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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]
Strangely, the "S", or Salvation, in the suport ship's three-letter classification code "DSC" indicates that the ship is a dedicated warship equipped with energy projectors.[6]
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
The hunting preserve on a DSC-class support ship, based on the Halo 2 concept art
Support ships repairing the damaged Breath of Annihilation
List of appearances
- Halo Graphic Novel
- The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor (First appearance)
- Halo Wars
- Halo: Mortal Dictata (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Escalation
- 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
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder: Have S'moa