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The Navy maintains a wide variety of smaller craft and [[support ship]]s. These include [[UNSC prowler|prowlers]] for electronic intelligence gathering, [[refit station]]s, [[Calypso-class exfiltration craft|exfiltration craft]], [[SKT-13 shuttlecraft|shuttles]], and [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]]. Corvettes are notable as being one of the fastest ships in the UNSC Navy,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 213''</ref> and a number of sub-classes have been developed including the [[Mako-class corvette|''Mako''-class]]<ref name="for">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 85''</ref> and the fast-attack corvette.<ref name="ch60">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 60''</ref> | The Navy maintains a wide variety of smaller craft and [[support ship]]s. These include [[UNSC prowler|prowlers]] for electronic intelligence gathering, [[refit station]]s, [[Calypso-class exfiltration craft|exfiltration craft]], [[SKT-13 shuttlecraft|shuttles]], and [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]]. Corvettes are notable as being one of the fastest ships in the UNSC Navy,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 213''</ref> and a number of sub-classes have been developed including the [[Mako-class corvette|''Mako''-class]]<ref name="for">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 85''</ref> and the fast-attack corvette.<ref name="ch60">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 60''</ref> | ||
Th primary shipyards utilized by the UNSC Navy are on and in orbit of [[Mars]],<ref name="havesmoa">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | Th primary shipyards utilized by the UNSC Navy are on and in orbit of [[Mars]],<ref name="havesmoa">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Have S'moa'']</ref> with at least some UNSC ship production handled by the [[Reyes-McLees Shipyards]] over Mars.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 238''</ref> [[Tribute]] is also host to prominent shipbuilding yards. By the end of the Covenant War, the shipyards orbiting Tribute and Mars began building a new generation of {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s and {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}}s,<ref name="WFStrident">'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''p.38-39''</ref> among other warships for the UNSC to replace losses.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating'']</ref> Additionally, [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]] manufactured and decommissioned {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s<ref name="alexandria">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref> and ''Stalwart''-class light frigates<ref name="WFAmber">'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''p.36-37''</ref> on [[Reach]] prior to the [[Fall of Reach]]. UNSC naval design guidelines emphasise that the command crew of a given ship be given visibility of the surrounding area, a tradition hearkening back to the age of naval warfare on [[Earth]].<ref name="WFHalberd">'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''p.32-33''</ref> Because of this, UNSC naval vessels are prone to have [[bridge]]s exposed to space. | ||
===Space fighters=== | ===Space fighters=== | ||