Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship
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The Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship[3] (UNSC three-letter classification: DSC-class support ship)[1] is a type of support vessel that was used by the Covenant attached to their wandering fleets.[4]
Overview[edit]
Unlike most Covenant vessels, 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.[4][7][3] 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.[4][1] 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.[4] The "S" (for Salvation) in the UNSC's "DSC" hull classification code for the Mjern-pattern indicates that the ship is a dedicated warship,[8] 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.[3]
Fleets which do not have a Mjern-pattern ship attached are forced to rely upon logistics space stations, such as the Station of Constant Sustenance, during long journeys.[9]
Design details[edit]
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 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'S