Assault Carrier | Most Detailed Breakdown

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😂🎉 and we regret the corp blew up our raggedy ass fleet! Oohrah!

[@inductivegrunt94]

The flagship of the Covenant! And my favorite Covenant warship! Time for its turn to receive its own most detailed breakdown. Thank you 00 for this, this is going to be great!

[@WolfeSaber9933]

The CSO class is considered the true variant of flagship.

[@trashyhobo4957]

@@WolfeSaber9933 considering there is only one, I'd say the true flagship is the CAS. I believe the CSO is just a super heavy CAS meant to flex thier mussel IMO.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

@@trashyhobo4957 In lore, there was two. I believe the second was the one carrying a NOVA bomb that blew up. Also, CSO class supercarriers are 28.96 kilometers long. Basically, a Star Wars super star destroyer would wet itself if it saw one.

[@trashyhobo4957]

@@WolfeSaber9933 was there? In what book, cause it's obviously not in any games? I'd like to know more on the second one. Just cause it's bigger doesn't mean it's better. Hell, LNoS was taken out by an Innie tactic technically. I know it was a slipspace drive malfunction but, that still kinda screams "Innie guerrilla warfare" Edit: I still stand by my other comment about the CSO being more mussel than a flagship. Curious to know about the second tho honestly.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

@@trashyhobo4957 It was the Sublime Transcendence, commanded by Imperial Admiral Xytan. Also, I remember that the Banished got their hands on one, in the lastest book where Blue Team was on Reach getting data from Sword Base, after years since the planet was glasses. Plus, a number of these supercarriers guarded High Charity.

[@m.b.117]

HALO audio-visuals are not bad, hence good base material, but I have to give it to Installation00, his intros are somehow always outstanding. It might not seem important, but for me it always sets the HALO mood craving for more background info. Great channel, keep up the good work!

[@funkdahmental]

Intro was editted so well. Really set the stage

[@NovoCognition]

_"There were those who said this day never come. What have they to say now."_ After the initial trailer & the side videos to build up on various components of it. It's wonderful to see the MDB of the CAS. Just imagine the awe & terror the people of the UNSC/UEG felt when one was seen to be around, & the effort needed to take one down. Also, it would be cool to see more cases of a CAS doing modular hull separations.

[@KurtT-051]

I'm so thankful for this channel and the community around it. Time's are tough right now and this is just what the doctor ordered. Thanks again for another spectacular video 00

[@maluse227]

The CAS is my favourite ship in any sci-fi series ever and this is genuinely like a Christmas gift. Amazing content no notes needed.

[@Hippolestrian]

I can't give enough props to his use of Science and engineering principles in breaking down fictional technology. It makes it feel more realistic, which makes this one of the most unique and entertaining channels on youtube

[@jingle9691]

That intro actually made me run for cover

[@thorshammer7883]

The Covenant Assault Carrier is very underrated and downplayed alot in versus discussions. Some people even say Earth nukes today could destroy one in atmosphere which is hilariously downplaying it unfairly, they often forget the nukes the UNSC use in the future are alot more advance and made to be more powerful in space then nukes are today and often they are shot down by Covenant intercepting fire. In truth the Assault Carrier would be a beast in real life to the point even multiple dozens of Tsar Bomba tier blasts would be snuffed on it like smashing a stick of TNT against a thick reinforced concrete wall. It may not be as durable as say a Imperium Battleship or some Star Wars EU ships but it's more durable and has raw power more then most give credit or consideration for. Don't downplay the capabilities of the Covenant Assault Carrier's strength and durability in versus discussions because that's very low and not being truthful.

[@alexalbrecht5768]

With the exception of the NOVA bomb most UNSC nukes aren’t that high yield and are capable of damaging or destroying covenant ships fairly effectively. The pulse laser turrets would most likely intercept any modern delivery system though.

[@thorshammer7883]

@@alexalbrecht5768 Yeah those missles are moving at sublight speeds in space while missiles today are only high super sonic to low hypersonic speeds. Comparing modern nuclesr missiles to UNSC space missile nukes would be like comparing a good processing home computer to a super computer.

