Editing Paris-class heavy frigate

{{Title|''Paris''-class heavy frigate}}
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The '''''Paris''-class heavy frigate''' is a classification of [[UNSC frigate|fleet escort ship]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The ship was introduced only two years prior to the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]], but was considered extremely effective on a tonne-for-tonne basis—resulting in it rapidly becoming one of the most-constructed ships in the navy by the war's end.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The ''Paris'' saw notable employment in the final battles of the war—the [[Fall of Reach]] and the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Id=Cairo|H2A|Cairo Station}}

==Overview==
[[File:Reach mpbeta boneyard 02.jpg|250px|left|thumb|A ''Paris''-class heavy frigate being taken apart, partially showing the ship's internal structure.]]
===Design details===
The ''Paris'' follows a design lineage established with its forebears, the {{Class|Charon|light frigate|}} and {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s. The ship is predominantly identified by the two primary booms on its fore, the upper of which containing the ships's primary 65P8V1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]—the primary weapon of which the ship is built around.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The MAC is fitted with seventeen magnetic coils.{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Chapter=29}} These hull booms are flanked by two horizontal modules which run a third of the ship's length, and each contain the housings and mechanisms for five of the [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart]] point-defence turrets (three located on the upper hull, two below) and six [[M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile]] silos, respectively.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The rear half of the ship contains the ship's externally-mounted [[bridge]] on the top of the ship, providing overwatch of the battle space around the frigate, and a lower mast that houses the ship's primary [[hangar bay]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}} Each side of the ship contains a "wing" each respectively mounting a single primary and three secondary [[fusion drive]]s. These serve as the frigate's primary sub-light [[maneuver drive]] system. The middle portion of the ship between the engines mounts a further two M870 Rampart guns and several missile silos. Overall, the ship is coated in a layer of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plating]] -{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}} thicker in volume that the standard layers found on lighter frigate types.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The ship's bridge contains two standard airlocks on either side, that allow for umbilical docking with other ships or [[space station]]s for crew ingress/egress.

''Paris''-class frigates can be constructed at [[refit station]]s such as [[Anchor 9]]. Frigates are usually constructed docked with the station itself, though for increased manufactruing capability [[UNSC construction platform|free-floating construction docks]] can also be established to support the refit station's operation.{{Ref/Reuse|HRLNoS}}

===Armament===
''Paris''-class frigates are more heavily armed than most [[UNSC frigate]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Like all frigates in service with the UNSC, the ''Paris''-class' primary armament is a single light{{Ref/Reuse|HFB}} 65P8V1  [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. For a secondary weapon, the frigate is also armed with twenty-six [[Archer missile|M58 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 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 point defense guns]] located across the hull as a tertiary armament.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}} The additional firepower afforded by the point-defence guns mean that it can easily handle Covenant fighter craft and can hold its own against small Covenant warships, such as the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}.{{Ref/Reuse|HRLNoS}} If competently crewed and strategically used, a ''Paris'' is even capable of engaging a ship as large as a {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} alone—though this is an extremely risky strategy.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
Supplementing the main weapons of the ship are twelve [[M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile]] silos, located in the centre of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} These vertical-launch silos can be used to deploy the nuclear weapons if needed, though some ships may carry [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s either in addition to the Harpoons, or instead of them.{{Ref/Reuse|Reach12}}

The ''Paris''{{'}} focus on armaments over cargo capacity leaves it with a minimal capacity for carrying ground troops or [[Space fighter|strike fightercraft]], though this has mattered little for the ''Paris''—with the frigate proving itself more than adept in facing down ostensibly superior forces in [[space warfare]]. If in the hands of a skilled crew, a ''Paris''-class is capable of taking on and winning against even a [[Covenant cruiser|Covenant battlecruiser]] through a series of strategic feints and attacks.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Usage===
[[File:HM SpaceBattle ColourAdjusted Small.jpg|250px|thumb|A ''Paris''-class frigate (foreground) and a {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} engaging Covenant warships in space.]]
Where its lighter cousins are focused on defensive and escort roles, the ''Paris''-class mounts additional armour plating and weaponry to instead focus on escort and offensive roles.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Like its successor, the {{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}}, it is optimised for swift and aggressive attack actions.{{Ref/Book|Id=Mulsanne|Enc22|Page=121}} It is a core component of many of the UNSC Navy's standardised [[UNSC Navy tactical formations|tactical formations]]. These include the following:
*'''Arrowhead formation:''' a trio of ''Paris''-class frigates, emphasising use of their MAC weaponry over missile armaments.{{Ref/Book|Id=Formations|Halo: Fleet Battles Core Rulebook|Page=124-125}}
*'''Shield formation:''' four ''Paris''es, intended for defensive work.{{Ref/Site|Id=Shield|URL=http://www.spartangames.co.uk/new-formations-for-halo-fleet-battles|Site=Spartan Games|Page=New Formations for Halo: Fleet Battles|D=25|M=08|Y=2017}}
*'''Trident formation:''' three ''Paris'' frigates balancing MAC and missile armaments evenly.{{Ref/Reuse|Formations}}

These tactical formations can be "plugged together" with other formation types to form specialised forms of [[battle group]]. Those employing ''Paris''-class frigates include the following:
*'''Barrage specialist battlegroup:''' A combination of two {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s each supported by two ''Paris'' frigates, serving as a multi-purpose organisation that can be designated a number of tasks. Most Barrage specialist groups were assigned to hunt down Covenant raiders during the war, or deal with flare-ups of the [[Insurrection]].{{Ref/Reuse|Shield}}
*'''Cyclops specialist battlegroup:''' A combination of a single ''Marathon''-class modified to serve as an improvised [[carrier]] via installation of several hangar bays, supported by three groups of ''Paris'' frigates in the Trident formation.{{Ref/Reuse|Formations}}
*'''Gorgon specialist battlegroup:''' A large battlegroup used in the later years of the war due to the scarcity of cruisers in the fleet. The Gorgon battlegroup type pairs two ''Marathon''-class heavy cruisers, each supported by a single ''Paris''-class frigate, with two additional Trident frigate formations—for a total of eight ''Paris''-class frigates.{{Ref/Reuse|Formations}}
*'''Harpy specialist battlegroup:''' Due to the mass-construction of ''Paris''-class frigates in the war, they were often deployed in large numbers to serve in wolf-pack task forces designed to overwhelm single Covenant capital targets. The Harpy formation uses three Arrowhead and three Trident formations of ''Paris''-class frigates, for a total of eighteen total vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|Formations}}
*'''Shield Wall specialist battlegroup:''' A combination of three ''Paris'' task forces in the Shield formation, for a total of twelve frigates. These ships are arrayed to maximise their MAC output potential, though have no [[capital ship]] support to back them up.{{Ref/Reuse|Shield}}

==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Andraste}} - a heavy frigate used in the UNSC Navy.
*{{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|Saturn}} - Participated in the containment of the [[Flood]] [[Outbreak at Site 22]].
*{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} (FFG-371) - Participated in the Fall of Reach and donated her slipspace drive to nobel to help destroy a Covenant Super-Carrier, was destroyed by a Covenant Corvette.

==Operational history==
[[File:H2A Terminals - Camber holograph.jpg|250px|thumb|''Paris''-class frigates among myriad other ships in the defence of [[Camber]].]]
===Human-Covenant War===
The ''Paris''-class heavy frigate was the third of the UNSC Navy's prominent Covenant-war era frigate classes to enter into service, first coming online in [[2523]], two years prior to the outbreak of the war. The ''Paris'' was quick to establish itself as an extremely capable combatant on a tonne-for-tonne basis, especially when compared to [[UNSC starship|other ships]] of the UNSC Navy. As such, by the later years of the war the ''Paris'' was being constructed in huge numbers and dominated the frigate construction yards.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} A ''Paris''-class frigate, {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, was used in one of the [[Battle of Chi Ceti|earliest engagements]] of the war,{{Ref/Reuse|Reach12}}{{Ref/Film|TFoRAS}} though by [[2552]] had been decommissioned and brought to the [[Asźod ship breaking yards]] for final dispensation.{{Ref/Map|HR|Boneyard}} They continued to be used in multiple battles of the war, such as the [[Battle of Camber]].{{Ref/Game|H2A|Terminals (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 2}}
[[File:HR Condemned FrigateFiring.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A frigate firing its point-defences during the glassing of Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|Condemned}}]]
Late in the war, vast amounts of ''Paris''-class frigates were employed throughout the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]], and were used to defend the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]'s various [[Human colonies|colony worlds]] during the [[Space engagements over Reach|space campaigns]] of the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Early in the [[Reach]] campaign, frigates {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} and {{UNSCShip|Saratoga}} were used to provide fire atmospheric fire support for ground forces during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]],{{Ref/Reuse|HRToTS}} with another ''Paris''-class, the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}, taking a key role during the pivotal [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]. While the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] were distracted by [[Operation: LEFT JAB]] led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]], ''Savannah''{{'}}s [[slipspace drive]] was removed from the ship and jury-rigged into an improvised bomb used to destroy the {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}, ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''. During the engagement, ''Savannah'' provided overwatch fire support for the [[YSS-1000 Sabre]] strikecraft, and worked to jam the communications of {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', though ultimately succumbed to ''Prayer''{{'}}s [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannons]].{{Ref/Reuse|HRLNoS}} Although planet was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]], ''Paris''-class frigates continued to operate in the Reach area of operations for several days afterward, with one such vessel continuing to engage Covenant spacecraft over the remains of [[Gamma Station]].{{Ref/Map|Id=Condemned|HR|Condemned}}

Several ''Paris''-class frigates were able to escape the Fall of Reach relatively intact. One such vessel, {{UNSCShip|Promise of Dawn}}, escaped with the [[Smart AI]] [[Gabriela]] aboard, but ultimately crash-landed on [[Sephune III]] with its crew stranded on the planet, with a signal from the ship only intercepted later in [[2553]].{{Ref/Comic|HLW}} Another ship, {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}, was recovered from the debris fields over Reach by [[Blue Team]] and combined with their stolen {{Pattern|Ruma|light carrier}} ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to form an improvised vehicle for getting back to human space.{{Ref/Novel|HFS}}{{Ref/Game|H2A|Terminals (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 15}} During the final months of the war, ''Paris''-class frigates constituted a large portion of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], and were used to defend [[Earth]] during the opening stages of the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Cairo}}

