Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship

The DSC-class support ship, also simply referred to as the agricultural support ship, is a type of support vessel that was used by the Covenant, and attached to their wandering fleets.

Overview
The DSC is not designed for combat but rather is used to provide fresh food for Covenant soldiers. The support ship contains large hunting preserves holding many types of animals to be hunted, killed, and fed to the personnel of the fleet. Vessels of the clas are primarily crewed by Huragok and Unggoy, with little to no Sangheili on board, and are occasionally commanded by a single Minor Prophet. Strangely, the "S" (for Salvation) in the classification code "DSC" indicates that the ship is equipped with at least one energy projector.

Ships of the line

 * Infinite Succor – Attached to the Fleet of Particular Justice, destroyed in 2552.

Covenant DSC 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
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
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

Covenant Escorted DSC Support Ship
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: 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: 12

Covenant Defended DSC Support Ship
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

Trivia
On the Halo Wars Skirmish map Release, there are several agricultural support ships crashed on the the map.

List of appearances

 * Halo Graphic Novel
 * The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor
 * Halo Wars
 * Halo: Mortal Dictata
 * Halo: Escalation
 * Halo: Fleet Battles