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{{Infobox Ship Class | |||
|name = '''UNSC frigate''' | |||
|image = [[File:UNSC Saratoga.jpg|350px]] | |||
|manufacturer = [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | |||
|model = | |||
|class = Frigate | |||
|length = {{Convert|478|m|ftin}}<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page 248</ref> | |||
|width = {{Convert|151.9|m|ftin}} | |||
|height = {{Convert|112.3|m|ftin}} | |||
|engine = Deuterium nuclear fusion reactor | |||
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |||
|shield gen = None | |||
|hull = {{Convert|60|cm|ftin}} [[Titanium-A]] battleplate | |||
|countermeasures = | |||
|armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (1) | |||
*[[Shiva missile|Shiva Nuclear Warhead Missiles]] (1-3)<ref name="Reach111">'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', page 111</ref> | |||
*[[Archer missile]] pods (40) 30 missiles/pod | |||
*[[Point Defense Gun]] (12) | |||
*Twin Defensive Rail Gun Turrets (5)<ref name="art"/> (in some variants) | |||
|complement = | |||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] | |||
**[[ODST]]s | |||
*[[Albatross]] dropships | |||
*[[M312 Elephant HRV]]s | |||
*[[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle]]s | |||
*[[Pelican]] dropships | |||
**[[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|D77-TC]] or [[Dropship-77 Heavy Troop Carrier/Infantry|D77H-TCI]] | |||
*[[M808B Main Battle Tank]]s | |||
*[[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]]s | |||
**[[M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]] | |||
**[[M831 Troop Transport]] | |||
*[[AV-14 Attack VTOL]]s | |||
*[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s | |||
*[[Clarion Spy Drone]]s (3) | |||
|capacity = | |||
|role = Protection of larger fleet ships | |||
|affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''UNSC Frigate''' is a warship classification in the [[UNSC Navy]]. Although it significantly lacks armor and firepower compared to its larger cousin, the [[UNSC Destroyer]], the frigate is smaller and thus more maneuverable. It is cheaper to produce, allowing greater numbers to be fielded against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. | |||
==Background== | |||
With current human technology, [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] Frigates are barely considered a match for even the smallest of Covenant warships. It is outclassed even by smaller Covenant ships, its armor is susceptible to enemy point-defense [[pulse laser]]s and [[plasma torpedo]]s, and it is outfitted with substandard weaponry. Only ''en masse'' does the UNSC Frigate give any UNSC fleet element an advantage against even inferior numbers of Covenant Capital Ships. Despite this, two Frigates, the ''[[In Amber Clad]]'' and the ''[[Forward Unto Dawn]]'' played a crucial role in winning the Human-Covenant war, acting as the human flagships in the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]], although both ended up destroyed. | |||
==Layout== | ==Layout== | ||
The [[Bridge]] of the Frigate is located in the uppermost part of the ship, in the section at the stern-most tip of the MAC gun shaft (in the case of the only seen version of the UNSC frigate, there is another layout variation similar in appearance to the [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]], ''{{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}}''. The commanding officer's chair is located behind the two primary consoles within the bridge. There are numerous other consoles located at the sides of the room. There are four bridge stations: Navigation, Operations, Weapons, and Communications. | |||
A UNSC Frigate also possess 12 [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] bays, located in the rear of the ship, which facilitate the deployment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s. | |||
UNSC Frigates are capable of hovering in an atmosphere and even landing. This ability is displayed by both the [[UNSC Grafton]] and the [[UNSC Saratoga]] in [[Halo: Reach]] and the [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn]] in [[Halo 3]]. They also have either a garage or cargo bay in their rear section which is capable of extending out of the ship's ventral side to deploy vehicles or cargo directly to the ground.<ref>'''''[[Halo 2]]'''''</ref><ref>'''''[[Halo 3]]''''', level [[The Ark]]''</ref> The {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} carried three Pelican dropships in this rear section in addition to several ground vehicles. | |||
=== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Dimensions=== | |||
A typical frigate of 2552 appears to be around {{Convert|478|m|ft}} long, {{Convert|151|m|ft}} wide and {{Convert|112|m|ft}} tall. It is one of the smallest warships fielded by the UNSC. | |||
===Propulsion=== | ===Propulsion=== | ||
Like other [[human]] ships, the UNSC | Like other [[human]] ships, the UNSC Frigate is powered by thermonuclear fusion reactors which use deuterium (a stable hydrogen isotope) as fuel. The engines almost certainly use the energy obtained from this process to heat some form of reaction propellant which is expelled out of rear-facing exhausts to generate thrust. There are four exhausts visible on frigates; two large and two small. | ||
For translight voyages, the Frigate carries a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]. Although they cannot be seen, it can be safely assumed that frigates also possess multiple maneuvering thrusters to adjust a vessel's attitude in three dimensions. Finally, frigates have several times been observed to hover in an atmosphere. It is possible that they vector thrust downward in order to accomplish this feat, but no downward-pointing exhaust nozzles are visible. It is also possible that they employ some form of Covenant-derived antigravity mechanism, or perhaps electrostatic or magnetic levitation. | |||
For | |||
===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
[[File:Halo3 - MAC muzzle.jpg|thumb|200px|The MAC barrel on a UNSC frigate.]] | [[File:Halo3 - MAC muzzle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The MAC barrel on a UNSC frigate.]] | ||
A typical UNSC frigate carries the following armament: | A typical UNSC frigate carries the following armament: | ||
*1 '''[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]''' which is able to fire one round per charge. | *1 '''[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]''' which is able to fire one round per charge. The MAC runs between one- and two-thirds of a Frigate's total length. | ||
* | *3 '''[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s''' serve as heavy ordinance. | ||
* | *40 '''[[Archer Missile|Archer missile pods]]''' which carry around thirty missiles per pod, adding up to a total of 1200 missiles. | ||
* | *12 '''[[50mm point defense guns]]''' function as the last line of defense against [[Seraph-class Starfighter|single ships]] and incoming missiles. | ||
===Crew=== | ===Crew=== | ||
No precise figures are available regarding the crew of a frigate, but it is likely relatively small, (less than a hundred would be stationed on a frigate). Like larger ships, a detachment of Marines and sometimes ODSTs would be present onboard. The crew number includes deck crews as well as the command crew, Marines, ODSTs, dropship pilots, and technical personnel. The number of personnel a single frigate is capable of housing numbers at least within the thousands.<ref>'''''[[Halo: First Strike]]''''', page ''??''</ref>{{Verify_source}} | |||
In [[2552]] [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] was supposedly able to | In [[2552]] [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] was supposedly able to single-handedly control the frigate {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} to aid [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] on the [[Installation 04B|newly rebuilt Halo]], though this was likely performed using an auto-pilot function. Similarly, Thel seemed to be able to pilot the ''Dawn'' at least somewhat after Cortana activated its engines and was removed from the systems, but in that case all he really had to do was point the ship at the Portal and fly into it which was likely a relatively simple task. An [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] can monitor and regulate all critical functions without human intervention. Also, the {{UNSCship|Gettysburg}} was able to be staffed by only a small amount of crew, survivors of the [[Fall of Reach]] and the [[Battle of Installation 04]] although in that case, [[Cortana]] was onboard and was undoubtedly able to do much of the work. | ||
===Superstructure=== | ===Superstructure=== | ||
[[File:AegisFateSideView.jpg|thumb|right|400px|A frigate from the side.]] | |||
The armor of a frigate is relatively poor compared to that of its larger cousins and counterparts such as the destroyer, with only 60cm of [[Titanium-A]] battle plate. However, due to its relatively light weight, the frigate's strength lies instead in maneuverability and speed. The frigate's relatively wide design is supported by structural support ribs, allowing it to perform orbital incursions. <ref name="art">'''''The Art of Halo 3'''''</ref> | |||
