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{{Title|''Punic''-class supercarrier}}
{{Title|''Punic''-class supercarrier}}
{{Era|UNSC|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship class infobox
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|class=[[Carrier|Supercarrier]]
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*[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power=
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|engine=
|class architect      = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class-->
|slipspace drive=Equipped
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|navigation=
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|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]  
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*[[Unidentified UNSC deck gun|Deck Guns]]{{Citation needed}}
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*[[Human-Covenant War]]
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*[[UNSC Navy]]
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|power          =
|maneuver drive  = 5 [[fusion drive]]s (1 primary, 4 secondary){{Ref/Tabletop|Id=Model|HFB|Detail=Punic-class Supercarrier model}}
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|crew            = <!--Describes crew counts only-->
|complement      =
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|sensors        = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot-->
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*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-01D Series 6 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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*100 [[Archer missile|M42 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*20 [[Howler missile|M96 Howler missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*80 [[M85 Scythe|M85 Scythe anti-aerospace turrets]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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The '''''Punic''-class supercarrier''' is a classification of capital warship built by [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]] for use by the [[CMA Navy]] and later, the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} There were only a few constructed, among them the most notable vessel was {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS18|HFS|Chapter=18}}


The '''''Punic''-class supercarrier''' is a [[carrier]] sub-classification in service with the [[UNSC Navy]]. There were only a few constructed, among them the most notable vessel was {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}.<ref name="enc262"/><ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 168''</ref>
==Overview==
===Design details===
The supercarrier was used for direct confrontation with [[Covenant]] [[capital ship]]s, and was one of the few UNSC ships effective in this role. The armaments and armor of a ''Punic''-class supercarrier dwarf those of any other carrier in service with the UNSC Navy.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} The ''Punic'' class is one of the largest known vessels in human history, whose total length and tonnage is to date known to be superseded only by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.


==Specifications==
The ''Punic''{{'}}s main spaceframe is a blocky, rectangular, design similar in nature to the standard [[cruiser]]s of the UNSC fleet. The front of the vessel contains the barrel for the ship's [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] and a hexagonal construction similar in nature to the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, with several overlapping layers of [[Titanium-A armor]] plating extending further back into the larger, more cuboid shape that characterises the primary spaceframe.{{Ref/Reuse|Model}}
The supercarrier was used for direct confrontation with [[Covenant]] [[capital ship]]s, and was one of the few UNSC ships effective in this role. The armaments and armor of a ''Punic''-class supercarrier dwarf those of any other carrier in service with the UNSC Navy.<ref name="enc262"/> The ''Punic'' class is capable of mounting [[frigate]]s or [[destroyer]]s in its ventral sub-vessel [[hangar bay]]s.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref> To date, the ''Punic'' class is one of the largest known vessels in human history, who's total length and tonnage is to date known to be superseded only by the ''[[UNSC Infinity]]''.


==Operational history==
The vessel is propelled by five [[fusion drive]]s for [[Maneuver drive|sublight propulsion]]. These include one gargantuan primary drive situated centrally on the ship's long axis, and four secondary drives surrounding it. The port and starboard sides are adorned by large wings similar in nature to those of the {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}} and {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}},{{Ref/Reuse|Model}} and are each fitted with three cargo loading ports similar to those of the ''Phoenix''. These wings can be used to mount [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] or [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]]s underneath the ship in its ventral sub-vessel [[hangar bay]]s,{{Ref/Site|Id=CFInfinity|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}} and at least three [[D20 Heron]] heavy dropships can be mounted on the wings in a similar manner to the ''Phoenix''.{{Ref/NoteReuse|SoTP}} Ten more smaller hangars adorn both the port and starboard sides of the ship (for a total of eighteen), used for launching [[space fighter]]s and [[dropship]]s. These are divided into two rows of four hangars, and then two slightly larger individual hangars further back.{{Ref/Note|Id=SoTP|This detail is only visible on the ''[[Sins of the Prophets]]'' model, canonised in the ''Halo Encyclopedia''.}}
The ''Punic''-class supercarrier was commissioned towards the final years of the 25th century to aid the [[Unified Earth Government]] in combating the spreading [[Insurrection]]. Officially designated Space Control Vehicles, these carriers transported and sustained entire [[Colonial Military Administration]] expeditionary and interdiction campaigns throughout the more remote [[Outer Colonies]] for months at a time, as they eliminated [[insurrectionist]]s and [[Terrorism|terrorists]] before their views could fester and spread. However, when the [[Human-Covenant War]] began, all ''Punic''-class supercarriers were utilized to protect [[human colonies]] from the new [[Covenant]] threat.<ref name="spartan games"/>


