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{{Title|''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser}} | {{Title|''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser}} | ||
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{{ | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name | |name=''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser | ||
|image | |image=[[File:Enc22 SoTP Valiant.png|300px]] | ||
| | |manufacturer=[[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]], {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=118}} [[Mars|Martian]] shipyard{{Ref/Site|Id=canon fodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter|D=21|M=08|Y=2019}} | ||
|class=[[Cruiser|Super-heavy cruiser]]{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/unsc-cruiser|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=UNSC Cruiser|D=28|M=11|Y=2015}} | |||
|role=[[Fleet]] command and control{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
|length={{Convert|1518|m|ft|sigfig=3|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=42}} | |||
|width={{Convert|373|m|ft|sigfig=3|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | |||
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|mass=17 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
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|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} | |||
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |||
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]] | |||
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} | |||
|armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|50GE1A MAC]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
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*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|50GE1A MAC]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
*50 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *50 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*8 [[M66 Sentry autocannon]] turrets{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *8 [[M66 Sentry autocannon]] turrets{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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*[[M810 Helix point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} | *[[M810 Helix point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} | ||
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} | *{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} | ||
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|era=*[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} | |||
*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} | |||
|introduced=[[2493]]{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} | |||
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} | |||
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The '''''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser''' | The '''''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] classification in the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Cole6|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=6}} Among the most powerful vessels in the [[UNSC fleet]], one of their primary uses is fleet command and coordination.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[File:Fleet Battles - Valiant and frigates.jpg|left|thumb|250px|{{UNSCShip|Terminus}} alongside several {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s.]] | [[File:Fleet Battles - Valiant and frigates.jpg|left|thumb|250px|{{UNSCShip|Terminus}} alongside several {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s.]] | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
Despite its designation as a cruiser, the ''Valiant'' also bears similarities to a [[battleship]]{{Ref/Site|Id=spartan games|URL=http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFUN08|Site=Spartan Games|Page=UNSC Valiant-Class Super Heavy Cruiser|D=03|M=01|Y=2017}} | Despite its designation as a cruiser, the ''Valiant'' also bears similarities to a [[battleship]].{{Ref/Site|Id=spartan games|URL=http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFUN08|Site=Spartan Games|Page=UNSC Valiant-Class Super Heavy Cruiser|D=03|M=01|Y=2017}} The ''Valiant'' class features [[fusion drive]]s that were considered next generation at the time of the class' inception, though there were delays in incorporating them.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} As one of the most powerful [[warship]]s in the [[UNSC Navy]], these cruisers are capable of holding their own against most opponents.{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} The ''Valiant'' class has the tonnage and firepower to augment [[battle group]]s composed of smaller warships on patrols, as well as the space to install flag [[bridge]] facilities to be commanded by [[admiral]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} These flag bridges can be enormous, with two dozen bridge stations used not only to control the ship and its systems, but also to coordinate the activities of the entire battle group. They also have large view screens that stretch from the floor to the ceiling.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} However, due to resource and crew shortages during the [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and [[Human-Covenant War]], plans to give all ''Valiant''-class cruisers a complete suite of command upgrades were abandoned.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} | ||
The | The command versions featured the same armament, but had increased armor and replace most of the troop and smaller craft areas with specialized and command equipment like slipspace communication probe launchers and umbilicals to unload [[courier]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Operational history== | |||
The ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser was originally drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a [[battleship]] and [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]].{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} However, the class went through years of feasibility studies and redesigns before {{UNSCShip|Valiant}} was commissioned and released from her [[Mars|Martian]] shipyard in [[2493]]. Though the ''Valiant'' showed promise during initial testing and evaluation, the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation [[fusion drive]]s seemingly doomed further manufacturing of the class. Less than two years later, all commissioned ships of the ''Valiant'' class were stricken from the UNSC Navy rolls and partially scrapped. However, the escalating [[Insurrection]] ultimately prevented the ''Valiant'' class from being a mere footnote in Navy history when it was discovered that the [[Colonial Military Authority]] had been infiltrated by [[Insurrectionist]] sympathizers in [[2497]]. Converted into fleet command ships, the ''Valiant'' class was deployed in expeditionary engagements in the Insurrection, using its tonnage and firepower to augment Navy battle groups.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} | |||
[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] commanded the ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}} as his [[flagship]], beginning with the [[Battle of Harvest|Battle]] of [[Harvest]] in [[2526]]. Over the course of the [[Human-Covenant War]], most notably prior to his last stand at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] in [[2543]], Cole made several modifications to the ship's armament and armor.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} UNSC ''Valiant'' was later attached to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] by the beginning of the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#July|summer 2552]]. | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
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*{{UNSCShip|Terminus}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *{{UNSCShip|Terminus}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ==''Halo: Fleet Battles''== | ||
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;High Value Target | ;High Value Target | ||
:This vessel is considered to have a Build Rating of one less than listed during the process of Fleet Building, reverting to its stated Build Rating for the purposes of calculating Victory Points only. | :This vessel is considered to have a Build Rating of one less than listed during the process of Fleet Building, reverting to its stated Build Rating for the purposes of calculating Victory Points only. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:HFBValiantrendercropped.jpg|Profile view of the ''Valiant''-class cruiser | File:HFBValiantrendercropped.jpg|Profile view of the ''Valiant''-class cruiser | ||
File:Fleet Battles - Valiants.jpg|Several ''Valiant''-class cruisers from ''Halo: Fleet Battles'' | File:Fleet Battles - Valiants.jpg|Several ''Valiant''-class cruisers from ''Halo: Fleet Battles'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
