Editing Paris-class heavy frigate

{{Title|''Paris''-class heavy frigate}}
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{{Ship Class Infobox
|name= ''Paris''-class heavy frigate
|image= [[File:HaloReach - UNSCFrigate.png|350px]] 
|manufacturer= [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]<ref name="alexandria">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>
|class=[[UNSC frigate|Frigate]]
|length={{Convert|1755.4|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=5|disp=flip}}<ref name="ReachGameData">'''Halo: Reach''' 3D game data</ref>
|width={{Convert|651.85|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=5|disp=flip}}<ref name="ReachGameData"/>
|height={{Convert|531.77|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=5|disp=flip}}<ref name="ReachGameData"/>
|engine= [[Fusion drive]] (2 primary, 6 secondary)
|slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|hull= [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]
|armament= *1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name= "Reach12">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 12''</ref>
*3 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s<ref name= "Reach12"/>
*26 [[Archer missile]] pods<ref name= "Reach12"/>
*12 unidentified turrets<ref name="LNoS"/>
*[[Point-defense gun|Point Defense System]]s<ref name= "GuideGrafton">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''Grafton''</ref>
|complement=
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] 
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s
*[[D77-TC Pelican|D77-TC ''Pelican'' dropships]]
*[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s
*[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s
|role= *Escort of capital ships
*Atmospheric fire support
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
}}
The '''''Paris''-class heavy frigate''' is a type of [[UNSC frigate|fleet escort ship]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 76''</ref> The ''Paris'' class saw extensive use by the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] during the [[Fall of Reach|Invasion of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]]. The class was manufactured by [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]] on [[Reach]].<ref name="alexandria"/>

==Specifications==
===Design details===
Though its primary [[hangar bay]] is smaller than that of the {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}, the ''Paris'' class is more heavily armed and armored than smaller frigates types. Heavy frigates are capable of atmospheric maneuvering and are occasionally used by the UNSC for ground-support operations.<ref name="tip">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> The ''Paris'' class is very fast and maneuverable in space, allowing it to engage hostile vessels while avoiding high volumes of fire from [[Covenant]] plasma weaponry.<ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>

===Armament===
''Paris''-class frigates are more heavily armed than most [[UNSC frigate]]s. Like all frigates in service with the UNSC, the ''Paris''-class' primary armament is a single light [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. The frigate is also armed with twenty-six [[Archer missile]] pods which, while ineffective against [[energy shielding]] and vulnerable to Covenant point defenses, have proven potent against enemy armor. ''Paris''-class frigates have twelve naval coilguns located across the hull. Its additional firepower means that it can easily handle Covenant fighter craft and can hold its own against small Covenant warships, as shown when the heavy frigate {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} engaged the much larger [[SDV-class heavy corvette|Covenant corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="LNoS"/> It also boasts [[Point-defense gun|Point Defense System]]s.<ref name= "GuideGrafton"/>

==Service history==
Prior to the [[Insurrection]] of the late 25th century, the concept of a heavy frigate was considered a gross misuse of the UNSC's funding. In the years following the ''coup d'etat'' on [[Eridanus II]] and the rebels' capture of the [[Bellicose|UNSC ''Bellerophon'']], there was much more support for a shake-up of the UNSC's relatively lax and ill-defended fleet. These upgrades would take effect during the disastrous [[Operation: TREBUCHET]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref> Several ''Paris''-class heavy frigates saw action during the [[Fall of Reach]]. After the Human-Covenant war, numerous ''Paris''-class vessels continued to see service in the [[UNSC Navy]] with multiple serving as escorts for the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref>'''Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn''' - ''Part V''</ref>

==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Cascadia}} - Participated in a search-and-rescue mission on [[Cleyell]] in [[2556]].
*{{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} - Participated in the [[Battle of Chi Ceti IV]], decommissioned by [[2552]] on [[Reach]]. 
*{{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} - Heavily damaged during the [[Fall of Reach]], salvaged and returned to [[Earth]].
*{{UNSCShip|Grafton}} (FFG-318) - Participated and destroyed in the [[Fall of Reach]].
*{{UNSCShip|Paris}} - [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|Lead ship]] of the class, participated in the [[Battle of Earth]].
*{{UNSCShip|Promise of Dawn}} - went missing after the Fall of Reach. Found and destroyed in [[2553]], on [[Sephune III]].
*{{UNSCShip|Saratoga}} - Participated in the Fall of Reach.
*{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} (FFG-371) - Participated and destroyed in the Fall of Reach.