''Punic''-class supercarriers have participated in numerous campaigns and holding actions throughout the Human-Covenant War, including the [[UNSC]]'s last stand above [[Estuary]] and as base stations for the [[Scyllion Warehouse District riot|decisive counterinsurgency]] and [[Battle of Charybdis IX|evacuation operations]] on [[Charybdis IX]] in [[2535]]. However, despite the benefits of the powerful ships, the destruction of each supercarrier led to the loss of skilled crews and materiel that slowly decreased the [[UNSC Navy]]'s overall effectiveness. By [[2552]], the final year of the Covenant War, only a handful of ''Punic''-class supercarriers remained spaceworthy, including {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, which was stationed over [[Reach]] as the [[flagship]] of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].<ref name="spartan games"/> The ''Trafalgar'' itself was lost in combat against the Covenant during the [[Fall of Reach]], further securing the Covenant's eventual victory in the engagement.
===Armaments===
The ''Punic''{{'}}s armaments are broadly similar to those used on the successor {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier|}}. Its primary armament is a pair of a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-01D Series 6 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]], with a pair of secondary [[Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun]]s alongside them. The ship has a massive missile complement, with one hundred [[Archer missile|M42 Archer missile]] pods, twenty [[Howler missile|M96 Howler missile]] pods, and a [[Point-defense gun|point-defence]] network consisting of 80 [[M85 Scythe]] and 100 [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress]] guns.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Punic}} - The lead ship of the class.
*{{UNSCShip|Punic}} - The lead ship of the class.{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}}
*{{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}} - The former [[flagship]] of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. She was destroyed during the [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552]].
*{{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}} - The former [[flagship]] of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. She was destroyed during the [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=252}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=262}}
 
==Operational history==
[[File:Punic orbit.jpg|250px|thumb|A ''Punic'' and its battlegroup in orbit over a planet.]]
The ''Punic''-class supercarrier was commissioned towards the final years of the 25th century to aid the [[Unified Earth Government]] in combating the spreading [[Insurrection]]. Officially designated Space Control Vehicles, these carriers transported and sustained entire [[Colonial Military Authority]] expeditionary and interdiction campaigns throughout the more remote [[Outer Colonies]] for months at a time, as they eliminated [[insurrectionist]]s and [[Terrorism|terrorists]] before their views could fester and spread. However, when the [[Human-Covenant War]] began, all ''Punic''-class supercarriers were utilized to protect [[human colonies]] from the new [[Covenant]] threat.{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
''Punic''-class supercarriers have participated in numerous campaigns and holding actions throughout the Human-Covenant War, including the [[UNSC]]'s last stand above [[Estuary]] and as base stations for the [[Scyllion Warehouse District riot|decisive counterinsurgency]] and [[Battle of Charybdis IX|evacuation operations]] on [[Charybdis IX]] in [[2535]]. However, despite the benefits of the powerful ships, the destruction of each supercarrier led to the loss of skilled crews and materiel that slowly decreased the [[UNSC Navy]]'s overall effectiveness. By [[2552]], the final year of the Covenant War, only a handful of ''Punic''-class supercarriers remained spaceworthy, including {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, which was stationed over [[Reach]] as the [[flagship]] of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} The ''Trafalgar'' itself was lost in combat against the Covenant during the [[Fall of Reach]], further securing the Covenant's eventual victory in the engagement.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|FS18}}


