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{{Title|UNSC ''Las Vegas''}} | {{Title|UNSC ''Las Vegas''}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
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|name | |name=UNSC ''Las Vegas'' | ||
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| | |armament=7 [[Ares Missile]]s<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''.</ref> | ||
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|firstsight=[[2492]] | |||
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|lastsight=[[2494]] | |||
|battles=[[Callisto Incident|''Callisto'' Incident]] | |||
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | |||
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|namedcrew=*[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Rinkishale]] | |||
*[[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] [[Taylor]] | |||
*Lieutenant [[Jorgenson]] | |||
*[[Second Lieutenant]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]] | |||
|captains=[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Harold Lewis]] | |||
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The '''UNSC ''Las Vegas''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]] that was involved in the [[Callisto Incident|''Callisto'' Incident]], which effectively marked the beginning of the [[Insurrection]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE}} | |||
==History== | |||
Shortly after [[2490]] the [[UNSC Corvette|corvette]] {{UNSCShip|Callisto}} was captured by insurgents, its entire crew was murdered and computer system gutted and replaced. In response, the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] sent a [[battle group]] of three light destroyers - the UNSC ''Las Vegas'', {{UNSCShip|Jericho}} and {{UNSCShip|Buenos Aires}} - to hunt down the ''Callisto''. Their crews were inexperienced and the weapons were, so far, untested.{{Ref/Reuse|HE}} | |||
On March 2, [[2494]], the battle group confronted the ''Callisto'' in the [[26 Draconis System]]. The UNSC destroyers fired six of their [[seven]] [[M44 Ares missile|Ares missile]]s. In response the [[Insurrectionist]]s maneuvered behind an [[asteroid]], on which a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear warhead]] planted beforehand then detonated in the direction of the battle group. The ''Buenos Aires'' was destroyed and the other two destroyers were severely damaged. The entire bridge crew of the ''Las Vegas'', including Captain Harold Lewis, Commander Rinkishale, and Lieutenant Taylor were killed; with the exceptions of Lieutenant Jorgenson, who was left unconscious and wounded, and Second Lieutenant Preston J. Cole, who was unharmed. As the last remaining active bridge officer, Cole took command of the ''Las Vegas'' in accordance with [[MIL JAG Order TR-19428-P]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE}} | |||
Cole signaled the ''Callisto'', declaring their surrender. However, unknown to the ''Callisto'', he ordered the crewmen to remove ''Las Vegas''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s last Ares missile from its silo and transport it to Cargo Bay 5. When the ''Callisto'' docked with the ''Las Vegas'' at Cargo Bay 5 the missile was fired directly into the corvette, crippling it. Cole then bluffed by opening the missile silos, forcing the ''Callisto''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s surrender.{{Ref/Reuse|HE}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The ''Las Vegas'' is named after the [[Wikipedia:Las Vegas, Nevada|popular resort city]] located in [[Wikipedia:Nevada|Nevada]], [[United Republic of North America|URNA]]. | *The ''Las Vegas'' is named after the [[Wikipedia:Las Vegas, Nevada|popular resort city]] located in [[Wikipedia:Nevada|Nevada]], [[United Republic of North America|URNA]]. | ||
*A feed from [[External Camera A-4]], one of the video recording devices equipped on the ''Las Vegas'', was included in the report ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'' in [[2552]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |