Talk:UNSC carrier

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Armament
Cite armament. Cheers,  Relentless Recusant  16:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Marathon-class vs Carrier
The cruiser in Battlegroup Stalingrad was never stated as a Marathon-class, if it were a Halcyon-class then it would only make sense that a modern carrier was the flagship. With that being said, at the Battle of Sigma Octanus the Leviathan (a Marathon-class) was the flagship despite there being carriers present. The simple definition of a carrier would make it less effective against Covenant capital ships as Longswords lack the capability to break through shields. It's highly unlikely a carrier is more powerful and in lesser abundance than a Marathon-class especially since prior to the fall of reach there were only 20 cruisers still active and it's stated explicitly that they are the most powerful vessels made by human hands.

i believe it was stated as a marathon but i will check J!MMY8806 09:58, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

i believe that the reason for all these diferent ships bieng made flagship, i believe the best explanation for this would be that the ship put in 'command' would have the highest ranking officer on, it is the only way to put all this together and make sense. J!MMY8806 22:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Power
I think everyone is too obsessed with Which-Ship-Is-More-Powerful. i mean, look at the ships of today. each performs a different purpose. the Carrier in GoO had command because THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE FOR!! Carriers are lightly armed, but carry plenty of Fighters. they're not as POWERFUL as other ships, but they're more USEFUL. -SpecOps306

it doesnt state they are lightly armed, so we do not know J!MMY8806 10:00, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

About the cruiser bieng more powerful = if the UNSC ships that we do not know about are anything like the covenant in terms of the CCS battle cruiser bieng weaker than the Assualt carrier i belive this could be the same with the UNSC ships seen as though these are starships not little poxy things that float on water. J!MMY8806 22:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

But they perform the same role. look it up sometime, you'll be amazed what those "little poxy things that float on water" can do. they patrol space, like modern ships, they engage enemy units similar to todays navy (except for the whole movement-in-three-dimensions thing), and carry armaments that are being considered for naval warships these days. each type has a role: you wouldnt send a Carrier after a submarine, no more than you'd send a Frigate to launch airstrikes against somalia. -SpecOps306