==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
===UNSC ''Punic'' Supercarrier===
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{{Col-2}}
===UNSC ''Punic'' Supercarrier===
*Cost: 675 Points
*Movement: 6"
====Fore Section====
====Fore Section====
*Damage Track: 10 • 8 • 5
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Build rating: 5
|Title=Punic-Class Supercarrier (Fore Section)
*Hangars: 2
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Boarding Craft: 3
|Size=Massive
*Security Detail: 6
|PTS=675
*System Loadouts:
|Image=[[File:HFB_PunicCarrier_Fore.png|x150px]]
**Hardburn (1")
|Movement=6
**Labyrinthine
|DamageTrack1=10
**point Defense (7)
|DamageTrack2=8
**Titanium Armor (8)
|DamageTrack3=5
*Primary Weapon: Super MAC
 
**Range: 20/40"
|SysLoadout1= Hard Burn
**Weapon Loadouts: MAC (3)
|SysLoadout1Stat= 1
**Firing arc: Forward
|SysLoadout2= Labyrinthine
**Dice: 10
|SysLoadout2Stat=
*Additional Primary Weapon: Super MAC
|SysLoadout3= Point Defence
**Range: 20/40"
|SysLoadout3Stat= 7
**Weapon Loadouts: MAC (3)
|SysLoadout4= Titanium Armour
**Firing arc: Forward
|SysLoadout4Stat= 8
**Dice: 10
|SysLoadout5=
*Secondary Weapon: Missile Batteries
|SysLoadout5Stat=
**Range: 12/24"
 
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|BuildRating=5
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
|Hangars=2
**Dice: 10
|BoardingCraft=3
|SecurityDetail=6
 
|PrimaryWeaponName=Super MAC
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=20
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=40
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
|PrimaryWeaponCount=3
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward
|PrimaryWeaponDice=10
 
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponCount=
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward or Port+Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=10
}}
 


====Mid Section====
====Mid Section====
*Damage Track: 11 • 9 • 6
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Build rating: 6
|Title=Punic-Class Supercarrier (Mid Section)
*Hangars: 10
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Boarding Craft: 5
|Size=Massive
*Security Detail: 8
|PTS=675
*System Loadouts:
|Image=[[File:HFB_PunicCarrier_Mid.png|x150px]]
**Carrier Action (3)
|Movement=6
**Hardburn (1")
|DamageTrack1=11
**Labyrinthine
|DamageTrack2=9
**Point Defense (8)
|DamageTrack3=6
**Titanium Armor (7)
 
*Primary Weapon: MiniMAC Batteries
|SysLoadout1= Carrier Action
**Range: 10/20"
|SysLoadout1Stat= 3
**Weapon Loadouts: MAC (1)
|SysLoadout2= Labyrinthine
**Firing arc: Port & Starboard
|SysLoadout2Stat=
**Dice: 12
|SysLoadout3= Point Defence
*Secondary Weapon: Missile Batteries
|SysLoadout3Stat= 8
**Range: 12/24"
|SysLoadout4= Titanium Armour
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|SysLoadout4Stat= 7
**Firing arc: Port+Starboard
|SysLoadout5=
**Dice: 15
|SysLoadout5Stat=
 
|BuildRating=6
|Hangars=10
|BoardingCraft=5
|SecurityDetail=8
 
|PrimaryWeaponName=MiniMAC Batteries
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=10
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=20
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
|PrimaryWeaponCount=1
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Port + Starboard
|PrimaryWeaponDice=12
 
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponCount=
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Port+Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=15
}}
 
