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{{Title|''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship}} | {{Title|''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{ | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name | |name=''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship | ||
|image | |image=[[File:HFB-DSC.jpg|300px]] | ||
| | |manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges|Primary Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|class=Auxiliary support ship, [[Covenant ship classification system#Major categories|Procurator]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
|role=Food production, seminary,{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} Supply transport{{Ref/Book|Id=enc281|Enc11|Page=281}} | |||
|length={{Convert|1550|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
|width= | |||
|height=Approx. {{Convert|400|m|ft}}<ref name="ships">[[:File:HFB-Lotsofships.png]]</ref> | |||
|mass=82 million tonnes{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet|HWF|Page=68-69}} | |||
| | |power=[[Pinch fusion reactor]] | ||
|class | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | ||
|slipspace drive=Equipped | |||
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]] | |||
}} | |hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]] | ||
| | |shielding=Equipped | ||
|armament=*12 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern heavy plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
*8 [[Plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
*20 [[Pulse laser|''Pallio''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
|complement=*4 {{Pattern|R'sisho|Tick}}s{{Citation needed}} | |||
|length | *7 [[Sangheili Major|Obedientaries]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|width | *150 Warriors{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|height | |crew=*1 [[Minor Prophet|Precentor]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|mass | |||
|power | |||
| | |||
|slipspace drive = [[ | |||
|crew | |||
*1 [[Minor Prophet|Precentor]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
*40 Hieromonks{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | *40 Hieromonks{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
*10 Celebrants{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | *10 Celebrants{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
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*20 [[Huragok|Engineers]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | *20 [[Huragok|Engineers]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
*9,800 Menials{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | *9,800 Menials{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
| | |passengers= | ||
| | |othersystems=Tertiary [[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
| | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]<br>[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | |||
| | |||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship'''{{Ref/ | |||
The '''''Mjern''-pattern agricultural support ship'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page269}} {{3Letter|DSC|support ship}},{{Ref/Site|Id=Ship happens|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-ship-happens|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Ship Happens|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}} is a type of support vessel that was used by the [[Covenant]] attached to their wandering [[Covenant fleet|fleets]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}} | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The ''DSC'' is not designed for combat but rather is used to provide fresh food for Covenant soldiers.{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}}{{Ref/Reuse|Voyage}} The support ship contains 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}} Vessels of the class are primarily crewed by [[Huragok]] and [[Unggoy]], with little to no [[Sangheili]] on board, and are occasionally commanded by a single [[Minor Prophet]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc281}} Strangely, the "S" (for Salvation) in the classification code "DSC" 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}} | |||
==Specifications== | |||
===Design Features=== | |||
Maintaining a vaguely-triangular silhouette with a curved aft and holes cut into its superstructure, the ''DSC''-class 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. Should they produce more material then needed, they 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 potmarked with numerous relays and mediator consoles for the ship's [[Supraluminal communications|proselytziation network]], which allows 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}} | |||
A variant of the ''DSC''-class built and maintained by the [[Ministry of Preparation]] has the larger aft hunting dome removed. Instead, it is filled with arcane instrumentation and a staff of chirugeons to create [[Prelate]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
===Crew and Complement=== | |||
Being designed as a support ship first, the ''DSC''-class had an unusually-large crew and small complement, carrying over ten thousand men. 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 regular fleet, the Minor Prophet is expected to serve the [[Supreme Commander]] as a religious authority, logistics coordinator, and mediator.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
