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| {{Title|''Diligence''-class light destroyer}} | | {{Title|''Diligence''-class destroyer}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Status|Canon}} |
| {{Infobox/Ships | | {{Ship class infobox |
| |name = ''Diligence''-class | | |name=''Diligence''-class destroyer |
| |image = [[File:Enc22 Diligence.jpg|300px]] | | |image=[[File:Legends_ship_1.png|300px]] |
| |caption = UNSC ''Winged Hussar'', a ''Diligence''-class destroyer retrofitted with two outrigger MACs. | | |manufacturer= |
| |modules = | | |class=[[Destroyer]] |
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| |class identification = [[Hull classification symbol]]: '''DD'''{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}} | | |width= |
| |class operator = *[[CMA Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |height= |
| *[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |class manufacturer = [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |power= |
| |class architect = | | |engine= |
| |class built = | | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] |
| |class in service = [[2433]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| | |hull=[[Titanium-A armor]] |
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| | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
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| | |affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]] |
| | *[[Colonial Military Administration]] |
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| |type = [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=124}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFClarity|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-clarity-grace|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace|D=16|M=01|Y=2021}}
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| |length = {{Convert|550|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |mass = 2.2 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |power = [[Fusion reactor]]
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| |maneuver drive = 2 [[fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}}
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| |slipspace drive = CODEN Series IV [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=10}}
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| |complement = [[M8900 drop pod|M8900 SOIEVs]]{{Ref/Film|Id=Babysitter|HLeg|Episode=The Babysitter}}
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| |troops = [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}}
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| |hull = [[Titanium-A armor]]
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| |armaments = *1 [[Spitfire naval coilgun battery|Mark 33 Spitfire naval autocannon turret]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *6 [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannon turrets]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *40 [[Ares missile|M35 Ares missile launchers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *10 [[M710 Bulwark point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s {{C|starting in 2496}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |air facilities = [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]] bays{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}}
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| The '''''Diligence''-class light destroyer''' was a class of [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] used by the [[CMA Navy]] throughout the 25th century.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}}
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| ==Overview==
| | The '''''Diligence''-class destroyer''' was a class of [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] and the [[Colonial Military Administration]].<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-clarity-grace '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace '']</ref> |
| ===Design details===
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| The ''Diligence''-class is an older classification of warship entered into service during the 25th century, originally classified as a [[cruiser]]. During the era in which it was designed, [[human starship]]s had much less firepower than their successors, resulting in a ship that is-by modern standards-substantially underarmed. As such, it was reclassified as a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] later in its life to better reflect the evolving standard of ship construction.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
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| ===Armaments=== | | ==Operational history== |
| The ''Diligence'' was introduced in the 25th century prior to the onset of the [[Insurrection]]. As such, it predates the introduction of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (MAC) as a standard warship armament, and thus instead relies on a variety of [[naval autocannon]]s and missiles for its primary armaments. The primary armament of the ship is a single [[Spitfire naval coilgun battery|Mark 33 Spitfire]] naval autocannon, supplemented by six [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry]] autocannons. Additionally, the ship is outfitted with forty [[Ares missile|M35 Ares missile]] launchers, and for point-defence carries ten [[M710 Bulwark point defense gun]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | Some ''Diligence''-class destroyers were operated by the [[Colonial Military Administration]] as peacekeeping ships. By [[2525]], the class had been retired for decades. However, with the dawn of the [[Human-Covenant War]], some were brought back into service with the [[UNSC Navy]] and were retrofitted for [[Space warfare|combat]] against the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}} |
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| Beginning in [[2496]], the ''Diligence''-class began a series of refits that resulted in ships of the class being retrofitted with two "outrigger" MACs to help the ship stay competitive with more modern destroyer designs, such as the {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}} introduced only three years later in [[2499]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | During or after [[2540]], a ''Diligence''-class destroyer, the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, deployed a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] and a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II commando]], [[Cal-141]], via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] to the Covenant-occupied planet [[Heian]]. The commando team infiltrated a former alien settlement, where they engaged several [[Unggoy]] and a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|chieftain]] before assassinating a Covenant [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Prophet]]. After the mission, which resulted in the deaths of the Spartan and [[Checkman|one ODST]], the vessel retrieved the survivors.<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''The Babysitter''</ref> |
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| ==Ships of the line== | | ==Ships of the line== |
| *{{UNSCShip|Diligence}} – The [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the class{{Ref/Generic|Id=Loftus|[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]}} | | *{{UNSCShip|Diligence}} – The [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the class<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]</ref> |
| *{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} (DD-993) – Participated in [[Operation: GREY VEIL]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}} | | *{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} – Participated in [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] |
| *{{UNSCShip|Winged Hussar}} (DD-439){{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ==Operational history==
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| The ''Diligence''-class light destroyer entered service within the [[CMA Navy]] in [[2433]]. Originally classified as a cruiser, the ''Diligence''-class was eventually reclassified as a destroyer as ships grew in firepower and mass. Starting in [[2496]], the class was fitted with two powerful outrigger [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] systems—one on each side of its main fuselage.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Some ''Diligence''-class destroyers were operated by the [[Colonial Military Authority]] as peacekeeping ships,{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}}, seeing active use within the CMA Navy for over a century.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} By [[2525]], the class had been retired for decades. However, with the dawn of the [[Human-Covenant War]], some were brought back into service with the [[UNSC Navy]] and were retrofitted for [[Space warfare|combat]] against the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}}
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| In [[2544]],{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShocks|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-system-shocks|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - System Shocks|D=30|M=06|Y=2023}} a ''Diligence''-class destroyer, the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, deployed a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] and a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II commando]], [[Cal-141]], via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] to the Covenant-occupied planet [[Heian]]. The commando team infiltrated a former alien settlement, where they engaged several [[Unggoy]] and a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|chieftain]] before assassinating a Covenant [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Prophet]]. After the mission, which resulted in the deaths of the Spartan and [[Checkman|one ODST]], the vessel retrieved the survivors.{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:HLeg TheBabysitter SOIEVDeployment.png|UNSC ''Kronstadt'' deploying its SOIEVs over Heian, showcasing the destroyer's full form.
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| File:HL_TheBabysitter_DilligenceCompilation.png|A compilation of the panning shot of the ''Kronstadt'', showing the destroyer's full form. | | File:HL_TheBabysitter_DilligenceCompilation.png|A compilation of the panning shot of the ''Kronstadt'', showing the destroyer's full form. |
| File:HLeg TheBabysitter KronstadtForemast.png|The front mast of UNSC ''Krondstadt''. | | File:Legends_ship2.png|The toward section of the UNSC ''Kronstadt'' |
| File:HLeg TheBabysitter KronstadtEngines.png|The toward section of UNSC ''Kronstadt''
| | File:HL Babysitter 993-DD.JPG|A portside view of the ''Kronstadt'' |
| File:HLeg TheBabysitter KronstadtTurrets.png|The side M60 Sentry turrets of UNSC ''Kronstadt''. | |
| File:TheBabysitter Mess Concept.png|The [[mess hall]] of the ''Kronstadt'' | | File:TheBabysitter Mess Concept.png|The [[mess hall]] of the ''Kronstadt'' |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
