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==Untitled==
''This article was [[Talk: Covenant Supercarrier/Merge|proposed to be merged]] with another Covenant Ship Classification''
''This article was [[Talk: Covenant Supercarrier/Merge|proposed to be merged]] with another Covenant Ship Classification''
{{FactOrFictionResolved|06:29, 20 November 2006 (UTC)|[[User:Yamanba|Yamanba]]|This is in fact a [[Covenant Flagship]] and should be merged as such.|11:41, 7 December 2006 (UTC)}}
{{FactOrFictionResolved|06:29, 20 November 2006 (UTC)|[[User:Yamanba|Yamanba]]|This is in fact a [[Covenant Flagship]] and should be merged as such.|11:41, 7 December 2006 (UTC)}}
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But it isn't confirmed, which is what matters.--'''[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]]''' 22:40, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
But it isn't confirmed, which is what matters.--'''[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]]''' 22:40, 12 December 2006 (UTC)


As per Rot. Unconfirmed. Cheers, <tt>-49 Proximal Secant ['''[[User:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="red">Relentless</font>]]''[[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="blue">Recusant</font>]]''File:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]]''']</tt> 17:13, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
As per Rot. Unconfirmed. Cheers, <tt>-49 Proximal Secant ['''[[User:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="red">Relentless</font>]]''[[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="blue">Recusant</font>]]''[[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]]''']</tt> 17:13, 15 December 2006 (UTC)


== Already seen ==
== Already seen ==


Even though it is highly unlikely, I think it is possible we may have already seen the super carrier in halo 2. If you look carefully in the first cutscene of halo 2 a ship will pass under another ship. This ship appears to be much larger than the others. I'm not sure though.-- halo3
Even though it is highly unlikely, I think it is possible we may have already seen the super carrier in halo 2. If you look carefully in the first cutscene of halo 2 a ship will pass under another ship. This ship appears to be much larger than the others. I'm not sure though.-- halo3
:what? hmm...you mean the Assault Carrier passing underneath another ship? I'll see it again. Very possible, as High Charity was mentioned to be defendedby supercarriers. Cheers, <tt>[[user:RelentlessRecusant|49 Proximal Secant]]<sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|oracle]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup></tt>File:H3 Monitor.PNG|25px]] 02:18, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
:what? hmm...you mean the Assault Carrier passing underneath another ship? I'll see it again. Very possible, as High Charity was mentioned to be defendedby supercarriers. Cheers, <tt>[[user:RelentlessRecusant|49 Proximal Secant]]<sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|oracle]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup></tt>[[Image:H3 Monitor.PNG|25px]] 02:18, 31 December 2006 (UTC)


== Not the assault carrier ==
== Not the assault carrier ==
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As of Halo Reach, I'm pretty sure we can say the super carrier and the assault carrier are the same.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 23:41, September 14, 2010 (UTC)
As of Halo Reach, I'm pretty sure we can say the super carrier and the assault carrier are the same.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 23:41, September 14, 2010 (UTC)
Although if you look at them the section between the front and rear of the supercarrier is a different size to the assault carrier.


==Better Pic==
==Better Pic==
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[[User talk:ProphetofTruth|ProphetofTruth]] 18:37, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
[[User talk:ProphetofTruth|ProphetofTruth]] 18:37, 18 December 2008 (UTC)


:Please refer [[Talk:Covenant Supercarrier/Merge|Here]].- [[User Talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">K</font>]][[User:Subtank|<font color="#EC5800">A</font>]][[halofanon:Category:Subtank|<font color="#E34234">C</font>]] 18:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
:Please refer [[Talk:Covenant Supercarrier/Merge|Here]].- [[User Talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">K</font>]][[User:Subtank|<font color="#EC5800">A</font>]][[w:c:halofanon:Category:Subtank|<font color="#E34234">C</font>]] 18:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)


== supercarrier in halo 2 ==
== supercarrier in halo 2 ==
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PICTURE:  
PICTURE:  
File:SuperCarrier1j.jpg|400px]].
[[Image:SuperCarrier1j.jpg|400px]].


