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The unnamed heavy destroyer class stocks at least eight [[Archer missile]] silos, alongside a complement of [[M810 Helix point defense gun|Helix]] point-defence guns for close-in defence. Perhaps the most notable feature on the ship is the introduction of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]: while various classes of [[UNSC carrier|carrier]] had carried shipborne MACs since at least the 2470s,{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=127}} with [[cruiser]]s and [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] employing them at least by the 2490s,{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=118}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=128}} these ships were the first heavy destroyers to begin employing the weapons. {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} became the first heavy destroyer to mount a MAC system during the 2490s,{{Ref/Reuse|Cole5}} with the [[CMA Navy]] counterpart {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}}s later coming in [[2499]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=125}} | The unnamed heavy destroyer class stocks at least eight [[Archer missile]] silos, alongside a complement of [[M810 Helix point defense gun|Helix]] point-defence guns for close-in defence. Perhaps the most notable feature on the ship is the introduction of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]: while various classes of [[UNSC carrier|carrier]] had carried shipborne MACs since at least the 2470s,{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=127}} with [[cruiser]]s and [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] employing them at least by the 2490s,{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=118}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=128}} these ships were the first heavy destroyers to begin employing the weapons. {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} became the first heavy destroyer to mount a MAC system during the 2490s,{{Ref/Reuse|Cole5}} with the [[CMA Navy]] counterpart {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}}s later coming in [[2499]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=125}} | ||
The MAC on the ''Gorgon'' had an extremely limited ammunition pool, when compared to later vessels. The vessel's MAC was capable of stocking only three MAC shells.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole5}} | The MAC on the ''Gorgon'' had an extremely limited ammunition pool, when compared to later vessels. The vessel's MAC was capable of stocking only three MAC shells, though following three days and two battles without resupply, the ''Gorgon''{{'}}s cannon had been reduced to just one round.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole5}} | ||
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