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{{Title|''DSC''-class support ship}} | {{Title|''DSC''-class support ship}} | ||
{{Era|HCW}} | {{Era|HCW}} | ||
{{Ship | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name=''DSC''-class support ship | |name=''DSC''-class support ship | ||
|image=[[File:HFB-DSC.jpg|300px]] | |||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
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| | |role=Supply transport<ref name="enc281">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 281'' (2011)</ref> | ||
|length=More than {{Convert|750|m|ft}}<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''page 19'' (''"One life form, 400 meters ahead.."'')</ref> | |||
|length=More than 750 | |width= | ||
|width= | |||
|height= | |height= | ||
|mass= | |mass= | ||
| | |power= | ||
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | ||
|slipspace drive=Equipped | |slipspace drive=Equipped | ||
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]] | |navigation=[[Navigation computer]] | ||
| | |hull= | ||
|armament= | |armament= | ||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
|crew= | |crew= | ||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
| | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
| | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |affiliation=[[Covenant]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''DSC''-class support ship'''<ref name="Ship happens">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-ship-happens '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Ship Happens'']</ref> is a type of support vessel used by the [[Covenant]], and attached to their wandering [[Covenant fleet|fleets]]. These vessels are much smaller than a Covenant [[capital ship]], and are not designed for combat. Rather, they are designed to provide fresh food for Covenant soldiers.<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 15''</ref> They contain large hunting preserves holding many types of animals, to be killed and fed to the personnel within the [[fleet]].<ref name="Ship happens"/> They also contain plants, though it is unknown whether they are used for food or not.<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 19''</ref> | The '''''DSC''-class support ship''',<ref name="Ship happens">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-ship-happens '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Ship Happens'']</ref> also simply referred to as the '''agricultural support ship''', is a type of support vessel that was used by the [[Covenant]], and attached to their wandering [[Covenant fleet|fleets]].<ref name="enc281"/> | ||
==Specifications== | |||
These vessels are much smaller than a Covenant [[capital ship]], and are not designed for combat. Rather, they are designed to provide fresh food for Covenant soldiers.<ref name="enc281"/><ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 15''</ref> They contain large hunting preserves holding many types of animals, to be hunted, killed, and fed to the personnel within the [[fleet]].<ref name="enc281"/><ref name="Ship happens"/> They also contain plants, though it is unknown whether they are used for food or not.<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 19''</ref> | |||
They are primarily crewed by [[Huragok]] and [[Unggoy]], with | They are primarily crewed by [[Huragok]] and [[Unggoy]], with little to no [[Sangheili]] on board. They are occasionally commanded by a single [[Minor Prophet]].<ref name="enc281"/> | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
*''[[Infinite Succor]]'' | *''[[Infinite Succor]]'' – Attached to the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], destroyed in [[2552]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:InfiniteSuccorConcept.jpg|Concept of ''Infinite Succor'' for ''Halo 2'' | File:InfiniteSuccorConcept.jpg|Concept art of ''Infinite Succor'' for ''Halo 2'' | ||
File:HGN-InfiniteSuccor.jpg|''Infinite Succor'' during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] in ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' | File:HGN-InfiniteSuccor.jpg|''Infinite Succor'' during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] in ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' | ||
File:HFB-DSChuntingground.jpg|The hunting preserve on a ''DSC''-class support ship, based on the ''Halo 2'' concept art | File:HFB-DSChuntingground.jpg|The hunting preserve on a ''DSC''-class support ship, based on the ''Halo 2'' concept art | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> |
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The DSC-class support ship,[3] also simply referred to as the agricultural support ship, is a type of support vessel that was used by the Covenant, and attached to their wandering fleets.[1]
Specifications
These vessels are much smaller than a Covenant capital ship, and are not designed for combat. Rather, they are designed to provide fresh food for Covenant soldiers.[1][4] They contain large hunting preserves holding many types of animals, to be hunted, killed, and fed to the personnel within the fleet.[1][3] They also contain plants, though it is unknown whether they are used for food or not.[5]
They are primarily crewed by Huragok and Unggoy, with little to no Sangheili on board. They are occasionally commanded by a single Minor Prophet.[1]
Ships of the line
- Infinite Succor – Attached to the Fleet of Particular Justice, destroyed in 2552.
Trivia
On the Halo Wars Skirmish map Release, there are several agricultural support ships crashed on the the map.
Gallery
- InfiniteSuccorConcept.jpg
Concept art of Infinite Succor for Halo 2
Infinite Succor during the Battle of Installation 04 in The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor
List of appearances
- Halo Graphic Novel
- The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor (First appearance)
- Halo Wars
- Halo: Mortal Dictata (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Fleet Battles
Sources
- ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia, page 281 (2011)
- ^ Halo Graphic Novel, page 19 ("One life form, 400 meters ahead..")
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Ship Happens
- ^ Halo Graphic Novel, page 15
- ^ Halo Graphic Novel, page 19