Editing Phoenix-class colony ship

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{{Ship Class Infobox
|name=''Phoenix''-class colony ship
|image=[[File:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|class=[[Colony ship]]
|role=;Standard
*Colonization of planets
;Military refit
*Support of ground operations
|length={{Convert|2500|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 188''</ref>
|width={{Convert|800|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG"/>
|height={{Convert|689|m|ft|}}<ref name="Warfleet"/>
|mass=about 44 million metric tons<ref name="Warfleet"/>
|engine=
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]
|armament=
;Refit-specific
*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/SpiritOfFire.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''' - ''Spirit of Fire'']</ref><ref name="EVG"/>
*[[Archer Missile]]s
*[[50mm point defense gun]]s
*[[11A2R1 naval coilgun battery|Heavy deck guns]]
|complement=
|misc-title=Crew
|misc=11,000<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 72''</ref>
|era=*[[Domus Diaspora|Colonial Era]]
*[[Insurrection]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}
The '''''Phoenix''-class''' is a [[colony ship]] classification used by the [[Unified Earth Government]], with a [[hull classification symbol]] of '''CFV'''. In addition to ferrying colonists to newly settled worlds, they are used to carry equipment such as prefabricated [[colony starter unit]]s, hydroponics and other facilities.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> Known ships of the ''Phoenix'' class include the {{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}} which colonized [[Harvest]]<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 183''</ref> and the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} which aided in the colonization of [[Arcadia]] and was later converted into a warship.

==Specifications==
[[File:Arcadia Colonized.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Arcadia]] colonized by three ''Phoenix''-class colony ships.]]
The ''Phoenix''-class is 2.5 km long,<ref name="EVG"/> making it one of the largest known ships in the [[UNSC|UNSC's]] naval history to lack the official designation of a carrier-class vessel.

The ''Phoenix''-class ships were designed to transport thousands of colonists from Earth, or one of the other Inner Colonies, as well as [[terraforming]] equipment to alter the existing atmosphere and/or biosphere to better suit human habitation. Once the terraforming is completed, the colonists settle the planet. On at least one instance, a colony ship was decommissioned to aid in the development of a colony. On [[Harvest]], the [[UNSC Skidbladnir|''Skidbladnir's'']] fusion reactor was used to power the first settlement, [[Utgard]] and its data processing storage housing the Agricultural Operations AI, [[Mack]] was also utilized. The ship's AI, [[Loki]], became the [[Planetary Security Intelligence]], sharing a core with Mack, and was tasked with covertly monitoring the colony for trouble by the UNSC.<ref name="Contact"/> Whether this was a common fate for colony ships tasked with settling new worlds is unknown.

===Modifications===
At least one ''Phoenix'', the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', was modified for wartime use by the [[United Nations Space Command]] and redesignated a '''''Phoenix''-class support vessel'''.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 188''</ref> The refitted ships carry vehicles, troops, and supplies as support for ground forces. It also carries the resources necessary to build [[firebase]]s, with the base structures being repurposed colony starter units.<ref name="Halo Wars">'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> 

Once converted, a ''Phoenix''-class ship becomes an extremely effective troop transport and orbital support ship, with the ability to carry large amounts of ground troops and ample supplies to sustain them in the field with little to no external contact for considerable amounts of time. It is also able to utilize its deck guns to rapidly conduct multiple "MAC-blasts" in support of ground troops.<ref>Halo Wars Level "Dome of Light"</ref><ref group="note">All ''Halo Wars'' media, including the [[Halo Wars Timeline Events|in-game timeline]], the [http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/SpiritOfFire.aspx official website], and ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', state that the ''Spirit of Fire'' was outfitted with a single MAC during its military refit. During [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_vYCugfijI the cutscene] prior to the level ''[[Dome of Light]]'', [[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]] asks, ''"Can we use the ship's '''''cannons''''' to take it out directly?"'' At the end of this level, the player is able to request forty MAC rounds in very rapid succession, which is impossible for a standard MAC; throughout most of the game, the player can request up to four MAC rounds simultaneously. In addition, the rounds released by the "MAC Blast" power cause very limited damage. Thus, it stands to reason that these weapons were used to provide orbital bombardment by the ''Spirit of Fire'' rather than its primary MAC, which would cause great collateral damage and would have a considerably lower rate of fire</ref> The ship plays a vital role in battle by dispatching [[D82-EST Darter]] dropships to quickly and efficiently distribute supplies near hostile areas, while [[D20 Heron]]s deploy prefabricated firebases to reinforce places of interest.  However, despite the conversion of the ''Phoenix''-class from a colony transport ship to a warship, it still lacks the capacity to operate as a front-line ship-to-ship combatant; its superstructure is vulnerable to light pulse laser fire, and despite the addition of armor plating, the outer edges of ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull was ripped away when the ship collided with a {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}.

