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====[[UNSC Carrier|Carriers]]==== | ====[[UNSC Carrier|Carriers]]==== | ||
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====[[UNSC cruiser|Cruisers]]==== | ====[[UNSC cruiser|Cruisers]]==== | ||
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====[[UNSC destroyer|Destroyers]]==== | ====[[UNSC destroyer|Destroyers]]==== | ||
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====[[UNSC prowler|Prowlers]]==== | ====[[UNSC prowler|Prowlers]]==== | ||
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File:HW2C-Space.jpg|Concept art of a space combat mode for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', featuring several UNSC starships. | File:HW2C-Space.jpg|Concept art of a space combat mode for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', featuring several UNSC starships. | ||
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===Overview=== | ===Overview=== | ||
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File:HM-Infinity.png|Several types of UNSC starships in orbit. | File:HM-Infinity.png|Several types of UNSC starships in orbit. | ||
File:BootCamp - Reach.png|A number of UNSC starships in orbit of Reach. | File:BootCamp - Reach.png|A number of UNSC starships in orbit of Reach. |
Revision as of 18:28, August 16, 2019
UNSC starships were Human starships operated by the United Nations Space Command. The UNSC operated these starships through several different branches.
History
Insurrection
- Main article: Insurrection
The time of the Insurrection saw a number of class additions and developments to the UNSC's fleet. In 2493, the Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser entered service. Though serious cost problems over five years cast doubt in the class' future.[1] At some point in the Insurrection, a new carrier, the Orion-class assault carrier, was built to help with ground operations.[2] One of the last known class additions during the Insurrection was the Halcyon-class light cruiser. In 2510, the class first entered service.[3]
Human-Covenant war
- Main article: Human-Covenant war
CAA and CMA Absorption
In 2525, the UNSC would strip away the CMA's naval resources and give them to NAVCOM.[4] As well, the UNSC would begin to take over the Colonial Administration Authority in the midst of the Human-Covenant war. With these additions, the UNSC received several different types of ships. This included the CAA's Springhill-class mining ship[5][6] and the Diligence-class from the CMA.[7] Both of which would be brought back to service or continued service such as with the UNSC Kronstadt and the CAA Heavy Burden.
Final year of the war
- Main articles: Fall of Reach, Battle of Earth
With 152 ships present at the of Battle of Reach,[8] a large number of these ships were destroyed. This included many capital ships such as the UNSC Trafalgar, the flagship of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet and pride of the Navy.[9]
Starting September 5, 2552 all remaining UNSC starships and their fleets were consolidated under a single command grouping under the UNSC Home Fleet.[10] By the end of the war, the plethora of UNSC starships had been reduced to only a few hundred.[11]
Post-war
Following the Human-Covenant war, the surviving UNSC starships were brought back to Sol to be repaired, refitted and counted.[11]
A variety of starship classes and several ship improvements that were created during the war finally became commonplace. The Autumn-class heavy cruiser, the Strident-class heavy frigate and the Infinity-class supercarrier were all added to the fleet. All three have shielding,[12][13] an unprecedented addition to UNSC ships.
As part of ongoing offenses, UNSC Strident-class frigates and Anlace-class frigates were being deployed to the Outer Colonies to route out Covenant remnant occupiers.[14]
The Reclamation
- Main article: Created conflict
At the beginning of the Reclamation, many UNSC starships were disabled by Guardian Custodes under the control of the Created.[15] Some ships, were ripped out of Slipstream Space with the activation of the Guardians, like the UNSC Nereid.[16]
Organization
Management
In the UNSC, ships can also be operated by different departments and branches. Warships like the UNSC In Amber Clad were often operated by the UNSC Navy.[17] In the case of the UNSC Swift Justice, it was operated by the Incident Response and Investigation division of the UNSC.[18]
Smaller craft were often operated by other branches or were overlapped with another branch. The F-41 Exoatmospheric Multirole Strike Fighter, for example, was operated by the UNSC Air Force.[19] The UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping also operated a number of Freighters.
Tactical Groupings
UNSC ships were organized into fleets and further down into Battlegroups.
Identification
There were a few known ways of identifying UNSC ships. There was the Hull classification symbol, which gives each ship a letter classification and a number. There was the ship emblem, which was a unique image that was special to each ship.
Some warships also used the UNSC REG system, which was also a special serial number.[20][21] There was also the UNc system, which had an unknown meaning.[21]
The UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping operated its own identification codes for freighters that were primarily used in COM transmissions.[22]
Leadership
The leader of a UNSC starship, like other human starships, is referred to as a Captain regardless of actual rank.[23] Common ranks of this position include Commander (ex: Miranda Keyes, Richard Lash) and Captain (ex: Jacob Keyes, James Cutter).