[@Pepsi-Mann21]

The reason why nukes are somewhat effective against Covenant ships is that they disable their shields

[@blueguy2128]

@@alexalbrecht5768 it takes multiple nukes to wipe out unshielded Covenant ships.

[@thorshammer7883]

@@blueguy2128 More advanced nukes at that.

[@izumishion6267]

As much as I love Human spaceships (UNSC Infinity 4 life) highly advanced alien ships have always had more interest to me. Among all these the Covenant ships are my number 1 favorite ships. I absolutely adore the CAS carriers. Can't wait for more covenant ships and weapons. On that note (unless I missed it), I would love to see a video on the effects of glassing. The Covenant use it so regularly that it can hardly be classified as something like a nuclear deterrent and MAD. Still a WMD but they use it so much and we have seen various effect from it. Such as the burning of New Alexandria on Reach were the burning destruction is more spread out visibly but then we get digging effects like Harvest and Kholo where its more centralized on the beam.

[@rushpatriot2866]

Both the design of human and covies ships are next level when it comes to sci-fi. Both easily identifiable extremely unique and just cool AF. I personally like the human ships a little better the frigates in particular are something I can't take my eyes off of

[@DeeonleeCobb373]

The CAS Assault Carriers gives off the same terror as those Alien ships from the first Independence Day movie did. Colossal, imposing, and nigh unstoppable.

[@WaveForceful]

I imagine seeing them is like what Sailors on a Light Cruiser felt in WWII when they saw a battleship on the horizon.

[@ThatGuyOrby]

Wonder if we could get one regarding the Punic class Supercarrier since it was Humanity's biggest wartime warship and a ship so powerful even the Covenant feared. A ship that in UNSC service it's size was only surpassed by the Infinity when it came onto the scene. Lore on it is unfortunately rare but there is a fair amount out there depending on which sources you would consider reliable.

[@LucasDimoveo]

I wasn’t expecting a whole Materials Science lecture. This is peak lore analysis

[@thorshammer7883]

If a UNSC Slipspace reactor like the Spirit of Fire's is powerful enough to cause a star to explode destroying a Forerunner shield world in the process, imagine what the full capabilities of a Covenant Slipspace reactor from a Covenant Assault Carrier can do in energy output. A Frigate's slipspace reactor vaporised half a Super Covenant Carrier's main body that was in it's radius.

[@tfw8738]

It didn't vaporise it. As Kat explained, in the intro to the mission, the slip space drive on the civilian ship worked fine, but only teleported half of the ship because it was mounted wrong. That's the same of what happened to the supercarrier. The middle section was teleported, breaking the ship apart. The slip space drive worked as intended

[@thorshammer7883]

@@tfw8738 Still incredibly powerful.

[@thorshammer7883]

@@tfw8738 Did they teleport the core of the artifical star as well?

[@tfw8738]

@@thorshammer7883 no, the star inside the shield world did explode. The slip space drive caused the reaction to take place, but it was only really a catalyst to the explosion, with the star doing most of the work.

[@thorshammer7883]

@@tfw8738 So it did cause to explode. That should be a attack potency feat.

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

Your intro for this and the High Charity breakdown are great. Would you do something similar if you ever cover some Forerunner ships?

[@peytoncarter9578]

No freaking way , bro this was so immaculate.

[@peytoncarter9578]

I still hope the CPV heavy destroyer can still be in discussion.

[@1k3nts09]

That beginning needs to be turned into an edit someone please it goes so hard and has so much potential

[@tomokokuroki2506]

"We sent them upon you without mercy or regret." Yeah because MC killed those punks lmao. The truth is there is no mercy for the alien bastards and they will regret being alien bastards.

[@YEETUSDAFEETUS]

SSgt. Johnson is that you?

[@TeamVersusDK]

I haven't even watched the whole video yet. But from just that intro, I can already tell the quality and depth I'm about to experience. Your channel does such an amazing work with these Halo vids. Keep up the blessing work and you shall walk the path to the divine beyond. Garanteed.

[@jmsmith.91]

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[@chriswhite3692]

"What am I going to do with a sniper rifle on a ship?" have you seen the interiors of those carriers?

[@digital-b4177]

As always nothing but outstanding and unmatched work! Makes the rest of gaming channels feel lacking.

[@Benneffect]

Awesome intro. I loved "without mercy or regret." And the anniversary track!

[@Battlestargroup]

Hands down the best ship breakdown intro to date. Hope you do more like this in the future. Also, one of my favorite ships in the lore

[@etherealgamer6667]

Funny, I was about to ask if Repulsor engines would be hazardous to nearby ships or personnel, but you answered it for me lol The covenant are weird, they generally have a more elegant and subtle style for their technology, but the idea of creating an artificial mass or singularity seems a bit reckless

[@legendsoffae]

I'm not going to lie if we had enough information to do a Most Detailed video on it I'd want one on the Marathon class Heavy Cruiser, but alas I'll have to accept the fact Halo moved so far past when that ship was useful. Great video, this was one of my favorite Covenant Ships too!!!!!!!

[@nicholasscott8]

Another amazing lore heavy video. Absolute favorite channel for this information. I’m looking forward to seeing if you take on the CSO Supercarrier

[@ridgeholt777]

I've been waiting patiently day by day for this video to come out! Ever since the trailer!

[@tommyscott8511]

Lukewarm take: Bungie should have never introduced the Supercarrier as a concept. The Assault Carrier is awesome and raising the stakes in Reach by going 'what if Assault Carrier, but BIGGER' was dumb and lazy.

[@DerCharacter]

If they were more unique looking I would like the CSO a bit more, I personally think each CSO is custom, and that the Long Night of Solace looking exactly like a CAS is unique

[@RyuTheAsian47]

Installation 00 has just become the Prophet of Knowledge with that awesome intro

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[@parkerclements-qc4iv]

I'll be honest, I've watched this vid like 20 times and never got to the actual breakdown. That intro was FIRE

[@thanosstar3749]

Liking the video for that CHILLING intro if for nothing else god damn!

[@paulkawano191]

This intro is a masterpiece

[@shallowstorm211]

I tried to find other halo lore channels but none can compare to Installation 00’s. I’d rather rewatch every video time and time over. Just something about this guy is complex and interesting!

[@that_one_helljumper]

The intro was amazing

[@18Krieger]

One of my favourite Space Ships. Love the design.

[@KingdomH342]

Good video, but you forgot to mention the different design patterns for the CAS. There are 2 (some argue 3) known, the Kerel and Syfon pattern, and while it is a minor detail considering there's no stated difference other than the secondary hanger, I thought it worth a mention.

[@majesticwolfyguy6629]

There is 3 Ones a special flagship variant, ones a mass produced variant, and the other is between. There's a difference in technology and overall power and status between them

[@KingdomH342]

@@majesticwolfyguy6629 Nothing has ever been directly stated (the secondary hanger is pure fan speculation) out side of the fact that the Kerel-pattern is a rare Prophet approved variant, I've checked. But that's certainly a nice idea.

[@S0l0117]

I’ve been looking forward to this

[@shadowknight7584]

I utterly love this channel it’s extremely informative and just satisfying to listen too

[@TheLehi5]

i like to watch these breakdowns.. they are VERY complex, but clear!

[@habibibl0xberg]

As always, you've made a breakdown of extremely high quality! Just one little correction: 50 million degrees Celsius equals about 90 million degrees Fahrenheit. Not trying to be nit-picky, but i just wanted to let you know, as I'm sure that it was just a little conversion error or something like that when making the script. Cheers! :)

[@YEETUSDAFEETUS]

heck all the info he's dropping I'm surprised that's the only minor issue to pop up

[@robertcountry2347]

I can't stop listening to that 🔥 of an introduction! It's been a few months since I've found this channel and video... I love it all! ❤

[@lordtritus2261]

I came here to learn much of the CAS, and while I did get that I also finished this video knowing more about Nuclear Fusion than I thought I would normally know.

[@sierra121cyan]

This guy can teach me more interesting science and more science in a more interesting way in less time than my entire science class.

