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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Unlike most [[Covenant]] [[Covenant starship|vessel]]s, the ''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship was not designed solely for combat, but also to provide fresh food, water, recreational opportunities, replacement parts, and more for their attached [[fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}}{{Ref/Reuse|Voyage}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} These support ships generally contain large hunting preserves holding many types of animals to be hunted, killed, and fed to the personnel of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}}{{Ref/Reuse|Ship happens}} During the time of the Covenant, vessels of the class were primarily crewed by [[Huragok]] and [[Unggoy]], with little to no [[Sangheili]] on board, and were commanded by a single [[Minor Prophet]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}} The "S" (for Salvation) in the [[UNSC]]'s "DSC" | Unlike most [[Covenant]] [[Covenant starship|vessel]]s, the ''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship was not designed solely for combat, but also to provide fresh food, water, recreational opportunities, replacement parts, and more for their attached [[fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}}{{Ref/Reuse|Voyage}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} These support ships generally contain large hunting preserves holding many types of animals to be hunted, killed, and fed to the personnel of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}}{{Ref/Reuse|Ship happens}} During the time of the Covenant, vessels of the class were primarily crewed by [[Huragok]] and [[Unggoy]], with little to no [[Sangheili]] on board, and were commanded by a single [[Minor Prophet]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}} The "S" (for Salvation) in the [[UNSC]]'s "DSC" classification code for the ''Mjern''-pattern indicates that the ship is a dedicated warship,{{Ref/Site|Id=canon fodder2|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}} likely due to the fact that the Covenant had no conception of a "noncombatant" starship and fitted the class with sufficient weaponry to carry out military tasks, if required.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
Featuring a vaguely-triangular silhouette with a curved aft and holes cut into its superstructure, the ''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship is immediately distinguished from any other class of Covenant warship. The rear and fore sections are connected with four massive arches that are angled slightly outwards, with a wide but thin platform connecting the port and starboard sides. It is here that the support ship's [[Assembly Forges#Classifications|Tertiary Assembly Forges]] are located, made up of factories and workshops that manufacture food packs, maintenance kits, clothing and even small arms for its tenant fleet. Were Covenant ''Mjern''-pattern vessels to produce more material then needed, they would ship off their products to [[High Charity]] for redistribution. Carefully protected by the ship's superstructures are two massive hunting domes, which serve as training areas, recreational zones, cloisters of worship, and animal paddocks. They are divided between multiple unique biomes, although these are usually comprised of environments comfortable to the [[San'Shyuum]] and the Sangheili. However, these can be adapted to service the particular needs of other species, such as vermiaries that sustain [[Lekgolo]] colonies transplanted from their homeworld of [[Te]]. On the very back of the vessel is a tall semi-circular structure that extends both from the top and bottom. The outer surface is pockmarked with numerous relays and mediator consoles for the ship's [[proselytization network]], which would allow the [[Hierarchs|Prophets]] to reach out to faithful hearts and coordinate the military and administrative activities across the Covenant's many worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | Featuring a vaguely-triangular silhouette with a curved aft and holes cut into its superstructure, the ''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship is immediately distinguished from any other class of Covenant warship. The rear and fore sections are connected with four massive arches that are angled slightly outwards, with a wide but thin platform connecting the port and starboard sides. It is here that the support ship's [[Assembly Forges#Classifications|Tertiary Assembly Forges]] are located, made up of factories and workshops that manufacture food packs, maintenance kits, clothing and even small arms for its tenant fleet. Were Covenant ''Mjern''-pattern vessels to produce more material then needed, they would ship off their products to [[High Charity]] for redistribution. Carefully protected by the ship's superstructures are two massive hunting domes, which serve as training areas, recreational zones, cloisters of worship, and animal paddocks. They are divided between multiple unique biomes, although these are usually comprised of environments comfortable to the [[San'Shyuum]] and the Sangheili. However, these can be adapted to service the particular needs of other species, such as vermiaries that sustain [[Lekgolo]] colonies transplanted from their homeworld of [[Te]]. On the very back of the vessel is a tall semi-circular structure that extends both from the top and bottom. The outer surface is pockmarked with numerous relays and mediator consoles for the ship's [[proselytization network]], which would allow the [[Hierarchs|Prophets]] to reach out to faithful hearts and coordinate the military and administrative activities across the Covenant's many worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
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===Crew and complement=== | ===Crew and complement=== | ||
Being designed as a support ship first, the ''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship had an unusually-large crew and small complement, carrying over ten thousand personnel. Of these, only seven [[Sangheili|Obedientaries]] and 150 Warriors stood ready to defend the ship from boarders. 9,800 [[Menial]]s manned most of the ship's systems, and twenty [[Huragok]]s were stationed on these ships to maintain much of the Covenant's technology. Other crewmembers included the sole Minor Prophet, forty Hieromonks and ten Celebrants.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} In a standard fleet, the Minor Prophet | Being designed as a support ship first, the ''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship had an unusually-large crew and small complement, carrying over ten thousand personnel. Of these, only seven [[Sangheili|Obedientaries]] and 150 Warriors stood ready to defend the ship from boarders. 9,800 [[Menial]]s manned most of the ship's systems, and twenty [[Huragok]]s were stationed on these ships to maintain much of the Covenant's technology. Other crewmembers included the sole Minor Prophet, forty Hieromonks and ten Celebrants.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} In a standard fleet, the Minor Prophet was expected to serve the [[Supreme Commander]] as a religious authority, logistics coordinator, and mediator.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
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File:H2_InfiniteSuccor_Concept.jpg|Concept art of ''Infinite Succor'' for ''[[Halo 2]]''. | File:H2_InfiniteSuccor_Concept.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:HW_DSCWreck.png|A crashed ''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship infected by the Flood on the map [[Release]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | File:HW_DSCWreck.png|A crashed ''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship infected by the Flood on the map [[Release]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:HW Release DSCShip Full.png|A full look at the model for the ''Mjern'' wreckage on Release. | File:HW Release DSCShip Full.png|A full look at the model for the ''Mjern'' wreckage on Release. | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' | *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' | ||
**''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}} | ||
