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.ĭuring 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. At least one of these vessels, UNSC Eminent Domain, assisted during the Battle of Draetheus V. The Strident-class heavy frigate came into service in October 2552. UNSC Infinity carries ten vessels of this class within internal docking bays. Deployed from the Infinity to provide support in combat, the Strident-class is one of the newest and most advanced frigates fielded by the United Nations Space Command.

3 M4093 Hyperion Nuclear Delivery Systemsĭescription: 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.

3 Quickshot Mark 55 Castor naval coilguns.

Fire Arc: turrets: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard

Halo strident class frigate