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The '''Assault Carrier''' is a heavy warship classification within the [[Covenant]] Fleet. The Assault Carrier easily dwarfs even the mighty UNSC [[Marathon-class Cruiser-Carrier|''Marathon''-class Cruiser-Carrier]], as seen in this [[Ship Scale|comparison]] of ships.
"Assault Carriers" can serve as the flagships of large [[Covenant]] fleets, and carry the greatest firepower. The Assault Carrier easily dwarfs even the mighty UNSC cruisers, as seen in this [[Ship Scale|comparison]] of ships.


They are larger than [[CCS-class]] Battle Cruisers, with three primary bulbous sections as opposed to the single one atop a CCS-class ship. The term "assault carrier" comes from the viewscreen readout of the Covenant fleet in the level [[Cairo Station]].
They are larger than [[CCS-class]] Battle Cruisers, with three primary bulbous sections as opposed to the single one atop a CCS-class ship. [[Image:AssaultCarrierOverNewMombasa.jpg|250pxleft||thumb|An Assault Carrier is seen nearby the [[Ark]], in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]].]]
[[Image:AssaultCarrierOverNewMombasa.jpg|250px|thumb|An Assault Carrier is seen nearby the [[Ark]], in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]].]]
[[Image:Assault carrier.jpg|thumb|right|The Prophet of Regret's own Assault Carrier waits over [[New Mombasa]].]]
[[Image:Assault carrier.jpg|thumb|The Prophet of Regret's own Assault Carrier waits over [[New Mombasa]].]]


In the [[Halo 3]] preview, the only Covenant capital ships present in the "excavation force" at the site of the [[Forerunner]] artifact appear to be Assault Carriers.
In the [[Halo 3]] preview, the only Covenant capital ships present in the "excavation force" at the site of the [[Forerunner]] artifact appear to be Assault Carriers.
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