Although classified as a support ship, the '' | Although classified as a support ship, the ''DSC''-class is still equipped with enough weapons to adequately fend off most threats. Its primary ship-to-ship weapons are its six [[Plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]. These fire guided comets of superheated plasma that are difficult for warships to outmaneuver in combat, and are capable of causing severe damage to human ships. Backing this up are twelve [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Melusean''-pattern plasma cannons]], which are similar but fire unguided munitions. For point-defense purposes are twenty [[Pulse laser|''Pallio''-pattern pulse laser turrets]].{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
== | ==History== | ||
===Background=== | |||
Before first contact with [[humanity]], procurators like the ''DSC''-class supported the Covenant fleets that ventured far from established supply lines in search of [[Forerunner]] relics to plunder and species to convert to the path of the [[Great Journey]]. While bulk transports and barges based on High Charity supplied their need for food, water and power cells, ''DSC''-class ships would improve the endurance of their fleets with additional food from hydroponic pods, hunting grounds and recreation, and using their great maintenance forges and Huragok savant-technicians to repair their weapons, armor and Forerunner mechanisms. Surprisingly, these support ships could not be directly commanded by the militant orders or system governors, although their missions are so closely aligned that disagreements are unheard of. Nevertheless, despite their abundance during the height of the Covenant's power, there were only a handful of ways to acquire the dedicated services of ''DSC''-class support ships without direct intervention from the Hierarchs. This was done to not only reinforce the dependency colonies and fleets had on the Prophets, but also to restrict the power of the Sangheili and Covenant's militant factions. As a result, each [[Supreme Commander]] was responsible for ensuring this approval was gained and maintained, while also conducting the political machinations needed to ensure that that warriors, vehicles and ammunition are delivered regularly.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | |||
===Massacre of the Outer Colonies=== | ===Massacre of the Outer Colonies=== | ||
{{Main|Massacre of the Outer Colonies}} | {{Main|Massacre of the Outer Colonies}} | ||
By [[2526#March|March 2526]], the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]] had several '' | By [[2526#March|March 2526]], the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]] had several ''DSC''-class support ships serving as part of its logistics support fleet. As the main force travelled to the [[human]] [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] of [[Biko]], the ''DSC''-class support ships were left behind at their previous target of [[Etalan]] along with the rest of the fifteen-vessel logistics fleet. When a small [[UNSC]] force arrived at Etalan to target the logistics fleet, the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] leading the operation ignored the support ships in favor of destroying its accompanying [[Freighter|equipment freighters]] and [[bladder ship]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS19|HSS|Chapter=19}} | ||
===Late-war service=== | ===Late-war service=== | ||
At least one | At least one ship, the ''[[Infinite Succor]]'', was attached to the ''[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'' and participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]]. The ''Infinite Succor'' became infested by the [[Flood]] who attempted to use the ship to escape the Halo ring and spread into the galaxy. Unable to contain the Flood infestation, [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee sent the ship on a [[slipspace]] jump into the [[Soell system]]'s star, destroying it and the Flood onboard. Only Rtas himself survived [[Skirmish on Infinite Succor|the engagement]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=Voyage|HGN|Story=The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor}} | ||
Prior to the [[Great Schism]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] lured many Minor Prophets in command of these vessels into his service, using the promises of wealth and privilege to guarantee the shipmasters would support his [[Jiralhanae]] fleets. After the [[Fall of High Charity]] and the death of Truth, these ships would abandon the Covenant, fleeing to join the surviving San'Shyuum in exile.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | Prior to the [[Great Schism]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] lured many Minor Prophets in command of these vessels into his service, using the promises of wealth and privilege to guarantee the shipmasters would support his [[Jiralhanae]] fleets. After the [[Fall of High Charity]] and the death of Truth, these ships would abandon the Covenant, fleeing to join the surviving San'Shyuum in exile.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} | ||
===Post-war service=== | ===Post-war service=== | ||
By late [[2558]], [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|faction]] possessed at least two '' | By late [[2558]], [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|faction]] possessed at least two ''DSC''-class support ships. After the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Breath of Annihilation]]'' suffered heavy damage while attempting to travel to the [[Absolute Record]], two ''DSC''-class support ships assisted in making repairs on the carrier.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE21|HE|Issue=21}} | ||
==Ships of the line== | |||
===''Mjern''-pattern=== | |||
*''[[Infinite Succor]]'' – Attached to the ''[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'', destroyed in [[2552]]. | |||
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ||
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===Covenant ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ===Covenant ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ||
