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{{UNSC Ship Title|Glasgow Kiss}}{{Era|GOO}} | {{UNSC Ship Title|Glasgow Kiss}}{{Era|GOO}} | ||
<center>''Were you looking for the ''[[UNSC Glasgow]]'', a ship once commanded by ''[[James Gregory Cutter|James Cutter]]?</center> | |||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss'' | |name=UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss'' | ||
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|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destoyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.''<br />--'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 139<br /></ref> | |armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destoyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.''<br />--'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', page 139<br /></ref> | ||
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | *[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | ||
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | *[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] | The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] that served within [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']] during the [[Battle of Onyx]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
''Glasgow Kiss'' was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Carl "Buster" Patterson's]] task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], the [[Spartan-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] of [[Blue Team]], the [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]], and alleged [[Forerunner]] artifacts from the world's [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel constructs]]. During the first attack on the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships in orbit above Onyx, it moved to protect the flagship {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} from enemy fire. ''Glasgow Kiss'' was subsequently destroyed by plasma meant for the flagship, although many of her crew survived in escape pods.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''''', page 294</ref> | |||
== Historical Meaning == | == Historical Meaning == | ||
"Glasgow kiss" is a colloquialism used in the United Kingdom for a head butt. This, in turn, stems from the Scottish city of [[wikipedia:Glasgow|Glasgow]]. | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||