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 **Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
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+==Production notes==
+Although debuting in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the ''Paris''-class was originally designed for inclusion in ''[[Halo 3]]'' as a conceptual design for the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}/ {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-3-manualpromotional-sketches-and.html|Site=Isaac Hannaford's blog|Page=Halo 3 manual/promotional sketches and the Frigate Andraste|D=21|M=7|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BkOYA|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 3 Spaceship designs and discards|D=21|M=7|Y=2021}} During production, the class known internally as the ''Stalwart'' (the name of the [[Stalwart-class light frigate|frigate class]] introduced in ''[[Halo 2]]''){{Ref/Site|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015140954/http://pro.mattturner.us/gallery/matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg|Site=Matt Turner's blog|Page=matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg|D=15|M=10|Y=2014}}, though was ultimately named the ''Paris''-class with the release of the [[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Essential Visual Guide]] reprint in [[2011]].
+The class was also known as the ''Stalwart'' during the production of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' (Blu-ray) - pre-production visualizations</ref>
+The concept work for the frigate produced labels the subject spacecraft as the UNSC ''Andraste'', and provides a number of labels and notations to various features on the ship. This artwork displays a number of correlating details with the final design, though also several differences with established canon such as the presence of [[railgun]] turrets and the "Harpoon" [[nuclear weapon|nuclear missiles]] (who share a name with a real-world [[Wikipedia:Harpoon (missile)|anti-ship missile]]). Despite no existing canon source confirming these details, what appear to be the Harpoon missiles remain in the models for the ''Paris'' in ''Halo: Reach'', alongside being used on other models such as Anchor 9.
 ==Trivia==
 {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Paris-class heavy frigates}}
 *The class' name could be a reference to the city of [[Wikipedia:Paris|Paris]], the capital of France. Alternatively, it could be named in reference to [[Wikipedia:Paris (mythology)|Paris]], a major figure of the Trojan War.
-*The design of the ''Paris'' class was closely adapted from [[:File:H3 UNSCAndraste Concept.png|concept art]] for the {{UNSCShip|Andraste}} for ''[[Halo 3]]''. Whereas the {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s seen in ''Halo 3'' differ from the initial design in a variety of ways, including a bulkier hangar bay, the ''Paris''-class heavy frigates are virtually identical to the ''Andraste''.<ref>[http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-3-manualpromotional-sketches-and.html '''Isaac Hannaford''': ''Halo 3 manual/promotional sketches and the Frigate Andraste'']</ref>
-*During the development of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the UNSC frigates featured in the game were known as the [[Stalwart-class light frigate|''Stalwart'' class]].<ref>[http://pro.mattturner.us/gallery/matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg '''Matt Turner —''' ''UNSC Frigate'']</ref> ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'' reveals that the type featured in ''Halo: Reach'' is the ''Paris''-class heavy frigate, while the ''Stalwart'' class' name was repurposed for the frigates that appear in ''[[Halo 2]]''. The class was also known as the ''Stalwart'' during the production of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' (Blu-ray) - pre-production visualizations</ref>
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