I think it should be mentioned in the trivia section that there ''may'' be a supercarrier in Halo Wars: Genesis. I, for one, agree that it probably is such a vessel. Nonetheless, don't do this without getting a few more opinions and consulting an admin. --[[User talk:Braidenvl|&quot;A government strong enough to give you everything you want...is strong enough to take everything you have.&quot; -Thomas Jefferson]] 23:39, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
I think it should be mentioned in the trivia section that there ''may'' be a supercarrier in Halo Wars: Genesis. I, for one, agree that it probably is such a vessel. Nonetheless, don't do this without getting a few more opinions and consulting an admin. --[[User talk:Braidenvl|&quot;A government strong enough to give you everything you want...is strong enough to take everything you have.&quot; -Thomas Jefferson]] 23:39, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
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"Two kilometers long, one wide," Cole said. "Energy readings off scale."
"Two kilometers long, one wide," Cole said. "Energy readings off scale."


http://halopedian.com/Covenant_Battleship
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Covenant_Battleship
Sounds more like its a Covenant Battleship (2 km), and the artist decided to take a little freedom with scale. Someone care to sort this out?
Sounds more like its a Covenant Battleship (2 km), and the artist decided to take a little freedom with scale. Someone care to sort this out?


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:until we find out if they can i think this should be a separate page.[[User talk:Admiralmorris|Admiralmorris]] 21:30, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
:until we find out if they can i think this should be a separate page.[[User talk:Admiralmorris|Admiralmorris]] 21:30, September 18, 2010 (UTC)


::I'm opposing as well, mostly for the reasons Subtank and Forerunner brought up, while appearing similar, essentially they are different. [[User:Spartansniper450/IRC Quotes|<span style="color:#000000">''Col.''</span>]] [[User:Spartansniper450|<span style="color:#00416A">Snipes</span>]][[User talk:Spartansniper450|<span style="color:gold">4</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Spartansniper450|<span style="color:silver">50</span>]] 22:31, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
::I'm opposing as well, mostly for the reasons Subtank and Forerunner brought up, while appearing similar, essentially they are different. [[File:Colonel Grade One.png|20px]][[User:Spartansniper450/IRC Quotes|<span style="color:#000000">''Col.''</span>]] [[User:Spartansniper450|<span style="color:#00416A">Snipes</span>]][[User talk:Spartansniper450|<span style="color:gold">4</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Spartansniper450|<span style="color:silver">50</span>]][[File:Colonel Grade One.png|20px]] 22:31, September 18, 2010 (UTC)


I'll leave it to this assessment.
I'll leave it to this assessment.
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[[User talk:Calipari|Calipari]] 17:17, September 19, 2010 (UTC)
[[User talk:Calipari|Calipari]] 17:17, September 19, 2010 (UTC)


:I oppose the suggestion; if it were an assault carrier, they would refer to it as such. For instance, Buck referred to an assault carrier as an "assault carrier" in ''ODST'', so it is clear that the UNSC understand that there is a difference. Therefore, although of similar appearance, the two are not the same. - [[User:Halo-343|<span style="color: purple; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 128%;">'''Halo-343'''</span>]] [[User talk:Halo-343|<font color="red"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Talk'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Halo-343|<font color="orange"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Contribs'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] [[Special:Editcount/Halo-343|<font color="green"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Edits'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] 17:22, September 19, 2010 (UTC)
:I oppose the suggestion; if it were an assault carrier, they would refer to it as such. For instance, Buck referred to an assault carrier as an "assault carrier" in ''ODST'', so it is clear that the UNSC understand that there is a difference. Therefore, although of similar appearance, the two are not the same. - [[File:Black Mesa.jpg|28px]] [[User:Halo-343|<span style="color: purple; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 128%;">'''Halo-343'''</span>]] [[User talk:Halo-343|<font color="red"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Talk'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Halo-343|<font color="orange"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Contribs'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] [[Special:Editcount/Halo-343|<font color="green"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Edits'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] 17:22, September 19, 2010 (UTC)


