with the supercarrier. After SPARTAN-B312 was jettisoned from the hangar, Jorge manually detonated the bomb, destroying both the corvette and the supercarrier at the cost of his own life.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> |
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| ==Ships of the line== | | ==Ships of the line== |
| *''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' - [[Flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]. Destroyed during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].{{Ref/Reuse|HRCLNOS}} | | *''[[Ascendant Justice]]''<ref name="AJ class" group="note">In ''Halo: First Strike'', (both the original and 2010 printings), ''Ascendant Justice'' is consistently stated to be three kilometers long. This indicates that ''Ascendant Justice'', despite being considered a supercarrier, is not part of the ''CSO'' class. It is also possible that the ship's identification as a supercarrier is a typographical error.</ref> |
| | | *''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' |
| ==Operational history== | | *''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'' |
| The ''Sh'wada''-pattern of supercarrier was introduced during the [[Ages of Conversion|Fourth Age of Conversion]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| During the [[Fall of Reach]], the supercarrier ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' spearheaded the Covenant invasion of [[Reach]] as the flagship of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], deploying numerous ground assets to the surface of Reach via [[Deployment spire|teleportation spires]] and destroying the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}}.{{Ref/Level|HR|Tip of the Spear}}
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| During [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] and [[Operation: LEFT JAB|LEFT JAB]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Jorge-052]] transported an improvised [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Atypical uses|slipspace bomb]] toward ''Long Night of Solace'' aboard the [[Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette|corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' while [[SPARTAN-B312]] locked course with the supercarrier. After SPARTAN-B312 was jettisoned from the hangar, Jorge manually detonated the bomb, destroying both the corvette and the supercarrier at the cost of his own life.{{Ref/Level|Id=HRCLNOS|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace}}
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| ==Production notes==
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| [[File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|thumb|250px|Mark Goldsworthy's concept painting depicting the ship's reveal in the mission [[Tip of the Spear]].]]
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| The supercarrier was first designed by [[Bungie]] for inclusion in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. According to concept artist [[:Category:Images by Mark Goldsworthy|Mark Goldsworthy]]; "''The moment the Black Ship appears in Reach is a major surprise. I wanted to capture the immense and intimidating feel of the ship against the tiny UNSC Frigates that were fleeing. Thus, the camera angle is like an ant looking up at a giant. The Black Ship was a low poly in-game model that I increased the geometry resolution in order to give it a smoother look when rendered in mental ray. Then much post work was painted in Photoshop to create the illusion of the ship coming out of the clouds.''".
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| During the production of ''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', author [[Troy Denning]] intended for the under-construction supercarrier ''[[Hammer of Faith]]'' to be the sister-ship of ''Long Night of Solace'' - thus making it a ''Sh'wada''-pattern supercarrier. This mention was ultimately removed from the book at the request of [[343 Industries]], leaving ''Hammer of Faith'' simply a supercarrier of unknown classification. Of note, Denning used an image of the ''Sh'wada''-pattern supercarrier from this website as reference while describing ''Hammer of Faith'', though at the time of the book's writing this page erroneously had an image of the [[Unidentified Covenant assault carrier class|assault carrier]] model from the same level in place - meaning that Denning was inadvertently describing the wrong ship than what he intended.{{Ref/Twitter|TDenningauthor|1081251542357942272|Troy Denning|Quote=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.|D=23|M=01|Y=2023}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| ===Concept art and illustrations===
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| File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
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| File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''{{'}}s destruction.
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| File:HTMCC HR Achievement GenerousTipper.png|Concept art of ''Long Night of Solace''{{'}}s crash site.
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| File:HFB-LongNightofSolace.png|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
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| File:HR CovenantSpire Concept 1.jpg|Early concept sketches for the Covenant's [[deployment spire]]. Note the early ideas involving the Spire being comprised of a landed Covenant supercarrier.
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| ===Screenshots===
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:HR LNoS Aft Screenshot.png|''Long Night of Solace'' orbiting Reach. | | File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the supercarrier ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''. |
| File:HR CSO underside.png|The underside of the CSO. | | File:Solace Destroyed.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace'''s destruction. |
| | File:Reach - Supercarrier.png|A render of a supercarrier, dorsal view. |
| | File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|A port-side view of a supercarrier's ventral face. |
| File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' over Reach. | | File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' over Reach. |
| File:LNoS ends.jpg|''Long Night of Solace'' being destroyed by a slipspace rift. | | File:LNoS ends.jpg|''Long Night of Solace'' being destroyed by a slipspace rift. |
| File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|Visual and scale comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier. | | File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier. |
| File:Supercarrier_underside.jpg|A view of a supercarrier's ventral suface, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's. | | File:Supercarrier_underside.jpg|A view of a supercarrier's underside, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's. |
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| ===Merchandise===
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| File:HFB-CSO.jpg|A side view of the ''CSO'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
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| File:HFB-CSO1.jpg|A front view of the ''CSO'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}<ref name="AJ class" group="note"/> |
| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' |
| *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}} | | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' |
| | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{C|Terminals only}} |
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| ==Notes== | | ==Note== |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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