[@TheIrishTexan]

Would love one of these of the CSO class. Both just out of general interest, and I'm working on a project that whatever information you can gather would immensely help with! Also scarabs, wraiths, banshees, phantoms, static weapon systems like the Tyrant Anti Air canons. Really, just about anything that would be seen during an invasion. But the CSO would be the most important of these.

[@markaword1561]

Hand holy hell man, what an intro, im jamming out at my desk right now lol

[@unyieldingsovereign308]

Just wanted to tell your physcics knowledge is spot on. Physicist and Nuclear Engineer here.

[@samspeed6271]

Damn, that intro was something else. A very interesting and intriguing video.

[@maarekstele2998]

Beautiful ships

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[@TangleWireEnjoyer]

This is gonna be good

[@benrudolph5582]

Great video, thank you. A flying wonder of scientific knowledge with each part that would take a thousand years to understand.

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that intro alone earned the thumbs up my lad

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damn that intro tho, i love it.

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That intro!! Damn goosebumps all over! Awesome video once again! :D

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CHILLS BROOO CHILLSSSSSSSS ON THAT INTRO

[@cianmannion1752]

Always wanted to know about covenant ships glad I watched this not a big halo guy but love the story and ship aspects great job

[@diegocarrillo2946]

LETS GO!!! I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR, FOREVER! MY FAVORITE SHIP IN HALO GETTING A DETAILED BREAKDOWN!

[@aragos32727]

That intro was perfect

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[@kadefoulk8492]

Man where can I find a clip of just the intro? That's just... Beautiful

[@karmatic2793]

You'll definitely be doing it without Mercy or Regret, Alien Bastards. Ooh-Rah!

[@alexanderkidonakis9185]

Great intro

[@AmurTiger]

Just a thought on speed. If impacts with space dust or other spare atoms imparts kinetic energy on the ship then as you speed up you'll reach a top speed completely independent of relativistic effects based off the density of space, a not /quite/ oxymoron which when considering limitations in approaching the speed of light starts to become relevant.

[@Losteffect25]

What a quality video, the amount of comprehension is nuts. Good researching.

[@auguststavbro]

This is the one I’ve been waiting for. So stoked, thanks for your hard work bro!

[@DavidEvans_dle]

Really love these systems, technology, break downs.

[@tylerhaunted]

Id like to believe that sometime within the next 100 to 150 years we will be looking at space travel as a transition from science fiction to testing theory. It would be awesome if your breakdowns attributed to those testing theories.

[@keyboredgaming6894]

I see what you did there with the Truth, Mercy or Regret reference ❤

[@dumbdragon13]

Woot! One of my favorite ships in the halo universe

[@Epyon-qr4lh]

My god Great Job!!!!!! And I love how you started to have intros to your videos!!! Love the audio intro keep it up brother!!!

[@sallyh1480]

Easily my most favorite ship in all of scifi. I love the CAS

[@alexanderirizarry7722]

Can I PLEASE get a link to that beat at the beginning of the video? It goes so hard even my wife enjoyed it 🥲

[@TheLehi5]

one last comment. covenant vs imperium who can win? the imperium's sheer numbers and the "wall of guns" strategy. or the cov's hi-tech military equipment, with great numbers of fighting units? i know its a stupid question, but hey i like these!

[@isimiel3405]

51 GT is enough to go through three CCS class vessels lowest calc for IOM is ~300 GT per macro salvo with the higher ones being in the Petatons

[@YEETUSDAFEETUS]

shit the biggest issue is would become who has more cannon fodder to outlast the other lol

[@TheLehi5]

@@YEETUSDAFEETUS Xd true!

[@YEETUSDAFEETUS]

@@TheLehi5 but I will say that'd be a helluva fight to fanatic groups that refuse to lose going at it they'd make the UNSC/covenant war look like a week long fight lol

[@dannyparker3391]

Been waiting for this video since I discovered your Channel couldn't be happier

[@asphaltmemories4597]

In the annals of the vast covenant armada, few ships strike more fear then the Assault Carrier. For many it is the last thing they will ever see if they were unlucky enough to have been born on a world visited by the Forerunners.

