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The ''Strident''-class heavy frigate was designed late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], implementing hard-earned lessons from previous [[frigate]] designs. The ''Strident'' class was the testbed for streamlined manufacturing techniques intended to accelerate production.<ref name="Warfleet"/> During the war, one of these frigates was used to deploy [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] during a battle for an unknown world in [[2552#October|October 2552]].<ref name="Initiation"/> Following the war's conclusion, hundreds of ''Strident''- and {{Class|Anlace|frigate}}s were commissioned and assembled in shipyards above [[Mars]] and [[Tribute]] to replace the combat losses and engage [[Covenant remnants]] occupying the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref name="Warfleet"/> While prominent in the years following the Covenant War,<ref name="universe"/> the ''Strident'' class is not a direct replacement for other frigate classes.<ref name="clarity"/> | The ''Strident''-class heavy frigate was designed late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], implementing hard-earned lessons from previous [[frigate]] designs. The ''Strident'' class was the testbed for streamlined manufacturing techniques intended to accelerate production.<ref name="Warfleet"/> During the war, one of these frigates was used to deploy [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] during a battle for an unknown world in [[2552#October|October 2552]].<ref name="Initiation"/> Following the war's conclusion, hundreds of ''Strident''- and {{Class|Anlace|frigate}}s were commissioned and assembled in shipyards above [[Mars]] and [[Tribute]] to replace the combat losses and engage [[Covenant remnants]] occupying the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref name="Warfleet"/> While prominent in the years following the Covenant War,<ref name="universe"/> the ''Strident'' class is not a direct replacement for other frigate classes.<ref name="clarity"/> | ||
In [[2554]], several ''Strident''-class heavy frigates participated in the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref>''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''</ref> During the [[New Phoenix Incident]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], at least three ships of this class escorted {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} as part of [[Battlegroup Dakota]]. They engaged the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s flagship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', though they could not prevent him from activating the [[Composer]] and killing millions of residents in [[New Phoenix]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]].<ref name="Midnight"/> At the onset of the [[Requiem Campaign]] in [[2558]], ''Infinity'''s embarked ''Strident'' class sub-vessels were launched to engage the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] around Requiem.<ref name="departure"/> During the battle, ''Infinity Sub- | In [[2554]], several ''Strident''-class heavy frigates participated in the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref>''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[New Phoenix Incident]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], at least three ships of this class escorted {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} as part of [[Battlegroup Dakota]]. They engaged the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s flagship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', though they could not prevent him from activating the [[Composer]] and killing millions of residents in [[New Phoenix]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]].<ref name="Midnight"/> | |||
At the onset of the [[Requiem Campaign]] in [[2558]], ''Infinity'''s embarked ''Strident'' class sub-vessels were launched to engage the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] around Requiem.<ref name="departure"/> During the battle, ''[[Infinity Sub-Vessel 3]]'' destroyed a {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}} that was sending waves of troops and vehicles at [[Fireteam Crimson]] over "[[Two Giants]]".<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Catherine/Shootout In Valhalla|S103 Shootout in Valhalla]]</ref> Later, as ''Infinity'' was stranded and [[Battle of Aktis IV|ambushed]] at the world of [[Aktis IV]] by [[Jul 'Mdama]] with the aid of [[Catherine Halsey]], the flagship deployed its entire fleet of ''Strident''-class heavy frigates to ward off the attacking Covenant fleet, which they eventually succeeded in doing.<ref>''Halo: Escalation'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 16|Issue #16]]</ref> | |||
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