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*[[Halopedia:Timeline|Post-war era]]
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*[[Covenant Separatists]]
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Assault carriers are much larger than {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s and standard {{Class|DDS|carrier}}s; they are more rare and more heavily armed than either of them. They are armed with at least two energy projectors<ref name="Cairo"/><ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref>, as well as plasma torpedo launchers<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> and pulse lasers.<ref name="Ark">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> They also possess [[gravity lift]]s, used for ferrying supplies, personnel, and vehicles from the ship and to the planet's surface.<ref name="Metropolis">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]]''</ref>
Assault carriers are much larger than {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s and standard {{Class|DDS|carrier}}s; they are more rare and more heavily armed than either of them. They are armed with at least two energy projectors<ref name="Cairo"/><ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref>, as well as plasma torpedo launchers<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> and pulse lasers.<ref name="Ark">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> They also possess [[gravity lift]]s, used for ferrying supplies, personnel, and vehicles from the ship and to the planet's surface.<ref name="Metropolis">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]]''</ref>
[[File:SOEIV Interface.png|thumb|left|200px|''Solemn Penance'' over New Mombasa as seen from [[the Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]].]]


Two such vessels led the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] to [[Earth]], where they engaged the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC]] [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] in orbit above [[Africa]]. The first one, carrying the Prophet himself, managed to penetrate Earth's orbital defenses. The second attempted to follow, but was subsequently destroyed by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]].  
Two such vessels led the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] to [[Earth]], where they engaged the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC]] [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] in orbit above [[Africa]]. The first one, carrying the Prophet himself, managed to penetrate Earth's orbital defenses. The second attempted to follow, but was subsequently destroyed by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]].  
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Another assault carrier, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', later became the flagship of the ''[[Fleet of Retribution]]''. 'Vadum, in command of the ship, led his fleet to Earth in pursuit of a surviving [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|ship]], arriving in time to [[Glassing|glass]] the infected area of the planet. ''Shadow of Intent'' and its escorting cruisers joined the remnants of the UNSC Home Fleet to launch a joint attack on the Covenant remnant at [[Installation 00]], destroying their fleet and providing a distraction while ground forces engaged the loyalists that had landed on the installation. It later evacuated the UNSC and Sangheili personnel and returned to Earth for a short time before returning to [[Sanghelios]].
Another assault carrier, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', later became the flagship of the ''[[Fleet of Retribution]]''. 'Vadum, in command of the ship, led his fleet to Earth in pursuit of a surviving [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|ship]], arriving in time to [[Glassing|glass]] the infected area of the planet. ''Shadow of Intent'' and its escorting cruisers joined the remnants of the UNSC Home Fleet to launch a joint attack on the Covenant remnant at [[Installation 00]], destroying their fleet and providing a distraction while ground forces engaged the loyalists that had landed on the installation. It later evacuated the UNSC and Sangheili personnel and returned to Earth for a short time before returning to [[Sanghelios]].


By [[2554]], [[Jul 'Mdama]], the leader of the [[Storm]] splinter faction commanded an assault carrier during his attempts to enter the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]]. [[2557|Three years later]], the assault carrier led a fleet of at least sixteen [[CCS-class Battlecruisers]].<ref name="terminal">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-terminal-jul-mdama/0f378de5-e0e3-4f31-a1e1-2a363af4094d '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Terminal: Jul 'Mdama'']</ref>
By [[2554]], [[Jul 'Mdama]], the leader of the [[Storm]] splinter faction commanded an assault carrier during his attempts to enter the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]]. [[2557|Three years later]], the assault carrier led a fleet of at least sixteen [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s.<ref name="terminal">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-terminal-jul-mdama/0f378de5-e0e3-4f31-a1e1-2a363af4094d '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Terminal: Jul 'Mdama'']</ref>


==Armament==  
==Armament==  
[[File:Mombasa Glassing.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A Carrier glassing [[New Mombasa]].]]
[[File:Mombasa Glassing.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A carrier glassing [[New Mombasa]].]]
 
