Throughout the Insurrection, the appearance of a battle group led by an Orion-class assault carrier was seen as a symbol of the UNSC's military strength. The class was conceived as a new type of carrier that could directly aid the United Nations Space Command's sustained ground operations in addition to maintaining aerospace control over contested worlds. The Orion-class assault carrier was built for war against rebellious human colonies during the Insurrection. In addition, the assault carrier is outfitted with numerous missile batteries and point-defense guns as secondary and tertiary weaponry, respectively. The Orion-class assault carrier is armed with two heavy Magnetic Accelerator Cannons, which serve as the carrier's primary weapon. These carriers also carry complements of UNSC Marines and tanks. Of moderate tonnage by carrier standards, the Orion outmasses the Poseidon-class light carrier but is outmassed by the Epoch-class heavy carrier. As such, each Orion-class assault carrier holds a number of cargo lighters and resource gatherers to support its troops and support ships in harsh expeditionary environments. Overview Specifications Ĭonsidered state-of-the-art when it was introduced, the Orion-class assault carrier incorporated the miniaturized and reconfigurable automated factories and chemical processors that were commonly found in colony support vessels, allowing the carriers to produce fuel, spare parts, and rarely even complete combat vehicles without outside assistance. 3.6 UNSC Defended Orion Assault Carrier.3.5 UNSC Escorted Orion Assault Carrier.3.3 UNSC Reinforced Orion Assault Carrier.3.2 UNSC Supported Orion Assault Carrier.^ Forces de surface - Les bâtiments hydrographiques et océanographiques Archived at WebCite, defense.gouv.^ "Construction Begins for French Navy's Next Gen Replenishment Tanker Chevallier-class 'BRF '".^ "Marine nationale : Le BRF Jacques Chevallier sera livré en 2023".^ "France Launches SLAMF Mine Warfare Program but Many Questions Remain".^ "SOCARENAM Shipyard Selected to Deliver 6 French Navy OPVs for Overseas Territories".^ "Patrouilleurs de la Marine nationale - Sénat".^ Between 20 heavy armaments have been removed.^ "Une année charnière pour le renouvellement de la marine française"."Naval Group met à l'eau sa dernière FREMM". ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (13 November 2020).
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The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer" in vessel names. In addition to the above units, the Navy operates 15 patrol ships (supplemented by additional coast guard vessels), 5 survey vessels, 4 experimentation ships, 4 ocean tugboats and 14 training vessels.
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Integral to supporting the Force d'Action Navale at sea are the French Navy's 2 replenishment oilers, 17 mine countermeasure vessels and 8 support ships. The submarine force consists of 6 nuclear attack submarines and 4 nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Primary assets include 1 nuclear aircraft carrier, 3 amphibious assault ships, 3 air-defence destroyers (one of which has a dual-capable anti-submarine - ASW - role), 7 ASW destroyers, 5 general-purpose frigates, and 6 surveillance frigates. The French Navy consists of nearly 100 vessels of the Force d'action navale (Naval action force) and the 10 submarines of the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force). This is a list of active French Navy ships.