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Posted by: Irongam3r
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That literally had no orbital defenses on that side of the planet.I'd still doubt they wouldn't have few fighters around, and if they didn't, they'd probably send few to escort the corvette.
EDIT: And to OP, as I've said in this thread, if they tried to get in with the corvette, they'd be facing heavy armor and air support, unless they look for an airlock and hope no-one notices anything.
I will agree with you on armor and possibly air units if they boarded a hangar. From what we've seen of Battlecruisers, they have huge staging areas, so by logical extension Supercarriers' and Assault Carriers' would be far larger. Was a Carrier's main bay ever given a specific size in the books?Well, here's hangar of an assault carrier with a UNSC frigate in it. Phantoms and banshees flying around. Given that Supercarrier is massive when compared to that, a lot of stuff can fit in. Like scarabs, as I've said.Thanks for the Shadow of Intent scene, forgot about that.
There shouldn't really be too much doubt that Scarabs can be stored in Hanger Bays awaiting deployment, but I'm curious if anyone has even considered at this point the problems associated with having a Scarab firing its main cannon in the hanger of a ship in space. The same can be said of a Wraith.
And while yes a Wraith can be seen deployed in a Corvette's hanger firing unimpeded with no ill effect on the ship's deck with its plasma mortar, one should also keep in mind that the gameplay effect of plasma is not onto par with its effects in the Haloverse itself. Goes double for the Scarab.
So really the only viable heavy firepower that can be expected would be that coming from banshees, and even then they would likely have to refrain from using their fuel rods.
There's just far too many issues with using heavier grade ordinance inside a vessel despite how large LNoS is. More so if a Corvette were to crash in one or even explode. A hanger may not be as vital as say a ship's bridge, but due to its nature as a hanger there's a very large chance that there are fuel tanks and munitions among other things that can create quite a nasty chain reaction. At best it can create a logistical nightmare when trying to efficiently deploy troops from that point onwards should the hanger alone be compromised. At worst, well...seeing as how there is no cross section of the ship, there's no telling what else would be affected immediately if at all should the main hanger go up in flames.