Oppose. Assault carriers are called assault carriers. Supercarriers are called supercarriers. If these merge we might as well merge Halcyon and Marathon class cruisers. Definite oppose. [[User talk:Zuranamee|Z]] 17:24, September 19, 2010 (UTC)
Oppose. Assault carriers are called assault carriers. Supercarriers are called supercarriers. If these merge we might as well merge Halcyon and Marathon class cruisers. Definite oppose. [[User talk:Zuranamee|Z]] 17:24, September 19, 2010 (UTC)
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:Exactly. All we have is a term that in today's naval terminology is an unofficial descriptor for those ships.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 02:31, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
:Exactly. All we have is a term that in today's naval terminology is an unofficial descriptor for those ships.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 02:31, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
Maybe the term "Assault Carrier" (seeing as it's more descriptive than "supercarrier") was only used later in the war, when the UNSC had more familiarity with the ship class and knew what the Covenant referred to it as. NOBLE team may have just called it a supercarrier because they just knew it was a carrier, and it was... well, super-sized. [[User talk:SPARTAN-347|SPARTAN-347]] 00:24, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
:Uhh you do realize the difference between Reach and Halo 3 is a few months right? Very little time has passed between Noble saying Supercarrier and Assault Carriers appearing in Halo 2/3. Besides, look in the Halo Encyclopedia. Both are listed. Separately. Win. [[User talk:Zuranamee|Z]] 01:17, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
Halo Encyclopedia is questionable. It lists there to be 2 Battles of Earth, but ODST has since revealed to be one long battle, despite ODST being released earlier. Also, observe that 3 months was enough time for the Covenant to make a phase station for themselves to make the switch from Spirit dropships to Phantoms. Likewise, it's also plenty of time for the UNSC to change the nickname. The exxtra-ordinary claim without proof is proving that they are different, we have concrete proof of its appearance, prove how despite it they could be different.[[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 01:24, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
:The name "Supercarrier" is used in the books as well, and in a context where it's clearly not a human nickname. That, and I think the supercarrier seems to be a lot larger than an assault carrier; just look at how small the corvette looks next to it. And the corvette itself is nearly twice the length of a UNSC frigate. To me, the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in the opening cinematic of The Ark looks bigger than the ''Ardent Prayer'' when next to the carrier, which would mean the supercarrier is a lot larger.  --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 07:12, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
I oppose a merger these are clearly different ships because of the large size discrepancy, The fact that the two have been referenced in the books of being different ships also as Jugus said there is a major size discrepancy far more than the 6 meters. Your Main argument for merging the two articles is a similarity of basic looks which isn't enough to support a merge. Should we merge all the Carrier class Covenant ships Because they have they totally are the same thing? The Covenant always have had numerous types of carriers other than the Assault Carrier. Have you considered that the similar appearance might be because they are the same class of ships?
don't suggest merging until yo get your facts straight.(A Super Carrier can carry vastly more troops than an Assault Carrier based on size so there roles are not the same any way.[[User talk:Dragrath1|Dragrath1]] 21:05, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
Anybody proposing a merge on the basis of "they look similar" needs to stop and think about how stupid they sound. We have official sources saying they are two separate types and yet you insist they are the same because of appearance? So MJOLNIR Black is the same as MJOLNIR Mk VI because they look similar? Or a plasma pistol and a sentinel constructor are the same because they look similar? Sources > Appearance people. Cmon now.
Edit: Also, Spirits and Phantoms are used concurrently, your point is invalid. [[User talk:Zuranamee|Z]] 16:14, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
:"We have official sources saying they are two separate types." Because the Halo Encyclopedia is sooo reliable. If it wasn't for the size, the difference between an Assault Carrier and a Super Carrier would be the same difference between Clark Kent and Superman, ie they look the exact same with one being more super than the other.....Bungie, make it to where the Ac's wear glasses. This entire argument could've been prevented if Bungie didn't decide to cut corners and use the exact same model for the Super Carrier. By the way, telling people that they look stupid because they think a merge between the SC and the AC is necessary because they look the exact same, citing the books which have been over-ridden in the past, needs to do a quick logic check. Quick reminder, game canon>book canon.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 19:34, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
I oppose this merge. They would not have two different names for the same classification of Covenant ship, anyway, Supercarriers are roughly three times the size of an Assault Carrier. Oppose. --[[User talk:Kluutak|Kluutak]] 13:23, September 28, 2010 (UTC)
::Your argument is sound except that book canon > speculation. [[User talk:Zuranamee|Z]] 15:15, September 28, 2010 (UTC)
The Corvette in Reach is tiny compared to the Supercarrier,way smaller than the Forward unto Dawn (a Frigate) looks compared to the Assault Carrier Shadow of Intent in Halo 3. Corvette>Frigate. Despite the Halo Encyclopedia saying so, there's no way that the size difference is a matter of 6 meters. Unless someone provide a reasonable explanation for this, I oppose a merge. -[[User talk:Joseph-G111|Joseph-G111]] 01:52, October 1, 2010 (UTC)
It could just be that the Assault carrier got redesigned to be larger for Reach, like a bunch of other vehicles were. The banshee from Halo 1 is different in size and shape from the one in Reach, but it's accepted that they're the same vehicle. Likewise, maybe the Assault Carrier just got an update in terms of size. [[User talk:SPARTAN-347|SPARTAN-347]] 02:07, October 1, 2010 (UTC)
:: First, Covenant Corvette might be of similar size or smaller than UNSC frigatte, althought I didn't research topic and I don't remember seeing Frigatte anywhere from where I could compare it to Reach corvette. But Assault Carrier and Supercarrier are definetly same ship type, of same size. Look at these pictures:
http://www.halopedian.com/images/3/31/Supercarrier_underside.jpg
http://www.halopedian.com/images/9/9a/Assault-Carrier-Side_upload.jpg
If you count windows in aft section of prow (just under neck-prow joint), you will notice there are 5 rows of windows in both SC nd AC. So unless Supercarrier is crewed entirely by giants (or Forerunner; or maybe very large Hunters) both Assault Carrier and Supercarrier are of same size. [[User talk:Picard578|Picard578]] 09:59, 3 March 2011 (EST)


