UNSC Musashi

The UNSC Musashi was a carrier-type vessel in service with the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War.

Background
The Musashi was one of the hundreds of ships that was present at the Battle of Reach. It was destroyed while moving to cover the Orbital Defense Platforms, when an Energy Projector from a Covenant warship severed the Musashi amidships. The aft section's engines were still burning even after it was severed from the rest of the ship.

Trivia

 * Musashi is likely named in honor of the Musashi Province in ancient Japan. It may also be in reference to Miyamoto Musashi, a master swordsman and one of the greatest warriors of his era.
 * In reference to the former, it may carry on the lineage of the Japanese battleship Musashi of the Second World War. Along with her sister ship Yamato, they hold the record for being the heaviest battleships in history, and also hold the record for holding the largest naval guns ever mounted on a warship. Musashi was eventually sunk by SBD Dauntless dive bombers of the American task force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion