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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]].]]
{{Ship class infobox
'''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}}
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**[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
**300 [[Archer missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
**Two [[fusion rocket]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
**[[Point defense gun]]s {{c|presumed}}
**Nuclear missiles {{c|presumed}}
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*[[D77-TC Pelican]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
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'''Carrier''' is a [[capital ship|capital]] [[warship]] [[UNSC starship|classification used]] by the [[UNSC Navy]].
==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/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}}


==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|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 carrier class is three kilometers long and has a beam of 120 meters.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} Carriers have a crew and complement of 2,100 and 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.
===Spacecraft===
==Ship classes==
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|Infinity|supercarrier}} || [[File:H4-UNSCInfinity-Starship-Side.png|300px]] ||
|{{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}}
|-
|-
|{{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
|{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}} || [[File:HaloFleetBattles-Orion.jpg|300px]] || {{Convert|2220|m|ft|sp=us}} || 40 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|-
|-
|{{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.
|{{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}}
|-
|-
|{{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
|{{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}}
|-
|-
|[[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.
|[[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}}
|-
|-
|{{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|Punic|supercarrier}} || [[File:Enc22 SoTP Punic.png|300px]] || {{Convert|13123|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || 670 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|-
|{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} || [[File:H4-UNSCInfinity-Starship-Side.png|300px]] || {{Convert|18682|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || 970 million tonnes || {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|}
 
===Maritime craft===
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}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Class !! Image !! Length !! Source
|-
|{{Class|Crassus|supercarrier}} || [[File:UNSCAircraftCarrier.png|300px]] || {{Convert|1633|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} || {{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}}
|}
|}


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==
{{Ships/UNSC/Carriers}}
{{Ships/UNSC/Carriers}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSC Musashi.jpg|The destruction of the carrier ''Musashi''.
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>
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[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]]'' {{Verify source}}
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
**''[[Pelican Training]]''
**''[[Pelican Training]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
**''[[Midnight]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==

Latest revision as of 01:25, May 12, 2023

Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series screenshot
UNSC Atlas, a UNSC heavy carrier near the yellow dwarf star Lambda Serpentis.

Carrier is a capital warship 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[1]

Overview[edit]

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][4] Most carriers are crewed by hundreds to thousands and can carry numerous space, air, and ground vehicles.[4][5] Befitting their role, their primary asset is a large number of space fighters or dropships.[5]

Armament[edit]

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[edit]

Spacecraft[edit]

The Navy operates several carrier classes. In practice, they can be divided into two broad categories: supercarriers 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 groups and defensive fleets.[5][1]

Class Image Length Tonnage Source
Poseidon-class light carrier A cropped screenshot of a Poseidon-class light carrier in Halo 4. 719 meters (2,359 ft) 2.8 million tonnes [1][2]
Orion-class assault carrier Halo Fleet Battles - Orion-class carrier. 2,220 meters (7,300 ft) 40 million tonnes [1]
Epoch-class heavy carrier A render of the Epoch-class carrier modelled by Jared Harris for the fan mod Sins of the Prophets - used in the 2022 Halo Encyclopedia. 2,563 meters (8,409 ft) 35 million tonnes [1][5][6]
Phoenix-class support ship UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png 2,500 meters (8,200 ft) 44 million tonnes [7]
Unidentified carrier UNSC Musashi being gutted by a Kewu-pattern battleship's flensing lance, in issue 3 of Fall of Reach: Invasion. 2,900 meters (1.8 mi) N/A [3][4]
Punic-class supercarrier A render of the Punic-class supercarrier modelled by Jared Harris for the fan mod Sins of the Prophets - used in the 2022 Halo Encyclopedia. 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) 670 million tonnes [1]
Infinity-class supercarrier H4-UNSCInfinity-Starship-Side.png 5,694 meters (18,682 ft) 970 million tonnes [1]

Maritime craft[edit]

The UNSC Army operates a number of ocean-based aircraft carriers, predominantly used on Inner Colony worlds such as Earth and Reach.[8]

Class Image Length Source
Crassus-class supercarrier UNSC Aircraft Carrier from Longshore 498 meters (1,633 ft) [8]

Ships of the line[edit]

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[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 126-127
  2. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14 (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2014) [archive]
  3. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 249
  4. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 259
  5. ^ a b c d Halo: Warfleet, page 40-41
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - In the Loop (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 48-49
  8. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Ship Strike (Retrieved on Apr 20, 2023) [archive]

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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
Heavy cruisers Autumn-class • Marathon-class • Valiant-class
Light cruisers Halcyon-class
Unclassified
By human faction: UEG (UNSC • CAA) • Insurrectionist
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