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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]].]]
|name=UNSC carrier
'''Carrier''' is a [[capital ship|capital]] [[warship]] [[UNSC starship|classification used]] by the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=126}} It is used for transport and deployment of fighters and ground troops and command and control{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|image=[[File:FoR UNSC Atlas.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|class=[[Carrier]]
|role=*Transport and deployment of fighters and ground troops{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*Command and control{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|length=Variable
*{{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', page 249 (2009)</ref> {{c|Unspecified class}}
|width=Variable
*{{Convert|120|m|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} {{c|Unspecified class}}
|height=Variable
|engine=
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]
|armament=Variable
**[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
**[[Archer missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
**[[Fusion rocket]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
**[[Point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|complement=*[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
*[[D77-TC Pelican]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
*Ground vehicles
|misc-title=Crew
|misc=Variable
*2,100{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} {{c|Unspecified class}}
|era=*[[Insurrection]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
}}


'''Carrier''' is a [[capital ship|capital]] [[warship]] [[UNSC starship|classification used]] by the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=126}}
==Overview==
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>[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/147 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref> while the largest carriers are multiple kilometers long.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc|Enc09|Page=249}} Most carriers are crewed by hundreds to thousands and can carry numerous space, air, and ground vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} Befitting their role, their primary asset is a large number of [[space fighter]]s or [[dropship]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet|HWF|Page=40-41}}


==Design==
===Armament===
The Navy operates several carrier classes, including the ''[[Poseidon-class light carrier|Poseidon]]'', ''[[Orion-class assault carrier|Orion]]'', ''[[Epoch-class heavy carrier|Epoch]]'', and ''[[Punic-class supercarrier|Punic]]'' classes.{{Ref/Note|The ''Atlas'' as seen in ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'' and the ''Musashi'' as seen in ''Fall of Reach - Invasion'' do not appear to belong to any of the established carrier classes. The former shares design features with the {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} and the ''Epoch''-class carrier while the latter vaguely resembles the {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}. The ''Atlas'' was later depicted in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' with a completely different design reminiscent of the ''Punic''-class supercarrier; while the newer depiction is presumably the ship's canonical appearance, the prior incarnation may nonetheless represent a canonically distinct class.}} UNSC carriers range from light warships to among the largest ships in service. The smallest known class, the Poseidon-class light carrier, is only 719 meters from stem to stern, smaller than a cruiser.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/147 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref> The largest carriers are multiple kilometers long and have a beam of over 100 meters.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} Most carriers crew and complement exceed 2,000 can carry numerous space, air, and ground vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} Befitting their role, their primary asset is a large number of [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] interceptors or [[F-41 Broadsword]] multirole fighters.
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}}


==Armament==
==Classes==
Despite their size, UNSC carriers depend on their fighter wings for offense, though they are often equipped with at least one [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Secondary armament is provided by 300 [[Archer missile]]s, while tertiary armament includes two [[fusion rocket]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} Carriers also mount numerous [[point defense gun]]s, such as the [[M910 point defense network]] used by the ''Epoch''-class, as well as several nuclear missiles of various types.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The Navy operates several carrier classes.{{Ref/Note|The ''Atlas'' as seen in ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'' and the ''Musashi'' as seen in ''Fall of Reach - Invasion'' do not appear to belong to any of the established carrier classes. The former shares design features with the {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} and the ''Epoch''-class carrier while the latter vaguely resembles the {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}. The ''Atlas'' was later depicted in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' with a completely different design reminiscent of the ''Punic''-class supercarrier; while the newer depiction is presumably the ship's canonical appearance, the prior incarnation may nonetheless represent a canonically distinct class.}}


