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*[[ | *[[M28 Shrieker missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|HSS8}} | ||
*[[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS14|HSS|Chapter=14}} | *[[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS14|HSS|Chapter=14}} | ||
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'''UNSC ''Starry Night''''' was a {{Class|Razor|prowler}} commanded by [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}} The vessel acted as the [[flagship]] of both [[Night Flight]] and [[Task Force Yama]] during the opening events of [[Operation: SILENT STORM]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} The ''Starry Night'' would be shot down on [[Seoba]] by a [[Covenant]] [[Bloodstar Flotilla|flotilla]], resulting in the deaths of much of its crew, including Captain Ascot.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | '''UNSC ''Starry Night''''' was a {{Class|Razor|prowler}} commanded by [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}} The vessel acted as the [[flagship]] of both [[Night Flight]] and [[Task Force Yama]] during the opening events of [[Operation: SILENT STORM]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} The ''Starry Night'' would be shot down on [[Seoba]] by a [[Covenant]] [[Bloodstar Flotilla|flotilla]], resulting in the deaths of much of its crew, including Captain Ascot.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | ||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
As with all [[prowler]]s in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]], the ''Starry Night'' featured a [[stealth ablative coating]] that hid its [[radar]] signature, making it virtually invisible in the blackness of space. The vessel had a deployment bay fitted with a tactical monitor on the bulkhead, allowing those within to watch what the ''Starry Night'' could see with its array of sensors. This same bulkhead also included alert lamps that could be changed from red to amber to green, signifying the time until deployment. The lights in the drop bay could be changed from white to a pale purple, the later of which was less noticeable to any potential onlookers if the four meters square jump hatch was opened in space or any other dark location. For those within the bay, this darker lighting would also help their eyes to adjust before entering low-light conditions. In the event that the jump hatch was opened in the vacuum of space, the drop bay could be sealed off from the rest of the ship. It could also be pressurized or depressurized on command.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1 | As with all [[prowler]]s in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]], the ''Starry Night'' featured a [[stealth ablative coating]] that hid its [[radar]] signature, making it virtually invisible in the blackness of space. The vessel had a deployment bay fitted with a tactical monitor on the bulkhead, allowing those within to watch what the ''Starry Night'' could see with its array of sensors. This same bulkhead also included alert lamps that could be changed from red to amber to green, signifying the time until deployment. The lights in the drop bay could be changed from white to a pale purple, the later of which was less noticeable to any potential onlookers if the four meters square jump hatch was opened in space or any other dark location. For those within the bay, this darker lighting would also help their eyes to adjust before entering low-light conditions. In the event that the jump hatch was opened in the vacuum of space, the drop bay could be sealed off from the rest of the ship. It could also be pressurized or depressurized on command.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1}} | ||
===Armament and countermeasures=== | ===Armament and countermeasures=== | ||
As comes standard on {{Class|Razor|prowler}}s, the ''Starry Night'' featured 30mm autocannons and [[ | As comes standard on {{Class|Razor|prowler}}s, the ''Starry Night'' featured 30mm autocannons and [[M28 Shrieker missile]]s, which could be used for ground support.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS8}} In the event that the vessel was compromised, it had a [[self-destruct]] system tied to a one-megaton [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]] in the [[engineering|engineering compartment]], which would completely pulverize the ship, any technology or data within it, and any hostile party that may be trying to access it. The nuke was programmed to detonate automatically if the ship experienced a catastrophic event, such as a crash. However, it would only detonate if there were no live signs detected within the vessel. If there were survivors detected, the self-destruct system would activate once there had been no shipboard motion for two hours. The nuke could also be remotely activated at will by either the ship's flight commander or wing commander. The captain of the [[fleet]] or [[task force]]'s [[flagship]] could also detonate the nuke remotely.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} | ||
==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
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===Destruction=== | ===Destruction=== | ||
Mere minutes later, much of Task Force Yama had launched from Seoba, taking the Black Daggers along with them in hopes that a boarding opportunity would present itself. The ''Starry Night'' and the rest of [[Night Flight]] received the last company of ODSTs as Ascot was informed of an incoming bombardment from the alien flotilla.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} With the [[plasma]] heading right for them, Ascot ordered Night Flight to launch immediately. As the ''Starry Night'' rose into the Seoban sky, one of the blasts hit the prowler, causing it to crash back into the quarry.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} The vessel impacted the quarry wall, demolishing a two-hundred-meter section of terrace | Mere minutes later, much of Task Force Yama had launched from Seoba, taking the Black Daggers along with them in hopes that a boarding opportunity would present itself. The ''Starry Night'' and the rest of [[Night Flight]] received the last company of ODSTs as Ascot was informed of an incoming bombardment from the alien flotilla.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} With the [[plasma]] heading right for them, Ascot ordered Night Flight to launch immediately. As the ''Starry Night'' rose into the Seoban sky, one of the blasts hit the prowler, causing it to crash back into the quarry.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} The vessel impacted the quarry wall, demolishing a two-hundred-meter section of terrace and heavily warping the fuselage. An avalanche was caused by the crash, resulting in the ''Starry Night'' resting partially atop the ice pile, approximately seven hundred meters from the quarry floor.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS14|HSS|Chapter=14}} The impact killed Halima Ascot and much of the crew.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | ||
