Boasting additional armor, a longer Magnetic Accelerator cannon, and more missiles, the ships can be used effectively in ship-to-ship engagements.
These upgrades would take effect during the disastrous Operation: TREBUCHET. Several Paris-class heavy frigates saw action during the Fall of Reach and the class continues to serve in the post-war era.Ĭompared to its smaller sisters, the Charonand the Stalwart, the Paris is quite the upgrade. In the years following the coup d'etat on Eridanus II and the rebels' capture of the UNSC Bellerophon, there was much more support for a shake-up of the UNSC's relatively lax and ill-defended fleet. Prior to the Insurrection of the late 25th century, the concept of a heavy frigate was considered a gross misuse of the UNSC's funding. They are dwarfed in size and firepower by nearly all Covenant ships, and as such are only effective in large groups. Although bigger at 535 meters, better armed, with more armor than the Charon-class Light Frigate, it is still one of the smallest UNSC combat ships.
A ship mainly used for escort duties for the UNSC navy.
