![]() Frigates are able to perform a Class-L flash-dock, a landing procedure used when time is of the essence which requires precise maneuvering control. This is likely accomplished through the use of anti-gravity generators, although the technology involved has never been elaborated upon. UNSC frigates are capable of hovering in an atmosphere and even landing. In addition, the frigate has two sets of forward maneuvering thrusters near the front. There are four exhausts visible on frigates two large and two small. The engines almost certainly use the energy obtained from this process to heat some form of reaction propellant which is expelled out of rear-facing exhausts to generate thrust. Like other human ships, the UNSC frigate is powered by thermonuclear fusion reactors which use deuterium (a stable hydrogen isotope) as fuel. So far the frigate is the only UNSC warship that has been seen landing and deploying vehicles directly to the surface of a planet (or Installation 00 in the Dawn's case).ĭesign details Propulsion These hangar floor elevators have been seen operating in two different modes the single-sided hinges on the elevator are able to swing down 90° in order to allow aircraft like Pelicans to drop vertically out of the hangar for quick deployment. The UNSC Forward Unto Dawn featured a large rear section which had the capacity of holding several Pelicans in addition to numerous ground vehicles. Some frigate classes, namely the Charon-class, also have a large loading elevator in their rear section which is capable of extending out of the ship's ventral side to deploy vehicles or cargo directly to the ground. Also, spread throughout the frigate's structure are a number of its many escape pod bays. A UNSC frigate also possess twelve SOEIV bays, located in the rear of the ship, which facilitate the deployment of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. The forward midsection of the ship has numerous single ship hangar bays for Pelicans or fighter craft like Longswords on both sides. On top of the bridge is a maser dish for short-range communication. Modern frigate classes are also equipped with universal hardpoints on their dorsal and ventral hulls, allowing them to dock with other UNSC vessels. There are airlocks on both sides on the bridge. There are four bridge stations: Navigation, Operations, Weapons, and Communications. There also are numerous other consoles located at the sides of the room. The commanding officer's chair is located behind the two primary consoles within the bridge. The bridge of the frigate is located in the uppermost part of the ship, in the section at the stern-most tip of the MAC gun shaft. While details between the various classes of UNSC frigate vary, all share the same overall design and layout. In addition to this, its small size and role as a troop carrier vessel make it ideal for supporting ground operations in planetside theaters of action, capable of laying down suppressive fire against Covenant ground forces while deploying its complement of aircraft and marines to bolster UNSC forces on the surface. The frigate's speed and maneuvering are its advantage, however, allowing UNSC frigates to provide fire support to other UNSC fighter craft such as Sabres or Longswords and engage both multiple enemy single ship fighters, such as Banshee interceptors or Seraphs, and light enemy warships simultaneously its speed allows it to put down fire on an enemy ship while being able to avoid a large amount of fire from largely superior Covenant weaponry. ![]() By 2552, UNSC frigates designs became more technologically advanced as seen with both the Strident-class heavy frigate and the Anlace-class frigate. ![]() Only en masse did the UNSC frigate give any UNSC fleet element an advantage against even inferior numbers of Covenant capital ships. Their armor was susceptible to enemy point-defense pulse lasers and plasma torpedoes, and it is outfitted with substandard weaponry. During the Human-Covenant War, UNSC frigates were barely considered a match for even the smallest of Covenant warships. ![]()
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