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| {{Title|''Ruma''-pattern light carrier}} | | {{Era|FOR|FS|GOO|HW}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Ship class infobox | | {{Ship |
| |name=''Ruma''-pattern light carrier | | |name=Covenant Carrier |
| |image= | | |image= http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/halofanon/images/thumb/6/67/Assault_Carrier_-_Bloodied_Remnants.jpg/230px-Assault_Carrier_-_Bloodied_Remnants.jpg|model= |
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| |class=[[Carrier]] | | |class=[[Carrier]] |
| |role=Troop deployment, occupation support,<ref name="visual">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 28</ref> fighter transport, firing support<ref name="ENC277">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 277 (2011)</ref>
| | |length=1455 meters |
| |length={{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |width= |
| |width={{Convert|1186|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} | |
| |height= | | |height= |
| |mass=272 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |mass= |
| |power=[[Pinch fusion reactor]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 233 (2010)</ref> | | |max accel= |
| |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | | |max speed space= |
| | |max speed air= |
| | |engine=[[Repulsor Engines]] |
| |slipspace drive=Equipped | | |slipspace drive=Equipped |
| |navigation=[[Navigation computer]] | | |slipspace speed=Unknown |
| |hull=[[Nanolaminate]] | | |poweroutput= |
| |shielding=Equipped | | |power= |
| |armament= | | |shield gen=Resistant to 3 [[MAC]] rounds or greater than 1 [[Plasma Torpedo]] |
| *2 [[Plasma lance|''Ignis''-pattern plasma lances]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | |hull=Resistant to 100+ [[Archer missile]]s |
| *7 [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Morfen''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *8 [[Plasma torpedo|''Argament''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |target= |
| *75 [[Pulse laser turret|''Pol''-pattern pulse laser turrets]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |navigation=[[Associated Intelligence]] |
| |complement=*300 [[Seraph]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}}<ref name="ghost">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 305</ref> | | |avionics= |
| *200 [[Type-26 Banshee]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}} | | |countermeasures= |
| *34 [[dropship]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}} | | |armament=*[[Pulse Laser turret]]s |
| |crew=3,000–4,000 personnel{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}} | | *[[Plasma Torpedo]] Tubes (2+) |
| | |complement=*100+ [[Seraph]]s <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 305</ref> |
| | *200+ [[Banshee]]s |
| | *34 [[Spirit]]s or [[Phantom]]s |
| | *4000+ Covenant troops |
| | **[[Elite]]s |
| | **[[Grunt]]s |
| | **[[Jackal]]s |
| | **[[Hunter]]s |
| | **[[Yanme'e|Drone]]s |
| | **[[Engineer]]s |
| | *[[Scarabs]] |
| | *Associated Armored Vehicles |
| | |crew= |
| | |skeleton= |
| |passengers= | | |passengers= |
| |othersystems= | | |capacity= |
| |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] | | |consumables= |
| |introduced=
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| |affiliation=[[Covenant]] | | |first use= |
| | |role=*Carriers |
| | *Support |
| | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]], [[Covenant Civil War]] |
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant Navy]] |
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| The '''''Ruma''-pattern light carrier'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=263}} {{3Letter|DDS|carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}, is a heavy [[warship]] within the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet]] that served as a force deployment and occupation warship.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} | | The '''Covenant Carrier'''<ref>[[Halopedia:Covenant Ship Classification Canon Debate|Covenant Ship Classification Halopedia Canon]]</ref> is a heavy [[warship]] classification within the [[Covenant Navy]]. It is 1,455 meters long<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', [[Battle of Onyx]]</ref> and is armed with [[Pulse Laser turret]]s and two [[Plasma Torpedo|plasma torpedoes]]. |
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| ==Design details==
| | Its primary role in combat is to dispatch single ship starfighters and other smaller ships, as it boasts three squadrons of [[Seraph]] fighters <ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 155</ref>, two hundred [[Banshee]]s and thirty-four [[Spirit]]s and [[Phantom]]s. These ships are carried in the thirteen launch bays <ref>''[[The Fall of Reach]]'', page 146</ref>. |
| ===Superstructure and hull===
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| The ''DDS''-class carrier, unlike the larger and more powerful {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, is a less frequently encountered, but powerful, [[warship]] within the [[Covenant fleet]]. The primary role of the ''DDS''-class carrier is to support [[Space warfare|fleet actions in space]], or as an infantry deployment platform. The ''DDS''-class carrier has three bulbous sections; its swollen center boasts a total of thirteen launch bays on both sides of the ship.<ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 146'', ''page 171'' (2010 edition)</ref> It is used for command and control of large numbers of deployment waves of [[space fighter]]s, [[dropship]]s, and interceptors.{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} Like all [[warship]]s, these ships come in a variety of classes and sizes, though military observers note there are variance of weaponry, length, and estimated tonnage.<ref name="sybex">'''Sybex Halo: Combat Evolved PC Strategy Guide''', ''page 73''</ref>