== differences between supercarrier us and assault carrier use ==
== differences between supercarrier us and assault carrier use ==
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:Pretty sure it was according to the dialogue in the game. --[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 19:09, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
:Pretty sure it was according to the dialogue in the game. --[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 19:09, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
:I belive they said in game that the spires were only a teliportation divice with shields to protect itself I don't think the spire cloaked the ship If I remember the AI said the Spire was teleporting troops from an unknown location(was the Super Carrier) The Carrier only uncloaked to destroy a UNSC ship'''[[User talk:Dragrath1|Dragrath1]] 20:45, September 25, 2010 (UTC)'''
:Actually, Dragrath, it does both the Cloaking and the Teleportation. [[User talk:Missing Mandible|Missing Mandible]] 21:40, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
:Then what about the other Spires in the distance? After all I find it strange that that one spire's destrouction was the cause of the uncloaking becuse I was pretty sure the Super Carrier was cloaked untill the Energy projector fired but I might be wrong. where in the cutscene did it say that was the reason becuse if they said it then I missed it'''[[User talk:Dragrath1|Dragrath1]] 23:03, September 25, 2010 (UTC)'''
:It was right before Jorge and Noble 6's Falcon passed through the shields. Auntie dot sated it, can't exacty remember word for word.<br />
Besides, that ship is enormous. It would most likely require more than one Spire to keep it cloaked. [[User talk:Missing Mandible|Missing Mandible]] 03:02, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
The CSO had to be cloaked prior to planetary approach and entering the atmosphere


== That's wasn't only 5 Kilometers... ==
== That's wasn't only 5 Kilometers... ==
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According to the image to the above (In another section), the Supercarrier in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' looks nothing like the Supercarrier in this image and [[Halo Wars: Genesis]]. In fact, the one in Halo: Reach is an almost striking resemblence to the [[Assault Carrier]]. I do find it likely it may be an oversight by Bungie but its possibly that there are types. Have a good day.
According to the image to the above (In another section), the Supercarrier in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' looks nothing like the Supercarrier in this image and [[Halo Wars: Genesis]]. In fact, the one in Halo: Reach is an almost striking resemblence to the [[Assault Carrier]]. I do find it likely it may be an oversight by Bungie but its possibly that there are types. Have a good day.