==Classes==
;Light carriers
{| class="wikitable"
*'''{{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}}''' – Sleek, elongated, and somewhat cylindrical in general shape. Its structure comprises two main sections covered with white plating; in the fore section, the plating mostly covers the vessel's dorsal surface.
! width="200" style="text-align:left" |Class
<gallery class=center>
! width="100" style="text-align:left" |Image
File:H4-Poseidon.png|{{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}}.
! width="500" style="text-align:left"|Details
</gallery>
|-
;Heavy carriers
|{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} || [[File:H4-UNSCInfinity-Starship-Side.png|300px]] ||
*'''{{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}''' – The heaviest variety of carrier in service behind only the immense supercarriers, the Epoch class' tonnage exceeds that of both the Poseidon and the Orion classes. Often forming the core of most UNSC fleets, the heavy carrier is capable of taking extreme damage in combat.
|-
<gallery class=center>
|{{Class|Punic|supercarrier}} || [[File:Punic orbit.jpg|300px]] || The supercarrier was used for direct confrontation with Covenant capital ships, and was one of the few UNSC ships effective in this role
File:Enc22 SoTP Epoch.png|{{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}.
|-
</gallery>
|{{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} || [[File:Fleet Battles - Epoch, painted.jpg|300px]] || The heaviest variety of carrier in service behind only the immense supercarriers, the Epoch class' tonnage exceeds that of both the Poseidon and the Orion classes. Often forming the core of most UNSC fleets, the heavy carrier is capable of taking extreme damage in combat.
;[[Assault carrier]]s
|-
*'''{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}''' – Considered state-of-the-art when it was introduced, the Orion-class assault carrier incorporated the miniaturized and reconfigurable automated factories and chemical processors that were commonly found in colony support vessels, allowing the carriers to produce fuel, spare parts, and rarely even complete combat vehicles without outside assistane.
|{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}} || [[File:HaloFleetBattles-Orion.jpg|300px]] || Considered state-of-the-art when it was introduced, the Orion-class assault carrier incorporated the miniaturized and reconfigurable automated factories and chemical processors that were commonly found in colony support vessels, allowing the carriers to produce fuel, spare parts, and rarely even complete combat vehicles without outside assistance
<gallery class=center>
|-
File:HaloFleetBattles-Orion.jpg|{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}.
|[[Phoenix-class colonial support vessel|''Phoenix''-class support vessel]] || [[File:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|300px]] || The Phoenix-class colonial support vessel is a colony ship classification used by the Unified Earth Government.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.
</gallery>
|-
;Supercarriers
|{{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}} || [[File:H4-Poseidon.png|300px]] || The Poseidon-class carrier is sleek, elongated, and somewhat cylindrical in general shape. Its structure comprises two main sections covered with white plating; in the fore section, the plating mostly covers the vessel's dorsal surfac
*'''{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}''' – Currently the largest warship class in the UNSC Navy.
|}
*'''{{Class|Punic|supercarrier}}''' – Used for direct confrontation with Covenant capital ships, and one of the few UNSC ships effective in this role.
<gallery class=center>
File:H4-UNSCInfinity-Starship-Side.png|{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}.
File:Enc22 SoTP Punic.png|{{Class|Punic|supercarrier}}.
</gallery>
;Other
*'''[[Phoenix-class colonial support vessel|''Phoenix''-class support vessel]]''' – A colony ship classification used by the Unified Earth Government. 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.
<gallery class=center>
File:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|[[Phoenix-class colonial support vessel|''Phoenix''-class support vessel]].
</gallery>


==Ships of the line==
===Unidentified classes===
{{Ships/UNSC/Carriers}}
There is also an unidentified model of UNSC carrier, which has a length of {{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us}} and have a beam of {{Convert|120|m|ft|sp=us}}.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} They are armed with one [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Secondary armament is provided by 300 [[Archer missile]]s, while tertiary armament includes two [[fusion rocket]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} They do carry approximately 2,100 and a large number of [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] interceptors or [[Pelican]] dropships.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} One, the {{UNSCShip|Magellan}}, is part of this class.


==Gallery==
There is another unspecified model of UNSC carrier, in which {{UNSCShip|Musashi}} belonged to prior to its destruction during the [[space engagements over Reach|space engagements]] over [[Reach]].
<gallery>
<gallery class=center>
File:UNSC Musashi.jpg|The destruction of the carrier ''Musashi''.
File:UNSC Musashi.jpg|An unidentified carrier class, to which the {{UNSCShip|Musashi}} belonged to.
File:FoR UNSC Atlas.png|The ''Atlas'' in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''.
File:TFoR-as-Atlas.jpg|The ''Atlas'' in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''.
File:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|A converted [[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class colony ship]].
File:H4 MidnightPoseidons 2.jpg|Two [[Poseidon-class light carrier|''Poseidon''-class light carrier]]s.
File:Fleet Battles - Epoch, painted.jpg|An [[Epoch-class heavy carrier|''Epoch''-class heavy carrier]].
File:Halo Fleet Battles - Orion class.jpg|An [[Orion-class assault carrier|''Orion''-class assault carrier]].
File:Punic orbit.jpg|A [[Punic-class supercarrier|''Punic''-class supercarrier]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Notes==
==Service history==
{{Ref/Notes}}
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==Ships of the line==
{{Ships/UNSC/Carriers}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 476-487''</ref>
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 476-487''</ref>
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**''[[Midnight]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==

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UNSC Atlas, a UNSC heavy carrier near the yellow dwarf star Lambda Serpentis.

