UNSC Beholder's Eye

Given the technological superiority of the Covenant fleet, the UNSC has been forced to adopt less conventional strategies and tactics in their efforts to counter the Covenant's inevitable conquest of the colonies. In their efforts, it has become obvious that while the UNSC's full warships have performed rather poorly, their lighter ships have fared much better. The Longsword has proven itself particularly effective, and in battles where Carriers took part, the UNSC has enjoyed an improved kill-to-death ratio.

Project: ENGADINE was an attempt at converting existing ships into modified Carriers, improving their fighter/bomber capacity at the expense of weapons and troop capacity. Formerly the Halcyon-class cruiser UNSC Eye Of The Tiger, the UNSC Beholder's Eye was the first of the ships produced, and while it proved itself to be a successful Carrier, it was also the last. The rest of the Halcyon-class were put into storage to await decommissioning, and the project was later cancelled in favour of developing improvements to existing weaponry to improve its effectiveness against the Covenant. The ship continued to serve in the UNSC Navy, but was destroyed in 2552 during the Battle of Reach.