Covenant Carrier

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Covenant Carrier Production information Manufacturer Covenant Class Carrier Technical specifications Length 1455 meters Engine unit(s) Repulsor Engines Slipspace Drive Equipped Slipspace velocity Unknown Shielding Resistant to 3 MAC rounds or greater than 1 Plasma Torpedo Hull Resistant to 100+ Archer missiles Navigation system Associated Intelligence Armament Pulse Laser turrets Plasma Torpedo Tubes (2+) Complement 100+ Seraphs [1] 200+ Banshees 34 Spirits or Phantoms Scarabs Associated Armored Vehicles 4000+ Covenant troops Elites Grunts Jackals Hunters Drones Engineers Usage Role(s) Carriers Support Era(s) Human-Covenant War, Covenant Civil War Affiliation Covenant Navy

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The Covenant Carrier^[2] is a heavy warship classification within the Covenant Navy. It is 1,455 meters long^[3] and is armed with Pulse Laser turrets and two plasma torpedoes.

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Its primary role in combat is to dispatch single ship star fighters and other smaller ships, as it boasts three squadrons of Seraph fighters ^[4], two hundred Banshees and thirty-four Spirits/Phantoms. These ships are carried in the thirteen launch bays ^[5].

It has been hypothesized that since the Covenant Carrier is longer than the Covenant Cruiser and much more uncommon in a Covenant fleet, it is most likely a more powerful warship overall. Alternatively, it is likely used for command and control of large numbers of warships and deploying waves of star fighter craft.

There may be some dispute over the length of the Carrier, for example in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, it mentions that the Incorruptible, a Reverence-class Cruiser, which is 3000 meters long, took cover behind the Carrier Lawgiver. However, the Incorruptible merely took cover behind the other ship, using the Carrier's shields as a barrier to protect itself.

[edit] Known Carrier

• Lawgiver

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1. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 305
2. ↑ Covenant Ship Classification Halopedia Canon
3. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Battle of Onyx
4. ↑ Halo: First Strike, page 155
5. ↑ The Fall of Reach, page 146

Covenant Starship Classifications
Ground Support Aircraft	Banshee - Vampire
Starfighters	Seraph-class - Tarasque-class heavy fighter - Gigas-class fighter-bomber
Dropships	Spirit - Phantom - Boarding Craft
Support Starships	Stealth Corvette - Agricultural Support Ship
Light Capital Warships	Frigate - Destroyer - CAR-class Frigate - CPV-class Destroyer
Cruisers	Light Cruiser - Cruiser - CCS-class - Reverence-class - Battleship - Supercruiser
Carriers	Carrier - Assault Carrier - Supercarrier
Space Stations	High Charity - Unyielding Hierophant
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