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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">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/489872090930784032/93893-PRELIM.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Data Drop Four'']</ref>
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">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/489872090930784032/93893-PRELIM.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Data Drop Four'']</ref>


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, destroyed the {{UNSCship|Grafton}} and began deploying numerous ground assets to the surface of [[Reach]].  
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}}.


During [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], [[Jorge-052]] transported an improvised [[Slipstream space|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]], [[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>


==Ships of the line==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The ''CSO''-class Supercarrier bears a striking resemblance to the [[Covenant|Covenant's]] main [[CAS-class assault carrier|carrier]], the only noticeable differences being its colour and its size.
The ''CSO''-class supercarrier bears a striking resemblance to the Covenant's more commonly seen [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]], the only noticeable differences being its colour and its size.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 01:36, February 1, 2012

Template:Ship Class Infobox The CSO-class supercarrier[1][2] 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.[3]

Overview

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 CAS-class 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.[3]

Multiple supercarriers of the Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity defended the massive space station of High Charity[4] and one such vessel served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose.[5][6] 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 spires and destroying the Template:UNSCship.

During Operation: UPPER CUT, Jorge-052 transported an improvised 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.[7][8]

Ships of the line

Trivia

The CSO-class supercarrier bears a striking resemblance to the Covenant's more commonly seen assault carrier, the only noticeable differences being its colour and its size.

Gallery

  • HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS-transparent.png

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

  • Comparison between a supercarrier (above) and an assault carrier (below and in left corner).

    Comparison between a supercarrier (above) and an assault carrier (below and in left corner).

  • 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.

  • A view of the underside of a supercarrier, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's.

    A view of the underside of a supercarrier, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 28
  2. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 236
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Data Drop Four
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 338
  5. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 236
  6. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 239
  7. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Tip of the Spear
  8. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Long Night of Solace

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