Design
A number of corporations helped construct UNSC ships. Some of these manufacturers include Sinoviet Heavy Machinery, Aerofabrique SA and TanSec AB.
Design guidelines for ships emphasize that the command crew should have visibility of the surrounding exterior area of the ship. This is usually achieved through windows on the bridge.[24]
UNSC ships have an internal deck naming structure. On most ships, the Hangar deck is considered Zero Deck. Decks below that are "belowdeck" and are numbered in descending order starting at First Deck. Everything above the hangar deck is a "level", starting at Level One and going in an ascending order.[25]
Engines
- Main articles: Fusion drive, Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
UNSC ships were equipped with fusion drive engines to help them move and manuevour in real-space while Shaw-Fujikawa drives help ships reach supraluminal speeds.
AI
- Main article: Artificial intelligence
UNSC Starships were often given a Ship Director, an AI who could manage much of the ship's tasks with the Captain's authority. Generally, these AI were "Smart".[26]
Armament
A number of UNSC vessels, particularly those under the control UNSC Navy are equipped with weaponry.
MACs
- Main article: Magnetic Accelerator Cannon
MACs are massive coil guns that are used to accelerate multi-ton projectiles at extremely high velocities. These projectiles are composed of Titanium-A, depleted Uranium, and/or Tungsten with a ferrous (iron) core.
As an example, frigate based MACs are capable of firing 600-ton slugs at roughly 30/kms.[27]
UNSC Infinity has miniature MAC guns along its hull, to compliment its built in, larger MAC guns.
Missile batteries
UNSC ships generally carry an array of missile batteries. Most UNSC ships carry Archer Missiles in one of many pods. These include the M58 Archer Missile Delivery System and the M42 Archer Missile Delivery System. These were complemented with Fusion rockets.
A common tactic among UNSC ships was to disable the target's shields with MAC rounds and then pummel it with Archer missiles.
Point defense batteries
Point defense batteries were common on UNSC warships. Some of these batteries include the M910 Rampart, the M870 Rampart, the M710 Bulwark, and the Mark 57 Arena.
Nuclear weapons
UNSC warships usually contain nuclear weapons of some sort. Generally they were the Shiva-class nuclear missile.[28] Though, in the post-war era, UNSC ships generally use the M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system.
Types
Starfighters
The UNSC operates several types of starfighters. The most common being the GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor. The YSS-1000 Sabre was a secretive starfighter that was mostly used in the Inner colonies. The F-41 Broadsword XMSF was a mainline starfighter that lacked the technology of the Sabre. The S-14 Baselard was also another type of starfighter used by the UNSC.
Dropships
- Main article: Dropship
The most common dropships in the UNSC were the Pelicans. This included the D77-TC Pelican, D78-TC Pelican and the D79H-TC Pelican. Heavier dropships were also used such as the D81-LRT Condor, the D82-EST Darter, and the D96-TCE Albatross. The largest of which was the D20 Heron. The UNSC also had dropship escape pods, the Class-3 Bumblebee.
Colony starships
- Main article: Colony ship
The UNSC also operated a colony ship class, the Phoenix-class colony ship.
Support starships
- Main article: Support starship
Several types of support ships that were used include the stealthy Prowler and its subtypes. Other stealth ship classes existed including the Chiroptera-class stealth vessel. There was also the incredibly small sloop. Another type of ship that was used by the UNSC was the Calypso-class exfiltration craft. Following the UNSC's take over of the CAA, the Springhill-class mining ship helped build materiel for UNSC forces.
Warships
- Main article: Warship
The UNSC employs a number of warships including frigates, destroyers and cruisers. The Vindication-class was unique as it was a Battleship, an uncommon warship in UNSC ship design and classification. UNSC carriers were among the largest, most heavily armed ships the UNSC possesed. Two carrier classes were so large that frigates could dock with them; the Punic-class supercarrier and the Infinity-class supercarrier.[29]
Other
ONI's Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department have recovered, refit and begun testing on multiple Covenant starships.[30]
List of UNSC starships
The following is a list of the starships that belong to and are used by the United Nations Space Command.
