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The '''''CSO''-class supercarrier'''<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 28''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref> is one of the largest vessels used by the [[Covenant]], 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.<ref name="DD4"/> It is the largest known Covenant ship seen in the [[Human-Covenant War]].
The '''''CSO''-class supercarrier''' is a powerful [[Covenant]] [[Capital ship|capital warship]], 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.<ref name="DD4">[[Data Drop|'''Data Drop''' ''Four'']]</ref> It is the largest known Covenant ship seen in the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 28''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref>


==Overview==
==Design==
Overall, the supercarrier is an extremely large and well-equipped capital ship, easily dwarfing most other Covenant starship classes, even the assault carrier. The vessel looks nearly identical to the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, as it is comprised of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow. Along with the smaller ''CAS''-class assault carrier, the ''CSO'' is designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the UNSC due to its common use at the center of fleets.<ref name="DD4">[[Data Drop|'''Data Drop''' ''Four'']]</ref> Despite the ship's enormous size, the ''CSO'' is fully capable of concealing both itself and a small escort fleet with [[active camouflage]].<ref name="essential"/>
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 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, sharing the smaller ship's design of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow. Along with the ''CAS'', the ''CSO'' is designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the UNSC due to its common use at the center of fleets.<ref name="DD4"/> Despite the ship's enormous size, the ''CSO'' is fully capable of concealing both itself and a small escort fleet with [[active camouflage]],<ref name="essential"/> a feat which most smaller, more easily concealed Covenant ships are ironically incapable of performing.


Multiple supercarriers of the ''[[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]'' defended the massive space station of ''[[High Charity]]''<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338''</ref> and one such vessel served as the [[flagship]] of the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 236''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 239''</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', a supercarrier, 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 [[Covenant spire|spires]] and destroying the {{UNSCship|Grafton}}.
==Service history==
Multiple supercarriers of the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]] defended the Covenant's mobile holy city, [[High Charity]],<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338''</ref> and one such vessel served as the [[flagship]] of the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 236 - 239''</ref> 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 [[Covenant spire|teleportation spires]] and destroying the {{UNSCship|Grafton}}.


During [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], [[Jorge-052]] transported an improvised [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Atypical uses|slipspace bomb]] toward ''Long Night of Solace'' aboard ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', a [[Covenant corvette]], 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.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
During [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Jorge-052]] transported an improvised [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Atypical uses|slipspace bomb]] toward ''Long Night of Solace'' aboard the [[SDV-class heavy corvette|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.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==
*''[[Ascendant Justice]]''<ref name="AJ class" group="note">In ''Halo: First Strike'', (both the original and 2010 printings), ''Ascendant Justice'' is consistently stated to be three kilometers long. This indicates that ''Ascendant Justice'', despite being considered a supercarrier, is not part of the ''CSO'' class. It is also possible that the ship's identification as a supercarrier is a typographical error.</ref>
*''[[Ascendant Justice]]''<ref name="AJ class" group="note">In ''Halo: First Strike'', (both the original and 2010 printings), ''Ascendant Justice'' is consistently stated to be three kilometers long. This indicates that ''Ascendant Justice'', despite being considered a supercarrier, is not part of the ''CSO'' class. However, the ship's identification as a supercarrier is probably a typographical error; given her length, she is likely a heavily modified assault carrier or part of another, unidentified carrier class.</ref>
*''[[Long Night of Solace]]''
*''[[Long Night of Solace]]''
*''[[Sublime Transcendence]]''
*''[[Sublime Transcendence]]''
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the supercarrier ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''.
File:Reach - Supercarrier.png|A render of a supercarrier, dorsal view
File:Solace Destroyed.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace'''s destruction.
File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|A port-side view of a supercarrier's ventral face
File:Reach - Supercarrier.png|A render of a supercarrier, dorsal view.
File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' over Reach
File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|A port-side view of a supercarrier's ventral face.
File:LNoS ends.jpg|''Long Night of Solace'' being destroyed by a slipspace rift
File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' over Reach.
File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|Visual and scale comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier
File:LNoS ends.jpg|''Long Night of Solace'' being destroyed by a slipspace rift.
File:Supercarrier_underside.jpg|A view of a supercarrier's ventral suface, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's
File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier.
File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace''
File:Supercarrier_underside.jpg|A view of a supercarrier's underside, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's.
File:Solace Destroyed.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace'''s destruction
</gallery>
</gallery>
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Template:Ship Class Infobox The CSO-class supercarrier is a powerful Covenant capital warship, 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.[1] It is the largest known Covenant ship seen in the Human-Covenant War.[2][3]

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 CAS-class assault carrier, sharing the smaller ship's design of several bulbous sections and a hook-like prow. Along with the CAS, the CSO is designated a Class-Five flagship carrier by the UNSC due to its common use at the center of fleets.[1] Despite the ship's enormous size, the CSO is fully capable of concealing both itself and a small escort fleet with active camouflage,[4] a feat which most smaller, more easily concealed Covenant ships are ironically incapable of performing.

Service history

Multiple supercarriers of the Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity defended the Covenant's mobile holy city, High Charity,[5] and one such vessel served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose.[6] 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 Template:UNSCship.

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.[7][8]

Ships of the line

Gallery

  • Reach - Supercarrier.png

    A render of a supercarrier, dorsal view

  • A port-side view of a supercarrier's ventral face

    A port-side view of a supercarrier's ventral face

  • The supercarrier Long Night of Solace over Reach

    The supercarrier Long Night of Solace over Reach

  • Long Night of Solace being destroyed by a slipspace rift

    Long Night of Solace being destroyed by a slipspace rift

  • Visual and scale comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier

    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

    A view of a supercarrier's ventral suface, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's

  • Concept art of the supercarrier Long Night of Solace

    Concept art of the supercarrier Long Night of Solace

  • Solace Destroyed.jpg

    Concept art of the Solace's destruction

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List of appearances

Note

  1. ^ a b In Halo: First Strike, (both the original and 2010 printings), Ascendant Justice is consistently stated to be three kilometers long. This indicates that Ascendant Justice, despite being considered a supercarrier, is not part of the CSO class. However, the ship's identification as a supercarrier is probably a typographical error; given her length, she is likely a heavily modified assault carrier or part of another, unidentified carrier class.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Data Drop Four
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 28
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 236
  4. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named essential
  5. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 338
  6. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 236 - 239
  7. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
  8. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

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