Carrier is a capital warship classification used by the UNSC Navy.[1] It is used for transport and deployment of fighters and ground troops and command and control[1]

Overview

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,[2] while the largest carriers are multiple kilometers long.[3] Most carriers are crewed by hundreds to thousands and can carry numerous space, air, and ground vehicles.[3][4] Befitting their role, their primary asset is a large number of space fighters or dropships.[4]

Armament

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 guns, such as the M910 Rampart point defense network used by the Epoch-class, as well as several nuclear missiles of various types.[1]

Classes

The Navy operates several carrier classes.[Note 1]

Light carriers
  • Poseidon-class light carrier – Sleek, elongated, and somewhat cylindrical in general shape. Its structure comprises two main sections covered with white plating; in the fore section, the plating mostly covers the vessel's dorsal surface.
Heavy carriers
  • Epoch-class heavy carrier – The heaviest variety of carrier in service behind only the immense supercarriers, the Epoch class' tonnage exceeds that of both the Poseidon and the Orion classes. Often forming the core of most UNSC fleets, the heavy carrier is capable of taking extreme damage in combat.
Assault carriers
  • Orion-class assault carrier – Considered state-of-the-art when it was introduced, the Orion-class assault carrier incorporated the miniaturized and reconfigurable automated factories and chemical processors that were commonly found in colony support vessels, allowing the carriers to produce fuel, spare parts, and rarely even complete combat vehicles without outside assistane.
Supercarriers
Other
  • Phoenix-class support vessel – A colony ship classification used by the Unified Earth Government. 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.

Unidentified classes

There is also an unidentified model of UNSC carrier, which has a length of 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) and have a beam of 120 meters (390 ft).[3] They are armed with one Magnetic Accelerator Cannon. Secondary armament is provided by 300 Archer missiles, while tertiary armament includes two fusion rockets.[3] They do carry approximately 2,100 and a large number of GA-TL1 Longsword interceptors or Pelican dropships.[3] One, the UNSC Magellan, is part of this class.

There is another unspecified model of UNSC carrier, in which UNSC Musashi belonged to prior to its destruction during the space engagements over Reach.

  • UNSC Musashi.jpg

    An unidentified carrier class, to which the UNSC Musashi belonged to.

Service history

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Ships of the line

Class Fleet or last known tactical grouping Ship Name Hull classification symbol Last known captain Notes
Epoch-class heavy carrier Unknown UNSC Epoch Lead ship
UNSC Atlas
Infinity-class supercarrier Expeditionary Strike Group 1 UNSC Infinity INF-101 Thomas Lasky Lead ship. Missing over Installation 07.
Unknown UNSC Eternity Not Completed
Orion-class assault carrier Unknown UNSC Fifth Winter
UNSC Orion Lead ship
Phoenix-class carrier Third Fleet UNSC Spirit of Fire CFV-88 James Cutter Active but officially listed as lost with all hands.
Poseidon-class light carrier Unknown UNSC Milwaukee
UNSC Poseidon Lead ship
Punic-class supercarrier Unknown UNSC Punic Lead ship
Epsilon Eridani Fleet UNSC Trafalgar Flagship of Epsilon Eridani Fleet. Destroyed over Reach
Unknown UNSC Home Fleet UNSC Stalingrad Carl Patterson
UNSC Witness
Third Fleet UNSC Totem Lake CVA-92
Unknown UNSC All Under Heaven
UNSC Magellan
UNSC Musashi

List of appearances

Notes

  1. ^ The Atlas as seen in Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp and the Musashi as seen in Fall of Reach - Invasion do not appear to belong to any of the established carrier classes. The former shares design features with the Phoenix-class colony ship and the Epoch-class carrier while the latter vaguely resembles the Halberd-class light destroyer. The Atlas was later depicted in Halo: The Fall of Reach with a completely different design reminiscent of the Punic-class supercarrier; while the newer depiction is presumably the ship's canonical appearance, the prior incarnation may nonetheless represent a canonically distinct class.

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 126
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14
  3. ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 249
  4. ^ a b Halo: Warfleet, page 40-41
  5. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 476-487

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Human ship classifications
Stealth craft
Heavy frigates Paris-class • Strident-class
Light frigates Anlace-class • Charon-class • Mulsanne-class • Stalwart-class
Heavy destroyers Able-class • Hillsborough-class
Light destroyers Diligence-class • Halberd-class • Unidentified
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