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- "We're under fighter attack, enemy constellations to our rear echelon! How could the UNSC have encircled us so fast?"
- ―Ship Master Kvala 'Godam
The Iskander-class Light Carrier is the smallest, and perhaps most flexible of the UNSC Navy's Carriers. Lightweight, and agile, the ship lacks armour or firepower, but makes up for it with speed, making it the fastest carrier. This speed allows it to quickly flank or chase an enemy. While they possess modular launch bays, its size restricts the amount of heavy craft it can take, usually relegating it to reconnaissance craft and mid-range strike craft. It utilises stealth technologies to reduce its sensor visibility, allowing it to slip by unnoticed.
Though originally, the few ships of this class struggled to find their role, it was discovered when the Remnant resurfaced. Operating in small 'wolf packs' of Frigates, easily keeping pace, it could provide them with fighter support. In this nature, these wolf packs hunted down many enemy convoys in enemy territory. They also saw great potential as raiders, with the Archangel catastrophically damaging a Remnant refuelling base on its own then retreating before ships came to its aid. However, their most famous use was as fighters to the bitter end. At the massive and unexpected second raid of Manheim, only two ships, specifically the UNSC Celestial Dragon and the UNSC Great Wall were at the shipyards at the time. In a valiant defence they held back numerous waves of enemy capital ships and fighters, before being overrun while trying to refuel their beleaguered fighters. Though the Celestial was destroyed and the Great Wall was crippled, they bought enough time for local patrols to arrive in system and destroy the invading force. The surviving crew received commendations for their actions and both ships were rebuilt.
Iskander-class Carriers are often seen on long distance patrol missions as well as long range anti-piracy missions. They are often used as anti-insurgency missions as well, suppressing insurgent space-borne forces. They are never deployed as part of a battlegroup and are more often seen supporting frigate or destroyer squadrons, or acting in an escort role for highly important missions.
UNSC Comments[]
"They and quick, nippy, not under armed and can shoot out a lot of fighters when need be. I can't understand why HIGHCOM is so tetchy about using them?"
"The newer wolfpacks are these ships covered by Tempest-class Light Cruisers. They are just as fast in space and pack a mean whollop..."
"We don't know what others call them, but we call 'em 'Pirate Galleons'. We could teach those Jackals a thing or two about buccaneering... After disabling the ships we usually board them with the SBUL and send in those bad-ass EVA guys. We steal any good material, but if the cargo are Grunts, we send them back to that shitty Methane hole they come from. However if its a troop transport for Kilo Bravos, we get the foxtrot outta there and just blow the shit outta the ship. Screw getting our arms torn off by space apes."
Ships of the line[]
- UNSC Iskander
- UNSC Jade
- UNSC Celestial Dragon
- UNSC Great Wall
- UNSC Defiance
- UNSC Endurance
- UNSC Endeavour
- UNSC Archangel
- UNSC Night Haunter
