The Covenant supercarrier[1] was a heavy warship classification within the Covenant Navy.
Multiple supercarriers of the Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity defended the massive space station of High Charity[2] and one such vessel served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose.[3][4] During the Fall of Reach, Long Night of Solace, a supercarrier, destroyed the Template:UNSCship and began deploying numerous ground assets to the surface of Reach. During Operation: UPPERCUT, SPARTAN Jorge-052 transported an improvised Slipspace bomb toward Long Night of Solace aboard the Ardent Prayer, a Covenant corvette, while SPARTAN-B312 locked course with the Supercarrier. After SPARTAN-B312 was jettisoned from the hangar, Jorge proceeded to manually detonate the bomb, destroying both the corvette and the supercarrier at the cost of his own life.[5][6]
Description
Overall, the supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes. The vessel looks nearly identical to the Covenant assault carrier, as it is comprised of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow. However, it appears to have a slightly elongated neck between the fore and aft sections. The interior of the ship has yet to be seen, but would most likely have a similar appearance to other Covenant ships.
Ships of the line
Gallery
Comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier (assault carrier seen in the bottom left corner)
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 236
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 338
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 236
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 239
- ^ Halo: Reach, level Tip of the Spear
- ^ Halo: Reach, level Long Night of Solace