Punic-class supercarrier
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The Punic-class supercarrier is a classification of capital warship built by SinoViet Heavy Machinery for use by the CMA Navy and deployed by the UNSC Navy.[1][2] There were only a few constructed, among them the most notable vessel was UNSC Trafalgar.[6][7][8]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The supercarrier was used for direct confrontation with Covenant capital ships, and was one of the few UNSC ships effective in this role. The armaments and armor of a Punic-class supercarrier dwarf those of any other carrier in service with the UNSC Navy.[6][7] The Punic class is one of the largest known vessels in human history, whose total length and tonnage is to date known to be surpassed only by the UNSC Infinity.
The Punic's main spaceframe is a blocky, rectangular, design similar in nature to the standard cruisers of the UNSC fleet. The front of the vessel contains the barrel for the ship's Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and a hexagonal construction similar in nature to the Halcyon-class light cruiser, with several overlapping layers of Titanium-A armor plating extending further back into the larger, more cuboid shape that characterises the primary spaceframe.[4]
The vessel is propelled by five fusion drives for sublight propulsion. These include one gargantuan primary drive situated centrally on the ship's long axis, and four secondary drives surrounding it. The port and starboard sides are adorned by large wings similar in nature to those of the Epoch-class heavy carrier and Phoenix-class colony ship,[4] and are each fitted with three cargo loading ports similar to those of the Phoenix. These wings can be used to mount frigates or destroyers underneath the ship in its ventral sub-vessel hangar bays,[5] and at least three D20 Heron heavy dropships can be mounted on the wings in a similar manner to the Phoenix.[Note 1] Ten more smaller hangars adorn both the port and starboard sides of the ship (for a total of eighteen), used for launching space fighters and dropships. These are divided into two rows of four hangars, and then two slightly larger individual hangars further back.[Note 1]
Armaments[edit]
The Punic's armaments are broadly similar to those used on the successor Infinity-class. Its primary armament is a pair of a CR-01D Series 6 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons, with a pair of secondary Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilguns alongside them. The ship has a massive missile complement, with one hundred M42 Archer missile pods, twenty M96 Howler missile pods, and a point-defence network consisting of 80 M85 Scythe and 100 M965 Fortress guns.[3]
Ships of the line[edit]
- UNSC Punic - The lead ship of the class.[1][2]
- UNSC Trafalgar - The former flagship of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet. She was destroyed during the invasion of Reach in 2552.[6][7]