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|name=''Phoenix''-class colony ship | |name=''Phoenix''-class colony ship | ||
|image=[[File:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|300px]] | |image=[[File:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Halifax Spacewerx]] | |manufacturer=[[Halifax Spacewerx]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | ||
|class=[[Colony ship]] | |class=[[Colony ship]] | ||
|role=;Standard | |role=;Standard | ||
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|length={{Convert|2500|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 188</ref> | |length={{Convert|2500|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 188</ref> | ||
|width={{Convert|800|m|ft}} | |width={{Convert|800|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | ||
|height={{Convert|689|m|ft|}}<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo Warfleet]]'', p. 48-49</ref> | |height={{Convert|689|m|ft|}}<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo Warfleet]]'', p. 48-49</ref> | ||
|mass=44 million metric tons | |mass=44 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | ||
|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
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*3 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|22B6R3 MAC Batteries]]<ref name="SOF Fact">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/SpiritOfFire.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': Spirit of Fire] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Spirit of Fire|Archive]])</ref><ref name="Mythos">[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]</ref> | *3 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|22B6R3 MAC Batteries]]<ref name="SOF Fact">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/SpiritOfFire.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': Spirit of Fire] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Spirit of Fire|Archive]])</ref><ref name="Mythos">[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]</ref> | ||
*10 [[11A2R1 naval coilgun battery|11A2R1 naval coilgun batteries]] | *10 [[11A2R1 naval coilgun battery|11A2R1 naval coilgun batteries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | ||
*24 [[Archer Missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile pods]] | *24 [[Archer Missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | ||
*40 [[M800 Rampart point defense gun]]s | *40 [[M800 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | ||
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|misc-title=Crew | |misc-title=Crew | ||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
[[File:Arcadia Colonized.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Arcadia]] colonized by three ''Phoenix''-class colony ships.]] | [[File:Arcadia Colonized.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Arcadia]] colonized by three ''Phoenix''-class colony ships.]] | ||
The ''Phoenix''-class is 2.5 kilometres long, | The ''Phoenix''-class is 2.5 kilometres long,{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} making it one of the largest known ships in the [[UNSC|UNSC's]] naval history to lack the official designation of a carrier-class vessel. | ||
First commissioned in 2362, the ''Phoenix''-class ships were designed to transport thousands of colonists from an [[Inner Colony]] such as [[Earth]], as well as [[terraforming]] equipment necessary to alter the existing atmosphere and/or biosphere to better suit human habitation. Once the terraforming is completed, the colonists settle the planet. On at least one instance, a colony ship was decommissioned to aid in the development of a colony. On [[Harvest]], the [[UNSC Skidbladnir|''Skidbladnir's'']] fusion reactor was used to power the first settlement, [[Utgard]] and its data processing storage housing the Agricultural Operations AI, [[Mack]] was also utilized. The ship's AI, [[Loki]], became the [[Planetary Security Intelligence]], sharing a core with Mack, and was tasked with covertly monitoring the colony for trouble by the UNSC. | First commissioned in 2362, the ''Phoenix''-class ships were designed to transport thousands of colonists from an [[Inner Colony]] such as [[Earth]], as well as [[terraforming]] equipment necessary to alter the existing atmosphere and/or biosphere to better suit human habitation. Once the terraforming is completed, the colonists settle the planet. On at least one instance, a colony ship was decommissioned to aid in the development of a colony. On [[Harvest]], the [[UNSC Skidbladnir|''Skidbladnir's'']] fusion reactor was used to power the first settlement, [[Utgard]] and its data processing storage housing the Agricultural Operations AI, [[Mack]] was also utilized. The ship's AI, [[Loki]], became the [[Planetary Security Intelligence]], sharing a core with Mack, and was tasked with covertly monitoring the colony for trouble by the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|Contact}} Whether this was a common fate for colony ships tasked with settling new worlds is unknown. | ||
===Modifications=== | ===Modifications=== | ||
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'''. | 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'''.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The refitted ships carry vehicles, troops, and supplies as support for ground forces. It also carries the resources necessary to build [[firebase]]s, with the base structures being repurposed colony starter units.<ref name="Halo Wars">'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | ||
