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{{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}} | |||
{{Era|HCW}} | {{Era|HCW}} | ||
{{ | {{disambig header|the supercarrier|other articles including "Long Night of Solace"|Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=''Long Night of Solace'' | |name=''Long Night of Solace'' | ||
|image=[[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png| | |image=[[File:HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |||
|manufacturer= | |class={{Class|CSO|supercarrier}}<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 111''</ref> | ||
| | |role=[[Flagship]]<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 10''</ref> | ||
| | |length={{Convert|28.960|km|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential"/> | ||
| | |width={{Convert|11.447|km|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential"/> | ||
| | |height={{Convert|3.563|km|ft|sp=us}} | ||
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|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | ||
|slipspace drive= | |slipspace drive=Equipped | ||
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]] | |hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]] | ||
*Equipped with [[energy | *Equipped with [[energy shielding]] | ||
|countermeasures= | |countermeasures= | ||
|armament=*[[Energy projector]]s | |armament=*[[Energy projector]]s<ref name="essential"/> | ||
*[[Plasma turret]]s | *[[Plasma turret]]s<ref name="essential"/> | ||
*[[Pulse laser turret]]s | *[[Pulse laser turret]]s<ref name="essential"/> | ||
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|commission= | |commission= | ||
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|destroyed=August 14, 2552 | |destroyed=[[2552#August|August 14, 2552]]<ref name="LNoS">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> | ||
|battles=[[Fall of Reach]] | |||
|fleet=[[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]<ref name="essential"/> | |||
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|namedcrew= | |namedcrew= | ||
|captains=[[Rho 'Barutamee]]<ref name="essential"/> | |captains=[[Rho 'Barutamee]]<ref name="essential"/> | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
== | '''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} and the [[flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], commanded by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]].<ref name="essential"/> ''Long Night of Solace'' and its fleet inadvertently served as an advance invasion force on the planet [[Reach]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in the [[2552|summer of 2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Legendary Edition commentary''</ref> The supercarrier was destroyed by [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel over Reach during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="LNoS"/> | ||
==History== | |||
===Fall of Reach=== | |||
On or prior to [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet, [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] by ''Long Night of Solace'', made landfall on Reach.<ref name="essential"/> The fleet then deployed a network of [[Covenant Spire|teleportation spires]] and [[stealth pylon]]s to covertly land an advance ground force. ''Long Night of Solace'' served as the [[flagship]] for the advance force, which was comprised of the supercarrier and at least five {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. | On or prior to [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet, [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] by ''Long Night of Solace'', made landfall on Reach.<ref name="essential"/> The fleet then deployed a network of [[Covenant Spire|teleportation spires]] and [[stealth pylon]]s to covertly land an advance ground force. ''Long Night of Solace'' served as the [[flagship]] for the advance force, which was comprised of the supercarrier and at least five {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. | ||
On [[2552#August|August 12]], the UNSC launched an [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attack]] on the Covenant base in [[Viery Territory|Viery]]. After [[Spire One]] was destroyed, the ''Solace'' decloaked and engaged the UNSC. Immediately after its position was compromised, ''Long Night of Solace'' destroyed the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} and lay waste to several other UNSC deployments. It then retreated to Covenant-held space in orbit above the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | On [[2552#August|August 12]], the UNSC launched an [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attack]] on the Covenant base in [[Viery Territory|Viery]]. After [[Spire One]] was destroyed, the ''Solace'' decloaked and engaged the UNSC. Immediately after its position was compromised, ''Long Night of Solace'' destroyed the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} and lay waste to several other UNSC deployments. It then retreated to Covenant-held space in orbit above the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:LNoS ends.jpg|thumb| | [[File:LNoS ends.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Long Night of Solace'' is destroyed.]] | ||
During Operation: UPPER CUT, an operation designed to destroy the ship, UNSC [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] teams boarded the Covenant corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', which was on a refueling run with the supercarrier, and transported a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] onto the corvette. During the battle aboard the ship, the detonation controls of the improvised bomb were damaged, forcing [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Jorge-052]] to sacrifice himself by activating the drive manually. The unrestricted [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift teleported the middle half of the supercarrier's hull into slipspace, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''. The remains of ''Long Night of Solace'' then crashed into a mountain range on the surface of Reach as a larger Covenant fleet jumped out of slipspace over the planet.<ref name="LNoS"/><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> | During Operation: UPPER CUT, an operation designed to destroy the ship, UNSC [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] teams boarded the Covenant corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', which was on a refueling run with the supercarrier, and transported a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] onto the corvette. During the battle aboard the ship, the detonation controls of the improvised bomb were damaged, forcing [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Jorge-052]] to sacrifice himself by activating the drive manually. The unrestricted [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift teleported the middle half of the supercarrier's hull into slipspace, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''. The remains of ''Long Night of Solace'' then crashed into a mountain range on the surface of Reach as a larger Covenant fleet jumped out of slipspace over the planet.<ref name="LNoS"/><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> | ||
On August 27, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Hieronymus Stanforth]] stated that ''Long Night of Solace'' would have been a prime candidate for use in [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. However, with the vessel destroyed, the Navy was forced to wait to enact the operation until the Covenant arrived in force days later.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> | On August 27, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Hieronymus Stanforth]] stated that ''Long Night of Solace'' would have been a prime candidate for use in [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. However, with the vessel destroyed, the Navy was forced to wait to enact the operation until the Covenant arrived in force days later.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> | ||
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