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|length= {{Convert|490|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 76''</ref><ref name="changes" group="note">Despite maintaining a | |length= {{Convert|490|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 76''</ref><ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref><ref name="changes" group="note">Despite maintaining a [[:File:Infinity_fud_scale.jpg| similar profile]], ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s incarnation of the ''Charon'' class is quite different from its appearance in ''Halo 3'' and other previous media. The ship appears far larger, though it is still canonically 490 meters long. The number of engines has been reduced; rather than having two primaries on the main hull and two secondaries on the "wings", there are only two primary engines. The port and starboard hangar bays have been reduced from five small bays on either side to one much larger bay on either side; they are moved much farther back. The enlarged cargo bay, a defining feature of the ''Charon'' class, is conspicuously absent or moved inside the hull. The point defense guns have been redesigned and moved to different areas on the hull.</ref> | ||
|width= {{Convert|156|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential"/><ref name="changes" group="note"/> | |width= {{Convert|156|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="essential"/><ref name="changes" group="note"/> | ||
|height= | |height={{Convert|139.2|m|ftin}} {{Citation needed}} | ||
|engine= [[ | |engine= [[Deuterium fusion reactor|Naoto Technologies: V4/L-DFR]]<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/><ref name="changes" group="note"/> | ||
|slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Series IV CODEN/SFTE]]<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> | ||
|hull= [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] | |hull= 60cm [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] {{Citation needed}} | ||
|armament= *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (1) | |armament= *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark II, Light Coil – 83B6R3/MAC]] (1)<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> | ||
*[[M58 Archer missile]] pods | *50x [[M58 Archer missile]] pods (30 missiles per pod)<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> | ||
* | *4x twin-linked [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart 50mm point defense guns]] (4)<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> | ||
*3x [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system]]<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> | |||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
*Total: 782<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 1''</ref> | *Total: 782<ref name="FUD 1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 1''</ref> | ||
**[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] | **[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] | ||
***[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] | ***[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] | ||
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|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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The '''''Charon''-class light frigate''' is a type of [[Frigate|escort ship]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="essential"/> Ships of this class are used primarily in fleet escort duties and planetary defense | The '''''Charon''-class light frigate''' is a type of [[Frigate|escort ship]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="essential"/> Ships of this class are used primarily in fleet escort duties and planetary defense.<ref name="essential"/> The class is either named after [[Wikipedia:Charon (mythology)|Charon]], a minor god who ferried the souls of the dead to the underworld in Greek mythology, or after a [[Wikipedia:Charon (moon)|natural satellite]] of [[Pluto]]. | ||
==Design details== | |||
===Hull and complement=== | |||
At 490 meters in length, the ''Charon'' is a rather small vessel. Owing to its enlarged hangar bay, the ''Charon''-class frigate is better suited to landing forces groundside than other frigate classes.<ref name="essential"/> The ship's sublight power plant is a [[Deuterium fusion reactor|Naoto Technologies: V4/L deuterium fusion reactor]]. Translight power is provided by a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Series IV CODEN Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> The Charon has a maximum crew and complement of 782.<ref name="FUD 1"/> It can carry several [[D77-TC Pelican|D77-TC]] or [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] dropships as well as around two dozen ground and air vehicles. | |||
===Armament=== | |||
The ''Charon''-class frigate's primary armament is a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark II, Light Coil – 83B6R3 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. It also boasts fifty [[M58 Archer missile]] pods, each of which carries thirty missiles. On the hull are mounted four pairs of twin-linked [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart 50mm point defense guns]]. Rather than the {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s carried by most UNSC warships, the ''Charon'' sports three [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system]]s.<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The ''Charon'' class' distinctive, oversized cargo bay resembles that of the eponymous [[w:c:firefly:Firefly-class transport ship|''Firefly'' class]] from the television series ''[[w:c:firefly:Firefly|Firefly]]''. | The ''Charon'' class' distinctive, oversized cargo bay resembles that of the eponymous [[w:c:firefly:Firefly-class transport ship|''Firefly'' class]] from the television series ''[[w:c:firefly:Firefly|Firefly]]''. The resemblance is rendered moot in ''Halo 4'', as the cargo bay is no longer externally visible | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' (2010) {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' (2010) {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||