{{Col-2}}
{{Col-2}}
====Aft Section====
====Aft Section====
*Damage Track: 10 • 8 • 5
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Build rating: 5
|Title=Punic-Class Supercarrier (Aft Section)
*Hangars: 2
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Boarding Craft: 3
|Size=Massive
*Security Detail: 6
|PTS=675
*System Loadouts:
|Image=[[File:HFB_PunicCarrier_Aft.png|x150px]]
**Hardburn (1")
|Movement=6
**Labyrinthine
|DamageTrack1=10
**Point Defense (7)
|DamageTrack2=8
**Titanium Armor (8)
|DamageTrack3=5
*Primary Weapon: -
 
*Secondary Weapon: Missile Batteries
|SysLoadout1= Hard Burn
**Range: 12/24"
|SysLoadout1Stat= 1
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|SysLoadout2= Labyrinthine
**Firing arc: Aft or Port+Starboard
|SysLoadout2Stat=
**Dice: 10
|SysLoadout3= Point Defence
|SysLoadout3Stat= 7
|SysLoadout4= Titanium Armour
|SysLoadout4Stat= 8
|SysLoadout5=
|SysLoadout5Stat=
 
|BuildRating=5
|Hangars=2
|BoardingCraft=3
|SecurityDetail=6
 
|PrimaryWeaponName=-
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=-
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=-
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=-
|PrimaryWeaponCount=-
|PrimaryWeaponArc=-
|PrimaryWeaponDice=-
 
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponCount=
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Aft or Port+Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=10
}}


===UNSC Supercarrier Special Rules===
===UNSC Supercarrier Special Rules===
*Frigate Resupply:
*Frigate Resupply:
::''During the Repair Step of any End Phase, a Punic-class Supercarrier may allow a SINGLE Paris Formation Base within 10" to remove a SINGLE Damage Marker from it's base. Where applicable, this action CAN be used to restore Titanium Armour to the formation base.''
::''During the Repair Step of any End Phase, a Punic-class Supercarrier may allow a SINGLE Paris Formation Base within 10" to remove a SINGLE Damage Marker from its base. Where applicable, this action CAN be used to restore Titanium Armour to the formation base.''
*Automated Repair Systems:
*Automated Repair Systems:
::''Each time a Vulnerable Marker is applied to a Section of this Massive Element, roll a Halo Dice. On a result of a 1 or a 2, the Vulnerable Marker is instantly removed.''
::''Each time a Vulnerable Marker is applied to a Section of this Massive Element, roll a Halo Dice. On a result of a 1 or a 2, the Vulnerable Marker is instantly removed.''
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::''All Punic-class Supercarriers exist as individual Battle Groups and are not required to follow the standard rules for Battle group creation.  Whilst they are not specialist Battle Groups, they are restricted by the size of Fleet they are attached to. A single Punic-class Supercarrier can be included in a fleet for every FULL 1250 Points being played.''
::''All Punic-class Supercarriers exist as individual Battle Groups and are not required to follow the standard rules for Battle group creation.  Whilst they are not specialist Battle Groups, they are restricted by the size of Fleet they are attached to. A single Punic-class Supercarrier can be included in a fleet for every FULL 1250 Points being played.''
{{Col-end}}
{{Col-end}}
==Production notes==
In the core rulebook for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', the ''Punic''-class is referred to instead as the "''Trafalgar''-class" supercarrier, in reference to then-upcoming ship models that had yet to be released for the game. This was later changed for the final release of the carrier to the ''Punic''-class name.{{Ref/Tabletop|HFB|Detail=Core Rulebook - page 115|Quote=Other exciting Massive UNSC vessels include the Trafalgar-class Supercarrier, a huge vessel in comparison to other UNSC vessels, but still tiny when compared to the ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''.}} This name is in reference to UNSC ''Trafalgar''; a UNSC supercarrier first-mentioned as having taken part in the [[space engagements over Reach]] in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|FS18}}
Alongside several other ships, the ''Punic''-class model developed for the ''Halo'' fan mod ''[[Sins of the Prophets]]'' was included in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' as part of an official collaboration between [[343 Industries]] and the ''Sins of the Prophets'' team.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The ''Sins of the Prophets'' model demonstrates a few notable deviations from the original ''Fleet Battles'' 3D model, due to being designed for a game rather than for physical production. These differences include less overall surface "greebling", instead replaced by details such as hangar bays and wing-mounted Heron dropships.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:UNSC Punic.jpg|Model of a Punic-class supercarrier
File:UNSC Punic.jpg|Model of a ''Punic''-class supercarrier.
File:Punic-class-supercarrier.jpg|Profile and underside views of the Punic-class  
File:Punic-class-supercarrier.jpg|Profile and underside views of the ''Punic''-class. Note the four {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s docked underneath the ship.
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|Size comparison of the Punic-class against other UNSC and Covenant warships, comparable in size to the CAS-class assault carrier.  
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|Size comparison of the Punic-class against other UNSC and Covenant warships, comparable in size to the {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}}.  
File:Fleet-Battles-Punic.jpg|The Punic-class supercarrier, with several ''Marathon'' and ''Paris''-class vessels in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''
File:Fleet-Battles-Punic.jpg|The ''Punic''-class supercarrier, with several ''Marathon'' and ''Paris''-class vessels in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
File:HFBOrion4.jpg|A ''Punic''-class supercarrier, surrounded by four ''Orion''-class carrier escorts and several ''Paris''-class frigates as seen in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
File:HFB_PunicCarrier.png|A view of the ''Punic''-class from above.
File:SoTP PunicSupercarrier Renders 1.png|Renders of the ''Sins of the Prophets'' ''Punic'' model used in the ''Halo Encyclopedia''. Note the presence of [[D20 Heron]] dropships mounted under the wings in a manner similar to the {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}.
File:SoTP PunicSupercarrier Renders 2.png|Renders of the ''Sins of the Prophets'' ''Punic'' model used in the ''Halo Encyclopedia''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{Human Ships}}