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:I don't recall there being a Supercarrier in Halo Wars Genesis. I remember there being a Battleship.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 13:44, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
:I don't recall there being a Supercarrier in Halo Wars Genesis. I remember there being a Battleship.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 13:44, September 22, 2010 (UTC)


Yeah, and I do think even if it were a supercarrier in genesis, Bungie Supercarrier trumps genesis supercarrier... [[User:Honor Guard Reborn|<span style="color:Blue">DarkbelowHGR</span>]] [[User talk:Honor Guard Reborn|<span style="color:green">CommbandD</span>]] 14:17, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
Yeah, and I do think even if it were a supercarrier in genesis, Bungie Supercarrier trumps genesis supercarrier... [[User:Honor Guard Reborn|<span style="color:Blue">DarkbelowHGR</span>]] [[User talk:Honor Guard Reborn|<span style="color:green">CommbandD</span>]] 14:17, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
== Size ==
Bry, [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016624 over at HBO], measured the supercarrier's size in ''Halo: Reach'' using in-game assets and came up with a size drastically different from what we have on the page. If we assume the in-game model is the correct, canonical size, the ship is no less than about 27 kilometers long. The question is, should we rely on the Encyclopedia, which we know is full of errors and content that's obviously lifted from Halopedia, or the game? At the very least, this should prove that the supercarrier and assault carrier are two different classes even if the in-game size isn't 100% accurate. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 15:50, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
:There is no comparison between the two except in shape. [http://halo.bungie.org/images/bry_supercarrier/Assault_vs_Super_n_comp.jpg Here] is an image comparing the two. Bottom pic shows the size difference. I think the whole AC/SC debate can be laid to rest. [[User talk:Metalingus627|Metalingus627]] 17:07, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
::I'd say take those comparisons with a grain of salt. If we want a good solid confirmation someone just e-mail Frank Connor. Using in-game evidence only gets us so far. For example the size discrepancy with the Ark Portal on Earth.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 17:53, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
:Wtf Bungie, you used the same model as the assault carrier just 10 time bigger to make a supercarrier.... I'm disapointed :/ [[User talk:Cyphius|Cyphius]] 17:19, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
::Whew. It is no longer debatable whether they're two different vessels. They are ''not'' the same class, regardless of their nearly identical superficial appearance, so I suppose we can remove the merge template. On another note, we now know that the gargantuan "assault carrier" from ''Origins Part II'' is actually a supercarrier. Since said ship is quite possibly the ''[[Seeker of Truth]]'', is it safe to say the ''Seeker of Truth'' is a supercarrier? --[[User talk:Braidenvl|&quot;Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have.&quot; -Thomas Jefferson]] 18:30, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
::
::We still can't know for sure if the Supercarrier in Halo: Reach wasn't just an Assault Carrier - it may have just been re-designed to be larger than previous versions, just like various other vehicles were redesigned for the game. [[User talk:SPARTAN-347|SPARTAN-347]] 20:54, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
Yeah but would they make it like 4x bigger? No {{unsigned|The Venator}}
::
::Perhaps we can not be totally ''sure'', but the same could be said for many things related to Halo. Given how the ship is apparently radically larger and that the game itself and Bungie have only referred to it as a Super Carrier and not as an Assault Carrier, there seems to be little basis for such a claim. Possible, but unlikely.
:: Additionally, when the Covenant fleet jumps in soon after the Super Carrier is destroyed, we see a number CCS-class Battle Cruisers and Assault Carriers, the scale of which seems to be consistent with their earlier appearances alongside each other such as in Halo 3.
