Editing Halberd-class light destroyer

{{Ship class infobox

|name=''Halberd''-class light destroyer

|image=[[File:Enc22 SoTP Halberd.png|300px]]

|manufacturer=[[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Book|Id=wf32|HWF|Section=Destroyers|Page=32-33}}

|class=[[Destroyer]]{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}

|role=*Attack{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}

*Escort and defense{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc09|Enc09|Page=248}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=259}}

|length={{Convert|485|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}}{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/unsc-the-heart-of-midlothian/a0711b9f-4241-4c5b-9e2d-2110775cafa2|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=UNSC The Heart of Midlothian|D=25|M=03|Y=2011}}

|width=

|height=

|mass=1.8 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}

|power=

|engine=*Four primary [[fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Book|Id=Mythos|HM|82-83}}

|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}

|navigation=

|hull=Two meters of [[Titanium-A armor]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}}

|armament=*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14B11R2 MAC battery]]{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}}

*26 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}}

*4 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}

*3 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}}

|complement=*50 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} or

*2 [[F-29 Nandao]] [[Squadron|squadron]]s{{Ref/Novel|Id=HOblv12|HOblv|Chapter=12}}

*2 [[Pelican]] dropships {{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=CP1|TCP|Chapter=1}}

|crew=250 sailors{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}

|era=*[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR9|FoR|Chapter=9}}

*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}

*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|HE10}}

|introduced=

|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}

==Design details==

===Superstructure and hull===

The ''Halberd''-class destroyer features a distinctive "arrowhead" profile.{{Ref/Reuse|CP1}} The hull of the ''Halberd'' class is reinforced with approximately two meters of [[Titanium-A armor]],{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}} with parts of the hull featuring components made up of [[Vanadium steel]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR23|FoR|Chapter=23}} The hull is embedded with thermal superconducting radiators to more efficiently transfer the heat generated by the destroyers into space.{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} At 485 meters in length, the class is only seven meters longer than a {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}, yet it has almost double the mass at 1.8 million metric tons; this is due to the destroyer's thicker and higher-quality titanium hull that allows destroyers of this class to take a tremendous amount of damage.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}} Replacement armor plates can be quickly cut to shape and patched onto the ship at any naval depot, though any repairs to the destroyer's underlying structure often require the specialized care of a shipwright.{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} Fast and requiring only a small crew, ''Halberd''-class destroyers do not have as much armor as larger [[warship]]s within the [[UNSC fleet]]. Though they lack general-purpose utility, the destroyers' heavy armaments compensate for this issue. The ''Halberd'' class has a modular design which allows them to be configured for different missions.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFGlassed|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-looking-glassed|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Looking Glassed|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}

==Operational history==

The ''Halberd''-class destroyer was the most commonly deployed [[destroyer]] class during the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the later years of the [[Insurrection]]. Such vessels were in service as early as [[2517]]{{Ref/Comic|FoRBC}} ''Halberd''s engaged the Covenant as early as [[2525#December|December 2525]].{{Ref/Comic|HCD|Issue=2}}

''Halberd''-class destroyers were attached to [[Battle Group X-Ray]] in [[2526]]. Numerous destroyers from X-Ray were assigned to "wolf-pack" task forces. The operable life expectancy of the destroyers in these task forces was several weeks. One such task force, [[Task Force Pantea]], [[Battle of Netherop|fought the Covenant]] over [[Netherop]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HOblv4}} At least one was destroyed in the battle.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HOblv19|HOblv|Chapter=19}} Despite their powerful armament and maneuverability, many fleet officers looked down upon destroyers, considering them too ineffective against Covenant ships. It was generally agreed that seven destroyers were an even match for four [[Covenant frigate]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR16|FoR|Chapter=16}}

 

Although ''Halberd''-class destroyers can be configured for a variety of mission types, resource shortages during the Covenant War led to most ''Halberd''s being configured purely for escort duty, with entire subsystems left out to reduce construction time.{{Ref/Reuse|CFGlassed}} At some point between [[2548]] and [[2552]], one destroyer of this class, {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}}, participated in the [[Algolis Invasion]], where she destroyed five Covenant ships when the [[self-destruct]] fail-safe was initialized after she was [[Boarding|boarded]].{{Ref/Reuse|Midlothian}} Many ''Halberd''-class destroyers participated in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], most notably {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}, which was captained by [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. During the initial skirmish, ''Iroquois'' performed the daring [[Keyes Loop]], destroying three Covenant warships in the process.{{Ref/Novel|FoR|Chapter=18}} Several dozen destroyers later participated in the [[Fall of Reach]] as part of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR36|FoR|Chapter=36}} ''Halberd'' destroyers continue to be in service with the Navy by [[2557]], with some serving with the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] over [[Earth]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE10|HE|Issue=10}} In August [[2558]], a pair of Halberds served as escort for a cargo freighter in the [[Ephsu system]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL8|HPoL|Chapter=8}}

*Damage Track: 4 {{*}} 4 {{*}} 4

*System loadouts:

**Elusive

**Hard Burn (3")

**Missile barrage*

**Point defense (3)

**Titanium armor (3)

*Primary weapon: Light MACs

**Range: 10/20"

**Weapon Loadouts: MAC (2)

**Firing arc: Forward

**Dice: 8

*Secondary weapon: Missile Batteries

**Range: 12/24"

**Weapon Loadouts: Missiles

**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard

**Dice: 3

''Halberd''-class destroyers are used by the UNSC Navy at [[WHITE TOWER]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=HTVOT|5KZ3MKraNKY|Paramount+|Halo The Series (2022) Official Trailer|Y=2022|M=1|D=30}}

File:HTV-Reckoning Pionner.png|The UNSC ''Pioneer'' is destroyed over Eridanus II in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.

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