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|image=[[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|300px]] | ||
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|class= | |class=[[Covenant supercarrier|Supercarrier]] | ||
|role=Command and control<ref name="HTEVGP28">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 28 (Carrier)</ref> | |role=*Command and control<ref name="HTEVGP28">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 28 (Carrier)</ref> | ||
*Occupation support{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}} | |||
|length={{Convert|28960|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}<ref name="HTEVGP111">''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 111 (Long Night of Solace)</ref> | |length={{Convert|28960|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}<ref name="HTEVGP111">''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 111 (Long Night of Solace)</ref> | ||
|width={{Convert|11447|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}} | |width={{Convert|11447|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP28}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}} | ||
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|power= | |power= | ||
|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive= | |slipspace drive=[[Borer]] {{c|presumed}} | ||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull= | |hull= | ||
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|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}} | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}} | ||
|introduced= | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}} | |affiliation=*[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTEVGP111}} | ||
**[[Covenant fleet]] | |||
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The '''''CSO''-class supercarrier''' is a powerful [[Covenant]] [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] [[ | The '''''CSO''-class supercarrier''' is a powerful supermassive [[Capital ship|capital ship]] and one of the largest [[Covenant starship|vessel classes]] formerly used by the [[Covenant]],{{Ref/Note|Text=Although ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'' referred the ''CSO''-class supercarrier as the largest type of Covenant vessel, an [[Covenant carrier#Classes|unspecified model]] of the Covenant supercarrier has a larger length of {{Convert|32490|m|ftin}}, as stated in ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]''. Whatever if this larger model is a variant of the ''CSO''-class supercarrier or a separate [[supercarrier]]-class vessel is unknown.}} primarily designed for command and control duties for [[Covenant fleet|fleets]], as well as support for occupation forces. Such vessels are typically deployed only during invasions of [[planet|worlds]] with high strategic value.<ref name="DD4">[[Data Drop|''Data Drop'' Four]]</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
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}}.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[Tip of the Spear]]</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}}.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[Tip of the Spear]]</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 name="HRCLNOS">''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 name="HRCLNOS">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Concept art and artwork=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | |||
File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''{{'}}s destruction. | |||
File:HFB-LongNightofSolace.png|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HR CSO underside.png|The underside of the CSO. | File:HR CSO underside.png|The underside of the CSO. | ||
File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' over Reach. | File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' over Reach. | ||
File:LNoS ends.jpg|''Long Night of Solace'' being destroyed by a slipspace rift. | File:LNoS ends.jpg|''Long Night of Solace'' being destroyed by a slipspace rift. | ||
File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|Visual and scale comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier. | File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|Visual and scale comparison between a supercarrier and an assault carrier. | ||
File:Supercarrier_underside.jpg|A view of a supercarrier's ventral suface, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's. | File:Supercarrier_underside.jpg|A view of a supercarrier's ventral suface, showing its darker coloration in contrast to an assault carrier's. | ||
</gallery> | |||
===Merchandise=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HFB-CSO.jpg|A side view of the ''CSO'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''. | File:HFB-CSO.jpg|A side view of the ''CSO'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''. | ||
File:HFB-CSO1.jpg|A front view of the ''CSO'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''. | File:HFB-CSO1.jpg|A front view of the ''CSO'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
{{Ref/Notes}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||