Strident-class heavy frigate
Name: Strident Class Heavy Frigate
Craft: UNSC Strident Class Heavy Frigate
Type: Heavy Frigate / Escort
Scale: capital
Length: 575 x 124 x 112.3 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 380; skeleton: 181/+10
Passengers: 5,000 troops; 500 other personnel
Cargo Capacity: 950 tons
Consumables: 3 years
Slip Space Drive: x6.16
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 330; 950 kmh
Hull: 4D
Shields: 4D+2
Sensors
- Passive: 50/1D
- Scan: 100/2D+1
- Search: 150/3D+2
- Focus: 5/5D
Weapons
- Heavy Coil Mark IV 94B1E6 MAC
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 5
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 3-15/35/75
Atmosphere Range: 1-30/70/150km
Ammo: 100
Rate of fire: 1/3
Damage: 12D
- 40 M42 Archer Missile Delivery Systems
- Fire Arc: 20 forward, 10 port, 10 starboard
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 2-12/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 4-24/60/120km
Ammo: 30 per launcher
Damage: 5D
- 12 M870 Rampart 50mm Point-Defense Guns
- Fire Arc: 4 forward, 4 port, 4 starboard
Crew: 2
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/10/17
Atmosphere Range: 10-500/1,000/1,700m
Damage: 2D+2
- 3 M4093 Hyperion Nuclear Delivery Systems
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 2-5/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 4-10/60/120km
Damage: 11D
Description: The Strident-class heavy frigate is a frigate class employed in the Post-War UNSC Navy; utilized primarily for escort of larger capital ships and for rapid offensive engagement. UNSC Infinity carries ten vessels of this class within internal docking bays.
The Strident-class heavy frigate came into service in October 2552. At least one of these vessels, UNSC Eminent Domain, assisted during the Battle of Draetheus V. It destroyed hundreds of Spirits and outmaneuvered the Covenant vessels in an attempt to deploy a unit of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers before it was heavily damaged and crashed into the surface of X50.
During the Second Battle of Requiem, UNSC Infinity deployed her compliment of Strident-class frigates shortly after arriving at the shield world; at least two would survive the initial phase of combat.