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| [[File:TFoR-as-Atlas.jpg|350px|thumb|{{UNSCShip|Atlas}}, a UNSC heavy carrier near the yellow dwarf star [[Lambda Serpentis system|Lambda Serpentis]].]]
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| '''Carrier''' is a [[capital ship|capital]] [[warship]] [[UNSC starship|classification used]] by the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Colonial Military Authority]]. They are used for transport and deployment of fighters and ground troops and command and control{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=126-127}} | | {{Ship |
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| | |name=UNSC Carrier |
| | |manufacturer=[[UNSC]] |
| | |line= |
| | |model= |
| | |class=[[Carrier]] |
| | |length=1500 meters |
| | |width= |
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| | |mass= |
| | |max accel= |
| | |max speed space= |
| | |max speed air= |
| | |engine= |
| | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] |
| | |slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day ''(estimated)'' |
| | |poweroutput= |
| | |power= |
| | |shield gen=None |
| | |hull=Titanium-A Battle Plate |
| | |sensor= |
| | |target= |
| | |navigation= |
| | |avionics= |
| | |countermeasures= |
| | |armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]'' (conjecturalized)'' |
| | *[[Archer Missile]]s'' (conjecturalized)'' |
| | |complement=*[[Longsword Interceptor]]s '' (conjecturalized)'' |
| | *[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s <ref>''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''</ref> |
| | *UNSC Marines. |
| | *Shortsword bombers ''(conjecturalized)'' |
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| | |skeleton= |
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| | |era= [[Human-Covenant War]] |
| | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
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| ==Overview==
| | The '''UNSC Carrier''' is a classification of warships within the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Fleet]]. |
| UNSC carriers range from light warships to among the largest ships in service. The smallest light carriers can be lower than a kilometer from stem to stern, smaller than a cruiser,{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} while the largest carriers are multiple kilometers long.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=249}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=259}} Most carriers are crewed by hundreds to thousands and can carry numerous space, air, and ground vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWFEpoch}} Befitting their role, their primary asset is a large number of [[space fighter]]s or [[dropship]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=HWFEpoch|HWF|Page=40-41}} | |
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| ===Armament=== | | ==Armory== |
| Despite their size, UNSC carriers depend on their fighter wings for offense, though the heavy carriers are often equipped with at least one [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Carriers also mount numerous [[point-defense gun]]s, such as the [[M910 Rampart point defense network]] used by the ''Epoch''-class, as well as several nuclear missiles of various types.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | UNSC Carriers are armed with [[Archer Missile]]s and most likely have contingents of [[Longsword Interceptor|Longsword]] interceptors and [[Shortsword]] bombers, in fitting with their combat role. |
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| ==Classes== | | ==Power== |
| ===Spacecraft===
| | Based on evidence, it appears that UNSC Carriers are rarer than [[Marathon-class Cruiser|''Marathon''-class Cruiser]]s, which instigates doubt that the ''Marathon'' classification is truly the most powerful warship classification in the UNSC Navy. This is additionally reinforced by the fact that UNSC [[Battle Group Stalingrad|Battle Group ''Stalingrad'']] had a UNSC Carrier (the {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}}) as its flagship even when there was a ''Marathon''-class Cruiser as well within the battlegroup. However, modern battle groups often have both carriers and cruisers, and even though carriers are less powerful in direct combat they are often chosen as the flag ship. |
| The Navy operates several carrier classes. In practice, they can be divided into two broad categories: [[supercarrier]]s and smaller tactical carriers. Supercarriers are massive vessels which form the core of major expeditionary fleets as command ships, while smaller tactical carriers serve as the core of component [[battle group]]s and defensive fleets.{{Ref/Reuse|HWFEpoch}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |{{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}} || [[File:H4-Poseidon.png|300px]] || {{Convert|2359|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || 2.8 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{ref/Site|Id=Bulletin|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14|D=30|M=06|Y=2014}}
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| |{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}} || [[File:HaloFleetBattles-Orion.jpg|300px]] || {{Convert|2220|m|ft|sp=us}} || 40 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |{{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} || [[File:Enc22 SoTP Epoch.png|300px]] || {{Convert|8409|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || 35 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWFEpoch}}{{Ref/Site|Id=canon fodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-in-the-loop|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - In the Loop|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}
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| |{{Class|Phoenix|support ship}} || [[File:UNSC_Spirit_of_Fire_(CFV-88).png|300px]] || {{Convert|8200|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || 44 million tonnes || {{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=48-49}}
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| |[[Unidentified UNSC carrier class|Unidentified carrier]] || [[File:FoRI Musashi.png|300px]] || {{Convert|1.8|mi|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || N/A || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
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| |{{Class|Punic|supercarrier}} || [[File:Enc22 SoTP Punic.png|300px]] || {{Convert|13123|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || 670 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} || [[File:H4-UNSCInfinity-Starship-Side.png|300px]] || {{Convert|18682|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || 970 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ===Maritime craft=== | | ==Size== |
| The [[UNSC Army]] operates a number of [[Human marine craft|ocean-based aircraft carriers]], predominantly used on [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] worlds such as [[Earth]] and [[Reach]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFStrike|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-ship-strike|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Ship Strike|D=20|M=04|Y=2023}}
| | If estimations and theories are accurate, these ships may be 1.5 kilometers long; nearly the length of a Covenant [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]. In Halo: Ghosts Of Onyx, pg. 270, it is mentioned that a Carrier is less than 3km long. |
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| |{{Class|Crassus|supercarrier}} || [[File:UNSCAircraftCarrier.png|300px]] || {{Convert|1633|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || {{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}}
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| ==Ships of the line== | | ==Ships of the Line== |
| {{Ships/UNSC/Carriers}}
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| ==List of appearances==
| | *{{UNSCShip|All Under Heaven}} - status unknown, last seen at [[Battle of Pegasi Delta]] |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *[[UNSC Atlas|UNSC ''Atlas'']] - status unknown, last seen on patrol at the [[Lambda Serpentis System]] |
| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
| | *[[UNSC Magellan|UNSC ''Magellan'']] - status unknown, last seen by [[SPARTAN-104]] |
| *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' | | *[[UNSC Musashi|UNSC ''Musashi'']] - destroyed, [[Battle of Reach]] |
| *''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
| | *[[UNSC Stalingrad|UNSC ''Stalingrad'']] - destroyed, [[Battle of Onyx]] |
| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
| | {{UNSC Carriers}} |
| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
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| **''[[Pelican Training]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==References== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
| | <div class="references-small"><references/></div> |
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| {{Human Ships}} | | {{UNSC Ships}} |
| | | [[Category:Starship Classifications]] |
| [[Category:Carrier classes| ]] | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| [[Category:UNSC ship classes| ]] | |
