UNSC Navy

Template:Ratings Template:Infobox Military Unit The UNSC Navy is the branch of the United Nations Space Command Defense Force responsible for naval operations in space. Its roles include ship-to-ship combat, orbital bombardment, the deployment of atmospheric and space fighters, and the delivery of UNSC Marines into combat.

Background

The UNSC Navy was created in the wake of the Interplanetary War of the 2160's - precisely during the Argyre Planitia Campaign of 2163, as a result of the UN's need to oversee and monitor Marine deployments from space, thus forming the United Nations Space Command. The UNSC Navy is a direct descendant of the UN Navy.

The UNSC has a large fleet of warships, along with many Longsword fighters, though many valuable assets of the UNSC Navy were destroyed during the Battle of Reach and a very large portion of its ships were lost when Truth occupied Earth; the only combat-capable warships seen were the three UNSC Frigates and UNSC Longsword. UNSC ship production is handled by the Reyes-McLees Martian Shipyards (but that may no longer be true due to the Covenant presence in the Sol System), and numerous other shipyards.

UNSC Navy personnel are given training in self-defense. All crewmen are trained to use the M6D Pistol.

Technology

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The UNSC Frigate, the most common of UNSC Navy ships.

The primary offensive armament of UNSC spacecraft is the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC). These are high velocity coil guns that are used to accelerate projectiles ranging in mass from 600 metric tons in the case of smaller warships, and 3,000 tons in the case of Super MAC platforms. These projectiles are composed of Titanium-A, depleted Uranium, and/or Tungsten with a ferrous (iron) core. Super MAC platforms accelerate MAC rounds to over 40% of the speed of light with twenty-three linear accelerator coils, while ship-based MACs have a lower velocity.

The UNSC Frigate Gettysburg is quoted as firing a 600 ton shell at 30 kilometers per second. Before Reach fell, the Pillar of Autumn was equipped with a modified MAC that could quickly fire three lighter projectiles in succession instead of just one heavier projectile. It was originally intended to allow the Pillar of Autumn a better chance of disabling a Covenant ship, which was a feature required for a mission that was later scrubbed following the Battle of Reach.

Almost all UNSC warships are equipped with Archer Missile pods for ship-to-ship engagements, which prove most effective against unshielded targets. A common tactic among UNSC ships is to disable the target's shields with MAC rounds and then pummel it with Archer missiles. UNSC ships may also carry "Shiva" nuclear warheads. In addition, the UNSC mounts 50mm auto-cannons on its ships for defense against enemy fighters and boarding craft, controlled by shipboard AIs.

UNSC warships also carry significant Marine detachments for internal security, boarding actions, and planetary assault, and carry all the armor and firearms that could be needed by the Marines. It is implied that a significant portion of the interior of UNSC warships are devoted to this purpose, as there are armouries and barracks that hold these supplies.

Ships of the UNSC navy also carry a number of C-709 Longsword Interceptors. These are armed with 110mm Rotary Cannons and ASGM-10 Missiles, and sometimes a Moray Space Mine system or even a single Shiva-class Nuclear Missile. They can also be radio controlled and used to carry a remotely-detonated Shiva missile, which, when detonated, effectively destroys both the Longsword and its selected target.

Despite all of this firepower, however, UNSC warships have great difficulty defeating Covenant ships even with a numerical advantage. It typically takes multiple hits from a ship-based MAC weapon to disable a Covenant ship's shields, although larger, ODP-based Super MACs can fire a round that can literally shatter Covenant capital ships. Archer Missiles must be used in tremendous amounts to breach Covenant shield systems. Even with their shields down, Covenant ships have been noted to remain operational after multiple direct hits from normal MAC rounds. This advantage in firepower and shielding gives the Covenant an effective 1:3 ratio and better against UNSC ships.

