Paris-class heavy frigate: Difference between revisions

The [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]] saw the introduction of a number of frigate classes to succeed the ''Paris'', especially with the distinction between "light" and "heavy" frigates having become minimal for the remaining fleets of Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Late in the war, the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}} was introduced to take over the heavy frigate role, though these ships have yet to entirely replace the ''Paris'' design. The {{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}} was introduced in [[2553]] to take over the ''Paris''{{'}} role in aggressive and swift frigate-scale attack, albeit armed with [[directed-energy weapon]] rather than a MAC system.{{Ref/Reuse|Mulsanne}} As late as [[2556]], ''Paris''-class frigates such as {{UNSCShip|Cascadia}} and {{UNSCShip|Saturn}} were deployed on lone missions on post-glassing worlds and overseeing the exploration of [[Forerunner]] relic [[Site 22|sites]],{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=17}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Saturn|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son}} with numerous ''Paris''-class frigates later serving as part of [[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]] to escort the UNSC flagship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on its [[Battle of Requiem|first deployment]] to [[Requiem]].{{Ref/Film|FUD}}{{Ref/Marketing|H4|The Commissioning}} ''Paris''-class frigates continued to serve alongside ''Infinity'' as late as mid-[[2558]], with vessels of the class deployed to help secure the [[Station at Oth Lodon]].{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=6}}

The concept work for the frigate produced labels the subject spacecraft as the UNSC ''Andraste'', and provides a number of labels and notations to various features on the ship. This artwork displays a number of correlating details with the final design, though also several differences with established canon such as the presence of [[Railgun (fiction)|railgun]] turrets. The presence of the Harpoon missiles mentioned in the art was later canonised in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', as the [[M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}