The UNSC carrier was a type of starship used within the UNSC Navy.
Class History[]
Insurrection[]
- Main article: Insurrection
Carriers were used during the Insurrection. The Orion-class assault carrier was used to support ground operations,[6] the Epoch-class heavy carrier was often the core of most Battle Groups,[5] and the Punic-class supercarrier was a Colonial Military Administration Space Control Vehicle that was deployed on expeditionary campaigns.[7]
One such carrier during this, the UNSC Atlas, was the site of a particularly bad fight between John-117 and several Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. This fight permanently soured relations between SPARTAN-IIs and ODSTs.[8]
Human-Covenant war[]
- Main article: Human-Covenant war
During the Fall of Reach, the Punic-class supercarrier UNSC Trafalgar, the pride of the Navy and flagship of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet was destroyed.[9]
Post-war[]
The years after the war saw the addition of a couple of carrier classes. The Poseidon-class light carrier was created after the war.[10] The largest carrier ever, the UNSC Infinity, was completed in 2553.[11]
Design[]
Dimensions[]
Length[]
UNSC carriers vary drastically in size. The Punic-class[12] was three kilometers long,[2] nearly the length of a Covenant Reverence-class cruiser.[13] While the Poseidon-class was only a mere 719m in comparison.[4]
Mass[]
At 907,000,000 million metric tons,[14] the Infinity-class is one of the heaviest carriers the UNSC operates. The Epoch-class, at 35,000,000 metric tons,[5] is heavier than the Orion-class and Poseidon-class.[10]
Armament[]
UNSC carriers are armed with a single Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, 300 Archer missiles, and two Fusion rockets.
Complement[]
They carry large numbers of Longsword-class interceptors, as well as numerous Pelican-class dropships, to fit their role as carriers. They also transport contingents of Marines and Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and likely transport vehicles for the UNSC ground forces.
Ships of the Line[]
Classes[]
- Epoch-class heavy carrier
- Infinity-class supercarrier
- Orion-class assault carrier
- Poseidon-class light carrier
- Punic-class supercarrier
Unnamed Classes[]
- The UNSC Musashi was of a class with a front grill like structure.
Named Ships[]
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Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo 4
- Halo: Fleet Battles
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Halo 4 Limited Edition - Bonus Item: Gabriel Thorne's Data Book
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Halo Encyclopedia - Page 249
- ↑ Halo Waypoint: Community - Canon Fodder - In the Loop
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Halo Waypoint - The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo - Pages 40 & 41
- ↑ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Armory Amore
- ↑ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter
- ↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach - Page 67-68
- ↑ Halo: First Strike - Page 168
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - In the Loop
- ↑ Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo - Page 133
- ↑ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond
- ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx - Page 270
- ↑ Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo - Pages 42 & 43
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