The | |||
==Known frigates== | ==Known frigates== | ||
{{ | {{UNSC Frigate}} | ||
==Changes from Halo 3 to Halo: Reach== | |||
* The frigate's hangar is about the width of a Sabre in its Halo: Reach rendition, approximately half the size of its Halo 3 version. | |||
* The frigate's hangar is also much longer in its Halo: Reach version. | |||
* The frigates in Halo 3 have only four point defense turrets while in Halo: Reach they have twelve. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* The frigates in ''Halo: Reach'' have a similar hangar size to the frigates in ''Halo 2''. | |||
* From ''Halo 2'' to ''Halo: Reach,'' the frigates have a noticeable difference. The frigates in ''Halo 2'' seem to have a more bigger "bump" on the front of the frigate, near the MAC gun. | |||
* In ''Halo 3'', it is possible for the frigate to release its hangar bay doors. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery widths="150" captionalign="left"> | ||
File:InAmberClad-scale.gif|A scale comparison between the UNSC frigate and miscellaneous objects. | |||
File:Frigate size comparison.png|A scale comparison between two UNSC frigates and the Liberty Island in New York. | File:Frigate size comparison.png|A scale comparison between two UNSC frigates and the Liberty Island in New York. | ||
File: | File:UNSC FRIGATE- HALO LEGENDS(PROTOTYPE).jpg|A UNSC frigate picking up survivors from [[Algolis]]. | ||
File:HaloReach - FrigateWreck.png|A destroyed UNSC frigate over Reach. | File:ArabiaVostok.png|{{UNSCShip|Arabia}} and {{UNSCShip|Vostok}} being destroyed at the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. | ||
File:UNSC Longsword and Frigate siz comaprisson.jpg|As shown here, [[GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor|Longsword fighters]] are not too large to be carried by frigates. | |||
File:10203554-Full.jpg|The Archer pods of a typical UNSC frigate. | |||
File:UNSC Frigate HEV drop hatches.jpg|UNSC frigate's HEV SOEIV hatches (along the center). | |||
File:DawnBase.jpg|A preview of UNSC frigate lowering its cargo bay for the insertion of ground forces and vehicles onto the battlefield. | |||
File:Mac.jpg|A preview of a UNSC frigate firing a round from its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. | |||
File:In Amber Clad gives chase.jpg|UNSC frigate ''[[In Amber Clad]]'' compared to the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier. | |||
File:Reach mpbeta boneyard 02.jpg|A UNSC frigate, the ''[[UNSC Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'', being taken apart, partially showing the ship's internal structure. | |||
File:HaloReach - FrigateWreck.png|A destroyed UNSC frigate over Reach from Halo: Reach Announcement Trailer, likely the UNSC ''Savannah'' destroyed by the Covenant Corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]''. | |||
File:HaloReach - Space Battle.jpg|A [[YSS-1000|YSS-1000 ''"Sabre"''-class starfighter]] and the {{UNSCship|Savannah}} engaging a [[Covenant corvette]] over Reach. | |||
File:HaloReach - Frigates.jpg|Two UNSC frigates engaging Covenant ground forces in the Fall of Reach. | |||
File:Reach 596390 Medium.jpg| A UNSC frigate facing a [[Covenant Corvette]]. | |||
UNSC Savannah over Reach.jpg|The {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} above Reach. | |||
File:UNSC_Savannah.jpg|The UNSC ''Savannah'' engaging a Covenant corvette. | |||
reach_3023638_Full.jpg|The UNSC ''Savannah'', docked with [[Anchor 9]]. | |||
IAC-tech.gif|UNSC Frigate | |||
Ih_Frigate02_copy.jpg|UNSC frigate concept art by Bungie | |||
Halo3_-_FrigateAssault.png|UNSC frigates attacking | |||
File:Reach 10501931 Full.jpg|Two frigates over Reach. | |||
Cov Corvette vs UNSC Frigate.jpg|A size comparison | |||
Ffg-127.png|A destroyed frigate over New Mombasa. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
{{ | {{Appearances|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: First Strike|Halo 2|Halo Graphic Novel|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo: Uprising|Halo 3|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Halo Wars|Halo: Helljumper|Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo 3: ODST|Halo Legends|Halo: Reach}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{ | <references/> | ||
==External== | |||
*[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_iactour/ Stephen Loftus's extensive analysis of the UNSC frigate] | |||
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