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The CAS-class' exact crew size and complement are unknown, however its size and combat records suggest a crew of thousands. A single CAS-class Assault Carrier is capable of deploying a military force sizable enough to secure an entire 26th century city <ref name="Metropolis"/>. The class' cavernous main hangar has the capacity of carrying hundreds of [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph multirole fighters]], [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]], [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] and [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropships, and [[Covenant boarding craft|boarding craft]], or a [[CRS-class light cruiser|light cruiser]]. | The CAS-class' exact crew size and complement are unknown, however its size and combat records suggest a crew of thousands. A single CAS-class Assault Carrier is capable of deploying a military force sizable enough to secure an entire 26th century city <ref name="Metropolis"/>. The class' cavernous main hangar has the capacity of carrying hundreds of [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph multirole fighters]], [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee attack craft]], [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] and [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropships, and [[Covenant boarding craft|boarding craft]], or a [[CRS-class light cruiser|light cruiser]]. | ||
Supplementing their considerable infantry detachments, each assault carrier holds large fleets of [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] and [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]], along with a number of [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarabs]]. In [[2552#November|November 2552]], the UNSC frigates ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'' and ''[[UNSC Aegis Fate|Aegis Fate]]'' docked inside the launch bay of ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', an assault carrier, demonstrating the immense size of the class.<ref name="Floodgate">'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | |||
Given the similar design and purpose of the CAS to the CSO-class Super-Carrier it is possible that light cruisers may even be capable of using the CAS as a refueling depot in the absence of repair and resupply stations like [[Unyielding Hierophant]]. | Assault carriers are often used as [[flagship]]s, leading [[Covenant fleet]]s into battle. Though designed for planetary combat, they also excel at ship-to-ship combat, possessing multiple [[pulse laser turret|pulse laser]] batteries, [[plasma turret]]s, and at least one [[energy projector]].<ref name="Cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> Along with the larger ''CSO''-class supercarrier, the ''CAS'' is designated a "''Class-Five'' flagship carrier" by the UNSC due to its common use at the center of fleets.<ref name="DD4"/> | ||
Given the similar design and purpose of the CAS to the CSO-class Super-Carrier it is possible that light cruisers may even be capable of using the CAS as a refueling depot in the absence of repair and resupply stations like [[Unyielding Hierophant]]. Like many vessels in the Covenant Fleet the vessel was capable of rapidly deploying Covenant soldiers to the front with the use of Orbital Insertion pods. | |||
===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||