UNSC carrier

UNSC carrier
Production information
Class:	Carrier
Role:	Deployment of fighter ships and ground troops
Technical specifications
Length:	Variable 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) (Unspecified class);
Width:	Variable 120 meters (393 ft 8 in) (Unspecified class);
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Armament:	Variable Unspecified class Magnetic Accelerator Cannon; 300 Archer missiles; Two fusion rockets; Point defense guns (presumed); Nuclear missiles (presumed); ;
Complement:	GA-TL1 Longswords; D77-TC Pelicans; Marines Orbital Drop Shock Troopers; ; Ground vehicles;
Crew:	Variable 2,100 (Unspecified class);
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Insurrection; Human-Covenant War; Post-Covenant War conflicts;
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

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Carrier is a capital warship classification used by the UNSC Navy.

Design[edit]

The Navy operates several carrier classes, including the Poseidon, Orion, Epoch, and Punic classes.^{[Note 1]} UNSC carriers range from light warships to among the largest ships in service. The smallest known class, the Poseidon-class light carrier, is only 719 meters from stem to stern, smaller than a cruiser.^[2] The largest carrier class is three kilometers long and has a beam of 120 meters.^[1] Carriers have a crew and complement of 2,100 and can carry numerous space, air, and ground vehicles.^[1] Befitting their role, their primary asset is a large number of GA-TL1 Longsword interceptors or F-41 Broadsword multirole fighters.

Armament[edit]

Despite their size, UNSC carriers depend on their fighter wings for offense, though they are often equipped with at least one Magnetic Accelerator Cannon. Secondary armament is provided by 300 Archer missiles, while tertiary armament includes two fusion rockets.^[1] Carriers also mount numerous point defense guns, such as the M910 point defense network used by the Epoch-class, as well as several nuclear missiles of various types.

Ship classes[edit]

Class	Image	Details
Infinity-class supercarrier
Punic-class supercarrier		The supercarrier was used for direct confrontation with Covenant capital ships, and was one of the few UNSC ships effective in this role
Epoch-class heavy carrier		The heaviest variety of carrier in service behind only the immense supercarriers, the Epoch class' tonnage exceeds that of both the Poseidon and the Orion classes. Often forming the core of most UNSC fleets, the heavy carrier is capable of taking extreme damage in combat.
Orion-class assault carrier		Considered state-of-the-art when it was introduced, the Orion-class assault carrier incorporated the miniaturized and reconfigurable automated factories and chemical processors that were commonly found in colony support vessels, allowing the carriers to produce fuel, spare parts, and rarely even complete combat vehicles without outside assistance
Phoenix-class support vessel		The Phoenix-class colonial support vessel is a colony ship classification used by the Unified Earth Government.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.
Poseidon-class light carrier		The Poseidon-class carrier is sleek, elongated, and somewhat cylindrical in general shape. Its structure comprises two main sections covered with white plating; in the fore section, the plating mostly covers the vessel's dorsal surfac

Ships of the line[edit]

Class	Fleet or last known tactical grouping	Ship Name	Hull classification symbol	Last known captain	Notes
Epoch-class heavy carrier	Unknown	UNSC Epoch			Lead ship
Epoch-class heavy carrier	Unknown	UNSC Atlas
Infinity-class supercarrier	Expeditionary Strike Group 1	UNSC Infinity	INF-101	Thomas Lasky	Lead ship. Missing over Installation 07.
Infinity-class supercarrier	Unknown	UNSC Eternity			Not Completed
Orion-class assault carrier	Unknown	UNSC Fifth Winter
Orion-class assault carrier	Unknown	UNSC Orion			Lead ship
Phoenix-class carrier	Third Fleet	UNSC Spirit of Fire	CFV-88	James Cutter	Active but officially listed as lost with all hands.
Poseidon-class light carrier	Unknown	UNSC Milwaukee
Poseidon-class light carrier	Unknown	UNSC Poseidon			Lead ship
Punic-class supercarrier	Unknown	UNSC Punic			Lead ship
Punic-class supercarrier	Epsilon Eridani Fleet	UNSC Trafalgar			Flagship of Epsilon Eridani Fleet. Destroyed over Reach
Unknown	UNSC Home Fleet	UNSC Stalingrad		Carl Patterson
	UNSC Home Fleet	UNSC Witness
	Third Fleet	UNSC Totem Lake
	Unknown	UNSC All Under Heaven
		UNSC Magellan
		UNSC Musashi

Gallery[edit]

The destruction of the carrier Musashi.
The Atlas in Halo: Fall of Reach.
The Atlas in Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.
A converted Phoenix-class colony ship.
Two Poseidon-class light carriers.
An Epoch-class heavy carrier.
An Orion-class assault carrier.
A Punic-class supercarrier.

Notes[edit]

^ The Atlas as seen in Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp and the Musashi as seen in Fall of Reach - Invasion do not appear to belong to any of the established carrier classes. The former shares design features with the Phoenix-class colony ship and the Epoch-class carrier while the latter vaguely resembles the Halberd-class light destroyer. The Atlas was later depicted in Halo: The Fall of Reach with a completely different design reminiscent of the Punic-class supercarrier; while the newer depiction is presumably the ship's canonical appearance, the prior incarnation may nonetheless represent a canonically distinct class.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Halo: Legacy of Onyx
Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole ^{[verification needed]}
Halo: Fall of Reach
- Boot Camp
- Invasion
Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
Halo: Outpost Discovery
- Pelican Training
Halo 4
- Midnight
Halo: Legacy of Onyx

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 249 (2009)
^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14

[2] The Atlas as seen in Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp and the Musashi as seen in Fall of Reach - Invasion do not appear to belong to any of the established carrier classes. The former shares design features with the Phoenix-class colony ship and the Epoch-class carrier while the latter vaguely resembles the Halberd-class light destroyer. The Atlas was later depicted in Halo: The Fall of Reach with a completely different design reminiscent of the Punic-class supercarrier; while the newer depiction is presumably the ship's canonical appearance, the prior incarnation may nonetheless represent a canonically distinct class.

[enc-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 249 (2009)

[3] Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14

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