Charon-class light frigate: Difference between revisions

|image= [[File:UNSC Aegis Fate.png|300px]] <!--A picture of the Halo 4-style Charon should be used in lieu of this one. Please replace this image when a more suitable picture becomes available.-->

|length={{Convert|1606.65|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=5|disp=flip}}<ref name="H3GameData">'''Halo 3''' 3D game data</ref>

*[[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart 50mm point defense guns]] (4x triple-linked)<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/>

*Unidentified tertiary point defense guns (3)<ref name="third gun">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]'' - Forward Unto Dawn status hologram</ref>

At 490 meters in length, the ''Charon'' is a rather small vessel. Owing to its enlarged hangar bay, the ''Charon''-class frigate is better suited to landing forces groundside than other frigate classes.<ref name="essential"/> The ship's sublight power plant is a [[Deuterium fusion reactor|Naoto Technologies: V4/L deuterium fusion reactor]]. Translight power is provided by a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Series IV CODEN Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> The Charon has a maximum crew and complement of 782.<ref name="FUD 1"/> It can carry several [[D77-TC Pelican|D77]] or [[D79-TC Pelican]] dropships as well as around two dozen ground and air vehicles.

The ''Charon''-class frigate's primary armament is a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark II, Light Coil – 83B6R3 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. It also boasts fifty [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods, each of which carries thirty missiles. Two [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart point defense turrets]] are mounted on either side of the hull, each of which has three 50mm guns. In addition to the Ramparts, each side of the ship boasts three quad-linked guns of a different type; given their downward-facing orientation, these appear to be designed for both point defense and bombardment akin to the [[M910 point defense network]].<ref name="Unknown gun"/> A third type of point defense gun is mounted aft, both on the main hull and on the wings.<ref name="third gun"/> Rather than the {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s carried by most UNSC warships, the ''Charon'' sports three [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|M4093 Hyperion]] silos.<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/>

*The ''Forward Unto Dawn'' was [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|drastically redesigned]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''. Other frigates of a similar design appear in ''[[Spartan Ops]]'', though these were later established as newer {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 192''</ref> [[343 Industries]] writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has since clarified that the ''Charon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s original design is canon.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Canon Fodder - Have S'moa'']</ref> Indeed, a ''Halo 3''-style Charon is depicted in ''Halo: Escalation'' Issue 6.

File:H3-UNSCForwardUntoDawnFrigate.png|The UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''.

File:H3-UNSCFrigateAegisFate.png|The UNSC ''Aegis Fate''.

File:Mac.jpg|A trio of ''Charons'' assault the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] near [[Voi]].

File:Fud bridge.JPG|The bridge of a ''Charon''-class vessel.

File:H4-Concept-Charon-Frigate.jpg|Concept art of the redesigned ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''[[Halo 4]]''.

File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Explorations-2.jpg|Concept art of the back end of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.

File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Explorations-1.jpg|Concept art of the profile view of the ''Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.

File:Infinity fud scale.jpg|Size comparison of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} against a ''Charon''-class light frigate.