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With current human technology, 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 turret|pulse lasers]] and [[Plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]], 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 ship]]s. | With current human technology, 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 turret|pulse lasers]] and [[Plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]], 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 ship]]s. | ||
The frigate's speed and maneuvering advantage, however, allow UNSC frigates to provide fire support to other UNSC fighter craft such as [[YSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]]s or [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]]s and engage both multiple enemy single ship fighters like [[Type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Banshee interceptors]] or [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraphs]] and light enemy warships simultaneously; its speed allows it to put down fire on an enemy ship while being able to avoid a large amount fire from largely superior [[Plasma turret|Covenant weaponry]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level | The frigate's speed and maneuvering advantage, however, allow UNSC frigates to provide fire support to other UNSC fighter craft such as [[YSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]]s or [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]]s and engage both multiple enemy single ship fighters like [[Type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Banshee interceptors]] or [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraphs]] and light enemy warships simultaneously; its speed allows it to put down fire on an enemy ship while being able to avoid a large amount fire from largely superior [[Plasma turret|Covenant weaponry]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> | ||
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===Main hangar=== | ===Main hangar=== | ||
They also have a large loading [[elevator]] 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]]''', campaign level | They also have a large loading [[elevator]] 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]]''', campaign level ''[[The Ark]]''</ref> The {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} featured a large rear section which had the capacity of holding several [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelicans]] in addition to numerous ground vehicles. These hangar floor elevators have been seen operating in two different modes; the single-sided hinges on the elevator are able to swing down 90° in order to allow aircraft like Pelicans to drop vertically out of the hangar for quick deployment.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''',campaign level ''[[The Ark]]'', Beginning cutscene and Rally Point Alpha "Forward Unto Dawn"</ref> So far the frigate is the only UNSC warship that has been seen landing and deploying vehicles directly to the surface of a planet (or Halo installation in the ''Dawn'''s case). | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