Although Colonel Crowther wanted to send a unit of Black Daggers to search for survivors after the ''Starry Night'' could not be raised on comms, none of his men remained on the moon, and sending them back would require putting them and another prowler into extreme danger. As such, John-117 diverted himself and his Spartans to assist, once they had completed their assignment of loading the captured insurrectionists onto [[Emmeline|a transport]] to be taken to Biko.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} Once in the quarry, John accessed the command channel and requested a [[Navigation point|waypoint]] leading to the ''Starry Night''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s projected crash site. Crowther acknowledged John's plan, but ordered him to not take action unless immediately warranted. The colonel also informed him of Biko's naval response to the alien bombardment of Seoba and that Nyeto believed the small Covenant flotilla would either be in full retreat or destroyed within the hour by the overwhelming force. After nearing the provided waypoint, the Spartans discovered that the ''Starry Night'' was largely intact, but that its positioning would make it hard to access. Also, they spotted | Although Colonel Crowther wanted to send a unit of Black Daggers to search for survivors after the ''Starry Night'' could not be raised on comms, none of his men remained on the moon, and sending them back would require putting them and another prowler into extreme danger. As such, John-117 diverted himself and his Spartans to assist, once they had completed their assignment of loading the captured insurrectionists onto [[Emmeline|a transport]] to be taken to Biko.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} Once in the quarry, John accessed the command channel and requested a [[Navigation point|waypoint]] leading to the ''Starry Night''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s projected crash site. Crowther acknowledged John's plan, but ordered him to not take action unless immediately warranted. The colonel also informed him of Biko's naval response to the alien bombardment of Seoba and that Nyeto believed the small Covenant flotilla would either be in full retreat or destroyed within the hour by the overwhelming force. After nearing the provided waypoint, the Spartans discovered that the ''Starry Night'' was largely intact, but that its positioning would make it hard to access. Also, they spotted an [[intrusion corvette]] approaching the prowler, seemingly to recover it for study. John opened the command channel again and relayed this information to Crowther, who insisted that they could not let the Covenant take possession of the ''Starry Night''. The vessel's [[navigation computer]] and other onboard data devices could reveal the locations of UNSC outposts, entire force deployments, or worse. Crowther asked Nyeto if there was any way that the prowler's nuclear self-destruct system could be remotely activated, to which the lieutenant commander responded in the affirmative. However, there were only three positions that had access to that ability. The first two were the flight commander and wing commander, both of which were roles held by Captain Ascot, the status of whom was unknown to them. The final person with the ability to remotely detonate the prowler was the captain of the {{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}}, which was holding station two planetary orbits out from Seoba. At that distance, it would take nearly an hour for the request to be sent to the cruiser and for the return signal to arrive. By then, the Covenant might already have retrieved sensitive data from the wrecked prowler. John assured Crowther that they would get the job done, but he requested that Task Force Yama assist them by keeping the assaulting corvettes off their backs. Nyeto began to say that their prowlers were not designed for ship-to-ship combat, but Crowther interrupted him, promising that they would find a way.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} | ||
At this point, the looming intrusion corvette had begun deploying EVA-equipped [[Sangheili]], [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Kig-Yar]] | At this point, the looming intrusion corvette had begun deploying EVA-equipped [[Sangheili]], [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Kig-Yar]] warriors via [[gravity lift]], with the first already looking for a way inside the ship. As the situation had become dire, John ordered his twelve-person group of Spartans to simultaneously fire on the avalanche just below the ''Starry Night'' with their [[M301 grenade launcher|grenade launcher]]s to cause the vessel to fall to quarry floor and prevent the Covenant from gaining entrance. The volley of [[grenade]]s worked a bit too well, bringing the avalanche down on top of the Spartans, but successfully delaying the Covenant in their boarding attempt.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} Blue Team managed to rescue the surviving crew and activate the ship's self-destruct, a one-megaton Fury tactical nuclear weapon. The blast destroyed an intrusion corvette that was attempting to capture the ''Starry Night'' intact.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The ship was likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]] painting of [[Wikipedia:The Starry Night|the same name]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Prowlers|Starry Night]] | [[Category:Prowlers|Starry Night]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC ships|Starry Night]] | [[Category:UNSC ships|Starry Night]] |