Kerel-pattern assault carrier

Covenant Assault Carrier

"Assault Carriers" can serve as the flagships of large Covenant fleets, and carry the greatest firepower. The Assault Carrier easily dwarfs even the mighty UNSC cruisers, as seen in this comparison of ships.

They are larger than CCS-class Battle Cruisers, with three primary bulbous sections as opposed to the single one atop a CCS-class ship. The term "assault carrier" comes from the viewscreen readout of the Covenant fleet in the level Cairo Station.

In the Halo 3 preview, the only Covenant capital ships present in the "excavation force" at the site of the Forerunner artifact appear to be Assault Carriers.