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The Supercruiser is a classification of extremely powerful capital warship within the Covenant Navy.

Design Details

The supercruiser is approximately 3.5 kilometers in length, over three times that of the UNSC Marathon-class Cruiser.^[1] They are durable enough to withstand one nuclear mine detonation, or even three Magnetic Accelerator Cannon rounds and nearly five hundred Archer missile impacts. However, they are more vulnerable to larger-scale MAC weaponry, as the only known supercruiser used a hit-and-run tactic to avoid fire from the planet Reach's Orbital Defense Platforms' "Super" MACs.

Operational History

The only supercruiser known to have been encountered by the UNSC was present at the Fall of Reach in August 2552. During the battle, it destroyed many UNSC ships, including the Musashi, the Minotaur and the Herodotus, before being engaged by the UNSC Pillar of Autumn. The two ships battled it out, with the Autumn using its upgraded MAC gun and over 500 missiles to drop the shields and damage it. The Autumn then launched a remote-controlled Longsword armed with a Shiva missile, which impacted the ship while its energy shields were in the process of recharging. The explosion was contained by the newly-regenerated shields, multiplying the destructive blast exponentially. During the battle, the supercruiser hit the Autumn twice with its main weapon, but due to the Autumn's design and the tactics of its captain and AI, the ship survived, albeit badly damaged.

Weapons

Like many other Covenant vessels, the supercruiser possesses at least one energy projector, which it can use to slice through enemy vessels and (presumably) engage in glassing operations.

Complement

Given its gigantic size, (second only to the assault carrier and supercarrier), it is likely able to carry hundreds of Seraph-class starfighters and dropships. Moreover, it probably carries large numbers of ground vehicles and troops, possibly entire legions.

List of appearances

Halo: The Fall of Reach

Sources

^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 297

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[1] Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 297

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-The '''Covenant Supercruiser''' is a classification of extremely powerful capital [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships within the [[Covenant Navy]].
+The '''Supercruiser''' is a classification of extremely powerful capital warship within the [[Covenant Navy]].
-==Background==
+==Design Details==
-===Physical Characteristics and Armament===
+The supercruiser is approximately 3.5 kilometers in length, over three times that of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 297''</ref> They are durable enough to withstand one [[hORNET Mine|nuclear mine]] detonation, or even three [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] rounds and nearly five hundred [[Archer missile]] impacts. However, they are more vulnerable to larger-scale MAC weaponry, as the only known supercruiser used a hit-and-run tactic to avoid fire from the planet Reach's [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]]' "Super" MACs.
-Its length of 3.5 kilometers was over three times that of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 297''</ref>
-These ships were durable enough to withstand one [[hORNET Mine|nuclear mine]] detonation, or even three [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] rounds and nearly five hundred [[Archer missile]]s. However, during the [[Fall of Reach]], it used a hit-and-run tactic to avoid fire from the [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]]' "Super" MACs.
+==Operational History==
+The only supercruiser known to have been encountered by the UNSC was present at the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|August 2552]]. During the battle, it destroyed many UNSC ships, including the ''[[UNSC Musashi|Musashi]]'', the ''[[UNSC Minotaur|Minotaur]]'' and the ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]'', before being engaged by the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.  The two ships battled it out, with the ''Autumn'' using its upgraded MAC gun and over 500 missiles to drop the shields and damage it. The ''Autumn'' then launched a remote-controlled Longsword armed with a Shiva missile, which impacted the ship while its energy shields were in the process of recharging. The explosion was contained by the newly-regenerated shields, multiplying the destructive blast exponentially. During the battle, the supercruiser hit the ''Autumn'' twice with its main weapon, but due to the ''Autumn's'' design and the tactics of its captain and AI, the ship survived, albeit badly damaged.
-===Operational Use===
-One of these warships was present at the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|August 2552]], in which it destroyed many UNSC ships, including the ''[[UNSC Musashi|Musashi]]'', the ''[[UNSC Minotaur|Minotaur]]'' and the ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]'', but was eventually destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.  The two ships battled it out, with the ''Autumn'' using its upgraded MAC gun and over 500 missiles to drop the shields and damage it.  The supercrusier's shields were so powerful that only a handful of the 500 got through each time, but the purpose was to drop the ship's shields. The ''Autumn'' then launched a remote controlled Longsword armed with a Shiva missile under the Supercruiser's shields, multiplying the destructive blast exponentially, by having the shields containing the blast.  During the battle, the supercruiser hit the ''Autumn'' twice with its main weapon, but due to the ''Autumn's'' design and the tactics of its captain and AI, the ship survived, albeit badly damaged.
 ==Weapons==
-The Covenant supercruiser's weapon systems seem limited, but extremely powerful. It possesses an [[Energy projector|Energy Projector]] which shoots a thin needle beam at light speed, enabling it to cut through the hull armor of several UNSC ships at a time. First described as a type of sniping ship because of its combat tactics, this weapon can be described as similar to the [[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System]]. This weapon needs to charge over time, but once charged, it can be fired with pinpoint accuracy.
+Like many other Covenant vessels, the supercruiser possesses at least one energy projector, which it can use to slice through enemy vessels and (presumably) engage in glassing operations.
-Another thing the supercrusier possesed that worked in its favor were incredibly powerful shields that took a lot to drop and seemed to recharge fast.  It took three MAC rounds and over 500 Archer missiles hitting the ship to drop the shields and even then only a handful of Archer missiles would get through and cause minimal damage.  However, the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was able to use this against the supercrusier by dropping the shields and landing a remote-piloted Longsword interceptor on the ship armed with a nuclear missile and letting the shields return before detonation, using the supercruiser's own shields to amplify the blast as they were powerful enough not to collapse immediatly even with a nuclear blast ''inside'' them.  This also saved the ''Pillar of Autumn'': the shields held long enough for the ''Autumn'' to escape the blast radius.
 ==Complement==
 Given its gigantic size, (second only to the [[covenant assault carrier|assault carrier]] and [[covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]]), it is likely able to carry hundreds of [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|''Seraph''-class starfighters]] and [[dropship]]s. Moreover, it probably carries large numbers of ground vehicles and troops, possibly entire [[legion]]s.