As some of the larger ships in the Covenant Fleets are often used as fleet flagships, it is necessary for them to be heavily armed. Assault carriers possess  [[energy projector]]s which are powerful enough to cut through UNSC capital ships on its ventral and dorsal surfaces.<ref name="Cairo"/> They also possess multiple [[pulse laser turret]]s, which are used for intercepting enemy missiles and fighters, and [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] for engaging in ship-to-ship combat and assaulting planetary defenses.<ref name="Ark"/>


Assault carriers are also equipped with at least one [[gravity lift]], capable of dispatching troops, personnel, vehicles and equipment to the surface of a planet rather quickly. They also possess a large main hangar, capable of carrying multiple [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|''Seraph''-class starfighters]], [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]], [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] and [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropships, and [[Covenant boarding craft|boarding craft]], or a UNSC frigate.<ref name="Metropolis"/><ref name="Ark"/> In addition, Assault Carriers possess the ability to launch [[orbital insertion pod|drop pods]], tactically delivering Sangheili warriors into areas without resorting to bulky and obvious dropships.<ref name="Floodgate"/> These ships also carry the dreaded [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] walkers in their holds for quick deployment. Thanks to these innovations, a single Assault Carrier can easily launch large-scale invasions quickly and effectively.
As some of the larger ships in the Covenant fleets are often used as fleet flagships, it is necessary for them to be heavily armed. Assault carriers possess  [[energy projector]]s which are powerful enough to cut through UNSC capital ships on its ventral and dorsal surfaces.<ref name="Cairo"/> They also possess multiple [[pulse laser turret]]s, which are used for intercepting enemy missiles and fighters, and [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] for engaging in ship-to-ship combat and assaulting planetary defenses.<ref name="Ark"/>


Assault carriers are also equipped with at least one [[gravity lift]], capable of dispatching troops, personnel, vehicles and equipment to the surface of a planet rather quickly. They also possess a large main hangar, capable of carrying multiple [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph multirole fighters]], [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]], [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] and [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropships, and [[Covenant boarding craft|boarding craft]], or a UNSC frigate.<ref name="Metropolis"/><ref name="Ark"/> In addition, Assault Carriers possess the ability to launch [[orbital insertion pod|drop pods]], tactically delivering Sangheili warriors into areas without resorting to bulky and obvious dropships.<ref name="Floodgate"/> These ships also carry the dreaded [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] walkers in their holds for quick deployment. Thanks to these innovations, a single assault carrier can easily launch large-scale invasions quickly and effectively.
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==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
[[File:1207838135 Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The bridge of an Assault Carrier.]]
[[File:1207838135 Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The bridge of an assault carrier.]]
Assault carriers, like the majority of Covenant ships, are characterized by their bulbous, whale-like front, sleek silhouette and pale white-blue hull. However, they also tend to be characterized by their unique swollen and bulbous "hooked" bow section that is frequently characterized to be similar to the head of a whale and would (theoretically) be a massive weakness as the ship could be blown in half comparatively easily, given its shields were down. Rather than possessing multiple smaller hangar bays, like smaller cruisers, assault carriers use a single, gargantuan hangar bay for storage of fighters, dropships, boarding craft and small capital ships, at least 500 meters long, 320 meters wide and 120 meters high. In ''Halo 3'', however, there is a second hangar bay visible, near the stern of the cruiser, above the main engines. For propulsion, assault carriers rely on large [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] fusion reactors, housed in cavernous chambers,<ref name="Cairo"/> which power the ship's vital systems, as well as the three aft-mounted plasma drives that propel the ship, capable of operating in a vacuum or in an atmospheric environment. They also employ non-reactive gravity drives for standard maneuvering and hovering above the surface of a planet, resisting its gravity.
Assault carriers, like the majority of Covenant ships, are characterized by their bulbous, whale-like front, sleek silhouette and pale white-blue hull. However, they also tend to be characterized by their unique swollen and bulbous "hooked" bow section that is frequently characterized to be similar to the head of a whale and would (theoretically) be a massive weakness as the ship could be blown in half comparatively easily, given its shields were down. Rather than possessing multiple smaller hangar bays, like smaller cruisers, assault carriers use a single, gargantuan hangar bay for storage of fighters, dropships, boarding craft and small capital ships, at least 500 meters long, 320 meters wide and 120 meters high. In ''Halo 3'', however, there is a second hangar bay visible, near the stern of the cruiser, above the main engines. For propulsion, assault carriers rely on large [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] [[pinch fusion reactor]]s, housed in cavernous chambers,<ref name="Cairo"/> which power the ship's vital systems, as well as the three aft-mounted plasma drives that propel the ship, capable of operating in a vacuum or in an atmospheric environment. They also employ non-reactive gravity drives for standard maneuvering and hovering above the surface of a planet, resisting its gravity.