This element includes a single DSC-class support ship. | This element includes a single ''DSC''-class support ship. | ||
*Cost: 95 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage Track: 7 • 6 • 4 | |||
*Build rating: 2 | |||
*Hangers: 3 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 4 | |||
*Security detail: 4 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Defense array (3) | |||
**Glide (4") | |||
**Labyrinthine | |||
**Point defense (4) | |||
*Primary Weapon: Plasma Cannon Arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 6 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes | |||
**Range: 12/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward | |||
**Dice: 8 | |||
===Covenant Supported ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ===Covenant Supported ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ||
This element includes a ''DSC''-class support ship and one | This element includes a ''DSC''-class support ship and one ''SDV''-class heavy corvette. | ||
*Cost: 115 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage Track: 7 • 6 • 5 | |||
*Build rating: 3 | |||
*Hangers: 4 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 4 | |||
*Security detail: 5 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Defense array (4) | |||
**Glide (4") | |||
**Labyrinthine | |||
**Point defense (5) | |||
*Primary Weapon: Plamsa Cannon Arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 8 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes | |||
**Range: 12/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward | |||
**Dice: 8 | |||
===Covenant Reinforced ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ===Covenant Reinforced ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ||
This element includes a ''DSC''-class support ship and two ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes. | This element includes a ''DSC''-class support ship and two ''SDV''-class heavy corvettes. | ||
*Cost: 135 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage Track: 7 • 6 • 6 | |||
*Build rating: 4 | |||
*Hangers: 5 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 4 | |||
*Security detail: 5 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Defense array (5) | |||
**Glide (4") | |||
**Labyrinthine | |||
**Point defense (6) | |||
*Primary Weapon: Plamsa Cannon Arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 9 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes | |||
**Range: 12/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward | |||
**Dice: 10 | |||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
===Covenant Escorted ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ===Covenant Escorted ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ||
This element includes a ''DSC''-class support ship and one | This element includes a ''DSC''-class support ship and one ''ADP''-class escort. | ||
*Cost: 115 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage Track: 7 • 6 • 5 | |||
*Build rating: 3 | |||
*Hangers: 3 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 4 | |||
*Security detail: 5 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Defense array (4) | |||
**Glide (4") | |||
**Labyrinthine | |||
**Point defense (6) | |||
*Primary Weapon: Plasma Cannon Arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 7 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes | |||
**Range: 12/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward | |||
**Dice: 12 | |||
===Covenant Defended ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ===Covenant Defended ''DSC'' Support Ship=== | ||
This element includes a ''DSC''-class support ship and two ''ADP''-class escorts. | This element includes a ''DSC''-class support ship and two ''ADP''-class escorts. | ||
*Cost: 135 points | |||
*Movement: 7" | |||
*Damage Track: 7 • 6 • 6 | |||
*Build rating: 3 | |||
*Hangers: 3 | |||
*Boarding Craft: 4 | |||
*Security detail: 5 | |||
*System loadouts: | |||
**Cloaking system | |||
**Defense array (4) | |||
**Glide (4") | |||
**Labyrinthine | |||
**Point defense (6) | |||
*Primary Weapon: Plamsa Cannon Arrays | |||
**Range: 10/20" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward/Port/Starboard | |||
**Dice: 7 | |||
*Secondary Weapon: Plasma Torpedoes | |||
**Range: 12/24" | |||
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles/Plasma | |||
**Firing arc: Forward | |||
**Dice: 14 | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
On the ''Halo Wars'' Skirmish map [[Release (level)|Release]], there are several agricultural support ships crashed on the map. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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 ''DSC''-class support ship infected by the Flood on the map [[Release]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | |||
File:HW_DSCWreck.png|A crashed '' | |||
File:HE21 - Support ships.jpg|Support ships repairing the damaged ''Breath of Annihilation'' in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | File:HE21 - Support ships.jpg|Support ships repairing the damaged ''Breath of Annihilation'' in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | ||
File:HFB-DSChuntingground.jpg|The hunting preserve on a ''DSC''-class support ship, based on the ''Halo 2'' concept art, in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | |||
File:HFB-DSChuntingground.jpg|The hunting preserve on a '' | File:HFB-DSCmodel.jpg|DSC model for ''Halo: Fleet Battles''. | ||
File:HFB_DSC_fleet.jpg|A fleet of DSC's in ''Fleet Battles''. | |||
File:HFB-DSCmodel.jpg| | |||
File:HFB_DSC_fleet.jpg|A fleet of ' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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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}} |