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*[[Energy Projector]]s | *[[Energy Projector]]s | ||
*[[Plasma Torpedo]]s | *[[Plasma Torpedo]]s | ||
|complement = *'' | |complement = *[[Seraph-class Starfighter|''Seraph'']]-class starfighters | ||
*[[ | *[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirits]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Orbital Insertion Pod]]s | ||
*[[Boarding Craft]] | *[[Covenant Boarding Craft|Boarding craft]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Shadow]]s | ||
*[[Scarabs]] | *[[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarabs]] | ||
|crew =Several thousand | |crew =Several thousand | ||
|skeleton = | |skeleton = | ||
|passengers =Several thousand | |passengers =Several thousand troops | ||
|capacity = | |capacity = A few hundred vehicles/two [[UNSC Frigate]]s | ||
|launch bays = At least | |launch bays = At least two bays with measurements | ||
*length = At least {{Convert|500|m|ft}} | *length = At least {{Convert|500|m|ft}} | ||
*width = At least {{Convert|320|m|ft}} | *width = At least {{Convert|320|m|ft}} | ||
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{{Quote|Look at the size of that thing!|[[ | {{Quote|Look at the size of that thing!|[[Edward Buck]] after an Assault Carrier arrives over New Mombasa.}} | ||
The '''Covenant Assault Carrier''' <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNuSuqTCIaU Youtube video at 1:05]</ref> is a [[Covenant]] [[Capital Ship|capital ship]] classification of the [[Covenant Navy]]. | The '''Covenant Assault Carrier''' <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNuSuqTCIaU Youtube video at 1:05]</ref> is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Capital Ship|capital ship]] classification of the [[Covenant Navy]]. | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
These ships possess an expansive hangar bay, capable of transporting large numbers of [[Seraph]] fighters, [[Phantom]] dropships, boarding craft, and large fleets of [[Ghosts]] and [[Wraiths]], along with one to two Scarabs and - later - the UNSC | These ships possess an expansive hangar bay, capable of transporting large numbers of [[Seraph-class Starfighter|Seraph]] fighters, [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] dropships, boarding craft, and large fleets of [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] and [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]], along with one to two Scarabs, and - later - the UNSC frigates ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'' and ''[[UNSC Aegis Fate|Aegis Fate]]'' would dock inside the vessel's launch bay, which shows the vastness of the ships.<ref name="Floodgate">'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]''</ref> | ||
Assault Carriers are also used as [[Flagship]]s, leading [[Covenant Fleet]]s into battle. Though designed for planetary combat, they also excel at ship-to-ship combat, possessing multiple [[pulse laser]] batteries, [[plasma torpedo]] launchers and at least one [[energy projector]].<ref name="Cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | Assault Carriers are also used as [[Flagship]]s, leading [[Covenant Fleet]]s into battle. Though designed for planetary combat, they also excel at ship-to-ship combat, possessing multiple [[pulse laser]] batteries, [[plasma torpedo]] launchers and at least one [[energy projector]].<ref name="Cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||