{{UNSC Ships}}
[[Category:Carrier classes]]
[[Category:CMA ship classes]]
[[Category:UNSC ship classes]]

Latest revision as of 10:21, May 13, 2024

Punic-class
A render of the Punic-class supercarrier modelled by Jared Harris for the fan mod Sins of the Prophets - used in the 2022 Halo Encyclopedia.
Class attributes

Operators:

Manufacturer:

SinoViet Heavy Machinery[2]

In service:

2490-present[2]

General characteristics

Type:

Supercarrier[1][2]

Length:

4,000 meters (13,123 ft)[2]

Mass:

670 million tonnes[2]

Maneuver drive:

5 fusion drives (1 primary, 4 secondary)[3]

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

Titanium-A battleplate

Armaments:

 

The Punic-class supercarrier is a classification of capital warship built by SinoViet Heavy Machinery for use by the CMA Navy and later, the UNSC Navy.[1] There were only a few constructed, among them the most notable vessel was UNSC Trafalgar.[4][5][6]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The supercarrier was used for direct confrontation with Covenant capital ships, and was one of the few UNSC ships effective in this role. The armaments and armor of a Punic-class supercarrier dwarf those of any other carrier in service with the UNSC Navy.[4][5] The Punic class is one of the largest known vessels in human history, whose total length and tonnage is to date known to be superseded only by the UNSC Infinity.

The Punic's main spaceframe is a blocky, rectangular, design similar in nature to the standard cruisers of the UNSC fleet. The front of the vessel contains the barrel for the ship's Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and a hexagonal construction similar in nature to the Halcyon-class light cruiser, with several overlapping layers of Titanium-A armor plating extending further back into the larger, more cuboid shape that characterises the primary spaceframe.[3]

