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The CSO-class supercarrier is a powerful supermassive capital ship and one of the largest vessel classes formerly used by the Covenant,[Note 1] primarily designed for command and control duties for fleets, as well as support for occupation forces. Such vessels are typically deployed only during invasions of worlds with high strategic value.[3]
Overview
Design
The supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped capital ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes. The vessel looks nearly identical to the Kerel-pattern CAS-class assault carrier, sharing the smaller ship's design of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow, albeit painted darker.[2][4]
Classification
The "S", or Salvation, in the supercarrier's three-letter classification code, "CSO" indicates that the carrier is a dedicated warship. The "O", or Ordained, indicates that the CSO-class supercarrier is not a mission type and has been improved upon with Forerunner technology.[5]
Along with the CAS, the CSO is designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the UNSC due to their use as a flagship of Covenant fleets.[3]
Operational history
Human-Covenant War
During the Fall of Reach, the supercarrier Long Night of Solace spearheaded the Covenant invasion of Reach as the flagship of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, deploying numerous ground assets to the surface of Reach via teleportation spires and destroying the UNSC Grafton.[6]
During Operation: UPPER CUT, Spartan Jorge-052 transported an improvised slipspace bomb toward Long Night of Solace aboard the corvette Ardent Prayer while SPARTAN-B312 locked course with the supercarrier. After SPARTAN-B312 was jettisoned from the hangar, Jorge manually detonated the bomb, destroying both the corvette and the supercarrier at the cost of his own life.[4]
Ships of the line
- Long Night of Solace - Flagship of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence. Destroyed during Operation: UPPER CUT.[4]
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Concept art and artwork
Concept art of the supercarrier Long Night of Solace for Halo: Reach.
Concept art of the Solace's destruction.
The Long Night of Solace in Halo: Fleet Battles.
Screenshots
The underside of the CSO.
The supercarrier Long Night of Solace over Reach.
Long Night of Solace being destroyed by a slipspace rift.
Visual and scale comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier.
A view of a supercarrier's ventral suface, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's.
Merchandise
A side view of the CSO in Halo: Fleet Battles.
A front view of the CSO in Halo: Fleet Battles.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Fleet Battles
- Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo (Mentioned only)
Notes
- ^ Although Halo: The Essential Visual Guide referred the CSO-class supercarrier as the largest type of Covenant vessel, an unspecified model of the Covenant supercarrier has a larger length of 32,490 metres (106594 ft 6 in), as stated in Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition). Whatever if this larger model is a variant of the CSO-class supercarrier or a separate supercarrier-class vessel is unknown.
Sources
- ^ a b c d Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 28: Carrier
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 111: Long Night of Solace
- ^ a b Data Drop Four
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder 2/20/2015: Issue 12 Have S'Moa (Retrieved on Nov 8, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
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