==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Phoenix}} - Lead ship of the ''Phoenix''-class.
*{{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} - Active as of [[2559]]; officially lost with all hands in 2531.
*{{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}} - Scrapped for materials.

==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
===UNSC ''Phoenix''-class colonial support vessel===
This element includes a single ''Phoenix''-class colonial support vessel.
*Cost: 200 points
*Movement: 6"
*Damage Track: 10 • 9 • 5
*Build Rating: 4
*Hangars: 3
*Boarding Craft: 6
*Security Detail: 5
*System loadouts:
**Hard Burn (2")
**Missile Barrage
**Point Defence (4)
**Titanium Armour (5)
*Primary Weapon: Light MAC
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (2)
**Firing Arc: Forward
**Dice: 12
*Additional Primary Weapon: Light MAC
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (1)
**Firing Arc: Port/Starboard
**Dice: 8
*Secondary Weapon: Missile Batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing Arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 10
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===UNSC ''Phoenix'' (Guardian Spirit formation)===
This element includes a ''Phoenix''-class colonial support vessel and one ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser.
*Cost: 260 points
*Movement: 6"
*Damage Track: 12 • 11 • 6
*Build Rating: 6
*Hangars: 5
*Boarding Craft: 7
*Security Detail: 7
*System loadouts:
**Hard Burn (2")
**Missile Barrage
**Point Defence (6)
**Titanium Armour (7)
*Primary Weapon: Heavy MAC
**Range: 15/30"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (4)
**Firing Arc: Forward
**Dice: 16
*Additional Primary Weapon: Light MAC
**Range: 10/20"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (1)
**Firing Arc: Port/Starboard
**Dice: 8
*Secondary Weapon: Missile Batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing Arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 14
{{Col-end}}

==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Phoenix-class colony ships}}
*The [[Wikipedia:Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] was a mythological bird which would be reborn at the end of its lifetime; in a similar fashion, the ''Phoenix-''class colony ship would be decommissioned and stripped down upon colonizing a planet, the ship's materials "giving birth" to a new colony.
*The name ''Phoenix'' may be a reference to [[Bungie]]'s canceled game of the same name,<ref name="Halo Wars"/> or, more likely, the name is derived from an Ensemble prototype which pitched humans against invading Martians in a War of the Worlds style, which was titled ''Phoenix''.<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3919/ensemble_studios_the_last_tour.php?page=1 Ensemble Studios Last Tours]</ref>
*The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' claims the ''Spirit of Fire'' to be three miles long.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|The ''Phoenix''-class colony ship compared to other known UNSC and Covenant vessels of the wartime era. 
File:Spirit SF room.png|[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Shaw-Fujikawa drive]] room of a refit ''Phoenix''-class colony ship in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''.
File:Spirit drop bay bravo.png|Drop Bay Bravo of the ''Spirit of Fire''.
File:Timeline002.jpg|Concept art of the ship's bridge for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HaloWars-SOF-Space.jpg|A profile of the ''[[UNSC Spirit of Fire]]'', illustrating the Phoenix-class vessel's vast length and armament.
File:ApexBattleImage.png|The ''[[Spirit of Fire]]'' colliding with a [[Covenant destroyer]].
File:RepairsOpening.png|The ''Spirit Of Fire'' faces a Covenant destroyer in the interior of the Shield World.
File:HW20.png|One of the cryo-chambers on board a ''Phoenix''-class colony ship.
File:Dome o' Light.png|The holographic display table on the bridge of a ''Phoenix''-class colony ship.
File:Shipyard.png|A ''Phoenix''-class colony ship being constructed at a UNSC shipyard, possibly over [[Jupiter]], in ''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[Origins]]''.
File:BootCamp - Reach.png|A ''Phoenix''-class vessel (left) near Reach in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''.
File:Escalation 6 - Spirit of Fire.jpg|The ''Spirit of Fire'' in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:Marathon, Epoch and Phoenix models.jpg|A ''Phoenix'' in comparison with a ''[[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|Marathon]]'' and ''[[Epoch-class heavy carrier|Epoch]]'' in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:HFB-Phoenix1.jpg|A ''Phoenix''-class colony ship.
File:HFB-Phoenix.jpg|A ''Phoenix''-class colony ship with a D77-TC Pelican.
File:HM-SOFArk.png|The ''Spirit of Fire'' in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HW2-SoF.jpg|The ''Spirit of Fire'' in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Something Has Happened]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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{{Human Ships}}

[[Category:United Nations Space Command ship classes]]