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==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
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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/Reuse|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/Reuse|Bulletin 10.10.12}} The Charon has a maximum crew and complement of 782.{{Ref/Reuse|FUD 1}} It can carry several [[Pelican]] dropships as well as an assortment of ground and air vehicles. These include [[ | 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/Reuse|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/Reuse|Bulletin 10.10.12}} The Charon has a maximum crew and complement of 782.{{Ref/Reuse|FUD 1}} It can carry several [[Pelican]] dropships as well as an assortment of ground and air vehicles. These include [[M808 Scorpion]]s and its variants, [[AV-14 Hornet]]s, and various varieties of [[M12 Warthog]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|H3TheArk}} | ||
The hangar bay on the ''Charon''-class has a large opening on its aft wall. Three elevators are installed in the floor of the bay, which can either retract to allow for the launch of its embarked Pelicans, or extended to deploy its fleet of Scorpions and Warthogs to the surface.{{Ref/Reuse|H3TheArk}} | The hangar bay on the ''Charon''-class has a large opening on its aft wall. Three elevators are installed in the floor of the bay, which can either retract to allow for the launch of its embarked Pelicans, or extended to deploy its fleet of Scorpions and Warthogs to the surface.{{Ref/Reuse|H3TheArk}} | ||