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===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
The ''Syfon'' boasts an identical armament loadout to its ''Kerel'' counterpart. Its primary weapon is an [[Excavation beam|''Infernus''-pattern excavation beam]], with an additional two [[Plasma lance|''Urpeon''-pattern plasma lances]] for heavy anti-ship work. The class is additionally fitted with eight [[Plasma beam|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters]] and twenty-four [[Plasma torpedo|''Mictix''-pattern heavy plasma torpedo]] silos, alongside an array of 700 [[Pulse laser turret|''Ferriel''-pattern pulse laser]] turrets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | The ''Syfon'' boasts an identical armament loadout to its ''Kerel'' counterpart. Its primary weapon is an [[Excavation beam|''Infernus''-pattern excavation beam]], with an additional two [[Plasma lance|''Urpeon''-pattern plasma lances]] for heavy anti-ship work. The class is additionally fitted with eight [[Plasma beam emitter|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters]] and twenty-four [[Plasma torpedo|''Mictix''-pattern heavy plasma torpedo]] silos, alongside an array of 700 [[Pulse laser turret|''Ferriel''-pattern pulse laser]] turrets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
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Following the Covenant's collapse, at least one ''Syfon''-pattern, ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', fell into the hands of the [[Banished]]. ''Conviction'' was persuaded to abandon the [[Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire]] and ultimately served [[Atriox]] as the flagship for the force brought to [[Installation 00]] in late [[2558]]. Months later, the ship would be destroyed thanks to actions by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.{{Ref/Level|HW2|The Foundry}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=461}} | Following the Covenant's collapse, at least one ''Syfon''-pattern, ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', fell into the hands of the [[Banished]]. ''Conviction'' was persuaded to abandon the [[Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire]] and ultimately served [[Atriox]] as the flagship for the force brought to [[Installation 00]] in late [[2558]]. Months later, the ship would be destroyed thanks to actions by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.{{Ref/Level|HW2|The Foundry}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=461}} | ||
== | ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ||
===''Halo: Fleet Battles''=== | ===Silver Timeline=== | ||
A ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier served as the [[flagship]] of the [[First Fleet of Solemn Accord]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Thermopylae|TV|Episode=[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]}} During the [[Battle of Installation 04/Silver|Battle of Installation 04]], it engaged the UNSC fleet until [[Kai-125/Silver|Kai-125]] rammed a captured {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} into the assault carrier, destroying both ships, seemingly at the cost of her own life. The assault carrier's destruction allowed the UNSC to gain the upper hand and decimate the Covenant fleet.{{Ref/Film|Id=Halo|TV|Episode=[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]}} | |||
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | |||
===Covenant Assault Carrier=== | |||
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===Fore Section=== | |||
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | {{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | ||
|Title=Covenant Assault Carrier (Fore Section) | |Title=Covenant Assault Carrier (Fore Section) | ||
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|Size=Massive | |Size=Massive | ||
|PTS=750 | |PTS=750 | ||
|Image= | |Image=[[File:HFB CASCarrier Fore.png|x150px]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
===Mid Section=== | |||
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | {{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | ||
|Title=Covenant Assault Carrier (Mid Section) | |Title=Covenant Assault Carrier (Mid Section) | ||
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|Size=Massive | |Size=Massive | ||
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|Image= | |Image=[[File:HFB CASCarrier Mid.png|x150px]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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===Aft Section=== | |||
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | {{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships | ||
|Title=Covenant Assault Carrier (Aft Section) | |Title=Covenant Assault Carrier (Aft Section) | ||
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|Size=Massive | |Size=Massive | ||
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*'''Seraph Hosts:''' All [[Seraph]] Interceptor Wings launched by a CAS increase their maximum size to '''6''' rather than the normal '''5'''. | *'''Seraph Hosts:''' All [[Seraph]] Interceptor Wings launched by a CAS increase their maximum size to '''6''' rather than the normal '''5'''. | ||
