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|length= {{Convert|490|m|ftin|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 retconned into three separate models and increased in number.</ref> | |length= {{Convert|490|m|ftin|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 and one secondary situated directly above the primaries. 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 retconned into three separate models and increased in number.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:43, January 8, 2013
Template:Ship Class Infobox The Charon-class light frigate is a type of escort ship in service with the UNSC Navy.[1] Ships of this class are used primarily in fleet escort duties and planetary defense.[1] The class is named after either Charon, a minor god who ferried the souls of the dead to the underworld in Greek mythology, or after a 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.[1] The ship's sublight power plant is a Naoto Technologies: V4/L deuterium fusion reactor. Translight power is provided by a Series IV CODEN Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.[2] The Charon has a maximum crew and complement of 782.[3] It can carry several D77 or D79-TC Pelican dropships as well as around two dozen ground and air vehicles. By 2558, the Template:UNSCship's ten Charon-class sub-vessels had been refitted with energy shielding derived from Covenant and/or Forerunner technology;[4] however, it is unclear whether all Charons received this upgrade.
Armament
The Charon-class frigate's primary armament is a Mark II, Light Coil – 83B6R3 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon. It also boasts fifty M58 Archer missile pods, each of which carries thirty missiles. Two M870 Rampart point defense turrets are mounted on either side of the hull, each of which has three 50mm guns. In addition to the Ramparts, each side of the ship boasts three quad-linked guns of a different type; given their downward-facing orientation, these appear to be designed for both point defense and bombardment akin to the M910 point defense network.[5] A third type of point defense gun is mounted aft, both on the main hull and on the wings.[6] Rather than the Shiva-class nuclear missiles carried by most UNSC warships, the Charon sports three M4093 Hyperion silos.[2]
Ships of the line
- UNSC Forward Unto Dawn (FFG-201)
- UNSC Aegis Fate (FFG-307)
- CMA Arabia
- CMA Vostok
- FFG-127
- Sub-vessel 3[7]
- Algolis-based frigate
Trivia
The Charon class' distinctive, oversized cargo bay resembles that of the eponymous Firefly class from the television series Firefly. The resemblance is rendered moot in Halo 4, as the cargo bay is no longer externally visible.
Gallery
UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.
UNSC Aegis Fate.
The Charon class' bridge.
A Charon-class frigate deploying vehicles from its enlarged hangar bay.
A trio of Charons assault the Forerunner Dreadnought near Voi.
Size comparison of the UNSC Infinity against a Charon-class light frigate.
Charon-class light frigates escorting the UNSC Infinity.
The redesigned Charon-class Light Frigate from Halo 4.
List of appearances
- Halo 3 (First appearance)
- Halo Wars: Genesis
- Halo Legends
- Halo: Helljumper
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo: First Strike (2010) (Mentioned only)
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo 4
Note
Sources
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBulletin 10.10.12 - ^ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedUnknown gun - ^ Halo 4, campaign level Dawn - Forward Unto Dawn status hologram
- ^ Spartan Ops, S1E3 Catherine