Carriers
Class | Ship Name | Status |
---|---|---|
Epoch-class heavy carrier | UNSC Epoch | Unknown |
UNSC Atlas | Unknown | |
Infinity-class supercarrier | UNSC Eternity | Not Completed |
UNSC Infinity | Active | |
Orion-class assault carrier | UNSC Orion | Unknown |
Phoenix-class carrier | UNSC Spirit of Fire | Active but officially listed as lost with all hands. |
Poseidon-class light carrier | UNSC Milwaukee | Active |
UNSC Poseidon | Unknown | |
Punic-class supercarrier | UNSC Punic | Unknown |
UNSC Trafalgar | Destroyed over Reach | |
Unknown | UNSC All Under Heaven | Unknown |
UNSC Fifth Winter | Unknown | |
UNSC Magellan | Unknown | |
UNSC Musashi | Destroyed | |
UNSC Stalingrad | Destroyed | |
UNSC Totem Lake | Destroyed | |
UNSC Witness | Unknown |
Cruisers
Class | Ship Name | Status |
---|---|---|
Marathon-class heavy cruiser | UNSC Canberra | Unknown |
UNSC Dresden | Destroyed over Biko | |
UNSC Hannibal | Destroyed over Reach | |
UNSC Io | Destroyed in the Psi Serpentis system | |
UNSC Leviathan | Unknown, presumed destroyed | |
UNSC Marathon | Unknown | |
UNSC Prophecy | Destroyed over Harvest | |
UNSC Say My Name | Unknown, presumed Destroyed | |
Halcyon-class light cruiser | UNSC Constantinople | Destroyed |
UNSC Dawn Under Heaven | Destroyed | |
UNSC Halcyon | Unknown | |
UNSC Persian Gate | Unknown | |
UNSC Pillar of Autumn | Destroyed | |
UNSC Roman Blue | Crashed on Eiro. | |
UNSC Toulouse | Unknown | |
Autumn-class heavy cruiser | UNSC Euclid's Anvil | Active |
UNSC Pillar of Autumn II | Unknown, presumed Active | |
UNSC Song of the East | Active | |
UNSC Unto the Breach | Active | |
Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser | UNSC Everest | Unknown, presumed destroyed/AWOL |
UNSC Valiant | Unknown | |
Heavy Cruiser | UNSC Matador | Destroyed |
UNSC Swiftsure | Unknown | |
UNSC Weeping Willows | Destroyed | |
Unknown | UNSC Chares | Unknown |
UNSC Endeavor | Unknown | |
UNSC Sparrow | Unknown |
Destroyers
Class | Ship Name | Status |
---|---|---|
Diligence-class destroyer | UNSC Diligence | Unknown |
UNSC Kronstadt | Unknown, presumed active | |
Halberd-class destroyer | UNSC Iroquois | Unknown, presumed destroyed |
UNSC Halberd | Unknown | |
UNSC The Heart of Midlothian | Destroyed | |
UNSC Herodotus | Heavily damaged | |
UNSC Pioneer | Unknown | |
Hillsborough-class destroyer | UNSC Hillsborough | Unknown |
Unknown | UNSC Agincourt | Destroyed |
UNSC Armageddon's Edge | Unknown | |
UNSC Brasidas | Destroyed | |
UNSC Calcutta | Unknown | |
UNSC Clearidas | Unknown, presumed active | |
UNSC Do You Feel Lucky? | Destroyed | |
UNSC Glasgow Kiss | Destroyed | |
UNSC Gorgon | Unknown | |
UNSC Iwo Jima | Destroyed | |
UNSC Jericho | Heavily damaged | |
UNSC Lancelot | Unknown, presumed destroyed | |
UNSC Las Vegas | Unknown | |
UNSC Majestic | Unknown | |
UNSC Minotaur | Destroyed | |
UNSC Persephone | Unknown, presumed destroyed | |
UNSC Resolute | Unknown | |
UNSC Seattle | Moderately damaged | |
UNSC Tharsis | Destroyed | |
UNSC Thermopylae | Moderately damaged | |
UNSC Virginia Capes | Destroyed |
Frigates
Prowlers
Corvettes
Class | Ship Name | Status |
---|---|---|
Gladius-class corvette | UNSC Gladius | Unknown |
UNSC Sagan Blue | Unknown, presumed Active | |
Fast-attack Corvette | UNSC Two for Flinching | Unknown, presumed Active |
Unknown | UNSC Bum Rush | Unknown, presumed Active |
UNSC Callisto | Unknown, presumed Scrapped | |
UNSC Chalons | Unknown, presumed Active | |
UNSC Coral Sea | Unknown, presumed Active | |
UNSC Pony Express | Unknown, presumed Active | |
UNSC Glamorgan | Active |
Colony Ships
Class | Ship Name | Status |
---|---|---|
Phoenix-class colony ship | UNSC Phoenix | Unknown |
UNSC Skidbladnir | Scrapped in colonization of Harvest |
Cargo and Transportation Ships
Class | Ship Name | Status |
---|---|---|
Ammunition Ship | UNSC Diadochi | Crashed on what became Partition |
UNSC Taulanti | Attacked in 2553. Unknown status after | |
Cargo ship | UNSC Dartmouth | Destroyed |
Cargo Freighter | UNSC Onan | Unknown |
Mona Lisa | Converted to a prison transport, Destroyed | |
Diplomatic Shuttle | Han | Unknown |
UNSC passenger schooner | UNSC Donoma | Boarded and destroyed |
UNSC Santori | Unknown | |
Unknown | UNSC Nereid | Likely destroyed |
Other Ships
Class | Ship Name | Status |
---|---|---|
Chiroptera-class Stealth Vessel | Beatrice | Decommissioned, later destroyed |
