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===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
[[File:Halo3 - MAC muzzle.jpg|thumb | [[File:Halo3 - MAC muzzle.jpg|thumb|200px|The MAC barrel on a UNSC frigate.]] | ||
A typical UNSC frigate carries the following armament: | A typical UNSC frigate carries the following armament: | ||
*1 '''[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]''' which is able to fire one round per charge. | *1 '''[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]''' which is able to fire one round per charge. A frigate MAC has an average length of 183 meters, or 600 feet.{{Ref/Book|HEVG|Page=114}} MACs are typically spinally mounted to a frigate, though at least a pair of post-war frigate classes eschew MACs for lasers instead.<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''</ref><ref>[http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/16805-halo-waypoint-update-with-spartan-new-ships/&do=findComment&comment=303472 '''Spartan Games''': ''Halo Waypoint Update with Spartan - NEW SHIPS!'']</ref> | ||
*3 '''[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s''' serve as heavy ordnance. | *1-3 '''[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s''' serve as heavy ordnance.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=259}} | ||
* | *16 '''[[Archer Missile|Archer missile pods]]''' which carry around thirty missiles per pod, adding up to a total of 480 missiles.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} | ||
*4-12 '''[[ | *4-12 '''[[Point-defense gun]]s''' function as the last line of defense against [[Seraph|single ships]] and incoming missiles. They are used for aerial bombardment on occasion. The model and amount of guns possessed by each ship varies by class, but the [[Rampart point defense gun|50mm Rampart]] is the most common, coming in either twin-linked or quad-linked variants. | ||
===Crew=== | ===Crew=== | ||
A frigate generally has a 250 sailor crew, with an equal number of troops also housed onboard.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=36-37}}{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Page=19}} The crew number includes deck crews as well as the command crew and technical personnel. Combat personnel, like Marines and ODSTs, are counted separately. The maximum number of personnel a single frigate is capable of housing numbers at least within the thousands.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 220''</ref> Since many frigates have been seen in ground support roles, it is likely that the complement of Marine and ODST personnel on board is higher in percentage than other ships that are more dedicated to space combat. | |||
In [[2552]] [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] was supposedly able to singlehandedly control the frigate {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} to aid [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] on the [[Installation 08|newly rebuilt Halo]], though an auto-pilot function was available with the use of the ship's onboard [[Navigation computer|navigational computer]]. An [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] can monitor and regulate all critical functions without human intervention. | In [[2552]] [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] was supposedly able to singlehandedly control the frigate {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} to aid [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] on the [[Installation 08|newly rebuilt Halo]], though an auto-pilot function was available with the use of the ship's onboard [[Navigation computer|navigational computer]]. An [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] can monitor and regulate all critical functions without human intervention. | ||
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*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | ||
**''[[Contact]]'' | **''[[Contact]]'' | ||
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