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The '''''Ruma''-pattern light carrier'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=263}} | 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}} | ||
== | ==Design details== | ||
===Superstructure and hull=== | ===Superstructure and hull=== | ||
The ''DDS''-class carrier, unlike the larger and more powerful {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, is a less | 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> | ||
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> | 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> | ||
===Complement and crew=== | ===Complement and crew=== | ||
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 | 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}} | ||
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. | 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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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> | 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> | ||
== | ==Service history== | ||
''DDS''-class carriers participated in the [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] and subsequent destruction of the planet.{{ | ''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> | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||