Īssault carriers, like the majority of Covenant ships, are characterized by their bulbous, whale-like front, sleek silhouette and pale white-blue hull. An example of this is the Solemn Penance which had a large nature preserve like those found on the DSC-class support ships.
Like most Covenant vessels, the command deck of the CAS is buried deep within the vessel's deck, allowing it to function even with the vessel taking tremendous damage.Īssault carriers can also carry large nature preserves on board. A further testament to this vessel's survivability is that it was selected by the Covenant alongside the much larger CSO-class supercarrier to serve as the Hierarchs' personal flagships when they were not aboard the also heavily shielded High Charity. Furthermore, Rtas 'Vadum employed the tactic of ramming CCS-class battlecruisers during the Battle of Installation 00 with no visible damage being inflicted upon his flagship. During the opening hours of the Battle for Earth, the Prophet of Regret's flagship Solemn Penance was able to penetrate Earth's orbital defense grid in spite of Cairo Station focusing fire on it. The class' hull is comprised of nanolaminate plating however, its greatest assets are its energy shields, which are amongst the strongest in the Covenant fleet. Although the CAS-class carrier's keel length is inferior, its width and volume are in the realm of twice as large as even the UNSC's prototype flagship UNSC Infinity, the largest vessel in human history. This makes it the second largest ship of the line the Covenant navy employed throughout the Human-Covenant War. Such vessels are typically deployed during invasions of worlds with high strategic value. The CAS is designed for ship-to-ship combat, command and control of fleet operations, and close atmospheric support for ground occupation forces. The CAS-class assault carrier is a large capital ship used by the Covenant. " Look at the size of that thing!" - Edward Buck after an assault carrier arrives over New Mombasa.
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