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*3 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}} | *3 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}} | ||
|complement=*50 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} or | |complement=*50 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} or | ||
*2 [[Nandao | *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}} | *2 [[Pelican]] dropships {{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=CP1|TCP|Chapter=1}} | ||
|crew=250 sailors{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} | |crew=250 sailors{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} | ||
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''Halberd'' destroyers are only crewed by 250 sailors, a relatively small crew for a ship of its size. They also carry a small complement of 50 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]], enough for a single [[platoon]].{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} The crew quarters are cramped with limited recreational facilities{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} and only basic kitchen facilities. Strictly utilitarian in design, each crew member is allocated a single sleeping pod, though some personnel may have to share the same pod with another when the ship carries additional personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} | ''Halberd'' destroyers are only crewed by 250 sailors, a relatively small crew for a ship of its size. They also carry a small complement of 50 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]], enough for a single [[platoon]].{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} The crew quarters are cramped with limited recreational facilities{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} and only basic kitchen facilities. Strictly utilitarian in design, each crew member is allocated a single sleeping pod, though some personnel may have to share the same pod with another when the ship carries additional personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} | ||
The single [[hangar bay]] of the ''Halberd'' class is small and confined, with little maneuvering room for shuttlecraft.{{Ref/Reuse|CP1}} When the ''Halberd''-class destroyer was introduced, its hangar was considered state-of-the-art, featuring a specialized set of [[Gravitics|gravity generators]] that can decelerate incoming small craft,{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} which can also be reconfigured to fit an electromagnetic catapult launch assist that can quickly deploy shuttlecraft.{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} Traditional electromagnetic launch hooks and arrestor cables are still fitted, in case of emergencies.{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} This hangar can be used to host up to two [[Pelican]] dropships{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Reuse|CP1}}, with ''Halberd''s such as {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} typically not stocking any [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] escorts in their default complement.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}} In "wolf-pack" task forces, ''Halberd'' destroyers carry no Marine complement and instead exchange it for extra strikecraft. For example, the destroyers comprising the [[Task Force Pantea]] traded their Marine detachments for two squadrons of [[Nandao | The single [[hangar bay]] of the ''Halberd'' class is small and confined, with little maneuvering room for shuttlecraft.{{Ref/Reuse|CP1}} When the ''Halberd''-class destroyer was introduced, its hangar was considered state-of-the-art, featuring a specialized set of [[Gravitics|gravity generators]] that can decelerate incoming small craft,{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} which can also be reconfigured to fit an electromagnetic catapult launch assist that can quickly deploy shuttlecraft.{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} Traditional electromagnetic launch hooks and arrestor cables are still fitted, in case of emergencies.{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} This hangar can be used to host up to two [[Pelican]] dropships{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Reuse|CP1}}, with ''Halberd''s such as {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} typically not stocking any [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] escorts in their default complement.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}} In "wolf-pack" task forces, ''Halberd'' destroyers carry no Marine complement and instead exchange it for extra strikecraft. For example, the destroyers comprising the [[Task Force Pantea]] traded their Marine detachments for two squadrons of [[F-29 Nandao]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HOblv12}} | ||
===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||