Kewu-pattern battleship

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

Background

Physical Characteristics and Armament

Its length of 3.5 kilometers was over three times that of the UNSC Marathon-class Cruiser.

These ships were durable enough to withstand one nuclear mine detonation, or even three MAC rounds and nearly five hundred Archer missiles. However, during the Battle of Reach, it used a hit-and-run tactic to avoid fire from the ODPs' "Super" MACs. The Supercruiser in Halo: Reach has a striking resemblence to the Assault Carrier albeit being enormously huge.

Operational Use

One of these warships led the Covenant invasion Fleet during the the First Battle of Reach in August 2552, where it destroyed many UNSC ships, like the Musashi, the Minotaur and the Herodotus, but was destroyed by the UNSC Pillar of Autumn. The Autumn 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.

Weapons

The Covenant Supercruiser's weapon systems seem limited, but extremely powerful. It possesses an 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 Beam Rifle. This weapon needs to charge over time, but once charged, can unleash its wrath with deadly pinpoint accuracy.

Complement

Given its gigantic size (second only to the Assault Carrier and Supercarrier), it is supposed to be able to carry hundreds of fighters and/or dropships. Moreover, it probably carries large amounts of ground vehicles and troops, possibly legions.

List of appearances

• Halo: The Fall of Reach