CAS-class assault carrier

The CAS-class assault carrier, referred to by the Covenant as the Absolution-class, is a heavy capital warship used by the Covenant Navy and Sangheili Republic Starfleet.
== Specifications ==
The CAS-class has a length of 5,347 meters (17,540 ft), a beam of 2,118 meters (6,950 ft), and a height of 700 meters (2,300 ft). This makes it the largest ship of the line the Covenant Navy employed throughout the Great War.
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. Like most Covenant vessels, the command deck of the CAS is buried deep within the vessel's hull, allowing it to function even with the vessel taking tremendous damage.
Assault carriers, like the majority of Covenant ships, are characterized by their bulbous, whale-like front, sleek silhouette and pale white-blue hull. However, they also tend to be characterized by their unique swollen and bulbous "hooked" bow section that is frequently characterized to be similar to the head of a whale and would (theoretically) be a massive weakness as the ship could be blown in half comparatively easily, given its shields were down. Rather than possessing multiple smaller hangar bays, like smaller cruisers, assault carriers use a single, large-scale flight deck for storage of fighters, dropships, boarding craft and small capital ships. There is a secondary hangar bay located at the stern of the carrier, directly above the main engines.
== Ships of the line ==
=== Syfon-pattern ===
Swift Resolution
Clarity of Faith
Day of Jubilation
Enduring Conviction
Eternal Reward
=== Kerel-pattern ===
Shadow of Intent
Song of Retribution
=== Eiolkaar-pattern ===
Solemn Penance
Resplendent Fervor
Pious Devotee
Valorous Salvation
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