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The Vulture Assault carrier is an Allied Empire capital ship and heavy warship classification of the UNSC/SI Imperial Navy. It is made from the same design as all other Vulture-class Warships, but is intended for planetary assaults rather than ship-to-ship combat.

The Vulture Assault Carrier is primarily designed for planetary assaults, making use of its powerful energy shields to resist enemy orbital defences, break through a planet’s atmosphere and deploy large numbers of ground troops on the surface. The Assault Carrier is also responsible for maintaining a large number of Starfighters, similar to modern day Aircraft carriers. To transport its load, the Assault Carrier possesses several massive hangar bays, each capable of containing huge numbers of ground units.

Despite being designed for planetary combat, the Assault Carrier is also a powerful ship-to-ship combat vessel. It has less firepower than dedicated combat ships such as the Battlecruiser, but still has seven Plasma turrets and a number of point-defence lasers to ward off enemy Starfighters. However, it sacrifices the Acclamator lascannon and broadside plasma cannons for storage space and shield integrity.