Epoch-class heavy carrier

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The Epoch-class heavy carrier is a warship class in service with the UNSC Navy. A ship of the line was assigned to Battlegroup Leviathan at some point during the Human-Covenant War.^[1]

Specifications

The heaviest variety of carrier in service, the Epoch class' tonnage exceeds that of both the Poseidon and the Orion classes. Often playing a vital role in UNSC fleets, the heavy carrier is capable of taking extreme damage in combat.^[2]

Ships of the line

UNSC Epoch – Lead ship of the class^[3]

Halo: Fleet Battles

UNSC Epoch Heavy Carrier

This element includes a single Epoch-class heavy carrier.

Cost: 175 points
Movement: 6"
Damage Track: 9 • 8 • 5
Build rating: 4
Hangars: 6
Boarding Craft: 3
Security detail: 4
System loadouts:
- Carrier action (3)
- Hard Burn (1")
- Missile barrage
- Point defense (5)
- Titanium armor (4)
Primary weapon: Light MAC
- Range: 10/20"
- Weapon loadouts: MAC (1)
- Firing arc: Forward
- Dice: 10
Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
- Range: 12/24"
- Weapon loadouts: Missiles
- Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
- Dice: 12

UNSC Supported Epoch Heavy Carrier

This element includes an Epoch-class heavy carrier and one Paris-class heavy frigate.

Cost: 190 points
Movement: 6"
Damage Track: 10 • 8 • 5
Build rating: 5
Hangars: 6
Boarding Craft: 3
Security detail: 5
System loadouts:
- Carrier action (3)
- Hard Burn (1")
- Missile barrage
- Point defense (6)
- Titanium armor (5)
Primary weapon: Light MAC
- Range: 10/20"
- Weapon loadouts: MAC (1)
- Firing arc: Forward
- Dice: 12
Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
- Range: 12/24"
- Weapon loadouts: Missiles
- Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
- Dice: 15

UNSC Defended Epoch Heavy Carrier

This element includes an Epoch-class heavy carrier and two Halberd-class destroyers.

Cost: 220 points
Movement: 6"
Damage Track: 10 • 8 • 6
Build rating: 5
Hangars: 6
Boarding Craft: 3
Security detail: 5
System loadouts:
- Carrier action (3)
- Hard Burn (1")
- Missile barrage
- Point defense (5)
- Titanium armor (6)
Primary weapon: Light MACs
- Range: 10/20"
- Weapon loadouts: MAC (2)
- Firing arc: Forward
- Dice: 15
Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
- Range: 12/24"
- Weapon loadouts: Missiles
- Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
- Dice: 15

Trivia

The Epoch-class heavy carrier was created for Halo: Fleet Battles. Its design is based on concept art for Halo 2, Halo Wars, and Halo 4, as well as concepts from Blur Studio. The carrier went through more revisions than any other ship designed for the game. The Epoch deliberately combines features from various UNSC ships to document a transition between wartime and post-war UNSC vessels. The general structure of the hull is clearly influenced by the Phoenix-class colony ship, albeit with a more martial aesthetic. Its telescoping prow and overlapping armor panels are meant to evoke the contemporary Halcyon and Marathon-class cruisers, while its paneling and overall length foreshadow the Template:UNSCship.^[2]

Gallery

Detail of an Epoch-class carrier for Halo: Fleet Battles.
A model of the carrier.
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The Epoch-class carrier viewed from multiple angles.
An overhead view of the ship.
Detail of the Epoch-class carrier with its Paris-class frigate escorts.
An Epoch-class carrier escorted by several Marathon-class cruisers and Paris-class frigates.
A scale comparison of the Epoch class with other UNSC warships.
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More views of the carrier.
An Epoch with a Halberd-class destroyer.
An Epoch-class carrier scaled against other UNSC and Covenant warships.