Editing Mulsanne-class light frigate

{{Title|''Mulsanne''-class light frigate}}

{{Status|Canon}}

{{Infobox/Ships

|name           = ''Mulsanne''-class

|image           = [[File:HINF Mulsanne Render.png|300px]]

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|modules        =

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|class identification = [[Hull classification symbol]]: FFG{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Game|Id=r2|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #04 - Reverie's End}}{{Ref/Game|Id=rt|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #07 - Red Tide}}

|class operator      = [[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFLegendary}}

|class manufacturer  = [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFFoundations}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

|class architect      =  

*[[Bernard Kristensen]]{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFoundations|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-foundations|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Foundations|D=12|M=01|Y=2022}}

*[[Jacques Thomas]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFFoundations}}

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|class in service    = [[2553]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The '''''Mulsanne''-class light frigate''' is a classification of [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] employed by the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Game|Id=AudioLog|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Reverie #01 - Home Away From Home}}{{Ref/Map|Id=Deadlock|HINF|Deadlock}}{{Ref/Map|Id=Highpower|HINF|Highpower}}

==Overview==

The ''Mulsanne''-class bears some superficial design similarities to the {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} and {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}, as opposed to the more radical departure in design style found in the similarly-[[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] frigate classes used by the UNSC (primarily the [[Strident-class heavy frigate|Strident]] and [[Anlace-class light frigate|Anlace]]). The largest difference from other similar frigate classes involves the complete lack of a lower deployment bay or cargo storage area. Additionally, the ship is more concentrated around a central frame, with the ship's [[fusion drive]]s situated relatively close to the ship's horizontal axis, rather than placed more afar like those of the ''Paris''. The wings on either side of the frigate are more skeletal in nature, rather than the bulked overlapping armour of the older frigate classes.

The frigate's primary armament consists of a [[Brightlance reflex laser|Brightlance compound reflex laser]]. When firing, the weapon must charge before emitting a short blue beam. Unlike traditional MACs, the weapon is not fired from a barrel and firing mechanism amid one of the frigate's hulls, but instead from between the dual hulls. The frigate boasts twenty [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile pods]] as a secondary armament, and twelve [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s for point-defence.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Development history===

The ''Mulsanne''-class was created by [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]], by naval architects [[Bernard Kristensen]] and [[Jacques Thomas]], and launched in [[2553]]. When launched, the frigate represented a new generation of [[UNSC starship]] design, integrating the most recent innovations in shipbuilding and weaponry such as [[directed energy weapon]]s as the primary cannon instead of a more traditional [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

 

Although it is classed as a light frigate, ''Mulsanne'' frigates fill a similar role to the older {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} - optimized for swift offensive strikes and thus carrying a diverse weapons complement. As such, it is considered one of the most adaptable warships in the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} This is in-part informed by the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]]'s decreased emphasis on the light and heavy designations, as frigates have been forced into fulfilling more and more fleet roles across the navy.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=120}}

*{{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}} (FFG-525){{Ref/Note|On the multiplayer map [[Breaker]], the destroyed frigate above the Turbine Base is printed with the hull code of FFG-525, which belongs to the UNSC ''Mortal Reverie''. This is likely a production error.}} - Shot down during Installation 07 conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|AudioLog}}

*{{UNSCShip|Panama}}

 

These frigates were operational by the time of the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] in late [[2559]], with at least six frigates participating in the [[Battle over Installation 07]]. The {{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}} and at least one other ship of this class crashed on the ring during the conflict.{{Ref/Quest|Id=tremonius|HI|Ringfall|Outpost Tremonius}}{{Ref/Quest|Id=pdown|HI|Graveyards|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]}} A third frigate was bisected, leaving its remains drifting in orbit of the ring.{{Ref/Quest|HI|Ringfall|Warship Gbraakon|Detail=[[:File:HINF Warship G engines overload.png|A bisected frigate can be seen from the bridge viewport]]}}

 

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