Editing Forerunner dreadnought

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{{Center|This article is about the class of warship. For the [[Covenant]]'s [[keyship]], see [[Anodyne Spirit]].}}
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The '''dreadnought''' was a type of capital warship [[dragoon]] used by the [[Forerunner]] [[Forerunner fleet|fleet]]. Despite their designation, they should not be confused with the [[keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', commonly referred to by the [[Covenant]] as the "Forerunner Dreadnought".

==Overview==
The {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}} was one notable class of dreadnought.<ref name="lootcrate4">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> Over nine kilometers long and massing 10 billion tons, these ships were capable of using their weapons in coordinated formations to amplify their power.<ref name="origins">'''Halo Legends''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref>

One unspecified class of dreadnought that was used in [[Offensive Bias]]'s fleet had a mass of 37,654 tons.<ref name="halo 3">'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal 6]]''</ref>

==History==
Dreadnoughts were a mainstay capital ship in the Forerunners' fleets during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} A number of dreadnoughts were part of the [[IsoDidact]]'s fleet during his retake of [[Installation 07]] from [[Mendicant Bias]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 333''</ref> At least 11 were used in the defense of the [[greater Ark]] in the final days of the war,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 245''</ref> and several were commanded by [[Offensive Bias]] during [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere|its final battle]] against Mendicant.{{Ref/Reuse|halo 3}} A number of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s were docked at the [[Apex Site]] on the [[Etran Harborage]], and were destroyed by the [[UNSC]] during the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]] to prevent the Covenant from using them.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ships_fr.png|A group of ''Sojourner''-class dreadnoughts combining their fire.
File:Dreadnaughts-.png|''Sojourner''-class dreadnoughts in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:HW1_Destroyed_Dreadnought_Mission_8.png|Destroyed dreadnought pieces in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HW1_Destroyed_Dreadnought_Mission_9.png|Destroyed dreadnought piece in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminals]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]''
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{mo}}

==Sources==
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{{Forerunner|ships}}
[[Category:Forerunner ship classes]]