Once converted, a ''Phoenix''-class ship becomes an extremely effective troop transport and orbital support ship, with the ability to carry large amounts of ground troops and ample supplies to sustain them in the field with little to no external contact for considerable amounts of time. It is also able to utilize its deck guns to rapidly conduct multiple "MAC-blasts" in support of ground troops.<ref>Halo Wars Level "Dome of Light"</ref>{{Ref/Note|1=All ''Halo Wars'' media, including the [[Halo Wars Timeline Events|in-game timeline]], the [http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/SpiritOfFire.aspx official website], and ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', state that the ''Spirit of Fire'' was outfitted with a single MAC during its military refit. During [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_vYCugfijI the cutscene] prior to the level ''[[Dome of Light]]'', [[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]] asks, ''"Can we use the ship's '''''cannons''''' to take it out directly?"'' At the end of this level, the player is able to request forty MAC rounds in very rapid succession, which is impossible for a standard MAC; throughout most of the game, the player can request up to four MAC rounds simultaneously. In addition, the rounds released by the "MAC Blast" power cause very limited damage. Thus, it stands to reason that these weapons were used to provide orbital bombardment by the ''Spirit of Fire'' rather than its primary MAC, which would cause great collateral damage and would have a considerably lower rate of fire}} The ship plays a vital role in battle by dispatching [[D82-EST Darter]] dropships to quickly and efficiently distribute supplies near hostile areas, while [[D20 Heron]]s deploy prefabricated firebases to reinforce places of interest. However, despite the conversion of the ''Phoenix''-class from a colony transport ship to a warship, it still lacks the capacity to operate as a front-line ship-to-ship combatant; despite the addition of armor plating, the outer edges of ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull was ripped away when the ship collided with a {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}, with no damage being inflicted on the opposing ship. | Once converted, a ''Phoenix''-class ship becomes an extremely effective troop transport and orbital support ship, with the ability to carry large amounts of ground troops and ample supplies to sustain them in the field with little to no external contact for considerable amounts of time. It is also able to utilize its deck guns to rapidly conduct multiple "MAC-blasts" in support of ground troops.<ref>Halo Wars Level "Dome of Light"</ref>{{Ref/Note|1=All ''Halo Wars'' media, including the [[Halo Wars Timeline Events|in-game timeline]], the [http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/SpiritOfFire.aspx official website], and ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', state that the ''Spirit of Fire'' was outfitted with a single MAC during its military refit. During [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_vYCugfijI the cutscene] prior to the level ''[[Dome of Light]]'', [[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]] asks, ''"Can we use the ship's '''''cannons''''' to take it out directly?"'' At the end of this level, the player is able to request forty MAC rounds in very rapid succession, which is impossible for a standard MAC; throughout most of the game, the player can request up to four MAC rounds simultaneously. In addition, the rounds released by the "MAC Blast" power cause very limited damage. Thus, it stands to reason that these weapons were used to provide orbital bombardment by the ''Spirit of Fire'' rather than its primary MAC, which would cause great collateral damage and would have a considerably lower rate of fire}} The ship plays a vital role in battle by dispatching [[D82-EST Darter]] dropships to quickly and efficiently distribute supplies near hostile areas, while [[D20 Heron]]s deploy prefabricated firebases to reinforce places of interest. However, despite the conversion of the ''Phoenix''-class from a colony transport ship to a warship, it still lacks the capacity to operate as a front-line ship-to-ship combatant; despite the addition of armor plating, the outer edges of ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull was ripped away when the ship collided with a {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}, with no damage being inflicted on the opposing ship. | ||
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{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Phoenix-class colony ships}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Phoenix-class colony ships}} | ||
*The [[Wikipedia:Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] was a mythological bird which would be reborn at the end of its lifetime; in a similar fashion, the ''Phoenix-''class colony ship would be decommissioned and stripped down upon colonizing a planet, with the ship's materials "giving birth" to a new colony. | *The [[Wikipedia:Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] was a mythological bird which would be reborn at the end of its lifetime; in a similar fashion, the ''Phoenix-''class colony ship would be decommissioned and stripped down upon colonizing a planet, with the ship's materials "giving birth" to a new colony. | ||
*The name ''Phoenix'' may be a reference to [[Bungie]]'s canceled game of the same name, | *The name ''Phoenix'' may be a reference to [[Bungie]]'s canceled game of the same name,{{Ref/Reuse|Halo Wars}} or, more likely, the name is derived from an Ensemble prototype which pitched humans against invading Martians in a War of the Worlds style, which was titled ''Phoenix''.<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3919/ensemble_studios_the_last_tour.php?page=1 Ensemble Studios Last Tours]</ref> | ||
*The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' wrongly claims the ''Spirit of Fire'' to be three miles long. | *The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' wrongly claims the ''Spirit of Fire'' to be three miles long. | ||