Epoch-class heavy carrier

**Name**: Epoch-class heavy carrier
**Craft**: UNSC Epoch-class heavy carrier
**Type**: heavy carrier
**Scale**: capital
**Length**: 2,563 meters
**Skill**: capital ship pilot
**Crew**: 2,563; skeleton: 256/+10
**Passengers**: 3,375 troops; 170 other personnel
**Cargo Capacity**: 51,260 metric tons
**Consumables**: 10 years
**Hyperdrive**: x6,160
**Nav Computer**: yes
**Maneuverability**: 1D+1
**Space**: 4
**Hull**: 8D
**Sensors**

* Passive: 30 / 0D+2
* Scan: 60 / 1D+1
* Search: 90 / 2D+1
* Focus: 3 / 3D

**Weapons**

* **Light MAC**

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 2-15/38/75
Atmosphere Range: 4-30/76/150km
Damage: 7D+2
* **2 Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun batteries**

Fire Arc: 2 turrets
Crew: 2
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-10/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 10-1,000/2,500/5,000m
Damage: 5D+1
* **20 M4020 Bident missile pods**

Fire Arc: 8 forward, 6 port, 6 starboard
Crew: 2
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-6/15/30
Atmosphere Range: 10-600/1,500/3,000m
Ammo: 15 per pod
Damage: 5D+2
* **70 M58 Archer Missile Pods**

Fire Arc: 20 forward, 25 port, 25 starboard
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-12/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 2-24/60/120km
Ammo: 30 per pod
Damage: 4D+2
* **12 M66 Sentry autocannons**

Fire Arc: turrets: 6 port, 6 starboard
Crew: 0; Automated
Scale: starfighter
Skill: Automated: Starship Gunnery: 4D
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-3/8/15
Atmosphere Range: 1-300/800/1,500m
Damage: 2D+2
* **12 M870 Rampart point defense guns**

Fire Arc: turrets: 6 port, 6 starboard
Crew: 0; Automated
Scale: starfighter
Skill: Automated: Starship Gunnery: 4D
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-3/8/15
Atmosphere Range: 1-300/800/1,500m
Damage: 2D+2
* **20 M810 Helix point defense guns**

Fire Arc: turrets: 10 port, 10 starboard
Crew: 0; Automated
Scale: starfighter
Skill: Automated: Starship Gunnery: 4D
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-3/8/15
Atmosphere Range: 1-300/800/1,500m
Damage: 2D+2
**Description**: The Epoch-class heavy carrier was a carrier starship classification employed by the UNSC Navy. The Hull classification symbol for Epoch-class ships was "CV".

**Class History**

Epoch-class carriers were the core of many Battle Groups during the Insurrection and early parts of the Human-Covenant war.

One particular Epoch-class, the UNSC Atlas, was the site of a particularly bad fight between John-117 and a group of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in 2525. The fight resulted in two ODSTs dead and two severely injured and permanently marred the relations between the ODSTs and SPARTAN-IIs.

**Design**

At 35,000,000 metric tons, the Epoch-class was the heaviest carrier in service in the UNSC. Epoch-class carriers outweigh the Poseidon and Orion classes of carriers. As it plays a vital role in UNSC fleets, the Epoch-class carrier has the ability to take extensive damage during combat.

**Hangars**

The Epoch-class carrier contained 12 hangar bays, each of which held three dropships and two fighters.

**Configurations**

Multiple configurations of Epoch-class carriers existed. The UNSC Atlas was one type of configuration.

**Complement**

The Epoch-class usually carries 800 Marines. They also carry a number of strike fighters and troop transports. It could also hold up to 36 Dropships and 24 fighters.

**Source**:

* Halo Wiki: Epoch-class heavy carrier
* thedemonapostle