Editing Anlace-class light frigate

{{Title|''Anlace''-class frigate}}
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|class=[[Frigate]]<ref name="wf38">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 38</ref>
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|length={{Convert|372|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="osfm">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 14</ref>
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|armament=*Aft-mounted [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]]<ref name="Loftus1">[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Anlace-class frigate|talk page]]</ref>
*[[Directed-energy weapon]]s<ref name="cits">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Calm in the Storm'']</ref>
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|era=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<ref name="wf38"/>
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The '''''Anlace''-class frigate''' is a class of [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="wf38"/>

==Specifications==
===Superstructure and hull===
The ''Anlace''-class' design is considered somewhat novel for the [[UNSC Navy]], with a lifting body hull and maneuvering systems well adapted for atmospheric operations.<ref name="cits"/> The ''Anlace''-class frigate is the smallest [[frigate]] currently in service with the UNSC Navy, with a length of 372 meters (1,220 feet).<ref name="osfm"/>

===Armament===
Offensively, the ''Anlace''-class differs significantly from other contemporary frigate classes such as the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}. Unlike such models, the Anlace lacks a large spinal mount for a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref>[[Archive:Spartan Games - Kenneth Peters interview]]</ref> and [[missile]] pods in the most common configuration. Instead, it relies on [[directed energy weapon]]s for sustained combat operations between resupply.<ref name="cits"/> Nevertheless, a modest MAC is built atop the frigate, mounted further back than on other models.<ref name="Loftus1"/>

==Operational history==
In the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War]], hundreds of ''Anlace'' and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s began assembly in the shipyards above [[Mars]] and [[Tribute]] to replace combat losses and engage [[Covenant remnants|remnants]] of the [[Covenant]] still occupying the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref name="wf38"/>

{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} was capable of carrying a small [[fleet]] of ten frigates of either the ''Anlance'' or ''Strident'' class in its sub-vessel bays.<ref name="wf42">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 42-43</ref> Some ''Anlace'' frigates were deployed by the UNSC ''Infinity'' during the [[Battle of Kamchatka]] in [[2558|October 2558]].<ref name="cits"/>

==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Anlace}} – The [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the class.<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser#Macgun tripple firing?|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Anlace frigates concept art.jpg|Some concept art of the ''Anlace''-class frigate.
File:H5G-Anlace-ConceptArt.jpg|Concept design of the frigate from ''[[The Art of Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:Anlace-class frigate.png|An untextured high-poly model of the frigate.
File:Halo 5 Unidentified Frigate.png|The frigate as shown in the menu of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:HWF - Infinity.jpg|An ''Anlance'' deploying from the hangar bay of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, as depicted in ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]''
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR13|HSoR|Chapter=13}}

==Sources==
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{{Human Ships}}
[[Category:Frigate classes]]
[[Category:United Nations Space Command ship classes]]