*'''Limited Resources:''' All CAS exist as individual Battle Groups and are not required to follow the standard rules for Battle Group creation. Whilst they are not Specialist Battle Groups, they are restricted by the size of the Fleet they are attached to. Therefore a single CAS can be included in a Fleet for every '''FULL 1250''' Points being played. | *'''Limited Resources:''' All CAS exist as individual Battle Groups and are not required to follow the standard rules for Battle Group creation. Whilst they are not Specialist Battle Groups, they are restricted by the size of the Fleet they are attached to. Therefore a single CAS can be included in a Fleet for every '''FULL 1250''' Points being played. | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Master Chief Collection - Carrier.png|The dorsal energy projector of a ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier in the [[The Hunter and the Hunted|''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' announcement trailer]]. | File:Master Chief Collection - Carrier.png|The dorsal energy projector of a ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier in the [[The Hunter and the Hunted|''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' announcement trailer]]. | ||
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File:HFB-CAS&CCS&SDV.jpg|A ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier leading a fleet in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | File:HFB-CAS&CCS&SDV.jpg|A ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier leading a fleet in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | ||
File:HFB-CAS&SDV.jpg|A ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier and {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}. | File:HFB-CAS&SDV.jpg|A ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier and {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}. | ||
File:HFB - CAS carrier top.jpg|The ''Syfon'' model in ''Fleet Battles''. | |||
File:HFB CASCarrier.png|A ''Syfon'' in ''Fleet Battles'', as viewed from above. | |||
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|A ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier to scale with other Covenant and UNSC vessels, outmassed only by the brigantine and the UNSC ''Infinity''. | File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|A ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier to scale with other Covenant and UNSC vessels, outmassed only by the brigantine and the UNSC ''Infinity''. | ||
HW2-Trailer-Crashed assault carrier.png|The crashed assault carrier ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' on Installation 00 in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''. | HW2-Trailer-Crashed assault carrier.png|The crashed assault carrier ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' on Installation 00 in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''. | ||
File:HW3 Faceoff Concept.png|[[Halo Wars 3 (rejected pitch)|''Halo Wars 3'' pitch]] artwork depicting a ''Marathon''-class cruiser facing down a | File:HW3 Faceoff Concept.png|[[Halo Wars 3 (rejected pitch)|''Halo Wars 3'' pitch]] artwork depicting a ''Marathon''-class cruiser facing down a ''Syfon''-pattern carrier. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' | |||
**''[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Covenant Ships}} | {{Covenant Ships}} | ||
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The Syfon-pattern assault carrier (UNSC three-letter classification: CAS-class assault carrier) is a design pattern variation of assault carrier employed by the naval forces of the Covenant.[2] The Syfon served the Covenant (and continues to serve its remnants) as a commonly-employed configuration of the design, complementing the much rarer Kerel-pattern assault carriers which could only be constructed with explicit Hierarch approval.[4]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
Syfon-pattern vessels can be most easily distinguished from their Kerel-pattern counterparts by their more segmented hull plating. Of particular note, the Syfon-pattern features numerous skyscraper-like protrusions extending from the dorsal surfaces of the ship, where the Kerel has an extremely consistently smooth hull covering. The Syfon is a commonly-seen variation of the assault carrier design.[4]
Syfon-pattern assault carriers can also carry large nature preserves on board, similar to those housed on Mjern-pattern agricultural support ships. One such example was used by the Prophet of Regret aboard Solemn Penance as a place to carry out his official duties.[5]
Power and propulsion[edit]
Syfon-pattern carriers are powered by a large deuterium-tritium pinch fusion reactor housed in the central mass of the ship, inside a large and cavernous space.[3]
Armaments[edit]
The Syfon boasts an identical armament loadout to its Kerel counterpart. Its primary weapon is an Infernus-pattern excavation beam, with an additional two Urpeon-pattern plasma lances for heavy anti-ship work. The class is additionally fitted with eight Luxor-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters and twenty-four Mictix-pattern heavy plasma torpedo silos, alongside an array of 700 Ferriel-pattern pulse laser turrets.[2]
Ships of the line[edit]
- Day of Jubilation - Served in the Fleet of Sacred Consecration during the Battle for Earth, and was destroyed in the opening hours by John-117.[3]
- Enduring Conviction - Served in the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire, before going on to join the Banished. Destroyed over Installation 00 during the Second Ark Conflict.