The vessel is propelled by five fusion drives for sublight propulsion. These include one gargantuan primary drive situated centrally on the ship's long axis, and four secondary drives surrounding it. The port and starboard sides are adorned by large wings similar in nature to those of the Epoch-class heavy carrier and Phoenix-class colony ship,[3] and are each fitted with three cargo loading ports similar to those of the Phoenix. These wings can be used to mount frigates or destroyers underneath the ship in its ventral sub-vessel hangar bays,[7] and at least three D20 Heron heavy dropships can be mounted on the wings in a similar manner to the Phoenix.[Note 1] Ten more smaller hangars adorn both the port and starboard sides of the ship (for a total of eighteen), used for launching space fighters and dropships. These are divided into two rows of four hangars, and then two slightly larger individual hangars further back.[Note 1]

Armaments[edit]

The Punic's armaments are broadly similar to those used on the successor Infinity-class. Its primary armament is a pair of a CR-01D Series 6 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons, with a pair of secondary Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilguns alongside them. The ship has a massive missile complement, with one hundred M42 Archer missile pods, twenty M96 Howler missile pods, and a point-defence network consisting of 80 M85 Scythe and 100 M965 Fortress guns.[2]

Ships of the line[edit]

Operational history[edit]

A Punic and its battlegroup in orbit over a planet.

The Punic-class supercarrier was commissioned towards the final years of the 25th century to aid the Unified Earth Government in combating the spreading Insurrection. Officially designated Space Control Vehicles, these carriers transported and sustained entire Colonial Military Authority expeditionary and interdiction campaigns throughout the more remote Outer Colonies for months at a time, as they eliminated insurrectionists and terrorists before their views could fester and spread. However, when the Human-Covenant War began, all Punic-class supercarriers were utilized to protect human colonies from the new Covenant threat.[1][2]

Punic-class supercarriers have participated in numerous campaigns and holding actions throughout the Human-Covenant War, including the UNSC's last stand above Estuary and as base stations for the decisive counterinsurgency and evacuation operations on Charybdis IX in 2535. However, despite the benefits of the powerful ships, the destruction of each supercarrier led to the loss of skilled crews and materiel that slowly decreased the UNSC Navy's overall effectiveness. By 2552, the final year of the Covenant War, only a handful of Punic-class supercarriers remained spaceworthy, including UNSC Trafalgar, which was stationed over Reach as the flagship of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.[1] The Trafalgar itself was lost in combat against the Covenant during the Fall of Reach, further securing the Covenant's eventual victory in the engagement.[4][5][6]

Halo: Fleet Battles[edit]

UNSC Punic Supercarrier[edit]

Fore Section[edit]

Punic-Class Supercarrier (Fore Section) Capital Ship, Massive (675 PTS)
The fore section of the Punic-class supercarrier. Movement 6" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 10 • 8 • 5

Hard Burn (1)
Labyrinthine
Point Defence (7)
Titanium Armour (8)

Build Rating 5
Hangars 2
Boarding Craft 3
Security Detail 6
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Super MAC 20/40" MAC (3) Forward 10


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Missile Batteries 12/24" Missiles Forward or Port+Starboard 10




Mid Section[edit]

Punic-Class Supercarrier (Mid Section) Capital Ship, Massive (675 PTS)
The mid section of the Punic-class supercarrier. Movement 6" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 11 • 9 • 6

Carrier Action (3)
Labyrinthine
Point Defence (8)
Titanium Armour (7)

Build Rating 6
Hangars 10
Boarding Craft 5
Security Detail 8
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
MiniMAC Batteries 10/20" MAC (1) Port + Starboard 12


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Missile Batteries 12/24" Missiles Port+Starboard 15



Aft Section[edit]

Punic-Class Supercarrier (Aft Section) Capital Ship, Massive (675 PTS)
The aft section of the Punic-class supercarrier. Movement 6" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 10 • 8 • 5

Hard Burn (1)
Labyrinthine
Point Defence (7)
Titanium Armour (8)

Build Rating 5
Hangars 2
Boarding Craft 3
Security Detail 6
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
- -/-" - (-) - -


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Missile Batteries 12/24" Missiles Aft or Port+Starboard 10



UNSC Supercarrier Special Rules[edit]