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| The carrier's hull is reinforced with over thirty meters of [[nanolaminate hull plating]] and equipped with [[energy shielding]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 266'' (2010 edition)</ref> A single [[plasma torpedo]] is capable of causing several layers of the hull to boil away. The shieldless hull of a ''DDS''-class carrier is capable of withstanding heat of up to three hundred degrees Celsius, with no actual damage done to the carrier's structure.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 76-79'' (2010 edition)</ref> Only at extreme temperatures of over seventeen hundred degrees Celsius does minor hull tearing and conduit melting occur.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 84''</ref> However, at such high temperatures, the superstructure of the vessel becomes considerably softened.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 223''</ref>
| | It has been hypothesized that since the [[Covenant]] [[Carrier]] is longer than the [[Covenant Cruiser]] and much more uncommon in a Covenant [[fleet]], it is most likely a more powerful warship overall. Alternatively, it is likely used for command and control of large numbers of warships and deploying waves of [[starfighter]] craft. |
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| ===Complement and crew===
| | There may be some dispute over the length of the Carrier, for example in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', it mentions that the ''[[Incorruptible]]'', a ''Reverence''-class Cruiser, which is 3000 meters long, took cover behind the Carrier ''[[Lawgiver]]''. However, the ''Incorruptible'' merely took cover behind the other ship, using the Carrier's shields as a barrier to protect itself. |
| The ''DDS''-class carrier boasts three hundred [[Type-31 Seraph]] [[starfighter]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}} divided into three different squadrons,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 155'', ''page 191'' (2010 edition)</ref> two hundred [[Type-26 Banshee]]s, and thirty-four [[dropship]]s—either {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}}s or {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}s—that can be launched at any given moment from the thirteen launch bays located along the center sides of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC277}}{{Ref/Reuse|ency}}
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| The ''DDS''-class carrier holds a crew of three to four thousand Covenant infantry,{{Ref/Reuse|ency}} most of which were [[Huragok]] in the case of ''Ascendant Justice'', with a light company of [[Unggoy]] and only a hundred [[Sangheili]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 63''</ref> The crew was available for deployment on a moments notice via the ship's [[gravity lift]] when close to a world's surface.
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| ===Armaments===
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| Like other ships within the Covenant fleet, the ''DDS''-class carrier boasts a vast array of energy weapons. The ''DDS''-class carrier is armed with seven [[plasma torpedo]] launchers, numerous [[pulse laser turret]]s, and anterior plasma cannons.<ref name="ency">'''[[Halo: Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 265''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} The "S", or Salvation, in the carrier's three-letter classification code, "DDS", indicates that the ''DDS''-class carrier is a dedicated warship.<ref name="canon fodder2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>
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| ==Service history==
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| ''DDS''-class carriers participated in the [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] and subsequent destruction of the planet.{{citation needed}} At least one, ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', was assigned to the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] and pursued {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]] after the battle.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit|Adjunct]]'' (2010 edition)</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder2}} Following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], ''Ascendant Justice'' was captured by [[UNSC]] forces and captained by Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]],<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 79''</ref> until its destruction during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref name="fs396">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 396'' (2010 edition)</ref>
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| *''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' – Participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]], captured by UNSC, and was destroyed during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]{{Ref/Reuse|fs396}} | |
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| **''[[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
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