:::Actually, if anyone could get a good still of the AC's from the fleet that jumped in After LNoS's demise, that'd help. The reason I say that is I think I saw something on the bow's of those ships that the LNoS lacked  entirely. And I do admit those ships were closer to the AC's original size. Also if Bry's estimation of the SC's size to be 27 kilometers holds true then I need to inform a friend of mine, who just from looking at the ship at the end of Tip of the Spear, estimated it's size to be 30 kilometers. Though I do have to ask, what is the point of having something like a Supercarrier and a station like Unyielding Hierophant.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 00:33, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
::I agree that using the in-game assets and my methods to measure the Super Carrier should be taken with a grain of salt, however, its worth keeping in mind that many of the sizes stated as fact in the Halo community were obtained by Stephen Loftus by measuring the game source files. For the most part, and with only a few exceptions, usually scenery related, the games have been our most accurate standard for such things. [[User talk:BrySkye|BrySkye]] 23:52, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
Whoa, that thing's beastly huge! If the two really are that far apart, then they '''HAVE''' to be two separate classes, no doubt about it. Though I'm still a little unsure. Is there any pic that shows the Supercarrier in comparison to the Covenant Corvette? We know that Corvettes are about 3 times the size of Frigates, and Frigates are tiny compared to Assault Carriers, so seeing the comparison would be good. <nowiki>*Prepares his eyes for the absolute horror of the Supercarrier's beastly size*</nowiki> [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 16:36, September 28, 2010 (UTC)
::The Shadow of Intent seemed massive in Halo 3, as did Regret's ship (On the level Delta Halo the mere shadow of it seems to nearly eclipse the sun.) So that thing must be the size of a small island. --[[User talk:Kluutak|Kluutak]] 13:11, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
Since when do we treat non-canon information as canon? Just because you can compare the sizes of ships in game and use that calculate their dimensions does in no way, shape, form, or quantum state make it canon. Isn't this built around a principle of treating only Bungie/343-approved information as if it were fact? C'mon, this is just a random nobody out of the six billion other nobodies on Earth! If you treat his wild speculations, which are based on an unsupported hypothesis that ''everything'' in video games is to perfect scale, then the entire idea of "canon" gets thrown out the window, hit by a semi truck, and lands in a bonfire!
On another note, I highly doubt that the Covenant have the ability to build not just one, but an entire group of these monsters. Do the words "colossal waste of resources" come to mind? As far as we (Halopedia) know, the [[Unyielding Hierophant|''Unyielding Hierophant'']] was thirty kilometers long, but who would build something like that when you could just use a few existing warships to do that, with many times more firepower?.
'''[[User Talk:Elite Commander Fett|<font color="red">Quantum</font>]] [[User:Elite Commander Fett|<font color="crimson">Artificial</font>]] <font color="red">Intelligence</font>''' 04:11, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
:As strange as it may seem, ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' confirms the size as canon. Furthermore, most previous in-game ship sizes (as calculated from in-game geometry by Stephen Loftus, who also assisted 343i with the canon issues in the Visual Guide) have been confirmed as canon. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 04:17, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
:::I stand corrected. I still think it's ludicrously large for a Covenant vessel. They may be able to build the ''Unyielding Hierophant'' and ''High Charity'', but from what I've seen, I doubt that they would have the engineering prowess to build a warship of that size. Not that that actually matters for the article's content, though. —'''[[User Talk:Elite Commander Fett|<font color="red">Quantum</font>]] [[User:Elite Commander Fett|<font color="crimson">Artificial</font>]] <font color="red">Intelligence</font>''' 14:16, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
== Scale in Reach. ==
I was playing through campaign again and had just beaten PoA, when I noticed something pretty weird. The CCS cruiser on the ground was freaking enormous compared to the scrapped cruiser and frigates. The scale is way off. The SC maybe just be a regular Assault Carrier whose size maybe be distorted by Reach's new scaling system. Play through the last part if ya don't believe me.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 20:21, October 1, 2010 (UTC)