  • Frigate Resupply:
During the Repair Step of any End Phase, a Punic-class Supercarrier may allow a SINGLE Paris Formation Base within 10" to remove a SINGLE Damage Marker from its base. Where applicable, this action CAN be used to restore Titanium Armour to the formation base.
  • Automated Repair Systems:
Each time a Vulnerable Marker is applied to a Section of this Massive Element, roll a Halo Dice. On a result of a 1 or a 2, the Vulnerable Marker is instantly removed.
  • Limited Resources:
All Punic-class Supercarriers exist as individual Battle Groups and are not required to follow the standard rules for Battle group creation. Whilst they are not specialist Battle Groups, they are restricted by the size of Fleet they are attached to. A single Punic-class Supercarrier can be included in a fleet for every FULL 1250 Points being played.

Production notes[edit]

In the core rulebook for Halo: Fleet Battles, the Punic-class is referred to instead as the "Trafalgar-class" supercarrier, in reference to then-upcoming ship models that had yet to be released for the game. This was later changed for the final release of the carrier to the Punic-class name.[8] This name is in reference to UNSC Trafalgar; a UNSC supercarrier first-mentioned as having taken part in the space engagements over Reach in Halo: First Strike.[6]

Alongside several other ships, the Punic-class model developed for the Halo fan mod Sins of the Prophets was included in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition) as part of an official collaboration between 343 Industries and the Sins of the Prophets team.[2] The Sins of the Prophets model demonstrates a few notable deviations from the original Fleet Battles 3D model, due to being designed for a game rather than for physical production. These differences include less overall surface "greebling", instead replaced by details such as hangar bays and wing-mounted Heron dropships.

Gallery[edit]

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  • Model of a Punic-class supercarrier.

    Model of a Punic-class supercarrier.

  • Profile and underside views of the Punic-class. Note the four Paris-class heavy frigates docked underneath the ship.

    Profile and underside views of the Punic-class. Note the four Paris-class heavy frigates docked underneath the ship.

  • Size comparison of the Punic-class against other UNSC and Covenant warships, comparable in size to the Syfon-pattern assault carrier.

    Size comparison of the Punic-class against other UNSC and Covenant warships, comparable in size to the Syfon-pattern assault carrier.

  • The Punic-class supercarrier, with several Marathon and Paris-class vessels in Halo: Fleet Battles.

    The Punic-class supercarrier, with several Marathon and Paris-class vessels in Halo: Fleet Battles.

  • A Punic-class supercarrier, surrounded by four Orion-class carrier escorts and several Paris-class frigates as seen in Halo: Fleet Battles.

    A Punic-class supercarrier, surrounded by four Orion-class carrier escorts and several Paris-class frigates as seen in Halo: Fleet Battles.

  • A view of the Punic-class from above.

    A view of the Punic-class from above.

  • Renders of the Sins of the Prophets Punic model used in the Halo Encyclopedia. Note the presence of D20 Heron dropships mounted under the wings in a manner similar to the Phoenix-class colony ship.

    Renders of the Sins of the Prophets Punic model used in the Halo Encyclopedia. Note the presence of D20 Heron dropships mounted under the wings in a manner similar to the Phoenix-class colony ship.

  • Renders of the Sins of the Prophets Punic model used in the Halo Encyclopedia.

    Renders of the Sins of the Prophets Punic model used in the Halo Encyclopedia.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b This detail is only visible on the Sins of the Prophets model, canonised in the Halo Encyclopedia.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Spartan Games, UNSC Punic-Class Supercarrier (Retrieved on Apr 13, 2016) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 126
  3. ^ a b c Halo: Fleet Battles: Punic-class Supercarrier model
  4. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 252
  5. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 262
  6. ^ a b c Halo: First Strike, chapter 18
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond (Retrieved on Jul 30, 2021) [archive]
  8. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles: Core Rulebook - page 115 "Other exciting Massive UNSC vessels include the Trafalgar-class Supercarrier, a huge vessel in comparison to other UNSC vessels, but still tiny when compared to the Long Night of Solace."

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