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==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
===Hull and complement=== | ===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 [[Pelican]] dropships as well as | 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 [[Pelican]] dropships as well as an assortment of ground and air vehicles. | ||
===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
The ''Charon''-class frigate's primary armament is a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark II, Light Coil – 83B6R3 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]].<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> It also boasts fifty [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods,<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/><ref group="note">By the standards of UNSC frigates, this number (given in reference to the [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'']] by Halo Bulletin 10.10.12) is unusually high. For comparison, the [[UNSC In Amber Clad|UNSC ''In Amber Clad'']], a [[Stalwart-class light frigate|''Stalwart''-class light frigate]], is stated to have possessed 16 M58 Archer pods, and the [[UNSC Commonwealth|UNSC ''Commonwealth'']], a [[Paris-class heavy frigate|''Paris''-class heavy frigate]], is stated to have possessed 26. It is possible that the 50 pods figure for the Charon-class is an error, or that the individual pods are much smaller than those of other UNSC ships for an unknown reason.</ref>, and four dual-mount [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart point defense guns]] are | The ''Charon''-class frigate's primary armament is a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark II, Light Coil – 83B6R3 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]].<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> It also boasts fifty [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods,<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/><ref group="note">By the standards of UNSC frigates, this number (given in reference to the [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'']] by Halo Bulletin 10.10.12) is unusually high. For comparison, the [[UNSC In Amber Clad|UNSC ''In Amber Clad'']], a [[Stalwart-class light frigate|''Stalwart''-class light frigate]], is stated to have possessed 16 M58 Archer pods, and the [[UNSC Commonwealth|UNSC ''Commonwealth'']], a [[Paris-class heavy frigate|''Paris''-class heavy frigate]], is stated to have possessed 26. It is possible that the 50 pods figure for the Charon-class is an error, or that the individual pods are much smaller than those of other UNSC ships for an unknown reason.</ref>, and four dual-mount [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart point defense guns]] are installed on the port and starboard hangar bays, one on the dorsal surface and one below.<ref name= "TheStorm">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]'', closing cutscene</ref><ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/> Additionally, the ''Charon'' sports three [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system]] silos<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/>, which are capable of destroying an unshielded {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}.<ref name="Dawn">'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref> | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} | *{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} | ||
*[[CMA Arabia|CMA ''Arabia'']] | *[[CMA Arabia|CMA ''Arabia'']] | ||
*''[[Bellicose]]'' | *''[[Bellicose]]'' | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Charon}} | *{{UNSCShip|Charon}} | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Chioglossa}} | *{{UNSCShip|Chioglossa}} | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} | *{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} | ||
*''[[Iliad]]'' | *''[[Iliad]]'' | ||
*[[CMA Vostok|CMA ''Vostok'']] | *[[CMA Vostok|CMA ''Vostok'']] | ||