[@sledgedragon2677]

Me while he was talking about materials: "👁👁interesting"

[@SCP-4999]

I know I’m late but like I said before you always have the best breakdowns

[@ReCoIL171]

Subscribed without Regret.

[@devinestes5221]

I’ve been eagerly awaiting this episode ❤ no one goes into more detail than 00

[@CeZealot]

You gotta make one of these for the CSO

[@Installation00]

Easy! Rewatch this and increase the scale by a factor of 6! 😂

[@Zenlore6499]

God, that intro was damn good!

[@evan5935]

Been waiting for this one for a while now ❤

[@christophermcnair1541]

Loved the intro my guy!

[@rafaelnishizumi6330]

Wondered what thr Marines and ODST were thinking when they were sitting inside the Shadow of Intent?

[@Potato_wizoon]

That beat at the start tho 10/10

[@Zenlore6499]

This is an amazing video, 00! Well done, good man!

[@alexkammeraad6321]

Let's goooooo! Fuck yea! Astounding! Congration! Excitement! I'm so fucking happy for another most detailed breakdown! FUUUCKKKKK YEAAAAAAAAA

[@wolfspride95studios82]

I loved that intro!

[@tyvernoverlord5363]

*_IT'S FINALLY HERE!_*

[@MikMoen]

I'm just in love with an obvious fan using Science to explain my favorite fictional video game Universe.

[@darthkillerhog]

That is the most badass Intro I've ever seen

[@HazopGaze]

I think the only ship more bonkers than this in the Covenant navy is the CSO-Class Supercarrier. We've only ever seen one as far as I know - the Long Night Of Solace - in Halo Reach and that thing was positively monolithic. For comparison, the CAS-Class Assault Carrier is 5,347m in length, or 3.32 miles imperial. The CSO? 28,960 meters. *EIGHTEEN MILES LONG.* Not to mention it's mass, dwarfing the CAS-Class Carrier's 2.7 billion tonnes with a staggering *ONE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO BILLION* tonnes... Good. Freaking. Grief.

[@stylesrj]

I still wonder how the heck something that massive managed to cloak itself in atmosphere... I don't think destroying a few relays will cut it or just turning on reflective panels, etc...

[@HazopGaze]

@@stylesrj I was under the impression that the Long Night Of Solace wasn't decloaked by anything the UNSC did, but rather it was like "Okay, they know we're here now." Cue decloak and there goes the Grafton. As for how they cloaked it? Hell if I know. Could be a number of things but a part of me likes to think that it wasn't in atmosphere. Or if it was, it was high enough that it wasn't as detectable, and with all of the UNSC forces scrambling to get the situation under control, no one thought to look for cloaked signatures? idk, it's a reach at best.

[@stylesrj]

@@HazopGaze That's what I'm getting at though... the ship is huge and hiding such a thing should be rather impossible considering how the lore even establishes that you got people watching Slipspace for that sort of thing. Taking out a few relays in an area wouldn't really do much except perhaps make it easier for a commando team to slip in but a ship that big entering the system is going to get all the fleets and Super MACs pointed at it. I think supplementary lore says that ONI let the ship get through so they could try and capture & study it, but that sounds like a bit of a stretch and as dumb as say shipping a T-Rex directly to Times Square in New York City. Actually another concern is that a ship of that size doesn't seem to have any sort of escort. I think the Corvettes probably were onboard the hangars. Long Night Of Solace should have been a smaller vessel but Bungie was like "We gotta go really big and excessive like WH40K!"

[@HazopGaze]

@@stylesrj Hey if we're lucky, the insanity of the CSO might get 00 ranting like he did with the MACs. Not that I want to stress the guy out, of course, but it was pretty funny.

[@stylesrj]

@@HazopGaze And now I'm concerned that either I have watched the video but forgot or that I need to watch the Super MAC video ASAP :D

[@evanmildrum897]

That intro was fucking amazing

[@SpaceWraith131]

Amazing and informative video as always. Hopefully you'll find enough information to make a breakdown on a prowler class one of these days

[@DiabeticJohn]

Another banger, big ups.

[@didlybobidly9721]

Thanks 00 for more great Halo lore. Love your work guys.