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===Armaments===
===Armaments===
The ''Vindication''-class is designed as a ship-killer, intended to hunt down [[Covenant carrier]]s and [[support ship]]s before they can engage. To this end, the ''Vindication'' is equipped with two gargantuan Mark X Superheavy MACs, mounted in two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|76G3V5 MAC batteries]]. The superheavy MACs have a long charge time, and thus the ''Vindication'' requires extensive support from friendly ships to defend itself while preparing a new volley. The MAC armament is supplemented with fifty [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile]] pod and four [[M60 Sentry naval autocannon]]s - alongside twenty [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 point-defence guns]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The ''Vindication''-class is designed as a ship-killer, intended to hunt down [[Covenant carrier]]s and [[support ship]]s before they can engage. To this end, the ''Vindication'' is equipped with two gargantuan Mark X Superheavy MACs, mounted in two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|76G3V5 MAC batteries]]. The superheavy MACs have a long charge time, and thus the ''Vindication'' requires extensive support from friendly ships to defend itself while preparing a new volley. The MAC armament is supplemented with fifty [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile]] pod and four [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannons]] - alongside twenty [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 point-defence guns]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


==Service history==
==Service history==

Revision as of 01:13, April 13, 2022

Vindication-class light battleship
H4-Vindication.png
Production information

Manufacturer:

Martian Metals Shipyards[1]

Class:

Light Battleship

Technical specifications

Length:

1,580 meters (5,183 ft)[1][2]

Mass:

12 million tonnes[1]

Slipspace drive:

Presumably equipped

Hull:

Titanium-A battle plate

Shielding:

Yes[1]

Armament:

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Post-Covenant War conflicts[1]

Introduced:

2554[1]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

The Vindication-class light battleship is a capital warship utilized by the United Nations Space Command during the post-war era.[1][2][3]

Specifications

Design details

The Vindication's hull is rather flat, though the bow slants upward and forward. Several antennae protrude from the fore end. The ship has one large, primary thrust nozzle and four smaller, secondary nozzles.[4] The ship is equipped with experimental energy shielding.[1]

Armaments

The Vindication-class is designed as a ship-killer, intended to hunt down Covenant carriers and support ships before they can engage. To this end, the Vindication is equipped with two gargantuan Mark X Superheavy MACs, mounted in two 76G3V5 MAC batteries. The superheavy MACs have a long charge time, and thus the Vindication requires extensive support from friendly ships to defend itself while preparing a new volley. The MAC armament is supplemented with fifty M58 Archer missile pod and four M60 Sentry naval autocannons - alongside twenty M910 point-defence guns.[1]

Service history

Post-war

The Vindication-class was launched from Martian Metals Shipyards in 2554.[1] At least one Vindication was present at the UNSC Infinity's commissioning ceremony on February 21, 2557.[5] Part of Battle Group Dakota, several assaulted the Mantle's Approach during the Didact's attack on Earth in July 2557.[4] During the Requiem Campaign in early 2558, at least three ships of this class deployed fireteams to the surface in order to find Dr. Catherine Halsey after her abduction at the hands of the Covenant.[6]

Ships of the line

Production notes

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  • Two Vindication-class battleships appear in the background of the Halo 4 level Midnight; given their nature they are intended to be seen only from a considerable distance. However, exploiting a glitch allows the player to examine these vessels up close, along with a number of Poseidon-class light carriers and Strident-class heavy frigates. Because these ships are intended to appear only as scenery, they are rendered as brushes rather than level geometry; as such, the player can fly the Broadsword through them without harm. By the same merit the ships' in-game models are not to scale with their canonical incarnations.[2]
  • The Vindication-class battleship and Poseidon-class carrier were to be featured in Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide but were cut due to space constraints.[2]
  • Vindication-class ships can be seen at the Battle of Alpha Corvi II in a hologram in Issue #1 of Halo: Collateral Damage. While this was initially implied to suggest the Vindication had an extensive service history in the Human-Covenant War, the 2022 Halo Encyclopedia established the Vindication as having been first launched in 2554 - rendering this comic panel non-canon.[1]

Gallery

Concept art

  • Early concept art of what would become the Vindication-class for Halo 4.

    Early concept art of what would become the Vindication-class for Halo 4.

  • Concept art for the Vindication-class. A ship seen in the The Commissioning, would be based on this art.

    Concept art for the Vindication-class. A ship seen in the The Commissioning, would be based on this art.

  • An unidentified vessel in The Commissioning, bearing heavy resemblance to the Vindication concept art.

    An unidentified vessel in The Commissioning, bearing heavy resemblance to the Vindication concept art.

Images

  • Two Vindication-class vessels along with a Poseidon-class light carrier and a Strident-class heavy frigate.

    Two Vindication-class vessels along with a Poseidon-class light carrier and a Strident-class heavy frigate.

  • The rear of a Vindication-class vessel along with two Poseidon-class carriers.

    The rear of a Vindication-class vessel along with two Poseidon-class carriers.

  • Three ships of this class participating in the Requiem Campaign of 2558.

    Three ships of this class participating in the Requiem Campaign of 2558.

  • Profile of the Vindication-class in Halo Mythos.

    Profile of the Vindication-class in Halo Mythos.

  • HM-Infinity.png

    Halo Mythos artwork of UNSC warships, including a Vindication-class battleships in the distance.

  • A battlegroup featuring a pair of Vindication-class battleships defends Alpha Corvi II from a Covenant armada.

    A battlegroup featuring a pair of Vindication-class battleships defends Alpha Corvi II from a Covenant armada.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 125
  2. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14
  3. ^ Halo Mythos, page 74
  4. ^ a b Halo 4, campaign level Midnight
  5. ^ The Commissioning
  6. ^ Spartan Ops, S1E9 Key

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Human ship classifications
Stealth craft
Heavy frigates Paris-class • Strident-class
Light frigates Anlace-class • Charon-class • Mulsanne-class • Stalwart-class
Heavy destroyers Able-class • Hillsborough-class
Light destroyers Diligence-class • Halberd-class • Unidentified
Heavy cruisers Autumn-class • Marathon-class • Valiant-class
Light cruisers Halcyon-class
Unclassified
By human faction: UEG (UNSC • CAA) • Insurrectionist
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