:I can't say I particularly agree with your assessment, but perhaps I'm going to be a tad bit biased having put quite so much time and effort into coming up with the approximate measurement in the first place, lol. The CCS Battlecruisers aren't exactly small. Instead try and remember them flying around New Alexandria, as well as when one overflies you in Halo 3. I find the one at the end of PoA fairly consistent with this and in relation to the ''Pillar of Autumn'' itself. And you wanted a [http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/BrySkye/Reach/Reach_AssaultCarriers.jpg pic showing the Assault Carriers and CCS Battlecruisers jumping in]. I actually think the Super Carrier itself is a different colour compared to the Assault Carriers and its not just the distance and green haze effect, because the Assault Carriers that jump in have a somewhat different tone of colour, more like they are in Halo 3. They don't fill the screen, yet they are plainly much closer than the Super Carrier was, otherwise the visual effects would also apply to them and the CCS Battlecruisers giving them that green/maroon appearance. The final thing would be just to remember how large the Super Carrier was in Tip of the Spear. Bungie also made a point of talking about how large it was in the commentary, being one of the largest single models they've ever made.[[User talk:BrySkye|BrySkye]] 22:53, October 1, 2010 (UTC)
:Thanks for the pic. And thankfully you got a good view of what I was talking about. The SC doesn't have that big black section on it's bow.--[[User talk:Zervziel|For the Swarm!]] 20:09, October 2, 2010 (UTC)
Check out [[:File:CapitalShips-scale.gif|this pic]]. CCS cruisers are indeed larger than Halcyon cruisers.[[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 01:23, October 2, 2010 (UTC)
When the Super carrier, aka Long Night of Solace, is crashed on reach, you can see the aft section resting up against a mountain. now if the ship really is 27km long, and completely different from the assault carrier, That would make the mountain it's leaning against at least 45,000 feet if not more, something I find unlikely. if the so called "super carrier" were just an assault carrier, that would make the mountain a much more reasonable size of around 15,000 feet.[[User talk:All_Under_Heaven|All_Under_Heaven]]
:Olympus Mons, on Mars, is 21 kilometers at its peak, or 13 miles, about 70,000 feet. That's just the tallest mountain in our solar system - why is it not possible that Reach could have an entire mountain range that puts Olympus Mons and other solar system geographical features to shame? -- [[User:Specops306|<b><font color=indigo>Specops306</font></b>]] [[halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>Qur'a 'Morhek</sup></font></i></u>]] 22:29, 12 December 2010 (EST)
Still very doubtful of this ship's scale, but I did some very rough guestimations that would seem to lend credit to its size compared to a typical assault carrier. As seen in this image of the carrier from the ending cutscene of ''Long Night of Solace'', we can see the slipspace flash from the corvette in the very center of the ship: [http://www.halopedian.com/File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg] A supercarrier, according to those specs given is 27,000 feet approximately; for comparisons, a corvette is at least twice the length of a UNSC Frigate, which is roughly 1600 ft in length, bringing a corvette to 3200 feet, give or take. A CSS-class battlecruiser in comparison is typically 5800 Ft, and is more easily comparable to a typical assault carrier which is 17,500 ft, approximately. If the image and scale are accurate, then ''Long Night of Solace'' dominates all three of these vessels, as a CCS-class vessel by most visual comparisons is roughly a third the size of an assault carrier: [http://www.halopedian.com/File:CapitalShips-scale.gif], [http://www.halopedian.com/File:Sepratist_Slipspace.JPG]. If the corvette is that small in comparison to a supercarrier in the first image posted, then a CCS and even the assault carrier are not even gonna come close to comparing with the size of this thing, so working with what we got, I suppose the supercarrier, despite basically being a clone of the assault carrier is in fact the behemoth vessel it is stated to be.
It is still baffling as to why the design couldn't have been more original. Could have saved us much debate and confusion if they simply hadn't used the chassis of a known ship class to fill the role of a vessel that ought to have been something totally different. While the specs seem I guess more or less accurate, there's no question the lack of visual variation in design created a lot of unnecessary confusion.[[User talk:262VigilantGuardian|262VigilantGuardian]] 15:33, 1 June 2011 (EDT)