UNSC Chiroptera | Unknown | |
Vindication-class light battleship | UNSC Vindication | Unknown |
Auxiliary Vessel | UNSC Belleisle | Active |
UNSC Dunedin | Active | |
Exploration | UNSC Gannick | Unknown, likely settled on Gannick 22 |
ONI Prospecting Vessel | Long Time Coming | Destroyed |
ONI Sloop | UNSC Walk of Shame | Unknown, presumed active |
Patrol Ship | UNSC Ariadne | Destroyed over Venezia |
Surveying Shuttle | UNSC Iceni | Active |
Science Vessel | UNSC Hilbert | Destroyed |
Stealth Ship | UNSC Silberg | Unknown |
Shuttle Pod | Coda | Destroyed |
Unknown | UNSC Abstract Endurance | Unknown, Ship Director defected to Created. |
UNSC Accra | Destroyed over Bliss | |
UNSC Agincourt | Destroyed | |
UNSC Armstrong | Heavily damaged | |
UNSC Austerlitz | Destroyed | |
UNSC Basra | Destroyed | |
UNSC Battle of Minden | Unknown | |
UNSC Belfast | Destroyed over Arcadia | |
UNSC Brilliant Shores | Unknown | |
UNSC Bunker Hill | Unknown | |
UNSC Burden of Proof | Unknown | |
UNSC Buteo's Talon | Active | |
UNSC Campo Grande | Destroyed | |
UNSC Chevalier | Unknown | |
UNSC Compton-Hall | Unknown | |
UNSC Dark Was the Night | Crashed on Losing Hand, some crew recovered | |
UNSC Eminent Domain | Destroyed over Draetheus V | |
UNSC Excellence | Destroyed over Harvest | |
UNSC Final Summit | Unknown | |
UNSC Glasgow | Unknown | |
UNSC Herald | Unknown | |
UNSC Hermes II | Unknown | |
UNSC Lance Held High | Destroyed | |
UNSC Lowrentz | Destroyed | |
UNSC Maelstrom | Destroyed over Harvest | |
UNSC Melbourne's Pride | Unknown. Ship Director defected to Created. | |
UNSC Midway | Destroyed | |
UNSC Of Uncommon Courage | Destroyed over Beat Gabriel | |
ONI PRO-49776 | Unknown | |
UNSC Pompadour | Unknown | |
UNSC Resolute Harmony | Unknown. Ship Director defected to Created. | |
UNSC Rochester | Unknown | |
UNSC Sacramento | Destroyed | |
UNSC Sentry of El Morro | Unknown | |
UNSC Sevenfold Gates | Unknown | |
UNSC Texas | Destroyed over Arcadia | |
UNSC Tharsis | Destroyed | |
UNSC Troy | Destroyed | |
UNSC Verdant Sumerian | Unknown. Ship Director defected to Created. | |
UNSC Vociferous | Unknown | |
UNSC Waterloo | Destroyed over Harvest | |
UNSC Welcome to the Snipehunt | Active | |
UNSC Witch Bucket | Unknown |
Gallery
Concept art
- HW2C-Space.jpg
Concept art of a space combat mode for Halo Wars 2, featuring several UNSC starships.
Overview
- HM-Infinity.png
Several types of UNSC starships in orbit.
The UNSC starship line-up for Halo: Fleet Battles.
Several UNSC starships in orbit over Camber.
Numerous UNSC ships fighting Covenant over Sigma Octanus IV.
Several Charon-class light frigates at the Battle of Voi.
Sources
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Armory Amore
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets, p. 60
- ^ Halo Wars, collectible, Halo Wars Timeline Events
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 208
- ^ Halo 4, multiplayer map, Adrift
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, p. 295-297
- ^ Halo: First Strike, p. 168
- ^ Halo Legendary Crate, Naval Records Archives
- ^ a b Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo, p. 132
- ^ Spartan Ops, Episode 1: Departure
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - En Voyage
- ^ Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo, p. 38 & 39
- ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level, Guardians
- ^ Halo: Tales from Slipspace, Undefeated
- ^ Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo, p. 36 & 37
- ^ Halo: Retribution, Chapter 2
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 114
- ^ Halo 4, campaign level, Dawn
- ^ a b Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level Cairo Station
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, p. 34
- ^ Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo, p. 90-92
- ^ Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo, p. 33
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, Chapter 4
- ^ Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo, p. 90-92
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, p. 108 (2001 edition); p. 130 (2010 edition)
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, p. 147
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Catalog Interaction - Page 23
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