Charon-class assault frigate

The Charon-class assault frigate (Hull Classification Symbol: FFA) is a light warship in service with the UNSC Navy. Ships of this class are used primarily as troop and materiel transport craft in lieu of, or even in conjunction with, larger transport ships and troop carriers, such as the Phoenix-class assault ship.
== Design ==
At 800 meters in length, the Charon is larger than the Paris-class heavy frigate, however, it is less massive, due to its primary role being that of an armed transport as opposed to a fleet combat ship. Owing to its enlarged hangar bay, the Charon-class frigate is well suited to delivering ground forces into a combat zone. The Charon has a maximum crew and complement of 782. It can carry several Pelican dropships as well as around two dozen ground and air vehicles.
== Power generation ==
The ship's power plant is an F3H deuterium/tritium fusion reactor, with sublight propulsion being provided by four S-400 impulse drives. Translight power is provided by an OKB-Karman MA-75B Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.
== Armament ==
The armament of the Charon-class comprises 4 10-inch/40-caliber railgun batteries, 14 anti-ship missile pods, 2 nuclear missiles, and 60 M910 Rampart 30mm PDCs. Defensive measures include 100 centimeters of titanium alloy battleplate, electromagnetic reactive armor, and a sophisticated electronic countermeasure package able to disrupt enemy targeting systems to a significant degree, along with at least two electromagnetic grapple launchers.
== Ships of the line ==
UNSC Charon
UNSC Pluto
UNSC Salvador
UNSC Forward Unto Dawn
UNSC Aegis FateCategory:Daisy-023
Category:Spacecraft