Stealth Vessels Comet-class Fast Attack Craft | Wyvren-class Light Corvette | Durham-class Corvette | Oscarborg-class Missile Corvette | Uhlan-class Fast Attack Corvette | Romulus-class Heavy Corvette | Nemesis-class Sloop FrigatesVanguard-class Light Frigate | Rivia-class Frigate | Griffin-class Frigate | Heimdall-class Frigate | Jaeger-class Frigate | Helios-class Heavy Frigate | Saint-Étienne-class Heavy Frigate | Ronin-class Stealth Frigate DestroyersOberon-class Light Destroyer | Indra-class Destroyer | Platinum-class Destroyer | Centurion-class Hunter-Killer Destroyer | Revanchist-class Picket Destroyer | Ferrus-class Heavy Destroyer | Raijin-class Escort Destroyer | Tyne-class Command Destroyer CruisersArtemis-class Scout Cruiser | Tempest-class Light Cruiser | Valkyrie-class Light Cruiser | Chieftain-class Light Cruiser Thermopylae-class Cruiser | Delphinus-class Cruiser | Cannae-class Cruiser | Sentinel-class Anti-Aircraft Cruiser | Victoria-class Heavy Cruiser | Reach-class Heavy Cruiser | Athena-class Command Cruiser | Talion-class Battlecruiser | Keyes-class Battlecruiser | Andraste-class Strike Cruiser | Bishamonten-class Assault Cruiser CarriersEndeavour-class Assault Ship | Iskander-class Light Carrier | Rhodes-class Escort Carrier | Alexandria-class Escort Carrier | Argo-class Assault Carrier | Astraeus-class Support Carrier | Bastion-class Carrier | Odin-class Carrier | Marduk-class Carrier | Damocles-class Heavy Carrier | Pendragon-class Super Carrier | Sol-class Command Carrier BattleshipsCavalier-class Fast Battleship | Kataphrakt-class Battleship | Ulysses-class Battleship | Archangel-class Arsenal Ship | Titan-class Dreadnought | Ragnarök-class Dreadnaught Special VesselsVictor-class Drone Ship | Hellfire-class Drone Ship | Strangeways-class Fleet Escort Troop TransportsBriareos-class Troop Carrier | Campbeltown-class High-Speed Troop Transport | Bellerophon-class Landing Craft (Utility) | Kirin-class Landing Craft (Mechanized) Supply VesselsDiomedes-class Combat Supply Ship | Baikal-class Replenishment Vessel | Motosu-class Ammunition Vessel | Torrens-class Refueller | Dependable-class Refueller | Lesotho-class Depot Ship | Hecate-class Tender Support VesselsBright-class Fleet Support Ship | Jupiter-class Command Ship | Arcadia-class Communication Relay Ship | Heligoland-class Satellite Launcher | Chaldea-class Tracking Ship | Foxwood-class Observation Vessel | Corvinus-class Courier | Scorpio Harbour-class Courier Patrol Ships Saint Elisa-class Cutter | Svalbard-class Patrol Cutter | Peele-class Police Cutter | Kamuy-class Patrol Ship | Maxton-class Tug | Caloris-class Patrol Ship AuxiliariesDemeter-class Agriculture Ship | Davao-class Mobile Powerplant | Wayfinder-class Buoy Tender | Maastrict-class Buoy Tender | Ysionris Jeromi-class Hospital Ship | Vulcan-class Repair Ship | Virve Tamm-class Auxiliary Repair Dock (Light) | Steadfast-class Auxiliary Repair Dock (Heavy) | Van Zandt-class Rescue and Salvage Ship | Quest-class Salvage Shuttle | Lucilla Battaglia-class Construction Vessel | Gigantes-class Tug | Argyre-class Light Tug | Ardour-class Tug Command Vessel | Eckhart-class Intrasystem Hauler | Kékes-class Minelayer | Elbe-class Mine Countermeasure Ship Transport Ships Vindolanda-class Light Freighter | Antaris-class Freighter | Atlas-class Cargo Ship | Cotopaxi-class Mass Transporter | Exile-class Armed Transport | Endymion-class Fleet Transport | Georgios-class High Endurance Transport | Ebon-class Fast Transport Ship | Mercurius-class Transport | Cavalho-class Cargo Shuttle | Haverlock-class Lighter | Heavy Haverlock-class Lighter | Borealis-class Fast Lighter Raven-class Assault Shuttle | Nereides-class Schooner | Cassini-class Shuttle | Pacer-class Shuttle | Colonisation and Exploration ShipsAether-class Science Vessel | Dawn-class Exploration Vessel | Stargazer-class Science Shuttle | Montbell-class Science Vessel | Anong Wattana-class Survey Ship | Odysseus-class Colony Ship | Horizon-class Colony Support Ship
UNSC Vesta Eclipse | UNSC Admonton | UNSC Mariner Leeward |