The Halo Visual guide claims that it is rediculously huge. However this is untrue as it contradicts what is seen in the game Reach. Yes it looks huge when it destroys the UNSC Grafton, but in Night of the Long Solace you can see that the Covenant Corvette is only slightly larger than UNSC Frigates. Now the Corvette is later seen up close to the Supercarrier from below and then from the side (showing it is clearly between the front hull and the main hull). In this we can see a comparison of both ships scale, and the corvette looks about the same scale to it as the Halo 3 Frigates such as UNSC Forward Unto Dawn do to the Assault Carriers seen in H3. As such its probable that the ships have the exact same hull (since they look identical bar colour), but are equiped differently for different purpose (probably). Also I need to mention when the Corvette is seen from the satelite if the Supercarrier was so huge you wouldn't be able to see it in this scene as it would be so tiny in comparission that you wouldn't be able to see it. [[User talk:VARGR|VARGR]] 18:45, 3 October 2012 (EDT)
== Classification ==
Considering the size disparities ''Reach'' has brought up, I thought some clarification would be in order. We now have three different sized Covenant supercarriers in different sources: 5,354 m in the Encyclopedia, ~27 km in ''Reach'', and most recently, the reissue of The Flood reveals the 3 km-long ''Ascendant Justice'' to be a Supercarrier as well.
Now, one might assume they might've done some retconning there and there, and that might be true. I do, however, have a possible explanation. Specifically, we should pay attention to who is referring to the ship in question. In ''Halo: Reach'', we only hear the UNSC refer to the ship as a "supercarrier", while in the new edition of ''The Flood'', the ''Ascendant Justice'' is referred to as a supercarrier in a Covenant communique. Given how little the UNSC knew of the Covenant up until the last weeks of the war, it would only be logical if each side used their own classifications for each other's ships.
Still, if the size given in the Encyclopedia is still valid, we would have two different ship classes the Covenant call "supercarrier", and three, if they also use the name for the ship seen in ''Reach''. That's always a possibility, but something we have no evidence of. While "supercarrier" seems to be quite specific as a warship class, it wouldn't be far-fetched if an interstellar hegemony as large as the Covenant had at least two, or even three sub-classes of supercarrier.
All of this is, of course, problematic for us. We're not sure if the supercarrier in ''Reach'' is called that by the Covenant, but because we have no other name, we should obviously keep it on this page. Even so, I think it should be mentioned on the page that "supercarrier" has been used to refer to three ships of different size. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 13:02, 4 November 2010 (EDT)
:It would most certainly be better. I would suggest not only adding the info in the article, but also in the infobox... for those who loves skimming through articles.[[Special:Contributions/152.71.185.174|152.71.185.174]] 13:35, 4 November 2010 (EDT)
== The Article's Picture ==
How, exactly, was it taken? [[User talk:Missing Mandible|Missing Mandible]] 18:34, 17 July 2011 (EDT)
I think it's a concept art piece... Another thing, I think the photo might actually be of a different ship class than the Supercarrier. The LNOS doesn't have the same bow pattern as the ship pictured, at least as far as I can tell. Also, the ships seen exiting slipspace at the end of Long Night of Solace seem to have a large dark patch at the front that matches the segmented section on the pictured vessel [[User talk:SPARTAN-347|SPARTAN-347]] 19:08, 27 August 2011 (EDT)
==Dimensions/Scale==
Hey guys, according to the feet unit you have, the length and width should be in meters not kilometers.  In addition, your conversion scales somehow got messed up.{{Unsigned|108.59.177.119}}
:Agreed. The size in kilometers seems more than a little ludicrous. It's almost as long as the ''Unyielding Hierophant'' for crying out loud!--[[User:D9328|D9328]] ([[User talk:D9328|talk]]) 10:49, 20 March 2018 (EDT)d9328
::Well I just checked. Its 100% the ones we have.-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 11:08, 20 March 2018 (EDT)
:::If it's of any use, I've added the images I took/made back in 2011 to figure out the supercarrier's size for the Visual Guide. If you do the pixel calculation and keep the value and then compute with the corvette's known length, you get the values in the book. The 30.30x larger is a rounded value only. -[[User:ScaleMaster117|ScaleMaster117]] ([[User talk:ScaleMaster117|talk]]) 11:43, 20 March 2018 (EDT)
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