DDS-class carrier

Covenant DDS-class Carrier Cost: 1000 200 200 Build Time: 32 seconds.   Hull: 12000 Armor: 4, capital Shields: 6800 Experience value: 30 Squadrons: 8   Laser Damage: 750 Laser Cooldown: 10   Plasma Torpedoes Damage: 2000 Plasma Torpedoes Cooldown: 12       Planet Bombing Damage: 25   Colonize Drop Pods Heavy Seraph   The DDS Carrier is an immense support ship that carries many races of the Covenant used to occupy worlds in search of artifacts.

 

Overview

The first available capital, colonizer, and carrier ship for the Covenant, these vessels will find use throughout the game thanks to their ability to field many squadrons of strike-craft and their overall power.

History

Throughout the Human-Covenant War, DDS-class Carriers have supported the Covenant Armada. The most impressive feature of this class (aside from its durability and powerful weapons array) is it's extensive strike-craft compliment, consisting of three Seraph squadrons, two hundred Banshees and thirty-four Spirit or Phantom dropships. In addition to its support craft capacity, it has an equally impressive number of drop pods used to send in Sangheili shock troops to a planet's surface with the intent of causing sabotage and destruction on a large scale.

Weapons and Tactical Usage

Thanks to its impressive durability for its cost, this vessel should be your first build in any game and can easily turn the tide in early game battles. While its early-game potential is not in question, the addition of its Colonize ability allows it to improve structure construction times on planets, ensuring that its end-game potential is far from poor. With a possible compliment of eight strike-craft, it is simply the best carrier in the game and should be used when attacking UNSC worlds to get around static defences.

Canon Reference

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/DDS-class_carrier