Navy Ranks

See Also: UNSC Navy uniforms Template:Navy Officer Ranks Template:Navy Enlisted Ranks

Identified UNSC Vessels and Stations

Vessels

Carriers UNSC All Under Heaven - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Atlas - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Magellan - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Musashi - Destroyed UNSC Stalingrad - Destroyed UNSC Trafalgar - Supercarrier, Destroyed

Cruisers UNSC Basra - Destroyed UNSC Dawn Under Heaven - Halcyon-class, Unknown UNSC Everest - Unknown fate, probably Destroyed UNSC Hannibal - Destroyed UNSC Leviathan - Marathon-class- Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Pillar of Autumn - Halcyon-class, Destroyed

Destroyers UNSC Armageddon's Edge - Unknown UNSC Brasidas - Destroyed UNSC Calcutta - Unknown UNSC Do You Feel Lucky? - Destroyed UNSC Iroquois - Unknown UNSC Glasgow Kiss - Destroyed UNSC Heracles - Destroyed UNSC Herodotus - Destroyed UNSC Iwo Jima - Destroyed UNSC Lancelot - Unknown, likely destroyed. UNSC Minotaur - Destroyed UNSC Pioneer - Unknown UNSC Prophecy - Destroyed UNSC Resolute - Unknown UNSC Tharsis - Destroyed

Frigates UNSC Agincourt - Destroyed UNSC Adriatic - Active UNSC Aegis Fate - Active UNSC Alliance - Destroyed UNSC Andraste - Active UNSC Arabia - Destroyed UNSC Commonwealth - Unknown UNSC Euphrates - Unknown, possibly destroyed UNSC Fair Weather - Destroyed UNSC Forward Unto Dawn - Partially destroyed, rear section lost in space UNSC Gettysburg - Unknown, possibly undergoing repairs UNSC Gorgon - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC In Amber Clad - Destroyed UNSC Meriwether Lewis - Unknown, probably Destroyed UNSC Midsummer Night - Active UNSC Paris - Unknown, probably Destroyed UNSC Ready or Not - unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Redoubtable - Unknown, probably Destroyed UNSC Tannenberg - Unknown UNSC Vostok - Destroyed

Prowlers UNSC Apocalypso - Destroyed UNSC Applebee - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Athens - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Circumference - Destroyed UNSC Dusk - Unknown UNSC Lark - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Last Gleaming - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Razor's Edge - Unknown, presumably in active service

Corvettes UNSC Chalons - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Coral Sea- Unknown UNSC Pony Express - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Two for Flinching - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Bunker Hill - Unknown, presumably in active service UNSC Bum Rush - Unknown, presumably in active service

Colony Ships

• UNSC Spirit of Fire - Modified Phoenix-class Colony Ship, Unknown

• UNSC Skidbladnir - Phoenix-class Colony Ship, scrapped

• UNSC Odyssey - Colony Ship - Unknown

Other Ships

• UNSC Argo - Scout Ship, Destroyed
• UNSC Armstrong - Unknown class, Severely damaged at the Battle of Arcadia
• UNSC Belfast- Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Brilliant Shores - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Final Summit - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Glasgow - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Lance Held High - Destroyed
• UNSC Onan - Cargo Freighter, Unknown
• UNSC Point of No Return - Stealth Cruiser - Unknown, presumably in active service
• UNSC Sacramento - Destroyed
• UNSC Texas - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Walk of Shame - ONI Sloop - Unknown, presumably in active service
• UNSC Witch Bucket - UNSC Vessel, Unknown
• Beatrice - Chiroptera-class, Decommissioned, later destroyed
• Coda - Shuttle Pod, Destroyed
• Han - Diplomatic Shuttle, Unknown
• Hermes II - UNSC Vessel, Unknown

Stations

Orbital Defense Platforms Cairo Station - Heavily damaged Athens Station - Destroyed Malta Station - Destroyed Nassau Station - Active as of the Second Battle of Earth

Mobile Stations UNSC Cradle - Refit/Repair Facility, Destroyed Station Delphi - Shipyard, Decommissioned UNSC Hopeful - Hospital Ship, Unknown

Remote Scanning Outposts Fermion - Destroyed Democritus - Unknown Archimedes - Active Tripoli - Unknown

Medical Stations ONI Medical Facility - Likely destroyed M25L Recovery Station - Unknown

UNSC Navy Personnel

See Characters for a list of UNSC naval personnel.

Trivia

• Many UNSC Navy traditions currently in use were also UN Navy traditions. Preceding the UN Navy, they were various Earth Navy traditions.

• This seems to have been a palpable reference to the United States Navy, save that the ships were used in sea-only combat whilst the UNSC Navy serves in space-only combat.

• Naval NCOs are sometimes referred to as "swabbies", as a sign of their lower rank compared to officers and their inefficiency in combat. The only exception to this are the Spartans. The term "swabbie" can be a joke or a sign of disrespect.