Editing Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier

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|name           = ''Sh'wada''-pattern

|image           = [[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|300px]]

|caption        =

|hide-class          =  

|class identification = UNSC [[Three-letter ship classification system|Three-letter code]]: '''CSO'''{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}

|class operator      = [[Covenant]]

|class in service    = [[Age of Conversion|Fourth Age of Conversion]] - present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|nocollapse      = yes

|type            = [[Covenant supercarrier]]{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP28|EVG|Section=Carrier|Page=28}}

|length         = {{Convert|28960|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HTEVGP111|EVG|Page=111}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|width           = {{Convert|11447|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}}

|height         =  

|mass           = 152 billion tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|power           =  

|maneuver drive  = 3 [[repulsor engine]]s

|slipspace drive = [[Borer]]

|crew            = [[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}}

|complement      =

|troops          =  

|hull           = [[Nanolaminate]] plating

|shielding       = [[Energy shielding]]

|ew              =  

|armaments      =  

*20 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Ukk'Wa''-pattern heavy plasma beam arrays]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

*80 [[Plasma beam emitter|''Luxor''-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|aircraft        =  

|air facilities  =  

The '''''Sh'wada''-pattern supercarrier'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=263}} {{3Letter|CSO|supercarrier}}, is a powerful supermassive [[capital ship]] and one of the largest [[Covenant starship|vessel classes]] formerly used by the [[Covenant]],{{Ref/Note|Although ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'' referred the CSO-class supercarrier as ''the'' largest type of Covenant vessel, an [[Covenant carrier#Classes|unspecified model]] of supercarrier has been stated to have a larger size of {{Convert|32490|m|ftin}}, as stated in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]''.}} primarily designed for command and control duties for [[Covenant fleet|fleets]], as well as support for occupation forces. Such vessels are typically deployed only during invasions of [[planet|worlds]] with high strategic value.{{Ref/Generic|Id=DD4|[[Data Drop|Data Drop 4]]}}

===Design details===

The supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped ornate capital ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes. The vessel looks nearly identical to the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}, sharing the smaller ship's design of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow, albeit painted darker.{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}}{{Ref/Reuse|HRCLNOS}} Despite this, it is not the only, or even the largest of the Covenant's [[Covenant carrier#Supercarriers|supercarrier classes]]. The size of the vessel makes it more akin to a militarised [[city]]-fortress, and a vessel capable of supplying entire subordinate fleets or governing provinces of the empire when required.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Armaments===

According to their size, the ''Sh'wada'' is equipped with a massive and diverse array of heavy weaponry. These include 12 [[Plasma lance|''Urpeon''-pattern superheavy plasma lances]] - a lance loadout only rivalled in number by the [[Forerunner]]-derived relic lances of the {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}. A total of 100 [[plasma beam emitter]]s are equipped on the ship, including 20''Ukk'Wa''-pattern heavy arrays and 80 ''Luxor''-pattern heavy emitters - the latter of which are a fairly common fitting on the more powerful capital warships of the Covenant fleet. These heavy anti-ship weapons are supplemented with 32 [[Plasma torpedo|''Mictix''-pattern heavy plasma torpedo silos]], a design shared with the {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier|}} and {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}}s of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

For [[Point-defense gun|point-defence]], the supercarrier employs a gargantuan array of [[pulse laser turret]]s. This includes 800 ''R'Aka''-pattern rapid-fire pulse lasers and 490 ''Ferriel''-pattern pulse lasers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The supercarrier is additionally equipped with a single ''Lux''-pattern superheavy [[excavation beam]] array for [[glassing]] and artefact-retrieval purposes.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The "S", or Salvation, in the supercarrier's [[Covenant ship classification system|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.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'Moa|D=08|M=11|Y=2020}} The ship has a very broad overlap with the Covenant's ship classification of [[exarch]]s.

 

Along with the Covenant's [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carriers]], the ''Sh'wada''-pattern supercarrier was designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the [[United Nations Space Command]] due to their use as a [[flagship]] of Covenant fleets.{{Ref/Reuse|DD4}}

The ''Sh'wada''-pattern of supercarrier was introduced during the [[Ages of Conversion|Fourth Age of Conversion]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

 

 

 

 

===Concept art and illustrations===