==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
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===Arrowhead Formation===
This element features three ''Paris''-class heavy frigates.
*Cost: 25 points
*Movement: 10"
*Damage Track: 3 • 3 • 3
*Build rating: 1
*Hangars: 0
*Boarding Craft: 0
*Security detail: 1
*System loadouts:
**Elusive
**Hard Burn (3")
**Missile barrage
**Point defense (2)
**Titanium armor (2)
*Primary weapon: Light MAC
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (1)
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 4
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 2
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===Trident Formation===
This element features three ''Paris''-class heavy frigates.
*Cost: 25 points
*Movement: 10"
*Damage Track: 3 • 3 • 3
*Build rating: 1
*Hangars: 0
*Boarding Craft: 0
*Security detail: 1
*System loadouts:
**Elusive
**Hard Burn (3")
**Missile barrage
**Point defense (2)
**Titanium armor (2)
*Primary weapon: Light MAC
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (1)
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 3
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 3
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===Shield Formation===
This element features four ''Paris''-class heavy frigates.
*Cost: 40 points
*Movement: 10"
*Damage Track: 4 • 4 • 4
*Build rating: 2
*Hangars: 0
*Boarding Craft: 0
*Security detail: 2
*System loadouts:
**Hard Burn (3")
**Missile barrage
**Point defense (3)
**Titanium armor (2)
*Primary weapon: Light MAC
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (2)
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 6
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 4

==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Paris-class heavy frigates}}
*The class' name could be a reference to the city of [[Wikipedia:Paris|Paris]], the capital of France. Alternatively, it could be named in reference to [[Wikipedia:Paris (mythology)|Paris]], a major figure of the Trojan War.
*The design of the ''Paris'' class was closely adapted from [[:File:H3 UNSCAndraste Concept.png|concept art]] for the {{UNSCShip|Andraste}} for ''[[Halo 3]]''. Whereas the {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s seen in ''Halo 3'' differ from the initial design in a variety of ways, including a bulkier hangar bay, the ''Paris''-class heavy frigates are virtually identical to the ''Andraste''.<ref>[http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-3-manualpromotional-sketches-and.html '''Isaac Hannaford''': ''Halo 3 manual/promotional sketches and the Frigate Andraste'']</ref>
*During the development of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the UNSC frigates featured in the game were known as the [[Stalwart-class light frigate|''Stalwart'' class]].<ref>[http://pro.mattturner.us/gallery/matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg '''Matt Turner —''' ''UNSC Frigate'']</ref> ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'' reveals that the type featured in ''Halo: Reach'' is the ''Paris''-class heavy frigate, while the ''Stalwart'' class' name was repurposed for the frigates that appear in ''[[Halo 2]]''. The class was also known as the ''Stalwart'' during the production of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' (Blu-ray) - pre-production visualizations</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:H3 UNSCAndraste Concept.png|''[[Halo 3]]'' concept art for the {{UNSCShip|Andraste}}, which the design of the ''Paris''-class is based on.
File:HaloReach - UNSCFrigateSide.png|Profile view of a ''Paris''-class heavy frigate in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HReach-UNSCFrigateSavannah.png|Profile view of the [[UNSC Savannah|UNSC ''Savannah'']] in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg|A high-detail model of a ''Paris''-class heavy frigate in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Frigate highpoly.jpg|A high-poly render of a ''Paris''-class heavy frigate in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Reach 596390 Medium.jpg|Size comparison between a heavy frigate and an {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}.
File:Frigates_1.jpg|Two heavy frigates, ''Grafton'' and ''Saratoga'', over [[Szurdok Ridge]] during the Fall of Reach.
File:UNSC Savannah over Reach.jpg|UNSC ''Savannah'' above Reach.
File:HaloReach - Space Battle.jpg|A [[YSS-1000 Sabre]] starfighter and ''Savannah'' engaging ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' over Reach.
File:UNSC_Savannah Firing.jpg|UNSC ''Savannah'' in combat.
File:Reach 3003793 Full.jpg|''Savannah'' fires her coilguns against ''Ardent Prayer''.
File:ENGINES.png|A comparison of the ''Paris''-class' engines at various levels of thrust.
File:HE18-UNSCCascadia.jpg|The {{UNSCShip|Cascadia}} in 2556 in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:H2A Terminals - 3 against 1.jpg|A ''Paris''-class fires upon a {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'''s [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]].
File:UNSC Capital Vessels (Spartan Games).jpg|A ''Paris''-class frigate's scale next to the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} and the {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}.
File:HFB-Parisshield.png|A shield formation of ''Paris''-class heavy frigates in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:HFB_ParisDestroyed.jpg|A destroyed ''Paris'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
File:HM SpaceBattle ColourAdjusted Small.jpg|A ''Paris''-class frigate with a ''Stalwart''-class frigate engaging Covenant forces in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HM-Paris.png|Profile of the ''Paris''-class heavy frigate.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[The Commissioning]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''

==Sources==
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