Editing Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier

{{Title|''Sh'wada''-pattern supercarrier}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|name            = ''Sh'wada''-pattern
|image           = [[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|300px]]
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|class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''CSO'''{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}
|class operator       = [[Covenant]]
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|class in service     = [[Age of Conversion|Fourth Age of Conversion]] - present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|type            = [[Covenant supercarrier]]{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP28|EVG|Section=Carrier|Page=28}}
|length          = {{Convert|28960|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP111|EVG|Section=Long Night of Solace|Page=111}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width           = {{Convert|11447|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}}
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|mass            = 152 billion tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|maneuver drive  = 3 [[repulsor engine]]s
|slipspace drive = [[Borer]]
|crew            = [[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}}
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|hull            = [[Nanolaminate]] plating
|shielding       = [[Energy shielding]]
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*1 [[Excavation beam|''Lux''-pattern superheavy excavation beam array]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*12 [[Plasma lance|''Urpeon''-pattern superheavy plasma lances]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*20 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Ukk'Wa''-pattern heavy plasma beam arrays]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*80 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*32 [[Plasma torpedo|''Mictix''-pattern heavy plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*800 [[Pulse laser turret|''R'Aka''-pattern rapid-fire pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*490 [[Pulse laser turret|''Ferriel''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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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]]}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
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]].

===Armaments===

===Classification===
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.

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}}

==Ships of the line==
*''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' - [[Flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]. Destroyed during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].{{Ref/Reuse|HRCLNOS}}

==Operational history==
The ''Sh'wada''-pattern of supercarrier was introduced during the [[Ages of Conversion|Fourth Age of Conversion]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

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}}

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}}

==Production notes==
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}}

==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]]''.
File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''{{'}}s destruction.
File:HTMCC HR Achievement GenerousTipper.png|Concept art of ''Long Night of Solace''{{'}}s crash site.
File:HFB-LongNightofSolace.png|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
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.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:HR LNoS Aft Screenshot.png|''Long Night of Solace'' orbiting Reach.
File:HR CSO underside.png|The underside of the CSO.
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:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|Visual and scale 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.
</gallery>

===Merchandise===
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File:HFB-CSO.jpg|A side view of the ''CSO'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
File:HFB-CSO1.jpg|A front view of the ''CSO'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}}

==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}

==Sources==
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{{Covenant Ships}}

[[Category:Carrier classes]]
[[Category:Covenant ship classes]]