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The '''''Strident''-class heavy frigate''' is a type of [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] by [[2557]]. They are used not only as escort ships, but also as swift-attack vessels.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 192''</ref> | The '''''Strident''-class heavy frigate''' is a type of [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] by [[2557]]. They are used not only as escort ships, but also as swift-attack vessels.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 192''</ref> | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
The ''Strident''-class is the most recent addition to the Navy's most prevailing ship type. Up to ten of these ships are stored within the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s underslung sub-vessel deployment bay. After an initial assault, they are deployed ''en masse'' to deliver a final, crushing blow and mopping up any stragglers in the process.<ref name="EVG"/> Notably, these vessels are equipped with [[energy shielding|energy shields]], a significant development over prior UNSC vessels which had to rely on their [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battleplate]] for protection.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure|S1E1 Departure]]''</ref> | The ''Strident''-class is the most recent addition to the Navy's most prevailing ship type. Up to ten of these ships are stored within the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s underslung sub-vessel deployment bay. After an initial assault, they are deployed ''en masse'' to deliver a final, crushing blow and mopping up any stragglers in the process.<ref name="EVG"/> Notably, these vessels are equipped with [[energy shielding|energy shields]], a significant development over prior UNSC vessels which had to rely on their [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battleplate]] for protection.<ref name="departure">'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure|S1E1 Departure]]''</ref> | ||
=== | ==Design details== | ||
575 meters in length, the ship is fairly narrow on the port-starboard axis. Like on other UNSC vessels, propulsion is provided by a [[fusion drive|deuterium fusion engine]]. Like other [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] classes, it possesses port and starboard "wings" and has a laterally split hull. A blister with several viewports is on the dorsal surface near the bow. At least two [[hangar bay]]s are mounted on either side; these bays are sealed with [[energy barrier|energy shield doors]].<ref name="Midnight">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> The ship's [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] deployment bays are mounted on the mid-ventral surface.<ref name="Initiation">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''Issue 1''</ref> | |||
===Armament=== | |||
''Strident''-class frigates primary armament is its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark IV, heavy coil - 94B1E6/Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. The frigate is armed with an unknown number of [[Archer missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile delivery systems]] and [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart 50mm point-defense networks]]. Additionally, three [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system]]s are located on the frigate.<ref name="EVG"/> | ''Strident''-class frigates primary armament is its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark IV, heavy coil - 94B1E6/Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. The frigate is armed with an unknown number of [[Archer missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile delivery systems]] and [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart 50mm point-defense networks]]. Additionally, three [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system]]s are located on the frigate.<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
==Service history== | |||
At least one of these frigates was used to deploy [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] during a battle for an unknown world in [[2552#October|October 2552]].<ref name="Initiation"/> During the [[Battle of Earth (2557)|Battle of Earth]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], three ships of this class escorted the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} as part of [[Battlegroup Dakota]]. They engaged the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s flagship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', though they could not prevent him from activating the [[Composer]] and killing millions of residents in [[New Phoenix]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]].<ref name="Midnight"/> | |||
At the onset of the [[Second Battle of Requiem]], the ''Infinity'''s embarked ''Strident''-class sub-vessels were launched to engage the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] around Requiem.<ref name="departure"/> | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Strident}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class. | *{{UNSCShip|Strident}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class. | ||
==Production notes== | |||
Low-detail models of the ''Strident''-class are seen in the background on the ''Halo 4'' level ''[[Midnight]]''.<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref> These ships are intended to appear only in the background, but exploiting a [[Midnight Vacation|glitch]] allows the player to examine these vessels up close, along with two other theretofore-[[Vindication-class light battleship|unseen]] [[Poseidon-class light carrier|classes]]. Because these ships are intended to appear only as scenery, they are rendered as brushes rather than level geometry; as such, the player can fly the [[Broadsword]] through them without harm. This model bears several structural differences to the final model seen in ''Spartan Ops''; it is lighter in coloration, similar to the other ships of [[Battlegroup Dakota]], and the bridge section is sleeker, shorter, and located farther aft. Curiously, a ''Strident''-class frigate in ''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' is depicted in the likeness of the lower-quality in-game model rather than the high-detail one in ''Spartan Ops''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4-Concept-Charon-Frigate.jpg|Concept art of the [[Charon-class light frigate|''Charon''-class | File:H4-Concept-Charon-Frigate.jpg|Concept art of the redesign of the [[Charon-class light frigate|''Charon''-class frigate]] ''Forward Unto Dawn'' that would become the design of the ''Strident''-class heavy frigate. | ||
File:H4-StridentHeavyFrigate-AftRender.png|Aft view of a ''Strident''-class heavy frigate's engines. | File:H4-StridentHeavyFrigate-AftRender.png|Aft view of a ''Strident''-class heavy frigate's engines. | ||
File:H4-Daybreak-1.jpg|A ''Strident''-class heavy frigate on the map [[Daybreak]]. | File:H4-Daybreak-1.jpg|A ''Strident''-class heavy frigate on the map [[Daybreak]]. | ||
File:Infinity n Frigates.png|Two frigates escorting the UNSC ''Infinity'' in ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' [[Artifact|Episode 2]]. | File:Infinity n Frigates.png|Two frigates escorting the UNSC ''Infinity'' in ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' [[Artifact|Episode 2]]. | ||
File:Spartan ops frigates.png|The ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sub-vessels clearing the corridor into [[Requiem]]. | File:Spartan ops frigates.png|The ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sub-vessels clearing the corridor into [[Requiem]]. | ||
File:Unidentified frigate 1.jpg|Side view of the ''Strident''-class as depicted in ''Midnight''. | |||
File:Unidentified frigate 2.jpg|Top view of the vessel as depicted in ''Midnight''. | |||
File:Dakota_3.jpg|Three ships of this class participating in the Battle of Earth. | |||
File:Halo Initiation unidentified frigate.PNG|A ''Strident''-class in ''Halo: Initiation''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Strident-class heavy frigates}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Strident-class heavy frigates}} | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||