===Post-war era===
The [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]] saw the introduction of a number of frigate classes to succeed the ''Paris'', especially with the distinction between "light" and "heavy" frigates having become minimal for the remaining fleets of Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Late in the war, the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}} was introduced to take over the heavy frigate role, though these ships have yet to entirely replace the ''Paris'' design. The {{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}} was introduced in [[2553]] to take over the ''Paris''{{'}} role in aggressive and swift frigate-scale attack, albeit armed with [[directed-energy weapon]] rather than a MAC system.{{Ref/Reuse|Mulsanne}} As late as [[2556]], ''Paris''-class frigates such as {{UNSCShip|Cascadia}} and {{UNSCShip|Saturn}} were deployed on lone missions on post-glassing worlds and overseeing the exploration of [[Forerunner]] relic [[Site 22|sites]],{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=17}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Saturn|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son}} with numerous ''Paris''-class frigates later serving as part of [[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]] to escort the UNSC flagship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on its [[Battle of Requiem|first deployment]] to [[Requiem]].{{Ref/Film|FUD}}{{Ref/Marketing|H4|The Commissioning}} ''Paris''-class frigates continued to serve alongside ''Infinity'' as late as mid-[[2558]], with vessels of the class deployed to help secure the [[Station at Oth Lodon]].{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=6}}

==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
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==Production notes==
Although debuting in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the ''Paris''-class was originally designed for inclusion in ''[[Halo 3]]'' as a conceptual design for the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}/ {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-3-manualpromotional-sketches-and.html|Site=Isaac Hannaford's blog|Page=Halo 3 manual/promotional sketches and the Frigate Andraste|D=21|M=7|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BkOYA|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 3 Spaceship designs and discards|D=21|M=7|Y=2021}} During production, the class known internally as the ''Stalwart'' (the name of the [[Stalwart-class light frigate|frigate class]] introduced in ''[[Halo 2]]''){{Ref/Site|URL=http://pro.mattturner.us/gallery/matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg|Site=Matt Turner's blog|Page=matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg|D=15|M=10|Y=2014}}, though was ultimately named the ''Paris''-class with the release of the [[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Essential Visual Guide]] reprint in [[2011]]. The class was also known as the ''Stalwart'' during the production of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.{{Ref/Film|FUD|Blu-ray pre-production visualizations}}

The concept work for the frigate produced labels the subject spacecraft as the UNSC ''Andraste'', and provides a number of labels and notations to various features on the ship. This artwork displays a number of correlating details with the final design, though also several differences with established canon such as the presence of [[Railgun (fiction)|railgun]] turrets. The presence of the Harpoon missiles mentioned in the art was later canonised in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', as the [[M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

''Halo: Reach'' also retroactively confirmed the class of the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, a vessel featured in the original ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' novel but never given a specific class. Curiously, the novel (and its [[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series|animated adaptation]]) feature the ship deploying a squadron of [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] fighters, and indicating that the ship is storing a number more. With the model provided in-game, this would be impossible, as there are no single points on which the 60 metre wingspan Longsword is capable of fitting anywhere inside the frigate. This is an example of [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EarlyInstallmentWeirdness "Early Installment Weirdness"]—in which details established in an early work do not correlate with details solidified in its successors. The ''Commonwealth'' in the original novel was not written with the 2010 game's design in mind, and this this detail does not fit. The animated series does depict the Longswords launching what appears to be downward from the rear lower mast, though the visual accuracy of the series is suspect. It may be possible that in canon, the Longswords were simply externally docked to the ''Commonwealth''.

In the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' remaster of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level [[Cairo Station]], ''Paris''-class frigates replace the {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s seen in the skybox of the mission, and can be viewed flying into deep space to engage the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]].

==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. In-universe, it may also be a reference to the human colony world of [[Paris IV]] or the city of [[New Paris]], on [[Mars]].

==Gallery==
===Concept art and illustrations===
<gallery>
File:H3 UNSCAndraste Concept.png|''[[Halo 3]]'' concept art for the {{UNSCShip|Andraste}}, which the design of the ''Paris''-class is based on.
File:HE18-UNSCCascadia.jpg|The {{UNSCShip|Cascadia}} in 2556 in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:HFB_ParisDestroyed.jpg|A destroyed ''Paris'' in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
File:HM-Paris.png|Profile of the ''Paris''-class heavy frigate.
File:HINF_ParisII_Concept.png|Concept art for ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s UNSC ''Sword of Ascalaphus'', a redesigned frigate heavily based on the ''Paris''.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
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 {{Pattern|Ceudar|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 [[FSS-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:H2A Terminals - 3 against 1.jpg|A ''Paris''-class fires upon a {{Pattern|Ket|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}}.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[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]]''
*''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Frigate classes]]
[[Category:UNSC ship classes]]