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{{Title|''Punic''-class supercarrier}}
{{Title|''Punic''-class supercarrier}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship class infobox
{{Infobox/Ships
|name=''Punic''-class supercarrier
|name           = ''Punic''-class
|image=[[File:Enc22 SoTP Punic.png|300px]]
|image           = [[File:Enc22 SoTP Punic.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=126}}
|caption        =  
|class=[[Carrier|Supercarrier]]
|modules        =  
|role=*Ship-to-ship combat<ref name="enc262">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 262'' (2011)</ref>
{{Infobox/Ships/Class
*[[Space fighter|Fighter]] deployment{{Ref/Reuse|enc262}}
|hide-class          =  
|length=4,000m (13,123ft){{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
|class identification =  
|width=
|class operator      =  
|height=Approx. {{Convert|800|m|ft}}<ref name="ships">[[:File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|Ship size comparison]]</ref>
*[[CMA Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass=670 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
*[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power=
|class manufacturer  = [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|engine=
|class architect      = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class-->
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|class built          = <!--How many ships of this class were constructed-->
|navigation=
|class in service    = [[2490]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]
|armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-01D Series 6 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
*2 [[Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun|Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun batteries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
*100 [[Archer missile|M42 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
*20 [[Howler missile|M96 Howler missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
*80 [[M85 Scythe|M85 Scythe anti-aerospace turrets]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
*100 [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress point defense guns]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
|complement=
|crew=
|passengers=
|othersystems=
|era=*[[Insurrection]]<ref name="spartan games">[http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFUN05 '''Spartan Games''': ''UNSC Punic-Class Supercarrier'']</ref>
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
|introduced=[[2490]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}}
|affiliation=*[[Colonial Military Authority]]{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}}
*[[UNSC Navy]]
}}
}}
|hide-characteristics=<!--leave blank unless you want to hide the characteristics section header-->
|nocollapse      = yes
|type            = [[UNSC carrier|Supercarrier]]{{Ref/Site|Id=spartan games|URL=http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFUN05|Site=Spartan Games|Page=UNSC Punic-Class Supercarrier|D=13|M=04|Y=2016}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=126}}
|length          = {{Convert|13123|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width          =
|height          =
|mass            = 670 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power          =
|maneuver drive  = 5 [[fusion drive]]s
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|crew            = <!--Describes crew counts only-->
|complement      =
|troops          = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces-->
|hull            = [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battleplate]]
|shielding      = <!--Describes shielding-->
|sensors        = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot-->
|ew              = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities-->
|armaments      =
*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-01D Series 6 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*2 [[Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun|Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun batteries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*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}}
*100 [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress point defense guns]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|aircraft        = <!--Describes embarked aircraft and dropships-->
|air facilities  = <!--Describes hangars and whatnot-->
}}
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}}
==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 capable of mounting [[frigate]]s or [[destroyer]]s 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}} 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}}.


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/Reuse|enc262}}<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 168''</ref>
===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}}


==Design details==
==Ships of the line==
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|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/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref> 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}}.
*{{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]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=252}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=262}}


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
[[File:Punic orbit.jpg|250px|left|thumb|A ''Punic'' and its battlegroup in orbit over a planet.]]
[[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}}
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.
''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}}
 
==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Punic}} - The lead ship of the class.
*{{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}} - The former [[flagship]] of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. She was destroyed during the [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552]].


==''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===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<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.
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: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''.
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==
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