- Solemn Penance - Served in the Fleet of Sacred Consecration as the personal flagship of the Prophet of Regret.
Operational history[edit]
Syfon-pattern carriers came into service during the Third Age of Discovery.[2] They served the Covenant as a more common pattern of assault carrier until the empire's end in 2552. The twin Syfons Day of Jubilation and Solemn Penance - the latter personally commanded by the Prophet of Regret - led the Fleet of Sacred Consecration in a campaign to glass dozens of human colony worlds during the Human-Covenant War, and were ultimately the ones responsible for beginning the Covenant attack on Earth in October 2552.[1] Day of Jubilation was destroyed in the opening actions of the campaign, and Solemn Penance was forced to flee the engagement, ultimately escaping to Installation 05 and beginning the Battle of Installation 05.[6][7]
Following the Covenant's collapse, at least one Syfon-pattern, Enduring Conviction, fell into the hands of the Banished. Conviction was persuaded to abandon the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire and ultimately served Atriox as the flagship for the force brought to Installation 00 in late 2558. Months later, the ship would be destroyed thanks to actions by the UNSC Spirit of Fire.[8][9]
Non-canon and dubious canon appearances[edit]
Silver Timeline[edit]
A Syfon-pattern assault carrier served as the flagship of the First Fleet of Solemn Accord.[10] During the Battle of Installation 04, it engaged the UNSC fleet until Kai-125 rammed a captured Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette into the assault carrier, destroying both ships, seemingly at the cost of her own life. The assault carrier's destruction allowed the UNSC to gain the upper hand and decimate the Covenant fleet.[11]
Halo: Fleet Battles[edit]
Covenant Assault Carrier[edit]
Fore Section[edit]Mid Section[edit] |
Aft Section[edit]
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Production notes[edit]
Syfon-pattern assault carriers were first introduced into the series as the assault carrier design featured in Halo 2: Anniversary, serving as the canon designs for the ships featured in that game. They were later heavily featured in the Fleet Battles tabletop game and the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition). Various alternate depictions, such as the Terminals or Halo: Spartan Strike cutscenes produced by Sequence, have depicted the ship in its original Kerel design - though these are considered artistic license.
Gallery[edit]
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The dorsal energy projector of a Syfon-pattern assault carrier in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer.
An assault carrier's energy projector piercing the hull of a Marathon-class heavy cruiser in Halo 2: Anniversary.
Solemn Penance performs an in-atmosphere slipspace jump on Earth.
Two Syfon-pattern assault carriers battle the UNSC Home Fleet during the disastrous initial assault of the Battle for Earth.
The internal pinch fusion reactor of an assault carrier in Halo 2: Anniversary.
Several Syfon-pattern assault carriers close in on High Charity to join the battle above Installation 05.
A Syfon-pattern assault carrier leading a fleet in Halo: Fleet Battles.
A Syfon-pattern assault carrier and Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette.
The crashed assault carrier Enduring Conviction on Installation 00 in Know Your Enemy.
Halo Wars 3 pitch artwork depicting a Marathon-class cruiser facing down a Syfon-pattern carrier.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo 2: Anniversary (First appearance)
- Halo: Fleet Battles
- Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo
- Halo: Rise of Atriox
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo: The Television Series Season Two
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Spartan Games, Covenant Assault Carrier (CAS) (Retrieved on Apr 20, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 262
- ^ a b c Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
- ^ a b Halo: Warfleet, page 70-71: "The smooth hull and distinctive rear cowling marks the Shadow of Intent as a Kerel-pattern assault carrier, a rare Hierarch-approved variant of the more common Syfon configuration"
- ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 14
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Metropolis
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Delta Halo
- ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level The Foundry
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 461
- ^ Halo: The Television Series, episode Thermopylae
- ^ Halo: The Television Series, episode Halo
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