The assault carrier is also fitted with [[Modular Dispersal Technology]], giving it the ability to completely detach sections of its outer hull as well as whole corridors, as seen during the [[Raid on the Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence|Raid on the ''Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence'']]. They can also separate into two distinct sections which leaves the rear section (with the main engines) behind and allows the fore-section to move away with previously hidden engines, the fore section, and likely the rear, are still Slipspace-capable. Unlike its unorthodox means of use by the [[Luro 'Taralumee|Fleet Master]] in an attempt to disperse the advancing SPARTAN forces, the dispersal feature is actually intended to be used in order to detach sections of the carrier that sustained extensive damage in order to increase the chances of saving what is left of the ship and its crew for future use.
The assault carrier is also fitted with [[Modular Dispersal Technology]], giving it the ability to completely detach sections of its outer hull as well as whole corridors, as seen during the [[Raid on the Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence|Raid on the ''Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence'']]. They can also separate into two distinct sections which leaves the rear section (with the main engines) behind and allows the fore-section to move away with previously hidden engines, the fore section, and likely the rear, are still Slipspace-capable. Unlike its unorthodox means of use by the [[Luro 'Taralumee|Fleet Master]] in an attempt to disperse the advancing SPARTAN forces, the dispersal feature is actually intended to be used in order to detach sections of the carrier that sustained extensive damage in order to increase the chances of saving what is left of the ship and its crew for future use.
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File:Overview - Covenant Assault Carrier.png|An overview of the assault carrier.
File:Overview - Covenant Assault Carrier.png|An overview of the assault carrier.
File:Covenant Assault Carrier FanArt.jpg|An assault carrier entering slipspace.
File:Covenant Assault Carrier FanArt.jpg|An assault carrier entering slipspace.
File:Firing Energy Projector.png|An assault carrier firing its energy projector at [[John-117]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:Firing Energy Projector.png|An assault carrier firing its dorsal energy projector at [[John-117]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:SOEIV Interface.png|''Solemn Penance'' over New Mombasa as seen from [[the Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]].
File:Assault carrier.jpg|The Prophet of Regret's assault carrier hangs ominously in the clouds over [[New Mombasa]].
File:Assault carrier.jpg|The Prophet of Regret's assault carrier hangs ominously in the clouds over [[New Mombasa]].
File:AssaultCarrierOverNewMombasa.jpg|Numerous assault carriers around [[The Portal|portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]].
File:AssaultCarrierOverNewMombasa.jpg|Numerous assault carriers around [[The Portal|portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]].
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File:Carrier Hanger.jpg|The supposed second hangar bay of an assault carrier.
File:Carrier Hanger.jpg|The supposed second hangar bay of an assault carrier.
File:MDT.png|Concept art of an assault carrier's fore and aft sections separated by Modular Dispersal Technology.
File:MDT.png|Concept art of an assault carrier's fore and aft sections separated by Modular Dispersal Technology.
File:Covenant Pinch Fusion reactor.jpg|An assault carrier's [[Pinch fusion reactor]].
File:Covenant Pinch Fusion reactor.jpg|An assault carrier's [[pinch fusion reactor]].
File:Carrier vs Crusier.png|An overhead view of an assault carrier and two CCS-class battlecruisers.
File:Carrier vs Crusier.png|An overhead view of an assault carrier and two CCS-class battlecruisers.
File:Seeker of Truth.jpg|Carrier escorted by two battlecruisers.  
File:Seeker of Truth.jpg|Carrier escorted by two battlecruisers.