DSC-class support ship
Name: DSC-class support ship
Craft: Covenant Navy Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship
Type: Fleet support
Scale: capital
Length: 1,500 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 9,981; skeleton: 998/+10
Passengers: 2,000
Cargo Capacity: 31,500 metric tons
Consumables: 6 years
Hyperdrive: x13
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 1D+2
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 330; 950 km/h
Hull: 6D
Shields: 4D+1
Sensors
- Passive: 40 / 1D
- Scan: 80 / 2D
- Search: 160 / 3D
- Focus: 4 / 4D
Weapons
- Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-19/38/75
Atmosphere Range: 1-9/19/38km
Damage: 5D
- Fire Arc: 4 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-15/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 1-30/60/120km
Damage: 8D
- Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-5/10/20
Atmosphere Range: 10-500/1,000/2,000m
Damage: 4D
Description: “Spartan Games needed to generate both concept and models in some cases (ORS Heavy Cruiser), in others we could provide detailed concept and reference but no models (DSC Support Ship)...”
— Kenneth Peters, Canon Fodder
The DSC-class support ship, simply referred to as the agricultural support ship, is a type of support vessel used by the Covenant, and attached to their wandering fleets.
Design
These vessels are much smaller than a Covenant capital ship, and are not designed for combat. Rather, they are designed to provide fresh food for Covenant soldiers. They contain large hunting preserves holding many types of animals, to be killed and fed to the Sangheili and San'Shyuum within the fleet, as well as plants, but it is unclear if these plants are eaten.
Crew
They are only crewed by Huragok and Unggoy, with almost no Sangheili on board. They are commanded by a single San'Shyuum. Only one has been named, which was the Infinite Succor.
Mjern-pattern ships can also repair ship parts in special maintenance forges.
Source:
- Halo Wiki: DSC-class support ship
- thedemonapostle