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{{Title|UNSC ''Herodotus''}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{UNSC Ship Title|Herodotus}}
{{Individual ship infobox
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=UNSC ''Herodotus''
|name=UNSC ''Herodotus''
|image=[[File:FoR UNSC Herodotus.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:FoR UNSC Herodotus.png|300px]]
|class=[[Halberd-class destroyer]]
|manufacturer=
|manufacturer=
|modifier=
|class={{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}<ref name="invasion">'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''', ''Issue #3''</ref>
|sysmods=
|role=
|length=
|length={{Convert|485|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="Mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''pages 82-83''</ref>
|width=
|width=
|height=
|height=
|max accel=
|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s<ref name="Mythos"/>
|max speed space=
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|max speed air=
|hull=Two meters of [[titanium-A armor]]<ref name="for139">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139'' (2001); ''pages 163-164'' (2010)</ref>
|engine=
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|poweroutput=
|power=
|shield gen=
|hull=
|sensor=
|target=
|navigation=
|avionics=
|countermeasures=
|countermeasures=
|armament=
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14B11R2 MAC Battery]]<ref name="Mythos"/><ref name="for139"/>
|complement=
*Twenty-six [[Archer missile]] pods<ref name="for139"/>
|crew=
*Eight [[Point-defense gun|50mm point-defense guns]]<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 248'' (2009); ''page 259'' (2011)</ref>
|skeleton=
*Three [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s<ref name="for139"/>
|passengers=
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|firstsight=
|destroyed=August 30, 2552
|retired=
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|lastsight=
|battles=*[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] {{Citation needed}}
|destroyed=[[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]<ref name="for298">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 298-320''</ref>
*[[Fall of Reach]]
|battles=[[Fall of Reach]]<ref name="for298"/>
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]
|fleet=[[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]<ref name="for298"/>
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'''UNSC ''Herodotus''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Halberd-class destroyer]] that saw action at the [[Fall of Reach]]. On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], she was bisected from bow to stern by a [[Unidentified Covenant warship|Covenant warship]]'s [[energy projector]] at a distance of 100,000 kilometers.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 298 and 320''</ref>
'''UNSC ''Herodotus''''' was a {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]],<ref name="invasion"/> serving as a part of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. The destroyer participated in the [[Fall of Reach]] in the [[2552|summer of 2552]]. On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], she was bisected from bow to stern by a [[Unidentified Covenant warship|Covenant warship]]'s [[energy projector]] at a distance of 100,000 kilometers.<ref name="for298"/>


==Trivia==
==Behind the scenes==
*[[wikipedia:Herodotus|Herodotus]] was an ancient Greek historian.
[[wikipedia:Herodotus|Herodotus]] was an ancient Greek historian. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' mistakenly places the destruction of ''Herodotus'' during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], rather than the [[Fall of Reach]]. The ''Encyclopedia'' also erroneously claims that ''Herodotus'' was the first [[human]] vessel to be destroyed by a [[Covenant]] [[energy projector]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 270'' (2011)</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 21:19, February 11, 2017

UNSC Herodotus
FoR UNSC Herodotus.png
Production information

Class:

Halberd-class destroyer[1]

Specifications

Length:

485 meters (1,590 ft)[2]

Engine:

Fusion drives[2]

Slipspace drive:

Equipped

Hull:

Two meters of titanium-A armor[3]

Armament:

Service information

Destroyed:

August 30, 2552[5]

Participated battles:

Fall of Reach[5]

Fleet:

Epsilon Eridani Fleet[5]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy[5]

 

UNSC Herodotus was a Halberd-class destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy,[1] serving as a part of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet. The destroyer participated in the Fall of Reach in the summer of 2552. On August 30, 2552, she was bisected from bow to stern by a Covenant warship's energy projector at a distance of 100,000 kilometers.[5]

Behind the scenes

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian. The Halo Encyclopedia mistakenly places the destruction of Herodotus during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, rather than the Fall of Reach. The Encyclopedia also erroneously claims that Herodotus was the first human vessel to be destroyed by a Covenant energy projector.[6]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion, Issue #3
  2. ^ a b c Halo Mythos, pages 82-83
  3. ^ a b c d Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 139 (2001); pages 163-164 (2010)
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 248 (2009); page 259 (2011)
  5. ^ a b c d e Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 298-320
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 270 (2011)
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