Chimera-class light destroyer

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The Chimera-class light destroyer (: DD), also known by a wide variety of nicknames such as the Fork, Franken-Frigate, and Rubbish Tip by naval personnel, is a light escort built for the in the . Designed and manufactured by SinoViet Heavy Machinery as a stop-gap measure, the Chimera-class is a fire-support vessel that is often pressed into an air defence, escort, and transportation roles.
Technically a subclassification of SinoViet's line, the Chimera-class light destroyer is a versatile escort that nevertheless falls on the lower spectrum of quality. It is designed with a quick, cost-effective construction in mind, and can be built at any drydock already set up for building frigates. This is both its greatest strength and weakness, as this leaves it sluggish and fragile even by UNSC standards. Firepower is vastly improved through the installation of two mounted in place of the flight pods, and sixteen for ship-to-ship combat. It also retains a sizable aft vehicle bay for carrying a modest detachment. Its last noteworthy quirk is that it has numerous variants based on SinoViet's other frigates, leaving some destroyers specialised towards air defence, space combat, and transportation.
The Chimera-class light destroyer was first introduced in , when sustained losses outstripped the UNSC's ability to replace them. First fighting in the final stages of the , they would rise to become the third-most common model of warship in the entire fleet, behind SinoViet's frigate subclasses and the . Hundreds of Chimeras were built, and their high casualty rate meant that only two dozen ships survived the Human-Covenant War. Although production ceased after the , the few that remained led lengthy careers before fading into obscurity.
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== Variants ==
=== Chimera-A ===
Chimera-A is the name given to light destroyers which use a as their core. It retains an expanded vehicle bay to allow it to carry a standard complement consisting of a of UNSC Marines, 8 , 4 and 24 , in addition to what is normally carried.
=== Chimera-B ===
The Chimera-B is the codename given to light destroyers based off the design of a . It features superior armour, additional reinforcement, and twelve silos for heavy guided munitions such as , making it ideal for ship-to-ship combat.
=== Chimera-C ===
Chimera-C light destroyers utilises a as their basis, in which it retains its specialised focus towards planetary defence and air defence. It is armed with 76 pods of and 52 for defeating and missiles, respectively. It should be noted that this subclass is also marginally lighter and faster than all other configurations, weighing in at only 1.04 million tonnes.
== Ships of the Class ==
Name 	Hull Classification Symbol	Commissioned 	Destroyed 	Notes
UNSC Chimera 	DD-641 	January 1, 2531	March 19, 2531 	Lead ship of the class, destroyed in combat.
UNSC Virginia 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Andromeda 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Hufflepuff 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Dead By Daylight 	DD- 	August 19, 2542	August 20, 2542	
UNSC Two Up 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Seventh East Mobile	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Circular Message 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Hot Chelmsford 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Proportion 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Uneasy Curse 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Rising Beginner 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Polite Palette 	DD- 	 	 	
UNSC Redundant Flask 	DD- 	 	 	
== Notes ==
Category:UNSC Ship Classes
Category:Destroyer classes