The Helios-class Heavy Frigate is a light capital ship used by the UNSC for close escort and hunter-killer missions, and in a few cases, patrol duties. It is a modified variant of the Heimdall-class frigate, lacking the notable dorsal structure for carrying marine forces. Instead, it uses the power and space taken up by this to mount three deadly M54 Renegade Naval Support Guns. These guns carry two 350mm gauss cannons, capable of accelerating a large slug to one quarter of the speed of light, causing horrendous damage to a ship on impact. One such slug could cripple a unshielded SDV-class corvette. A entire battery can reduce a fully shielded SDV to smouldering wreck in just twenty seconds.
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| - The Helios-class Heavy Frigate is a light capital ship used by the UNSC for close escort and hunter-killer missions, and in a few cases, patrol duties. It is a modified variant of the Heimdall-class frigate, lacking the notable dorsal structure for carrying marine forces. Instead, it uses the power and space taken up by this to mount three deadly M54 Renegade Naval Support Guns. These guns carry two 350mm gauss cannons, capable of accelerating a large slug to one quarter of the speed of light, causing horrendous damage to a ship on impact. One such slug could cripple a unshielded SDV-class corvette. A entire battery can reduce a fully shielded SDV to smouldering wreck in just twenty seconds.
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| - *Firestorm Close-in Weapon System
*Thunderstorm Close-in Weapon system
*AN/SLQ 115 HARLEQUIN Decoy Launcher
*AN/SLQ-221 DOPPLEGANGER Array
*AN/SLQ-301 PAVE KEEPER
*AN/SLQ-340 PIRATE Torpedo counter guidance system
*AN/SLQ-1011 PAVE FAITH
*Emergency Thrusters
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| Complement
| - *1 FQ-99C Warlord Squadron
*1 RQ-145 Perceptor Squadron
*1 F-218D Super Sabre Squadron
*1 platoon strength Visit, board, search, and seizure unit
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| Affiliation
| - United Nations Space Command, UNSC Navy, UNSC Marines
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| Role
| - Escort, Search and Destroy
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| Name
| - Helios-class Heavy Frigate
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| sensor
| - *AN/SPY-9 PAVE HOUND Active Electronically Scanned Array RADAR
*AN/SPY-7 PAVE SAW Radio Telescope
*AN/SSS-19 SAFEGUARD Electromagnetic Array
*AN/SSS-19 REARGUARD Electromagnetic Array
*AN/SLS-12 HORNET LIDAR
*AN/SVS-68 Optical Telescope
*AN/SAS-67 Infra-red Telescope
*AN/SSQ-23 Sensor Network
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| Navigation
| - AI assisted Slipspace 'MAZE' directional router
*AI/Manual driven computer supported pilot systems
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| Target
| - Multispectrum Optical AI assisted camera network
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| avionics
| - AI Assisted ADIS
*MASER communications dish
*Slipspace LASER communication system
*War Net Integrated computer
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| Hull
| - *Laminated shell
*Layers of titanium
*Layers of AEGIS
*Thermal energy absorbing layers
*Kinetic absorbing layers
*Aero gel layer
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| Armament
| - *1 Mk. VII 'Cyclone' MAC gun or
*1 W/AS M21A 'Tsunami' DIC
*50 Archer pods
*2 Marksman pods
*1 Sharpshooter pods
*14 M41 Monarch Naval Support Guns
*4 M54 Renegade Naval Support Guns
*3 M5 Storm Naval Support Gun
*24 Windstorm Close-in Weapon System
*12 Laser point defence guns
*12 Thunderstorm Close-in Weapon system
*4 RSM-103 Wayfarer Tactical Weapon Platform or'
*4 RSM-106 Vagrant TWP
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| - The Helios-class Heavy Frigate is a light capital ship used by the UNSC for close escort and hunter-killer missions, and in a few cases, patrol duties. It is a modified variant of the Heimdall-class frigate, lacking the notable dorsal structure for carrying marine forces. Instead, it uses the power and space taken up by this to mount three deadly M54 Renegade Naval Support Guns. These guns carry two 350mm gauss cannons, capable of accelerating a large slug to one quarter of the speed of light, causing horrendous damage to a ship on impact. One such slug could cripple a unshielded SDV-class corvette. A entire battery can reduce a fully shielded SDV to smouldering wreck in just twenty seconds. The Helios is used in naval battle groups to provide close in escort for carriers against marauding light capital ships, or to augment the fire power of cruisers, allowing them to cause horrendous damage to ships much higher in tonnage. It can also be used for hit and run attacks, being one of the fastest and lightest capital ships in the UNSC fleet with the highest punch. This allows it to cause horrendous damage at high speeds. It is also used for 'aggressive patrols', where capture and search isn't a requirement, where it can quickly and decisively destroy a enemy vessel. It os often seen plying lawless sectors, where the battles against the Remnant, Pirate factions and Insurrectionists is an ongoing guerilla war. The Helios carries only two to four Pelicans, for short range missions. It's on-board Marine complement consists of, usually, a platoon for boarding operations, search and seizure and defence against boarders. It can fit three platoons at maximum, but the room on-board becomes incredibly cramped.
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